2025.04.07: Brace Positions

Burnie and Ashley discuss the stock market’s woeful outlook, circuit breakers, Wolf of Wall Street, Black Monday 1987, Paul Volker, Nintendo’s Switch 2 punt, the Tron Ares trailer [ends at 15:59], Leto Shock, Minecraft’s huge weekend, unruly audiences, Minecraft is for everyone, special cameo review, and Burnie breaks down the NCAA Championship.
  
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Markets in Turmoil

• Paul Volcker – Wikipedia
• China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech – CleanTechnica
• Stock futures drop again as Trump remains defiant on tariffs plan roiling international markets | The Independent
• Black Monday ~ The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Tron Ares

• Tron: Ares | Official Trailer
• Tron: Ares (2025) – IMDb

Switch 2 Pre-orders

• Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in response to Trump tariffs | Polygon

Tiktok Keeps Ticking

• Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US

Minecraft Movie

• Box Office: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Headed To Massive $130M+ Opening
• ‘Minecraft Movie’ Shatters Box Office Expectations With $157 Million Debut
• Techno Crown Pig [R.I.P] Minecraft Texture Pack
• A Minecraft Movie | Rotten Tomatoes
• A Minecraft Movie Opening Weekend Met With Misbehaving Fans In Theaters
• Police shut down Minecraft movie screening after audience trashes theater – Dexerto

Basketball

• Houston stuns Duke in historic Final Four comeback, advances to first national championship game in 41 years – CBSSports.com
• ALL TIME PROBABILITY MAP : r/CollegeBasketball