MetroNews Hotline

Hotline Feature – Rod Pyle: Artemis II Launch Window, the New Space Race with China, and Nuclear Propulsion to Mars 26.03.2026 11:25 ↓

Space historian and author Rod Pyle joins Dave Weekley to break down NASA's biggest near-term milestones. With Artemis II targeting a launch window in early April for the first crewed test of the SLS rocket, Pyle explains what the mission will and won't do — a flyby rather than an orbital mission — and what NASA hopes to learn about life support, trajectory, and ground control before any lunar lan...

Hotline Feature – Germain Lussier: X Pro Paywall Shock, Project Hail Mary's Record Run, and For All Mankind's Final Season 26.03.2026 8:42 ↓

Dave Weekley and Germain Lussier of Gizmodo cover a busy week in tech and entertainment. The segment opens with breaking news that X Pro — the platform's successor to TweetDeck — has been moved without notice to a $40-per-month paywall, a fivefold price increase that catches both hosts off guard. Lussier shares his reaction to Project Hail Mary's massive opening weekend, which surpassed all projec...

Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: Ryan Gosling's Box Office Record, Bachelorette Fallout, and Taylor Sheridan's TV Empire 23.03.2026 27:02 ↓

Entertainment reporter Kristyn Burtt joins Dave Weekley to break down a busy week in Hollywood. Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary opens to $80.6 million domestically, making it the second-best debut ever for a non-franchise film behind Oppenheimer and the best March opening in that category. Burtt and Weekley also dig into the canceled Bachelorette season starring Taylor Frankie Paul, whose history...

Hotline Feature – Buy/Sell: Celebrity Reality TV, the Grilled Cheese Manifesto, and Nature's Narrative 20.03.2026 11:48 ↓

Dave Weekley, Coop, and Ryan Nicholson debate three Buy/Sell topics on the Hotline. Dave opens with Survivor's record-low-rated episode featuring an extended Zach Brown cameo, asking whether reality shows are simply no longer built for celebrity guests. Coop brings a viral Reddit manifesto from a self-described grilled cheese purist who argues that bread, butter, and cheese is the only true grille...

Hotline Feature – Video Game Report: Nvidia's AI Upscaling Backlash and NCAA Tournament Chaos 19.03.2026 11:32 ↓

Ryan Nicholson returns with the Video Game Report, taking aim at Nvidia's newly released DLSS5 software, which uses generative AI to upscale in-game visuals. The technology drew near-universal criticism from gamers and developers after showcases revealed it overrides original character designs — altering appearances in ways that contradict the creative intent of game studios. Dave Weekley compares...

Hotline Feature – Pick One: Yacht Rock, Olympic Pucks, and Survival on the Minnow 19.03.2026 12:05 ↓

Dave Weekley and producer Coop run through five rounds of Pick One, the forced-choice discussion game where two options are given and only one can be selected. Topics range from graham crackers versus saltines and the best Jada Pinkett Smith film to the superior yacht rock act between the Doobie Brothers and Hall & Oates, who has the rightful claim to Jack Hughes' Olympic golden goal puck, and...

Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: Oscars Recap, Conan O'Brien, and the End of Entertainment TV 19.03.2026 9:57 ↓

Entertainment reporter Kristyn Burtt joins Dave Weekley to break down the 97th Academy Awards. The two discuss Conan O'Brien's well-received hosting performance, the surprise of Michael B. Jordan winning Best Actor for Sinners over Timothée Chalamet, and the backlash over winners being played off the stage. Burtt reflects on the emotional Rob Reiner tribute and Barbra Streisand's rare live perform...