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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud catch up on THREE WEEKS of missed pods due to scheduling difficulties, and somehow managed NOT to make it a three hour pod! Three hour pod! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:06 – Samsung privacy screen tech / Discord Coming Soon 13:49 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May 22, Super Bowl :36) 17:47 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Super Bowl :30, in theatres April 1) 18v01 – Spider-Noir (Sony/Marvel series, Prime Video, May 27, colour or black & white) (Zoner Mary) 19:09 – Project Hail Mary: trailer, article explaining the revealed plot elements (in theatres March 20) _____ – Disclosure Day (Super Bowl :60, in theatres June 12) 24:06 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1) 24:28 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (conveniently-timed Netflix animated series, April 23) 26:09 – Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV series, S2, February 27) 27:48 – [STROBE LIGHT WARNING AGAIN UGH] Scream 7 (February 27) 29:53 – Michael: trailer, 2m first look (in theatres April 24) 30:04 – Rooster (10-ep miniseries, Steve Carell, John C. McGinley, HBO Max, March 8) 31:07 – In The Blink of An Eye (dir: Andrew Stanton, starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, basically Cloud Atlas?, Disney+, film February 27) 32:25 – War Machine (Netflix film, March 6) 33:18 – Lucky (Apple TV series, Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, July 16) 34:30 – Exit 8 (in theatres April 10) related: Bud’s micro-R&R of The Exit 8 and Platform 8 (games) 36:16 – Supergirl (Super Bowl :30, in theatres June 26) 37:09 – What’s Your Favorite? (Pokémon Super Bowl :60, Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga, Blackpink’s Jisoo, Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, Spanish professional footballer Lamine Yamal, Canadian actor/voice actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer Young Miko) 40:31 – The Adventures of Cliff Booth (written by Quentin Tarantino, Directed by David Fincher, Netflix film, also in theatres sometime this year) related: Quentin Tarantino’s new Beverly Cinema goes back to its porno roots this month also related: Paul Dano reacts to Quentin Tarantino dissing him: ‘Incredibly grateful the world spoke up for me so i didn’t have to’ 44:06 – White Lotus season 4 casts Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina, Marissa Long (HBO series, preproduction, location reveal) 45:05 – Ted Lasso to return for fourth season this summer (Apple TV series) 45:34 – Baldur’s Gate Series in the works at HBO (creator/writer/EP/showrunner: Craig Mazin) related: The Last of Us to film S3 in BC March 2–November 27 Geek News Proper 48:30 – The Grammys 49:05 – Gone too soon: Catherine O’Hara, 71, James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek, 48, Jesse Jackson, 84, and Robert Duvall, 95 59:28 – John Lithgow on playing Dumbledore in Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling’s trans-exclusionary views Reviews and Kirstemendayshes 1:02:24 – IT: Welcome to Derry (Kirsten & Pol) 1:05:16 – The Muppet Show (Kirsten & Pol) 1:07:22 – Wonder Man (Bud) 1:09:10 – The Secret Agent (Kirsten) 1:11:22 – Fallout S2 (Kirsten & Pol) 1:13:48 – Heated Rivalry (Kirsten) 1:20:28 – Send Help (Pol) 1:22:24 – Wuthering Heights (Pol) Other stuff that didn’t make the pod – Resident Evil Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name: short film, article w/ background – Unable to stop AI, SAG-AFTRA mulls a studio tax on digital performers Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . more on (moron?) the Discord debacle, defaulting us all to teenager status, and asking for our government ID or face scans to level up. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Samsung's teasing new selective-screen privacy, blacking out portions of your phone screen to prying eyes. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . though it's a gigantic megacorp many find evil, Amazon's Ring cameras are now helping find lost doggos and bring them home. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol & Bud host a shortyboi pod, missing our other geek pals, Kirsten, Bryan, and Art, and chat about the Oscars, smartwatches, and Hallmark movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:07 – Pebble update Coming Soon 16:38 – Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel series, S2, Disney+, March 24) (Zoner Mary) 18:59 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (first look at Yoshi, in theatres April 1) 21:31 – Supergirl (Jason Mamoa as Lobo, in theatres June 26) 24:57 – The Muppet Show (Disney+ special, February 4, that’s like a week and a half out!) 29:16 – The Stars Between Us (Hallmark movie, February 21, starring DJ Boitano as…a DJ) 31:25 – Melania (Amazon MGM movie, in theatres Friday) (Zoner Ewan, ”NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo! ”) Geek News Proper 35:30 – Academy Awards 2026 nominations (Conan O’Brien to host, ABC & Hulu, Sunday, March 15) 44:50 – Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie announced as Olympic torchbearers for Milano Cortina 2026 RUMOURS and HEARSEY 45:09 – Marvel reeepoooRRRrrrt reveals exactly when MCU’s new Black Panther will arrive (source: The Direct / Daniel Ricthman/DanielRPK’s Patreon??!? It’s literally titled ”creating News, Scoops, Stories.”) Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:58 – Shoresy S6 (Pol?) 49:00 – Wonder Man S01E01–E04 (Bud) 52:22 – Wonder Man SPOILERS 1:00:28 – A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms S01E02 (Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . updates about that smartwatch Bud won't shut up about: Pebble. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud memberberry Darth Maul, He-Man, The Mummy, Robin Hood— holy crunch. Is Crime 101 the only original IP in this pod??!? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 16:33 – game dev deletes his own game Coming Soon 18:52 – Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (Star Wars CG animated series, Disney+, April 6, trailer teaser) 19:02 – Masters of the Universe (in theatres June 5, trailer teaser) 23:35 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (in theaters April 17) 23:25 – The Death of Robin Hood (A24, in theatres…I dunno, sometime in 2026?) 25:14 – Crime 101 (Amazon/MGM, Chris Hemsworth/Mark Ruffalo/Barry Keoghan/Halle Berry, in theatres and IMAX February 13) 28:24 – The Bride! (in theatres March 6) 29:09 – The Dreadful (in theatres AND digital February 20) related: first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, Tomb Raider 30:42 – God of War live-action series casts Ryan Hurst as Kratos (voiced Thor in GOW: Ragnarök) 31:59 – The live-action Zelda movie is coming to Netflix after its theatrical and VOD periods Geek News Proper 35:05 – Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the president of Lucasfilm (Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan take over) related: Maybe a Han Solo movie wasn’t a great idea, admits Kathleen Kennedy 45:03 – Peter Jackson took a 12-year movie hiatus after the death of his trusted cinematographer, Andrew Lesnie (heart attack, 2015, age 59) 47:39 – Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot ‘three or four times in the dialogue’ because viewers are ‘on their phones while they’re watching’ 53:41 – Dunesday is what Robert Downey Jr and Timothée Chalamet call their simultaneous Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part 3 day 55:40 – Harry Potter fans unsure about Hans Zimmer score: ”Will never beat John Williams” 58:13 – Meta plans to cut around 10% of employees (1,500 jobs) in Reality Labs division Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:00:43 – The Rip (Kirsten) 1:04:45 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S01E01 (Pol) 1:07:33 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Pol) 1:14:32 – Heated Rivalry (Bud and Kait) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a young game developer is choosing to delete his game after he learned the evils of the AI used to generate its assets. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

After almost a month away due to holidays and scheduling issues, the geek pod gang’s back for 2026! And we talk Avengers, The Odyssey, The Golden Globes, and more! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:10 – CES Coming Soon 21:09 – Avengers: Doomsday Cap · Thor · X · Wak-astic · (in Theaters December 18, 2026) 29:53 – Wonder Man (Marvel 8-episode series, Disney+, January 27 at 6:00 pm Pacific) (Zoner Mary) 31:19 – The Odyssey (in theatres July 17) 35:15 – Euphoria (S3, HBO Max, April 12) 36:05 – Digger (dir: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, in theatres October 2) 37:06 – Dracula (dir: Luc Besson, in theatres February 6) 38:14 – Godzilla Minus Zero coming to North America November 6 38:44 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (dir: Gore Verbinski, in theatres February 13) 43:56 – Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair (Hulu four-episode miniseries, 30 mins each, Disney+, April 10) 44:24 – New Jackass movie coming to theaters in June (in theatres June 26) 45:31 – Paul King (Paddington and Wonka) to direct Labubu movie (early development) 47:57 – Lars Eidinger will play Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow 50:58 – Live-action Tangled casts its Rapunzel (Teagan Croft) and Flynn (Milo Manheim) NOT Coming Soon 51:48 – Bowen Yang to exit Saturday Night Live after 7 seasons 53:32 – The Last of Us to recast Danny Ramirez’s Manny for season 3 54:16 – House Of The Dragon ends with season 4 and Black Mirror ends with season 8 55:26 – Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize Awards Shows! 56:43 – Golden Globes winners 1:08:48 – The Emmys create a new Legacy Award to honor old favorites 1:09:50 – Disney Loses the Oscars to YouTube . . . AND . . . The Grammys will be on Disney+ starting in 2027! Geek News Proper 1:12:21 – Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, dies at 68 1:14:06 – Rian Johnson confirms Rickroll in Wake Up Dead Man 1:16:39 – Watch the Jim Henson Company bring Magic: The Gathering to life (Lorwyn Eclipsed set, January 23, amazing BTS) 1:18:20 – The Muppet Show returning for one night only (Disney+, February 4, teaser, trailer 1:19:43 – Rhea Seehorn’s career began as the ‘tutorial sorceress’ in a Magic The Gathering PC game from 1997 1:20:38 – Of course Avatar: Fire and Ash has made a billion dollars already 1:24:08 – Pokémon fans outraged by ‘insane’ ~$900 Canadian dollar Lego set 1:25:27 – Disney+ to start throwing vertical videos at our poor, attention-deficient brains RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:26:41 – Something something The Hunt for Gollum nothing confirmed Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:32:11 – Anaconda (Pol) related: Mashable review with terribly-written subhead 1:34:02 – CFNY: The Spirit of Radio (Bud) 1:36:31 – Stranger Things (everyone but Bud) 1:44:15 – Heated Rivalry Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud's annual rundown of weird and wonderful CES announcements (with bonus website exclusives). =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . DJI, the largest consumer drone manufacturer in the world, has effectively been kicked out of the US. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol & Kirsten (where’s Bud? #BudFlood) remember Rob Reiner, and talk Tik Tok, blue kitties, running men, and feet pics. Coming Soon 14:41 – Supergirl (teaser, Milly Alcock, in theatres June 24) 16:44 – Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (trailer, article) 18:43 – The Moment (less-strobey mockumentary, in theatres January 30) 19:48 – Disclosure Day (created & directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by David Koepp, in theatres June 12) (KEP; SILENT O) 21:23 – The Life of Chuck (Stephen King adaptation, Mike Flanagan dir, BONKERS CAST, Hulu film, on Disney+ December 26) 22:58 – The Drama (A24, Zendaya, Robert Pattison, in theatres April 3) 24:39 – PONIES (Peacock series, Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, January 15) 26:16 – The Copenhagen Test (Peacock series, Simu Liu, December 27) 27:13 – Hijack (Idris Elba, Apple TV series, S2, January 14, S1) 28:48 – The inaugural U.S. TikTok Awards (December 18, hosted by…Ciara?) 31:20 – Wonder Man: Ben Mankiewicz interviews Trevor Slattery (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper 33:09 – Rob (78) and Michele Reiner (70) found dead 43:31 – ”The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora” related: Disney fires off cease-and-desist letter to Google claiming its ai services infringe on copyright on a ”massive scale” 46:27 – KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year 46:54 – Millie Bobby Brown says she and David Harbour have a ‘great relationship’ amid bullying rumors 49:51 – Avatar: Fire and Ash: How can a film be so stunning, yet so disappointing? (Mashable) related: Read James Cameron’s ‘critical’ letter to theater technicians showing Avatar: Fire And Ash 55:25 – Daisy Ridley was as surprised as anyone that Adam Driver wanted more Star Wars (The Hunt For Ben Solo) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 59:45 – Zoner Ewan: New horror movie sending feet pics to those who buy tickets RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:03:10 – Helena Bonham Carter is REPORRRTEDLYYY being lined up for the next season of The White Lotus. (source: NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:32 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Kirsten) 1:10:59 – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Pol) 1:12:02 – The Running Man 1987 (Kirsten) 1:13:40 – The Running Man 2025 (Kirsten) Other stuff that didn’t make the pod – Bud’s Weekly Geek-out: The Game Awards Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Game Awards: gripes, improvements, announcements, and Muppets. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk Warner Bros wooing, the end of The Boys, and celebrities chirping at each other. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:43 – retro listening Coming Soon 16:58 – The Boys (Amazon series, final season 5, Prime Video, April 8) 18:55 – Paradise (Huhu series, S2, February 23, LOUD HULU LOGO AT THE END) 20:51 – A Private Life (in theatres January 16) 23:54 – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (in theatres April 10, amazing SMG moment in the trailer, 2006 OG) 28:34 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (”Official Final Trailer,” HBO Max series, January 18) 32:30 – F1 (Apple TV, December 12, was in theatres June 27) 33:41 – Columbia’s New Endor-Inspired Star Wars Collection (drops December 11, BTS) 35:40 – Star Wars returns to theaters for 50th anniversary (February 19, 2027) 39:42 – New 4K restorations of Studio Ghibli movies are coming to IMAX screens in 2026 40:55 – Stranger Things 5 coming to the Odeon at 6:30 pm and 10:00 pm on NYE (adding 11:40a and 3:10p showings NYD) Geek News Proper 42:09 – Netflix Wins Bidding War to Purchase Warner Bros. BUT: Paramount makes $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros 1:01:37 – Golden Globes 2026 nominations 1:04:22 – Joel Edgerton says James Cameron shouldn’t ‘be squabbling’ over ‘what has a right to be seen’ after arguing Netflix films don’t belong at the Oscars 1:05:02 – Quentin Tarantino calls Paul Dano a ”weak, uninteresting guy” related: Dano love, we got Dano love 1:09:02 – wholesome chat beetween Jonathan Bailey and David Corenswet re: levitating kisses (article, full Actors on Actors episode) RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:10:58 – Scarlett Johansson in taaaAAAaaalks to join The Batman: Part II (source: Consequence) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:16:00 – Eternity 1:18:47 – Squid Game Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in this age of smart everything, retro listening is having a moment. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol, Bud, and post-shot Kirsten talk AI (ew), Letterman (aw), F––kboats (um), and real live puppets (yay)! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:45 – datacentre home heating Coming Soon 08:35 – The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Apple TV special, December 5) 11:49 – Mother Mary (A24 film, Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, fka twigs, in theatres April 2026) 15:12 – Run Away (Netflix film, January 1) 16:46 – My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix series, S6, December 16) 24:06 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, with songs from The Tortured Poets Department, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12) 26:09 – Glen Powell is chartering a Fuckboat NOT Coming Soon 29:39 – Netflix is killing casting from your phone Geek News Proper 33:38 – A Critter Carol (shot on iPhone 17 Pro, BTS, LNY’s, LNY’s BTS) 50:20 – Kpop Demon Hunters is now officially eligible in the Animated Feature category for the 2026 Oscars 54:49 – Stranger Things 5 criticised for Nintendo ”cardinal sin”: showing a TV w/ NES running the arcade version of Ghosts ’n Goblins, NOT the NES port related: Dick Extro! 57:40 – Festive Face-Off (Christmas movie bracket) Late-breaking listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:10:44 – Zoner Spenny: Westhills’ heat transfer Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a UK startup has a novel idea to distribute datacentre waste heat to individual homes' hot water heaters. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

What makes a film eligible for an Oscar? We dig in to that, the 100 best movies of all time, and no-your-child-didn’t-download-porn-on-your-account comeuppance for Kirsten. Preamble 01:21 – Kirsten vs Playstation 11:03 – The Bombadiloff Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:03 – Vine is long dead. Long live diVine? Coming Soon 23:04 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (in theatres ONE YEAR from trailer drop: November 20, 2026) 24:28 – Scrubs (reboot series, ABC, February 25) (Zoner Ewan) 26:04 – How to Make a Killing (A24, in theatres February 20) 27:23 – We Bury The Dead (Daisy Ridley zombie film, in theatres January 2) 30:58 – STROBE WARNING · The Moment (mockumentary, in theatres January 30) 33:18 – Hoppers (Disney/Pixar animated film, in theatres March 6) 36:06 – Scarlett Johansson to star in Mike Flanagan’s ”radical new take” on The Exorcist 44:13 – Mashable’s 60 second Stranger Things recap (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 5p November 26, Vol 2 5p Christmas Day, finalé 5p New Year’s Eve ALSO in theatres, Netflix recap, click the thumbs up for a ) 49:10 – Shoresey (Crave series, S5, December 25) Geek News Proper 51:33 – Empire’s fan-voted 100 best movies of all time 1:00:59 – In Australia, under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from December 10th 1:02:17 – James Cameron thinks Netflix’s theatrical strategy is ”rotten to the core” 1:05:23 – House of the Dragon renewed for season 4 at HBO (based on Fire & Blood, final season? non-story non-answer) related: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms renewed for season 2 ahead of its premiere on HBO (based on Dunk and Egg, S1: Janaury 18, S2: 2027) 1:06:51 – Olaf has been added to the list of Disney (audio) animatronics we’d fear in a robot uprising (article) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:40 – Good Fortune (Kirsten) 1:14:55 – Wicked: For Good (Kirsten) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Vine is dead. Long live diVine? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol ‘n Bud geek out about AI, Nintendo live-action movies, Disney live-action movies, SpongeBob not-live-action movies, well-deserved recognition for Chadwich Boseman and Tom Cruise, and a cake R&R. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:25 – Data! in! spaaaaaace! Coming Soon 15:37 – Nintendo issues first official The Legend of Zelda movie photos showing Link and Zelda in costume 21:12 – Moana (live action Disney movie, in theatres July 10) (Zoner Mary) 23:34 – Project Hail Mary (in theatres March 20) 25:34 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (in theatres May 1, 2026) 26:33 – Wake Up Dead Man (in select theatres November 26, Netflix December 12) 28:34 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17, BLESS WEEKLY THIS TIME) 30:33 – The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (in theatres December 19) 35:42 – Marty Supreme (in theatres Christmas day) 37:09 – Is This Thing On? (in theatres December 19, perfect! ) 38:36 – Taylor Swift | The End of an Era (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12) 43:54 – Labyrinth returning to theaters in 4K for 40th anniversary (January 8–11) 45:42 – Steam Hardware (Controller, Machine, Frame, 2026) 52:40 – Sabrina Carpenter to Produce and Star in New Alice in Wonderland Movie Musical 55:18 – New Star Trek movie in works at Paramount from Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley 1:00:35 – Animated series Death Stranding Isolations coming to Disney+ from Hideo Kojima (TANGENT: a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJQfUHDZsM” target=”_blank”>new practical Apple TV logo) Geek News Proper 1:03:31 – Chadwick Boseman to get posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1:04:06 – Tom Cruise has finally been awarded an Honourary Oscar (video) 1:04:26 – Disney+ plans to add user-generated, short-form AI content with its characters 1:05:37 – $320 CAD iPhone sock condom Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:07:33 – Zoner Ewan: the Batman ’89 soundtrack by Prince Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:57 – Frankenstein (again) (Bud) related: they should totally make a Mary Shelly biopic 1:17:39 – Nicole’s birthday cake for Pol 1:19:27 – It: Welcome to Derry (Pol, first four eps) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . is the answer to datacentres' environmental impact . . . moving them to space? =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Kirsten & Bud are joined by on-vacation Pol, and they geek out about Mario, Michael, and Mr. Bean. Bud reviews PLUR1BUS (currently 100% Tomatometer), and Kirsten reviews . . . EVERYTHING ELSE. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:50 – robot vacuum security Coming Soon 15:50 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (in theatres April 3, 2026, Nintendo Direct w/ new cast announcements) 17:47 – Toy Story 5 (Disney/Pixar CG-animated movie, June 19, 2026) 21:23 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (in theatres December 5) 24:00 – Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (Netflix ANIMATED series, taking place between seasons 2 and 3, 2026) 26:25 – A Pol Simpsons tangent? Quelle surprise! 30:48 – Michael (Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, in theatres April 24, 2026) 35:46 – Keeper (A Dark Trip from Osgood Perkins) (Neon film, in theatres Friday) 36:41 – Arco (in theatres November 14) 38:49 – Man vs Baby (Netflix Christmas movie, December 11, Mr. Bean at the 2012 Olympic Games) 42:04 – First look: Taron Egerton movie ”Everybody Wants to F— Me” (Zoner Ewan) 45:08 – How millennials’ Y2K nostalgia is fueling this new round of TV revivals — including Scrubs, Buffy and Malcolm in the Middle 47:56 – We’re really getting a Gremlins 3 51:43 – Miss Piggy Movie in the Works from Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone 52:46 – New Roger Rabbit & Jessica Rabbit movies in development from original creator after reacquiring rights (Zoner Ewan) Geek News Proper – KPop Demon Hunters nabs 5 Grammy nominations 58:02 – So many directors want to be on The Studio that Seth Rogen’s issuing rejections 59:10 – Shigeru Miyamoto discusses stepping back from Mario Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:00:25 – PLUR1BUS 101 + 102 (Bud, first five minutes, DON’T WIKIPEDIA IT) 1:04:03 – Kirsten’s Many Reviews™ The Catfish Killer Adolescence True Haunting Behind Her Eyes Department Q Broadchurch The Woman in Cabin 10 Wayward Bring Her Back Good Boy 1:28:15 – Frankenstein (Kirsten & Pol) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an engineer cut off his robot vacuum from sending data to its manufacturer. They responded by bricking it. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

It's a full Freestyle Friday on SDH AM104.5 TheZone's Lucas Panzica leads off discussing Latin (the language) and Nashville and Messi and FriendsAppleTV's Calen Carr looks at the weekend in MLS and MLS NEXT PRO andCharlotte FC PBP voice Will Palaszczuk previews tonight's game with NYCFCPlus, we look at the matches this wekend to keep an eye on and look at ATLUTD's appointment of Tata Martino

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:05 –LinkedIn AI slopping Coming Soon 13:49 – Stranger Things 5 16:35 – Wildwood 20:08 – Scream 7 21:48 –Godzilla Minus One sequel to be titled Godzilla Minus Zero 25:03 – LEGO Iron Man Mark 3 collectors' edition 32:03 –The Mummy is returning with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz 35:08 –the next Murderbot novel — Platform Decay NOT Coming Soon 35:58 – Doctor Who leaving Disney+ Geek News Proper 38:11 – Hopkins shoots his mouth offc 44:40 – Good Guy Homelander Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . LinkedIn is now scraping your data for AI & ad targeting. Here's how to opt out. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Legújabb adásunkban Vályi Pistával beszélgettünk főként a theZone lassan egy éve fennálló csatornájáról, arról, hogy milyen volt ez az átmenet, mennyire volt nehéz, mennyire nehéz most? Érintettük természetesen az autós tartalmak jövőjét is, de mesélt arról is Pista, hogy hogyan kezeli a média fogyasztási szokások változását, vagy hogyan kapcsolódik ki a mindennapok nehézségeiből. Műsorvezető: Réthelyi Balázs, Takács Áron Vágás & Fotó & Grafika & Főcím: Reskó Barnabás, Kovács Gergely, Longauer András --------------------------------------------------- LEGYÉL RÉSZESE A TRIBÜN SZTORINAK! Támogass minket! ❯ https://heyplease.live/tribun YOUTUBE --------------------------------------------------- Tribün Podcast ❯ https://www.youtube.com/@tribun.podcast PODCAST --------------------------------------------------- Tribün Podcast: Spotify ❯ https://bit.ly/spotify_tribunpodcast Apple Podcast ❯ https://bit.ly/applepodcast_tribunpodcast SOCIAL --------------------------------------------------- Facebook ❯ https://www.facebook.com/tribun.podcast Instagram ❯ https://instagram.com/tribun.podcast TikTok ❯ https://www.tiktok.com/@tribunpodcast Balázs Instagram ❯ https://www.instagram.com/rethelyi.balazs —————- A műsort a Hit Rádió és az Ultrahang támogatta. További támogatóink: - Social Fusion - Greg Design #tribunpodcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . if your neighbourhood lost power, wouldn't it be nice to have a solar-powered hub home to go to? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art talk UV, NYCC, HBO, and TMNT. Also, Bud R&R’s the movie Pol thought NOBODY would see. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:17 – airborne allergies vs UV light Coming Soon 17:04 – Wonder Man (8-episode series, January 27) related: everything else Disney TV/animation from NYCC 25:57 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Ser Duncan the Tall, 100 years before GoT, HBO Max, January 18) 28:47 – Downey Wrote That (Peacock documentary, out now) 31:32 – Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (Netflix documentary, out now) 34: – PLUR1BUS teaser · trailer (Sony/Apple TV…PluuuUUUuuus??!? series, November 7) 36:27 – The Chair Company (HBO Max series, October 12) 38:19 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 (short, showing with The SpongeBob Movie, in theatres October 19) 40:02 – The Running Man (in theatres November 14) 44:52 – Send Help (in theatres January 30) 45:54 – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (both films, with a new animated sequence, in theatres December 5) 49:10 – ”Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall” (comic adaptation to a two-part film, 2026 for Part 1) (Zoner Ewan) 52:19 – Stranger Things series finale officially coming to theaters, despite previous statements Geek News Proper 53:48 – Diane Keaton, famed for roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club, and more, dies at 79, and Ace Frehley, KISS lead guitarist, dies at 74 55:05 – Jim Caviezel won’t return as Jesus for Resurrection of the Christ (2027) 56:07 – Ridley Scott: ”We’re drowning in mediocrity. I’ve started watching my own movies, and actually they’re pretty good!” Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:02:13 – Peacemaker S2 (Art) 1:05:57 – Chernobyl (Bud) 1:09:21 – TRON: Ares (Bud) Join The Geek-out Podcast’s Facebook page (where we’ll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://omny.fm/shows/the-geek-out-podcast/playlists/podcast.rss And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new study shows that UV light can disable airborne allergens within 30 minutes. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . smart sciencey people studied cats, and why most of them sleep on their left side. Which side does YOUR cat sleep on? Please let me know: bud@TheZone.fm =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . girl power: *Golden* from Kpop Demon Hunters spends a sixth week at #1, and the Barbie Inspiring Women Venus Williams Doll debuts. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a bus in Barcelona has been fueled with biowaste for the past five years. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The TRICORDER Programme is sending out 100 AI-powered smart stethoscopes to accurately diagnose heart failure. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . YouTube is using AI to ''enhance'' its Shorts videos, without creator input or consent. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Apple just brought their self-repair program to Canada, bless. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . vinyl is back! again! but really small this time! again! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . from the ashes of r/place comes wplace.live, a worldwide pixelated community art project. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Atari (or, at least, the folks who presently own the licensing to Atari's IP) has released a semi-smart watch that plays four classic games on your wrist. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . (testing in three US cities) Uber will soon let women drivers and passengers decline being paired with men. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a Finnish eyewear company is working on glasses that will autofocus depending on what you're looking at. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The 42-year-old Commodore 64 is being rebooted by a team of enthusiasts and OG employees. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . summer's great, but bug spray and sunscreen are NOT great for your screens and glasses. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Maple Scan, the app which shows you the Canadian-ness of products you're about to buy. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a company called Real Ice is attempting to rebuild Arctic sea ice — to re-freeze it — layer by layer. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Zoner Alex e-mailed Bud asking about handheld consoles. Bud said, 'hold my root beer.' =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . vert.sh is a slick and simple way to convert files (images/audio/video/documents) right within your browser. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a soundwave-powered fire extinguisher was invented in 2015. Where is it now? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Duolingo's at it again, wiping their IG and TikTok content. But is it to distract us from their decision to replace human contracters with AI? =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a clever hack for inflight Wifi, plus Bud's offline travel tips. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout