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After last week’s TWO HOUR POD!, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud breeze through a calm cuesheet of practical effects, Jeremy Renner’s triumphant return, and the long, long life of Jesus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:51 – Atari 2600 My Play Watch Coming Soon 08:18 – Frankenstein (Netflix film, November something, sorry the trailer is late) 10:24 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit reveal (22 whole seconds, 7 seconds of suit, in theatres July 31, 2026) related: set footage of practical swinging & wire work 14:03 – Eternity (A24 film, November something) 16:44 – Rental Family (Brendan Fraser, in theatres November 21) 17:57 – Star Wars: Starfighter adds Matt Smith in villain role 19:29 – Sequel for The Passion of the Christ — The Resurrection of the Christ — split into two movies for 2027 release 23:19 – Jeremy Renner plans to return to Marvel: ‘My body’s getting ready’ Geek News Proper 24:41 – Variety ranks every Marvel movie and show (54 of ’em!), from best to worst 31:17 – Fantastic Four drops 66% in second weekend, Naked Gun debuts to $17 million USD (F4: $370M USD globally) related: Liam Neeson is a comedy genius in this brilliantly stupid reboot 35:17 – Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death revealed: acute myocardial infarction + heart attack Stuff Bud forgot from last week 35:49 – Mortal Kombat 2: in-world B-movie trailer / RED BAND actual trailer (in theatres October 24) 37:24 – Taika Waititi tapped to direct a ‘fun sci-fi blockbuster’ version of Judge Dredd 40:51 – Billie Eilish says she’s working with James Cameron on some sort of 3D concert thing 41:49 – Eddie Murphy confirms Donkey is getting his own spin-off film Reviews and Recommendayshes 42:54 – The Accountant + The Accountant² (Bud & Art) 45:44 – The Naked Gun (Pol) 49:35 – LOL: Last One Laughing (Britain/Canada) (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 . . . 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

Superman vs Fantastic Four: First Steps. Which is the geek pod’s summer blockbuster??!? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:19 – men are dumb / some geeky safety Coming Soon (San Diego Comic-Con) 16:06 – Peacemaker (HBO Max series, August 21, Zoner Mary) related: Peacemaker season 2 will have a major connection to Superman 17:29 – Starfleet Academy (Paramount+ series, early 2026, article w/ casting, Zoner Mary) 19:22 – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series, S2, Disney+, December 10, Zoner Mary) 19:32 – RED BAND: Gen V (The Boys spinoff series, Prime Video, September 17) 20:22 – Coyote vs. Acme (in theatres August 28, 2026) 21:24 – Rick and Morty Character President Curtis gets his own animated spinoff show starring Keith David 22:10 – Avatar: Seven Havens (animated series, in production, protagonist Avatar Pavi, w/ cat monkey Geet) * FULL ROUNDUP FROM GIZMODO * Coming Soon (everything else) 23:18 – TRON: Ares (in theatres October 10) related: lead single from NIN: As Alive As You Need Me To Be 28:10 – Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theatres December 19) 33:02 – CLIP/SPOILERS: Weapons (in theatres August 8) 34:46 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in theatres September 12, guest stars include Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Questlove, and more) Bud missed – Mortal Kombat 2: in-world B-movie trailer / RED BAND actual trailer (in theatres October 24) 35:54 – Good Fortune (in theatres October 17) 36:21 – The Last Frontier (Apple TV+ series, October 10) 38:00 – Eyes of Wakanda (Marvel 4-part limited series, Disney+, August 1) 38:52 – Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu (Pokémon series from Aardman Studios, 2027) 41:04 – Ted Lasso’s fourth season is real and there’s a picture of it 42:11 – Vanity Fair first look: Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s Monster 43:55 – Plur1bus (”from the creator of Breaking Bad”) date announce / Hello, Carol. Call us. No pressure. 202-808-3981 (Vince Gilligan series, Apple TV+, November 7) Bud missed – Taika Waititi tapped to direct a ‘fun sci-fi blockbuster’ version of Judge Dredd Bud missed – Billie Eilish says she’s working with James Cameron on some sort of 3D concert thing Bud missed – Eddie Murphy confirms Donkey is getting his own spin-off film NOT Coming Soon Bud missed – John Malkovich’s Red Ghost cut from Fantastic Four Bud missed – Kevin Feige says Marvel was pivoting away from the Kang Dynasty before Jonathan Majors’ arrest for domestic abuse related: Mahershala Ali’s Blade still coming, just delayed Geek News Proper 47:47 – You can now experience Disneyland’s biggest rides at home on Disney+ 49:16 – After Avengers: Secret Wars, Iron Man, Captain America, and more will be recast 57:14 – RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner (54), Hulk Hogan, and Ozzy Osbourne (76) 59:32 – Chimp Crazy star Tonia Haddix arrested, as another ape found hidden in her basement 1:00:06 – Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time (Argentinial sci-fi series ‘The Eternaut’) 1:00:35 – Nintendo says Mario and Princess Peach are just good friends 1:02:53 – Stellan Skarsgard accepted a lower salary on Sentimental Value to give the crew good lunches 1:03:35 – Darth Vader’s lightsaber from OG Star Wars trilogy to be auctioned off, expected to rake in up to $3 million USD Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:05:09 – Squid Game S3 (Art) 1:10:59 – FAN! TAS! TIC! FOOOUUURRR! related: Fantastic Four Shakman Cut not possible related: Pedro Pascal hated his Wonder Woman 1984 look so much, he’s kept beard ever since 1:52:27 – Happy Gilmore 2 (Art & Pol) 1:56:19 – Project Hail Mary (Bud & Kirsten) 1:58:02 – CBS cancels Late Show With Stephen Colbert claiming ‘FiNanCiAL DeCiSiOn’ (Colbert’s announcement) 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 . . . (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

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art once again ask HOW MANY STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN? Also: Funko Pops, audio animatronics, and Larry David and Barack Obama, together at last! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:35 – Commodore 64 Ultimate Coming Soon 11:17 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 Nov 26, Vol 2 Dec 25, finalé Dec 31) (Zoner Ewan) 16:05 – Nintendo announces first cast members for The Legend Of Zelda Movie (both English: Bo Bragason — 20/21, Roxy in Renegade Nell, Luna mocap in a 2015 Japanese FFXV movie — as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth — 16, voice of 2022 Pinocchio — as Link) (UPDATE on their set photo-ness) 19:45 – Just Beyond (”from the mind of R.L. Stine”, spoopy series, Disney+, October 13) 21:14 – Exit 8 (Japanese horror film, based on a game, August 29 in Japan, international release sometime in September, Bud’ll probably play the game before either) 23:32 – Firefly Funko Pops (announce video w/ cast) 32:52 – Walt Disney returns as a surreal animatronic for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary (video whoa) 37:37 – HP first looks: Harry and Hagrid 43:52 – The Office spin-off The Paper sets release date (first four eps drop September 5 on Peacock in the US and Sky in the UK, then two episodes weekly until September 25) 46:47 – Larry David & Barack Obama team for HBO sketch comedy NOT Coming Soon… 51:11 – …your seats for The Odyssey (tickets on sale July 17, 2025, in theatres July 17, 2026) 56:57 – …Nintendo Switch game vouchers Geek News Proper 57:57 – George Lucas is coming to Comic-Con for the first time ever 1:02:20 – Andor gets 14 Emmy nominations in a genre-heavy year 1:12:49 – Rian Johnson aimed to make the Empire Strikes Back of the Star Wars sequels Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:14:42 – Zoner Ewan: There’s a Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever??!? Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:18:24 – Murderbot (Murderbud, Kirstensah) related: renewed for S2! related: Alexander Skarsgård ruined multiple Murderbot finale scenes by crying 1:21:37 – Superman redux w/ Art PLUS late-breaking Supergirl poster reveal 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 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

Pol, Kirsten, and a very froggy Bud talk sunscreen & bugspray around tech (tl;dr: DON’T), the relevance of Simple Plan, AI tools, and SUP…ERMAN! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:25 – summer screen safety Coming Soon 07:28 – King of the Hill (animated series, S14, Hulu/Disney+, August 4) 10:14 – Coming to Disney+ in 2025 (Hulu – Alien: Earth, All’s Fair, Only Murders in the Building, King of the Hill, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Chad Powers / Disney+ – Percy Jackson, Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Wonder Man) 11:27 – 11′ Superman statue installed at The Shard skyscraper in London related: Despite losing Batman and Superman, Nicholas Hoult knew Lex Luthor was for him 14:50 – Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey trailer is showing in cinemas now – he prefers his trailers to be a cinematic experience related: The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has leaked online 19:00 – Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd (Prime Video documentary, July 8) 21:53 – The Hot Wheels movie is definitely happening NOT Coming Soon 24:58 – Neil Druckmann leaves The Last of Us ahead of Season 3 Geek News Proper 25:55 – Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs actor, dies at 67 30:02 – Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four, FBI: Most Wanted, dies at 56 31:03 – Keith David’s heartwarming reaction to learning he will get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star 32:35 – Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to ”reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss” 35:35 – Twenty Thousand Hertz: The Music of Jeopardy podcast, and these videos: inside the sound of Jeopardy, Behind the boom mic at SNL, and At Disneyland, sound is the magic Reviews and Recommendayshes 37:39 – Jurassic World Rebirth 47:54 – Superman 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 . . . 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

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk patriotism, more remakes, which blockbuster will win the summer, and somehow…SOMEHOW…we get back in to Star Wars? Quelle surprise! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:14 – Maple Scan Coming Soon 13:17 – Jaws at IMAX Victoria . . . probably? soon? we hope? there’s a listing page but no times? 14:19 – The Running Man (in theatres November 7) 18:59 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps BTS (in theatres July 25) 23:03 – Project Hail Mary (Lord & Miller, in theatres March 20, 2026) 29:28 – Roofman (in theatres October 10, Bud just heard this story on the Criminal podcast: part I / part II 32:16 – For its 35th anniversary, the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is coming back to theaters with new footage (trailer, in select American theatres Sunday, August 17 & Wednesday, August 20) 42:04 – The Shadow’s Edge (in theatres, but not likely here, August 16) related: Jackie Chan’ll make a man out of you 43:22 – The Bear renewed for season 5 by FX 48:13 – The Social Network Part II in the works, inspired by WSJ’s The Facebook Files NOT Coming Soon 52:04 – that Akira live-action movie Geek News Proper 52:35 – Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film 56:52 – Prices for the OG Nintendo Switch, its games, and accessories will ”change” in Canada (announcing August 1) 58:06 – Why original kids movies bomb at the box office 1:03:28 – Star Wars and Coca-Cola collaboration will ‘Refresh Your Galaxy’ / full commercial / 1999 Star Wars Pepsi commercial RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:07:09 – Vin Diesel teases return of Paul Walker’s character in Fast & Furious 11 (source: the NME) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:08:51 – 28 Years Later (Pol) 1:15:27 – KPop Demon Hunters (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 . . . 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

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud get real excited for the Fantastic Four (The Thing can grow a rock beard?), The Punisher realistic-ing the Spider-Man universe, and our love of cheesy ’90s teen horror movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:25 – 16 billion creds leak Coming Soon 10:46 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in theatres July 25) 19:10 – Weapons (in theatres August 8) 22:09 – I Know What You Did Last Summer (in theatres July 18) 24:25 – Akira (37th anniversary 4K rerelease, in theatres July 16) 28:03 – Xbox + AMD: Powering the Next Generation of Xbox 28:59 – The Toxic Avenger (in theatres August 29) 33:55 – Stick (Apple TV+ series, June 4) 35:06 – Jon Bernthal joins Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day (in theatres July 31, 2026) 39:38 – Death Stranding animated feature in the works (great BoingBoing title) 40:28 – Thunderbolts* comes to digital July 1 and Blu-ray July 29 41:08 – The first two Netflix Houses will finally open in late 2025 Geek News Proper 45:29 – Blumhouse buys rights to ‘Saw’ franchise 49v15 – Tony Gilroy says James Bond hasn’t had ”a good villain that works in a long time” 55:06 – David Zaslav is getting a pay cut 56:44 – 28 Years Later’s alpha zombie was legally required to wear a prosthetic penis related: ‘You’d never make Slumdog today’: Danny Boyle on risks, regrets and returning to the undead RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:01:27 – David Fincher says ”there is a chaaaAAAaaance” Mindhunter could return as three Netflix movies (source: Variety) 1:01:53 – With Strange New Worlds ending, its showrunner hiiiIIIiiints at a reboot of the original series (source: Nerdist) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:04:51 – Final Destination Bloodlines (Kirsten, bloody featurette) 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

Catching up on two weeks of news, the geeks . . . spend way too much time talking about the Smurfs movie, which wasn’t even on the list! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:16 – refreezing Arctic sea ice / handheld console advice Coming Soon 07:22 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Mary) 07:59 – Superman (in theatres July 11) related: James Gunn is working on a new Wonder Woman movie ‘right now’ 14:32 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21) 16:08 – King of the Hill (season 14 revival trailer, Huly/Disney+, August 4) 17:17 – Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (National Geographic documentary, Disney+, July 10 at 6:00 pm) 21:02 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S3 OF FIVE, Paramount+, two-ep premiere July 17) 22:03 – Ironheart (Marvel 6-episode series, Disney+, 6p Pacific June 24) 24:38 – 007 First Light (Playstation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, Switch 2, 2026) 26:28 – The Sandman (Netflix two-part movie, Vol. 1 – July 3, Vol. 2 – July 24) 27:45 – Freakier Friday (in theatres August 8) 31:02 – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (in theatres October 24) 34:07 – The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson film, came out May 30) 36:41 – The Lost Bus (Apple TV+ film, coming soon, Dir: Paul Greengrass, Producers include: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum (Blumhouse coproduction w/ Apple Studios), Starring: Matthew McConaughey & America Ferrera) 37:19 – Dave Bautista is making a game and cartoon about a Cat Assassin semi-related: Nyaight of the Living Cat (animated series, based off a 2020 manga, Crunchyroll, July 6) NOT Coming Soon 40:56 – Scarlett Johansson asked for her executive producer credit to be removed from Thunderbolts* 41:54 – Nintendo delays The Legend of Zelda movie (by like six weeks: May 7, 2027) Geek News Proper 42:36 – Nintendo says the Switch 2 is its fastest-selling console of all time 44:15 – SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Suspended June 11 (Zoner Ewan) 44:29 – Daily Show staffer on triumph at Pedro Pascal look-alike contest: ‘It’s Been Insane’ (PEDRO#5, interview with Jon Stewart!) 45:16 – Naughty Dog owner Sony files opposition to ‘naughty cat’ trademark application, says ‘dog’ and ‘cat’ are ‘highly similar’ related: The Last of Us Season 3 will focus on Abby related: Nanaimo’s Pride colours, plus The Last of Us 50:01 – How Edible (Arrangements) responded when called ‘hot garbage’ on Sirens 50:35 – Brian Wilson died last week while we were yelling about Star Wars RUMOURS and HEARSEY 51:33 – Nosferatu’ Director Robert Eggers sets A Christmas Carol remake at Warner Bros., Willem Dafoe eeeEEEyyyEEEd for Scrooge (source: Variety) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 52:17 – Zoner Shane: giving The Phantom Menace its due related: Star Wars ”looks terrible” in screening of long lost original 1977 version Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:11:39 – Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (Pol) 1:13:52 – Materialists (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 . . . 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, in a very special episode of The Geek-out Podcast: a full complement of geeks YELLING ABOUT STAR WARS. =) The Trilogy 07:46 – IV: Star Wars (May 1977, George Lucas), V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 1980, Irvin Kershner), VI: Return of the Jedi (May 1983, Richard Marquand) The Prequels 32:08 – I: The Phantom Meanace (May 1999, George Lucas), II: Attack of the Clones (May 2002, George Lucas), III: Revenge of the Sith (May 2008, George Lucas) The Sequels 52:10 – VII: The Force Awakens (December 2015, J.J. Abrams), VIII: The Last Jedi (December 2017, Rian Johnson), IX: The Rise of Skywalker (December 2019, J.J. Abrams) And? Or? 1:20:06 – Andor (September 2022, April 2025, Tony Gilroy) There has only ever been one… 1:52:26 – Spaceballs (Amazon MGM Studios, in theatres 2027) 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 . . . 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

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and his nonexistent construction sounds talk about knives, steps, monsters, things, deaths, and ghosts. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:27 – vert.sh Coming Soon 05:30 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix film, December 12) 08:12 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (tickets on sale now, in theatres July 25) related: Zoner Ewan: Fantastic Four: First Steps actor spoiler of some sort. BEWARE! 10:47 – Frankenstein (Netflix film, November…sometime) 14:53 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Volume 1, November 26, 5pm PT; Volume 2, Christmas, 5pm PT; The Finale, New Year’s Eve, 5pm PT) 17:54 – Squid Game (Netflix series S3, June 27) 20:31 – King of the Hill (revival, Hulu/Disney+, August 4, article) 26:46 – Gen V (The Boys spinoff series, S2, Prime Video, September 17) 28:03 – M3GAN 2.0 (in theatres June 27) related: M3GAN 2.0 hits the nail on the head with its unsettling popcorn bucket 35:41 – Caught Stealing (in theatres August 29) 37:15 – Sally (National Geographic documentary, Disney+, June 16) 40:43 – Black Phone 2 (Blumhouse sequel, October 17) 42:53 – The White Lotus creator Mike White sets Survivor return for season 50 45:28 – Ariana Grande to star opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in Meet the Parents 4 NOT Coming Soon 46:56 – Mark Hamill says ‘I had my time’ in the Star Wars franchise Geek News Proper 51:55 – David Cross cracks jokes to spread climate crisis awareness (Zoner Ewan, article) 57:07 – The Last Of Us now has four seasons, and Naughty Dog is making a secret game 59:26 – Sydney Sweeney is selling her used bath water RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:05:11 – Alex Garland eeeYYYeeeing reunion with Warfare actor Kit Connor for A24 Elden Ring adaptation (source: Deadline) Listener mailbag (geekout@TheZone.fm) 1:06:01 – Zoner Ewan: stained glass robot? Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:08:46 – The Last of Us S2 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 . . . 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

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and ghost Art geek out about soundwaves, delays, and zom-bays. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:18 – soundwave fire extinguisher Coming Soon 11:26 – Good Fortune (Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh, Keke Palmer, in theatres October 17) 16:06 – Smoke (Apple TV+ series, June 27) 18:32 – Elden Ring film adaptation by Alex Garland confirmed by A24 (Zoner Spenny) NOT Coming Soon 19:27 – Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars delayed to December 2026 and December 2027 (Zoner Mary) 21:20 – Game of Thrones fans furious as George R. R. Martin confirms two more jobs that aren’t Winds Of Winter 24:53 – Rian Johnson would be the happiest person if he could go back to Star Wars Geek News Proper 28:44 – HBO’s Harry Potter Series Casts Harry, Ron & Hermione (Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Alastair Stout as Ron, and Arabella Stanton as Hermione) 32:25 – US Memorial Day box office: Mission: Impossible scores series-best $77 million / Lilo & Stitch debuts to massive $183 million 37:28 – AAA24 (paid membership, companion app, US-centric, $10 USD/mo or $100 USD/yr, trailer) 40:05 – Victoria takes centre stage for Canada’s Movie Industry Conference 44:26 – Nintendo fans worry Switch 2 packaging will cause confusion RUMOURS and HEARSEY 47:03 – Jason Momoa (and WWE wrestler Roman Reigns) iN taaaAAAaaaLkS to star in Street Fighter movie (source: Discussing Film dot net) Reviews and Recommendayshes 48:25 – Friendship (Pol) 51:36 – The Last of Us S02E07 – Convergence 1:00:15 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 1:20:45 – Andor 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 soundwave-powered fire extinguisher was invented in 2015. Where is it now? =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

The Geek-out Podcast-0334 Pol and Kirsten and Bud talk Jurassic Park/World/Rebirth/What, AI voices, Dilbert, Norm!, and . . . or. And, by that, I mean Andor. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:26 – Duolingo AI Coming Soon 08:30 – Task (H!B!O! Max miniseries, September) 12:13 – IT: Welcome to Derry (H!B!O! Max series, 9 eps, ”summer”) 15:46 – Nobody 2 (in theatres August 15) 18:07 – Jurassic Park/World/Rebirth (in theatres July 2) 24:37 – Zootopia 2 (in theatres November 26) (Zoner Mary) 26:54 – Americana (in theatres August 22) 28:33 – The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender (in theatres October 9, 2026) Geek News Proper 30:46 – SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over AI Darth Vader Fortnite voice (family approved?) 38:23 – Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding, but will stay on PBS 40:34 – Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he’s dying of ‘the same cancer that Joe Biden has’ 44:04 – George Wendt (”Norm!” from Cheers) has died at 76 RUMOURS and HEARSEY 48:12 – Daniel Day-Lewis is being eeeEEEyyyeeeDDD to play Magneto in X-Men reboot (source: Comic…Book…Movie…dot com?) Reviews and Recommendayshes 48:50 – Thunderbolts* (POL??!?) 56:04 – And? Or? 1:14:01 – The Last of Us S02E06 – The Price related: Pearl Jam’s TLoU EP related YES NERDS, OF COURSE HE KNEW THE TIMELINE related: The Last of Us’ now has four seasons, and Naughty Dog is making a ‘secret game’ 1:26:43 – Murderbot S01E01/E02 – FreeCommerce/Eye Contact 1:30:01 – The Studio 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 . . . 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

With special ghost Art joining us, Pol & Bud chat about being unplugged, Superman, asterisks, and the Goggins-sance. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 13:05 – inflight Wifi hack Coming Soon 18:47 – Superman (in theatres July 11) related: James Gunn’s dog Ozu, reacting to Krypto (who was 3D modeled after Ozo) 33:26 – Ironheart (Marvel series, Disney+, 3 ep premiere June 24 at 6:00 pm PDT) 39:29 – Peacemaker (DC series, S2, Max, August 21) 43:00 – Nicolas Cage makes photo debut as aging web slinger in Spider-Noir (but not video; the teaser is being pulled left, right, and centre) 45:01 – Fallout (Prime Video series, S2, December, Zoner Quintin) 51:02 – Honey Don’t (in theatres August 22) 56:19 – Krysten Ritter returning as Jessica Jones for Daredevil: Born Again S2 58:01 – Golden Globes will introduce Best Podcast category in 2026 1:00:58 – Plans announced for Disney theme park and resort on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi 1:03:01 – Wicked returns to theaters as 3-hour prelude to Wicked 2 trailer 1:04:05 – Murderbot debuts to rare 100% Rotten Tomatoes score Geek News Proper 1:4:52 – Warner Bros. Discovery announces Max to become HBO Max this summer 1:06:35 – Star Wars showed off the future of AI special effects, and it sucks Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:12:21 – Thunderbolts* (Art) 1:27:28 – The Last of Us S02E05 – Feel Her Love 1:34:03 – Andor related: Say it in Ghor 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 clever hack for inflight Wifi, plus Bud's offline travel tips. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol & Kirsten helm Bud’s Podcast while he’s away this week, geeking about about Bono, The X-Files, Karate Kid, and stuff that didn’t come out in the ’80s and ’90s. Coming Soon 07:50 – Bono doc Geek News Proper 10:18 – GTA 6 delayed 13:05 – Gillian Anderson back on The X-Files reboot? 16:50 – AI radio host 20:39 – Karate Kid: Legends runtime 33:14 – Highest 2 Lowest 37:06 – Squid Game 3 38:50 – Wood & Goggins 40:14 – The Studio S2 Reviews and Recommendayshes 42:35 – The Last of Us + Bella Ramsey thoughts 49:37 – Thunderbolts* 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

FULL COMPLEMENT OF GEEKS! Pol, Kirsten, Bud, Art, AND BRYAN (at various times) chat about spoops, laughs, vampires, and lawsuits, and review & recommendaysh Sinners, Andor, The Last of Us, and Adolescence. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:19 – AutoZipper Coming Soon 08:58 – Weapons (in theatres August 8) 12:14 – One Battle After Another (in theatres September 26) 14:59 – Murderbot (an inside look, Apple TV+ series, May 16) 15:58 – The Smashing Machine (A24 biopic, in theatres October 3) 18:38 – Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (Netflix special, May 4) 21:35 – LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (title reveal Netflix anthology series, volume 4, May 15) titles: 400 Boys, For He Can Creep, Golgotha, How Zeke Got Religion, Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners, Close Encounters of the Mini Kind :heart_eyes_cat:, Spider Rose, The Other Large Thing, The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur, Can’t Stop starring: Mr. Beast, John Oliver, Amy Sedaris, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chris Parnell, Kevin Hart, Rhys Darby, Brett Goldstein, Niecy Nash-Betts, John Boyega 23:49 – Heads of State (Prime Video movie, July 2) 26:01 – Sirens (Netflix film, May 22, Meaghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon) 27:45 – Fountain of Youth (Apple TV+ film, May 23) 30:03 – Predator: Badlands (in theatres November 7) 33:05 – The Sexiest Man in Winnepeg (Prime Video documentary, May 9) 34:18 – Stardew Valley’s iconic video game soundtrack is getting a real-life orchestral concert in Victoria 36:13 – Bill Hader to Co-Write, Potentially Star in Jonestown Series in Development at HBO 42:36 – Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 spin-off coming to Netflix 51:10 – What the hell, sure: Toys ‘R’ Us Is Getting a Movie NOT Coming Soon 56:27 – 2033 Blade‘s former costume designer affirms it could have been a period piece Geek News Proper 58:24 – Patrick Starship Enterprise (Paramount+ ad) 58:54 – Disney & Marvel don’t want to play Nicepool with Justin Baldoni over Deadpool in Blake Lively legal battle 1:00:34 – A petition is up to get the Until Dawn creators credited in the movie Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:01:15 – Sinners 1:09:43 – Andor 1:14:09 – The Last of Us S02E03 – The Path related: How The Battle of Jackson was filmed 1:28:00 – Adolescence 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 . . . zippers, of all things, are having technology built onto them. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

With a surprise Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat Fan! Tas! Tic! Foooooouuuuuur!, why it’s 28 weeks or years later (

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ChatGPT o3 is really good at a sort of reverse location lookup, determining where in the world a photo was taken by its elements. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Pol (for a bit, anyway), Kirsten, and Bud talk nature safety, the do-we-need-this-ness of a new HP series, a new SNL, and more! But not much more. =) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:18 – headphone bear Coming Soon 07:04 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is being made into a TV series (Prime) 08:16 – Harry Potter HBO series officially confirms first six cast members 11:43 – Saturday Night Live is getting a UK remake in 2026 Geek News Proper 16:41 – Oscars Adding Best Stunt Design Category (starting with films released in 2027) 20:36 White Lotus fans thiiiIIIiiink Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins have fallen out (source: the NME) related: Aimee Lou Wood says SNL apologized for ‘mean and unfunny’ White Lotus satire 26:59 – Tom Cruise fans think he should receive honorary Oscar for his stuntwork 28:22 – Thunderbolts* stunts (Zoner Mary) (and one more) 29:18 – Naked man climbs atop Tiana’s Palace at Disneyland 30:32 – White Lotus piña colada Coffee Mate??!? 33:18 – James Cameron is exploring how AI can help the film industry ”cut costs in half” without ”laying off half the staff” 34:23 – On | Zone Dreamers (fascinating workout wear ad starring Zendaya) 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 . . . it's bear season, and we're in bear country. Please don't wear those fancy noise-cancelling headphones! =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The political texts are coming. Here's how to deal with them. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Bud gleefully and feverishly recaps and reacts to Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Accessible Games Initiative (as you might guess from the name) is here to bring gaming to everyone it can. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Ashly Burch, voice and performance capture of Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn, responds to an AI Aloy Sony spun up. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Oscar-winning animated film Flow was created completely in open-source free software. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . The Uncensored Library contains banned reporting from countries without freedom of the media . . . and it can be found in Minecraft. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Asus is releasing a ''fragrance mouse.'' =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Brenda Lee's 1958 song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has been rereleased in Spanish, in her own voice, thanks to responsibly-trained AI. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . want Google to stop returning AI search results? Swear at it. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the saga of the Pebble ePaper smartwatch (2012–2016) opens a new chapter in 2025. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . North Van's Arc'teryx has collaborated on what are basically bionic pants! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . recapping of some weird and wonderful things from CES 2025. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Meta's updated policies now allow racial slurs and gender discrimination on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . looks like Paypal's coupon-finding browser extension Honey has been revealed as a double scam. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . some great tips on keeping you and your family safe from AI scams. =) webmeister Bud https://www.TheZone.fm/2024/12/18/geekout-deepfake-codeword/

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . car manufacturers are finally starting to DIAL back the touchscreens in cars in favour of physical buttons. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Esquimalt firefighters will get PFAS-free turnout gear. Less cancer-causing chemicals FTW! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . viral video shows a little robot ''kidnapping'' six larger robots, but it's not the robot uprising quite yet. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . there's a new scambaiter in town. Her name is Daisy, she's a sweet old bitty with all the time in the world to waste scammers time, and she's AI. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout