The Geek-out Podcast

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Zoners Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

  1. 2d ago

    Joy is the Protest

    While sickie Kirsten rests up, Pol & Bud geek out about Once Upon Another Time in Hollywood, awkward documentaries, being eaten by a whale, and having your heart broken by a dinosaur. We also R&R some wonderful movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:56 – swallowable battery Coming Soon 10:44 – The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (Tarantino, Netflix film, in IMAX only, November 25, later on Netflix, December 23) 13:36 – You Can See Everything (Nathan Fielder documentary on Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos, in theatres October 16) 16:47 – Wife and Dog (dir: Guy Ritchie, stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike, and Anthony Hopkins, in theatres February 19) (Zoner Ewan) 18:17 – Whalefall (in theatres October 16) 20:51 – IT: Welcome to Derry (S2 teaser, no date yet) 22:06 – Littlefoot (animation test shot, in production) 23:49 – Seth MacFarlane Sings The Muppets (just dropped on the 18th) 25:08 – Mark Hamill is Darkwing Duck in a new Disney+ animated series NOT Coming Soon 27:05 – 007 First Light significantly delayed on Nintendo Switch 2 (March 27, May 27, later this summer, now March 2027 . . . been out on other platforms since May 27) Geek News Proper 28:52 – Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (opening night photo) 31:21 – The BBC has launched a competitive tender for the next chapter of Doctor Who (Zoner Ewan) Reviews and Recommendayshes 33:255 – The Transformers: The Movie (40th Anniversary Apology Tour) + Optimus Prime: Awakening (Bud) 42:57 – Resident Cregger (Pol) 50:05 – 4Kira (Bud) 55:00 – just a li’l Lanterns talk 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

    Joy is the Protest
  2. Sep 17

    Riding a wave of good mouth-to-mouth . . .

    Kirsten, Pol, and Bud geek out about progressively spoopier films coming soon, spoopy movies in R&R, and the not-so-spoopy Emmy Awards. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:29 – free game for blood Coming Soon (cheery to spoopy) 10:33 – The Cat in the Hat (2D/3D-lookin’ hybrid, November 6) 11:31 – Avatar: Seven Havens (Paramount+ series, October 9) 12:14 – Optimus Prime: Awakening (clip, 12-minute CG short attached to The Transformers: The Movie 40th anniversary tour rerelease, this Thursday, September 17) 14:28 – Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (in theatres October 23) 16:25 – Below (spoopy iceberg Netflix film, set in Newfoundland, Josh Hartnett, October 8) 17:39 – Carrie (Prime Video series, October 7) 18:10 – Other Mommy (James Wan, Jessica Chastain, in theatres October 9) 20:59 – Blair Witch somethin’ somethin’ (presumably in theatres September 24, 2027) 22:56 – PlayStation severs partnership with Hideo Kojima, Physint will launch on Xbox (announced 2024, action/espionage game, spiritual successor to Metal Gear games) Geek News Proper 24:50 – Emmy Awards Reviews and Recommendayshes 30:51 – Lanterns, up to episode 5 (Bud and Pol) 35:35 – The Whisper Man, with Adam Scott (Kirsten) 37:29 – Hokum, with Adam Scott (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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

    Riding a wave of good mouth-to-mouth . . .
  3. Sep 10

    Because she's a GHOST! Got it, got it.

    Pol ‘n Bud geek out about all things Zelda, many things Godzilla, coupla things Resident Evil, and some surprise R&Rs! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:59 – our Canadian Wolverine Coming Soon 08:34 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Switch 2 [AND SWITCH 1??!?] November 5, Zelda Switch 2 console October 29, full Direct, gameplay) 18:39 – Godzilla Minus Zero (IMAX trailer, November 6) 20:17 – Remain (M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor, Valentine’s Day 2027) 21:13 – East of Eden (Florence Pewpew, spoops, Netflix, October 1) 22:45 – Artificial (Andrew Garfield is Sam Altman, scored by Damon Albarn) 23:56 – Portal to Hell (coming soon, only screening right now) 25:59 – You Can See Everything (in theatres October whoknows) 28:28 – Brailled It (only screening right now) (Zoner Ewan) 31:25 – Queen Budapest (4K remaster of 1987/2012 cold war concert film, shut down Hungary’s film production for a week due to 17 of their filmmakers and all available 35mm cameras being dedicated to this project, in theatres October 7, at IMAX Victoria October 7–11) 33:10 – The Last of Us (game) will continue after the HBO show’s third season (show) NOT Coming Soon 34:35 – Nicolas Cage Reacts to Spider-Noir cancellation Geek News Proper 35:56 – The Russos started filming Avengers: Doomsday without a finished script because they just love improv too dang much 39:29 – Zach Cregger admits he was ‘naive’ to assume Resident Evil fans would approve of him avoiding a direct adaptation of the games 42:19 – Star Trek 60th anniversary popcorn bucket Reviews and Recommendayshes 46:00 – Coyote vs Acme (Pol) 49:01 – It Ends (Kirsten) 52:00 – Dungeon Crawler Carl (book) (Kirsten) 59:50 – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie (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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

    Because she's a GHOST! Got it, got it.
  4. Aug 27

    Put an ape on it

    We celebrate some legends, and (hopefully) don’t screw up their death tributes too much. We’ve since learned that Tim Curry died the same day as Dolly Parton, but his team waited until the next day to share the news. 😭 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:58 – Big Walk Coming Soon 09:12 – Avengers Endgame: A̶g̶a̶i̶n̶ Encore (in theatres — IMAX and ”Infinity Vision” — September 25, w/ Doomsday peek) 12:06 – Wildwood (in theatres October 23) 13:08 – The cast of Murderbot S2 is ridiculously stacked 15:20 – Dave Bautista will play Kratos in God Of War TV series 16:54 – DC’s Jimmy Olsen TV show has its official title, cast, and more Geek News Proper 21:27 – Dolly Parton has died, age 80 (Zoner Ewan) 29:44 – Tim Curry, also dead at 80 37:34 – The race to buy premium tickets to Dune: Part Three has led to crashed sites, scalpers, and angry fans 39:45 – Masters of the Universe is a massive hit on streaming 42:11 – Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter season *2*, reprising voice role (Zoner Ewan) 45:04 – Robert Downey Jr. Auditioned for Doctor Doom in 2005’s Fantastic Four Reviews and Recommendayshes – None, but we talk about stuff we should be watching 😉 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

    Put an ape on it
  5. Aug 20

    Nary a nip

    Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about unnecessary AI slop, the return of Ahsoka, the return of Vision, the return of the X-Men, the return of Backrooms, and the possible return of Captain Jack Sparrow? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:48 – Twitch forcing Amazon gen AI training on all its users Coming Soon 04:48 – Avengers: Doomsday | Special Look (Zoner Mary) 10:16 – D23: Ahsoka (Star Wars series, S2, 8 eps, Disney+, January 20) (Zoner Mary) We interrupt this geek-out for general medicine chat! 💊 17:48 – D23: VisionQuest (Disney+, October 14) (Zoner Ewan, Zoner Mary) 19:27 – D23: X-Men cast revealed (Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as White Queen, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, in theatres May 5, 2028) (Zoner Mary) 29:19 – The Musical (in theatres September 18) 30:26 – Backrooms – Everything Must Go (out now on YouTube) 31:33 – Star Wars: Starfighter was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders (in theatres May 28, 2027; that info from Zoner Mary) NOT Coming Soon 38:08 – Moana with Lin-Manuel Miranda (wait, there’s a Moana 3?) Geek News Proper 40:32 – Hayden Panettiere dies at 36 43:39 – David Ellison taking his ball and going home, tells top execs Paramount will leave California if AG refuses to negotiate settling an antitrust suit on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal 45:35 – Anne Hathaway calls for movies with dog deaths to be rated R 46:29 – Johnny Depp in talks to return to Pirates of the Caribbean franchise 48:45 – Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as distracted drivers access music (Zoner Ewan) Reviews and Recommendayshes 55:05 – The Invite (Kirsten) 1:01:11 – Big Walk (Bud) 1:04:22 – The End of Oak Street (Pol & 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

    Nary a nip
  6. Aug 14

    L.A. Lakers, fast break makers, kings of the court, shake and bake all takers

    Pol & Bud talk about dumb sunglasses, morality vs stardom, The X-Files, Zelda news, and SPORTS! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 13:10 – DuckDuckGo enters the smart glasses arena Coming Soon 20:48 – The Thomas Crown Affair (Amazon MGM film, in theatres March 5, 2027) 21:56 – Primetime (A24 film, Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, in theatres September 24) 25:24 – The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (John Tuturo, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, in theatres October 16) 28:36 – The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn (Disney+, August 16) related RUMOUR and HEARSEY Chris Carter says he’s PRETTY SUUURE Mulder and Scully are in the Ryan Coogler reboot 32:06 – Uli Latukefu is Ganondorf in Sony & Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda movie related: Sam Neill filmed The Legend of Zelda role prior to death; Dichen Lachman & Yvonne Strahovski also star 34:47 – Violent Night 2 (in theatres December 4) NOT Coming Soon 37:10 – Wonder Man canceled after 1 season at Disney+ Geek News Proper 38:16 – Veteran Canadian broadcaster Lloyd Robertson dies at 92 39:49 – Bob Iger and Josh Kushner have bought the L.A. Lakers 43:36 – Dave Bautista in talks to play Kratos in God Of War, replacing Ryan Hurst Reviews and Recommendayshes 44:49 – Widow’s Bay (eps 1–6; Bud) 49:29 – House of the Dragon (S3; 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. And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

    L.A. Lakers, fast break makers, kings of the court, shake and bake all takers

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Zoners Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

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