The Geek-out Podcast

The Zone @ 91-3

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

  1. I don't remember requesting a witch!

    5d ago

    I don't remember requesting a witch!

    Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art chat AI, cats, all of Larry David’s dead friends, veer way off course from the cuesheet, say eff no to dog movies, and SOMEONE goes off on his friend Steve . . . Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:34 – Google’s AI liability Coming Soon 14:50 – Gatto (Disney/Pixar animated movie, in theatres, March 5, 2027) 18:37 – Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America (7-ep historical sketch comedy miniseries, HBO Max, June 26) 23:32 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S4 trailer, Paramount+ series, July 23) 25:50 – Hexed (Disney magical witch powers film, November 25) 37:30 – Shrek 5 (in theatres June 30, 2027) related: Menace Mobile | Dr Evil Returns! 45:07 – Heart of the Beast (Brad Pitt, good boi, J.K. Simmons, in theatres September 25) 51:27 – Onslaught (in theatres September 4) 54:10 – You thought being at The End of Oak Street was bad. Try being . . . The Last House (Netflix film, August 7) 57:28 – Widow’s Bay (S2 renewal announce) Geek News Proper 59:44 – Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal 1:02:07 – Estate of Nichelle Nichols to receive fraction of $13m lawsuit 1:03:31 – Tom Holland addresses Zendaya marriage rumours for the first time Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:12:20 – Disclosure Day (Art) 1:26:41 – Backrooms (Bud & Quintin) 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.

    1h 35m
  2. "Darren, who lives in the wall behind me..."

    Jun 11

    "Darren, who lives in the wall behind me..."

    Pol and Bud — who’ve agreed to hire an Etsy witch to get a third host on this podcast sometime — geek out about privacy, Facebook, murderous children, wholesome animation, and big men with swords. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 11:13 – Bill C-22 (no privacy for you!) Coming Soon 16:08 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2 remake, 2026, part of the June 9 Nintendo Direct) 22:10 – Moana (Disney remake, final trailer, in theatres July 10) 25:08 – The Bear (HBO series, S5, June 25) 26:33 – The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9) 30:26 – Lucky (Apple TV series, July 15) 32:08 – The Dog Stars (Ridley Scott film, in theatres August 28) 35:17 – Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC [Steam/Epic], Xbox X|S, PS5, October 6) 37:50 – Ice Cream Man (in theatres August 7) 41:27 – Scooby-Doo:Origins live-action Netflix series reveals first look at tha Scoobs & Shaggy 46:15 – The Littlest Hobo reboot coming from Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg FOUND AFTER RECORDING: Tom Green & Steven Page – Maybe Tomorrow (The Littlest Hobo Theme) 48:08 – Ghostbusters: Night Shift (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation series, 2027) Geek News Proper 50:08 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars pay tribute to Anthony Head 53:20 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has made $1.36 billion worldwide 54:53 – LEGO Insiders Club x Aardman present: Boop (Half-Asleep Chris BTS) Reviews and Recommendayshes 58:26 – Obsession (Pol) 1:03:59 – Masters of the Universe (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

    1h 17m
  3. Hutt-Maxxing

    Jun 4

    Hutt-Maxxing

    Absent a busy Bud, Pol & Kirsten geek out about the death of games, the death of Euphoria, and the not-quite death of moviegoing. Perhaps Baby Yoda is helping. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:36 – Protect Our Games Coming Soon 11:14 – The End of Oak Street (split diopter-happy J.J. Abrams movie, in theatres August 14) 15:00 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28) NOT Coming Soon 17:33 – More Euphoria: HBO confirms it’s ending with S3 Uh . . . More Coming Soon? 24:21 – Tony (A24 Anthony Bourdain ”comedy-biopic,” in theatres sometime in August) 27:37 – State of Play: God of War: Laufey (Faye) (PS5-exclusive, coming soon) 33:02 – State of Play: Wolverine (BLOODY extended gameplay trailer, PS5-exclusive, September 15) 35:15 – Man of Tomorrow photo reveals first look at Nicolas Hoult with Lex Luthor’s warsuit Geek News Proper 41:04 – Gen Z goes to the movies! Younger audiences are driving the box office, study shows Reviews and Recommendayshes 49:41 – The Mandalorian and Grogu 1:00:37 – The Boys 1:06:27 – Widow’s Bay 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

    1h 11m
  4. I wonder if The Batman Part II will make any impact on me whatsoever.

    May 29

    I wonder if The Batman Part II will make any impact on me whatsoever.

    Bud (back from a week away) and Pol (back from three and a half weeks away) return to the geek pod to chat vacations, predators, and Stephen Colbert’s amazing return to television. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 15:50 – CRTC Broadcasting Act Modernization Coming Soon 24:04 – Lanterns (HBO Max series, August 16) 26:55 – Disclosure Day (final trailer, in theatres June 12) 28:39 – X-Men ’97 (Marvel animated series, S2, Disney+, July 1) 29:16 – Vought Rising (Prime Video prequel series set in the 1950s, releasing sometime in 2027) 31:51 – Backrooms (A24 film, in theatres TOMORROW) 32:38 – Primetime (Robert Pattison is Chris Hansen, A24 film, coming soon) 35:56: The Batman Part II cast continues to be revealed by Matt Reeves 39:09 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix series, S2, June 25) 40:03 – Hope (South Korean horror film, but also starring Alicia Vikander of Ex Machina, and her husband Michael Fassbender) 43:21 – Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nick Jr. YouTube channel, July 24, 30 four-minute episodes) 44:14 – Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Ponyo, Totoro, Tales from Earthsea, Only Yesterday, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, don’t know about local showings yet) 45:01 – Westworld movie reboot in development, David Koepp screenwriting 49:03 – The Legend of Zelda movie now releasing April 30, 2027 (was May 7, 2027) 49:25 – Everything to know about Disney’s Huge New Millennium Falcon ride update Reviews and Recommendayshes 53:27 – The Paper (Pol) 56:11 – The Chair Company (Pol) 58:58 – Only In Monroe (with guest host Stephen Colbert (Bud) (article) 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

    1h 8m
  5. Cushy jobs, old ghosts, and summer blockbusters

    May 14

    Cushy jobs, old ghosts, and summer blockbusters

    The OG Geek-out Podcast episode 1 crew — Bud, Bryan, and Art — throw the cuesheet out the window (but everything we were going to point form is in the show notes) and discuss what they will and won’t see in movies and shows this year. NOTE: The first two sections of the list below are NOT covered on the pod, but still dropped, so please enjoy them! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:34 – Star Fox for the price-hiked Switch 2 Coming Soon – Wildwood (in theatres October 23) (Zoner Darren) – Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (Big Bang Theory spinoff series, HBO Max, July 23) (Zoner Darren) – Cape Fear (Apple TV series, June 5) – Elle (fish-out-of-water Prime Video series, ”from the world of Legally Blonde,” July 1) – Propeller One-Way Night Coach (Apple TV movie, based on his 1997 children’s novel, May 29) – Conan O’Brien will return to host the Oscars for third consecutive year – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic ‘’Dare to Be Stupid’’ Broadway musical is in the works (led by Moulin Rouge director Alex Timbers) – Aaron Paul enters the Wasteland for season 3 of Fallout – The Rings of Power returns to Prime Video in November – Project Hail Mary arrives to paid VOD as film tops $655 million at box office Geek News Proper – Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman tells theaters to enforce longer windows, scrap ads – Actress Q’orianka Kilcher sues James Cameron for ‘theft’ of facial features for Avatar character – Why the hell has it taken so long for Disneyland’s Autopia to go electric? – Christopher Nolan addresses some major Odyssey controversies (original article) – Ready for their close-ups: celebrity passport photos (Zoner Ewan) Will we watch it? MOVIES: 10:26 – Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22) 15:45 – Disclosure Day (June 12) 17:57 – Supergirl (June 26) 22:02 – The Odyssey (July 17) 23:29 – Spider-man: Brand New Day (July 31) 29:39 – [Endgame rerelease] 31:11 – The Social Reckoning (October 9) 32:37 – Street Fighter (October 16) 33:58 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (November 20) 34:28 – Focker In-Law (November 25) 35:40 – Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (November 26) 37:17 – Dune: Part 3 (December 18) 42:39 – Avengers: Doomsday (December 18) TV SHOWS SPEEDRUN: 44:25 – Spider-Noir (May 27), The Bear (S5) (June 25), Lanterns (Summer 2026), VisionQuest (October 14) Reviews and Recommendayshes 45:47 – Daredevil: Born Again S2 51:18 – Project Hail Mary in IMAX (Art) 55:24 – The Roast of Kevin Hart (Art & Bryan) 1:02:55 – The Boys S3 1:04:07 – Punisher: One Last Kill (Bryan) 1:04:46 – The Bear: Gary 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

    1h 8m
  6. The A(sian)-Team

    May 7

    The A(sian)-Team

    With Pol away, Kirsten working during record time, and Bryan busy at work, the A(sian)-Team — Bud and Art — talk STEM, The Odyssey, school-assigned trauma reading, not-fun Evil Dead, and passionately discuss spoilers. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:24 – Toyota computer chair (with Esquimalt Atom Smashers followup) Coming Soon 07:13 – The Bear surprise drop: Gary (Hulu/Disney+) 08:43 – The Odyssey (in theatres July 17) 15:15 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (Generations clip show to distract you from the fact that this movie doesn’t come out May the 4th, but May 22) related: The inaugural exhibit in the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will focus on vehicles: ”Star Wars in Motion” (article, opens September 22 in Los Angeles) 21:12 – Resident Evil (Zach Cregger, in theatres September 18) 27:02 – Wildwood: Where the Sky Remembers (LAIKA film, featurette, in theatres October 23) 29:10 – O Horizon (in theatres June 12) 32:25 – Lord of the Flies (four episode miniseries, BBC February 8, Netflix May 4) 34:41 – Evil Dead Burn (in theatres July 9, still not fun or funny) 35:58 – Meet the New Mutant Heroes of X-Men ’97 S2 (Tribeca June 13, Disney+ release date unknown) 38:12 – not a leak, but SPOILERS: The opening script pages of Spider-Man: Brand New Day are now online (Kirsten: ”Who’s feeling WEAK?”) Geek News Proper 46:01 – Joe Russo thinks spoiler culture has gotten a little out of control Reviews and Recommendayshes 52:23 – Marty Supreme (Art) 56:40 – Crime 101 (Art) 59:23 – Daredevil: Born Again S2 (Art) 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

    1h 11m
  7. I love, when I want a lighter movie, and it starts with human apocalypse

    May 1

    I love, when I want a lighter movie, and it starts with human apocalypse

    That title, and photo, would’ve been a great reference . . . if we had the recording it came from. Unfortunately, the file disappeared. First time that’s ever happened to us. So, for the second time ever, another Bud Solo recap geek pod shortyboi. *sigh* Technology . . . Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:23 – Flock Around Coming Soon 07:01 – Clayface (DC movie, October 23) 07:43 – Spider-Noir (villains BTS, Prime Video series, May 27) (after premiering on something called ”MGM+” on May 25) 08:14 – Masters of the Universe (in theatres June 3) 08:32 – House of the Dragon Season 3 (HBO series, S3, June 21) 08:49 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+ series S4 teaser, July 23, article) (Zoner Ewan) 09:35 – jackass: best and last (in theatres June 26) 10:22 – Power Ballad (Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, May 29 select, June 5 everywhere) 11:18 – Ted Lasso (Apple TV series, S4, August 5) 11:27 – Hungry (Hungry Hippos?) (in theatres June 23, eyebleach, if you need it) (Zoner Ewan) 12:11 – Caine (John Wick spinoff) now in production (Zoner Ewan) 12:48 – Surprise! Rings of Power S3 is arriving earlier than expected 13:01 – Sony taps Brian Helgeland to script ‘Django/Zorro’ film from Quentin Tarantino/Matt Wagner comic NOT Coming Soon 13:37 – Gen V cancelled 14:42 – Laura Dern takes over for Helena Bonham Carter in White Lotus S4 Geek News Proper 14:46 – Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. gets green light from shareholders, but they reject David Zaslav’s pay package 15:32 – First impressions of the Mortal Kombat II movie are in 15:46 – Shigeru Miyamoto ”baffled” by negative Super Mario Galaxy Movie reviews 17:04 – Stephen Colbert teams up with Jon Stewart to auction off Late Show memorabilia 17:30 – Binge iPhone app will warn you about horror movie jump scares 18:49 – Cinema in England adapts screenings for people with dementia (Zoner Ewan) Reviews and Recommendayshes 20:51 – The Long Walk (Pol) 21:50 – This is a Gardening Show (all of us) 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

    26 min
  8. Shhhhhhhhh, tomato potato

    Apr 23

    Shhhhhhhhh, tomato potato

    Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about smartphone shortcomings and brilliant solutions, tax writeoffs and money being the root of all stupid, originals vs memberberries, and have a passionate discussion about Apple. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:27 – DualShot Recorder Coming Soon 10:29 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28) 15:55 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (in theatres May the 4̶t̶h̶ 22nd) 19:35 – Practical Magic 2 (in theatres September 11) (Zoner Mary) 20:59 – Street Fighter (in theatres October 16) 22:18 – Spaceballs: T̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶e̶a̶r̶c̶h̶ ̶F̶o̶r̶ ̶M̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶M̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ The New One (Amazon MGM movie, in theatres April 23, 2027) related: Rick Moranis (and more) reveal 27:21 – Focker-In-Law (in theatres November 25) 28:15 – Super Troopers 3 (in theatres August 7) 30:42 – Ladies First (Netflix film, May 22) 31:41 – The Transporter, but make it organ donation: Runner (Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, in theatres September 11) (Zoner Mary) 33:41 – The Dog Stars (in theatres August 28) 35:30 – Insidious: Out of the Further (in theatres August 21) 38:35 – Evil Dead Burn (in theatres July 10) 42:03 – Hershey (in theatres November 26) (Zoner Mary) 46:01 – The Brink of War (in theatres August 14) 50:31 – Neglected (in theatres May 8) (Zoner Mary) 53:00 – The Magic Faraway Tree (August 21) (Zoner Mary) 54:39 – Star Trek: New movie confirmed at CinemaCon, they cancelled Starfleet Academy last month and are selling off the sets and props, but separately, they’re making THREE copies of a $165,000 USD TOS communicator wristwatch Geek News Proper 57:56 – Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down 1:05:05 – The Onion says it has a deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars, plans to relaunch right-wing site as parody of itself 1:07:17 – Pedro Pascal in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand Pedro Piscal (Zoner Ewan) related: The Galaxy’s Edge Han Solo proves you really can’t replace Harrison Ford related: Oscar Isaac says ‘’Somehow, Palpatine returned’’ came from reshoots Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:15:17 – NINE INCH NOIZE (Bud) 1:17:59 – Anaconda (Kirsten) 1:18:19 – Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (Kirsten) 1:19:35 – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie (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

    1h 27m

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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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