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  • 370: What if...Steamboat Willie, but guns?

    370: What if...Steamboat Willie, but guns?
    Apr 9 2026

    Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and a special ghost chat robots, the Hulkster, The Studio, and then review and recommendaysh all the things!

    Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

    02:23 – Esquimalt Atom Smashers

    Coming Soon

    11:53 – Daredevil: Born Again (it’s-out-now-please-watch-it trailer, still atrocious fork CG)

    13:49 – Hulk Hogan: Real American (Netflix documentary, April 22)

    17:06 – CBS sets Late Show replacement: Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen (11:35p slot, May 22)

    29:55 – Caravan Palace – Good Mouse (Mouse: P.I. for Hire, April 16 on Steam, Xbox, PS5, and Switch 2)

    31:39 – Madonna to play herself in The Studio S2 (in production)

    33:15 – Zach Shields set to pen Weapons prequel screenplay alongside Zach Cregger

    36:01 – Steven Spielberg liked Weapons so much he no longer wants to make a horror movie

    37:58 – Project Hail Mary IS coming to Victoria’s IMAX (soon!)

    Reviews and Recommendayshes

    42:12 – Project Hail Mary (Art)

    53:12 – Daredevil: Born Again (Art)

    58:08 – Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Pol)

    1:05:50 – Maul: Shadow Lord (Kirsten)

    1:06:43 – The Sopranos S2 (Kirsten)

    Bud’s Weekly Geek-out followup

    1:10:02 – Atom Smashers episode feedback

    Reviews and Recommendayshes AGAIN

    1:11:22 – Your Friends & Neighbo(u)rs S2 (Art)

    1:15:04 – some final thoughts on Independence Day (1996)

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    1 h y 22 m
  • 369: This lazy junk will probably make a million dollars

    369: This lazy junk will probably make a million dollars
    Apr 2 2026
    Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about password managers, musicals, rehashing of IP ad infinitum, spoopy liminal spaces, Nintendo, and Project Hail Mary. Please note: the alternate title of this podcast, volunteered by Pol before we began, was ”Bud is a big butt and his butt smells.” Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:53 – LastPass class action Coming Soon 09:33 – from last week: The Incredibles 3 (title treatment, June 16, 2028) 16:50 – Supergirl (in theatres June 26) 18:57 – Masters of The Universe (in theatres June 5) 25:03 – Cape Fear (Apple TV 10-ep series, June 5) 26:55 – Backrooms (A24 film, Chiwetel Ejiofor, in theatres May 29, playlist of Kane Parsons’ Backrooms videos) 33:32 – Stop! That! Train! (in theatres June 12) 35:19 – The End of Oak Street (in theatres August 14) 36:34 – Forgotten Island (Dreamworks/Universal animated film, in theatres, September 25) 37:58 – NSFW: They Will Kill You (just released, March 27) related: Project Hail Mary makes $54.5 million USD in second weekend ($164.3M USD domestically), Hoppers makes $12.2M, They Will Kill You flops with $5 Million 40:47 – NSFW: The Furious (in theatres May 29) 41:52 – Apex (Netflix film, Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, April 24) (Zoner Ewan) 46:05 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (S2, BTS/date announce, Netflix series, June 25) 46:23 – Deep Water (Sir Ben Kingsley, Aaron Eckhart, in theatres May 1, ”aaaaaaaaaa”) 48:29 – Himesh Patel (Yesterday) joins Danielle Deadwyler in Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot on Hulu 49:13 – Nintendo confirms Star Fox hero Fox McCloud Is in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Not Coming Soon, but . . . Eventually 55:11 – The Academy Awards will move from the Dolby ‘Theater’ to Peacock ‘Theater’ (joining the Emmy Awards) when they switch to YouTube in 2029 (10-year contract) Geek News Proper 58:55 – from last week: Lion King Chant composer files $27m lawsuit against comedian over song’s alleged misinterpretation (OG clip, initial reaction, second statement) 1:01:11 – Marvel says the real world parallels in Daredevil: Born Again are coincidental related: Marvel just put Daredevil: Born Again S2 in a very weird place in the MCU timeline related: the complete MCU timeline on Disney+ RUMOURS and HEARSEY 1:04:32 – It looks like we’re finally getting an Ocarina of Time remake (source: NateTheHate) Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:08:26 – Paradise S2 (Bud) 1:10:50 – Pol Hail Mary Extro! _____ – A radio guy, The Kid Mero, on The Daily Show 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
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  • 368: Pol's back? PODCAST REPAIRED!

    368: Pol's back? PODCAST REPAIRED!
    Mar 27 2026

    Returning to form, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about The Lord of The Rings, Project Hail Mary, and The Rock’s wig.

    Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

    08:13 – your ai slop bores me

    Coming Soon

    13:27 – Moana (live-action remake, in theatres July 10) (Zoner Mary)

    18:30 – Maul – Shadow Lord (10-ep Star Wars series, two per week, ending May the 4th, Disney+, April 6)

    21:03 – The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (article)

    27:24 – What’s after The Hunt for Gollum in 2027? A new movie written by Stephen Colbert and his son (article)

    37:01 – Wonder Man renewed for season 2 at Disney+

    34:40 – Jon Bernthal’s Punisher TV special titled ‘One Last Kill” and sets May release date, one week after Daredevil: Born Again season 2 finale

    41:18: Pol & Kirsten talk about the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer from last week

    46:08 – Heated Rivalry announces vinyl & CD soundtrack + score (presale March 26, release date July 10)

    Geek News Proper

    50:45 – Chuck Norris somehow dies at 86 (clip: AIDS, ERB vs Abe Lincoln)

    54:28 – Nicholas Brendon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, dies at 54

    57:09 – Are Princess Peach and Rosalina related? The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will tell us

    Reviews and Recommendayshes

    59:33 – Project Hail Mary

    1:06:20 – Project Hail Mary SPOILERS START

    1:06:55 – Project Hail Mary SPOILERS END

    Other stuff that ALMOST didn’t make the pod

    1:11:08 – Late-breaking trailer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (HBO Max series, Christmas)

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  • 367: So-lo Bud! So-lo Bud! Pods whatever one Budlet does!

    367: So-lo Bud! So-lo Bud! Pods whatever one Budlet does!
    Mar 19 2026
    In our first ever solo pod (saving you from a week of nothing followed by a four-hour pod stuffed with two weeks’ worth of content), Bud (very quickly) covers the new Spider-Man trailer, cautiously freaks out about Firefly, and reviews Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime (it’s a game). Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:49 – Meta dropping IG E2EE Coming Soon 03:12 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day (in theatres July 31) (Zoner Ewan and Zoner Mary) related: Zendaya on Tom Holland A.I. Wedding Pics, Robert Pattinson Lying & Seeing the New Spider-Man 05:18 – Dune: Part Three (in theatres December 18, just like Avengers: Doomsday) (Zoner Mary) related: Timothee Chalamet’s ”ballet and opera” comments, and Steven Spielberg’s response, Oscar roasting 06:30 – Daredevil: Born Again (Marvel series, S2, 8-ep, Disney+, March 24) 07:10 – Disclosure Day (in theatres June 12) 08:23 – Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video movie, May 20) 10:49 – Big Mistakes (Netflix film, Dan Levy, April 9) 11:20 – Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (in theatres March 19, 2027) 11:59 – Firefly returning as an animated series, hopefully (this is the post they want boosted) (Zoner Rob) 13:20 – Kate Winslet is joining The Hunt for Gollum (along with Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, and Elijah Wood) 13:51 – White Lotus S4 casts Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Charlie Hall, Jarrad Paul 14:32 – Two more missing episodes of Doctor Who have finally been found (BBC’s iPlayer, next month) NOT Coming Soon 15:09 – Planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot cancelled, says Sarah Michelle Gellar (SMG’s post) (Zoner Darren across the wall) Geek News Proper 15:40 – Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT makes history as first major studio film looped by an all-disability group (great BTS video) Reviews and Recommendayshes 17:20 – Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime 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
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  • 366: ''Yoo shock me wis your p***s''

    366: ''Yoo shock me wis your p***s''
    Mar 12 2026
    Kirsten and Bud geek out about Lanterns, Lorne Michaels, lamentations of the women, and limits on Zoom rooms. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:25 – smart glasses detector Coming Soon 08:51 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (final trailer, in theatres April 1) related: Donald Glover is the voice of Yoshi 11:41 – Lanterns (8-ep series, co-creator: Damon Lindelof, Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, article, HBO Max, August) 14:29 – The Boys (final S5, Prime Video, April 8) 15:41 – In The Grey (dir: Guy Ritchie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Eiza González, in theatres May 15) 16:27 – Man On Fire (remake of 2004 Denzel movie, seven-episode series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Netflix, April 30) 18:17 – Lorne (in theatres April 17) 19:20 – Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s making a new Conan movie with M:I director Christopher McQuarrie 21:45 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S2 cast update 22:46 – Firefly somethingorother. Gina/Zoë, Morena/Inara, Sean/Simon, Summer/River, Jewel/Kaylee, and Adam/Jayne summoned, announcement March 15. Geek News Proper 26:00 – Elijah Wood says no one else will play Frodo while he’s ”alive and able” 28:35 – Project Hail Mary 95% practical, contains not a single greenscreen shot in the entire movie, director says 33:10 – Quentin Tarantino hits back at Rosanna Arquette for n-word criticism Tech Times w/ Kirsten 33:55 – The Start 38:00 – The End RUMOURS and HEARSEY 38:40 – The Bear ending with season 5, accoRRRdiiing to Jamie Lee Curtis (source: red carpet chat w/ Access Hollywood) Reviews and Recommendayshes 39:21 – War Machine (Bud) related: War Machines? 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
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    46 m
  • 365: dusty musty goopy scoopy TRUCKS!

    365: dusty musty goopy scoopy TRUCKS!
    Mar 5 2026
    Pol, Kirsten, and Bud do NOT talk about trucks. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 07:58 – BMW screw / screw BMW & moisture farming IRL Coming Soon 12:49 – Toy Story 5 (in theatres June 19) 18:11 – Mortal Kombat II (in theatres May 8 ) 22:35 – Scary Movie (not the movie from 2000, June 5, 2026) 25:09 – Tommy (IMAX remaster, Tuesday & Wednesday, March 17 & 18) 27:24 – Doctor Who The TV Movie (1996 original, pilot for a failed American series, restored to 4K UHD, coming to Blu-ray soon) 29:12 – Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves (2027) 32:06 – Lee Cronin’s The Mummy(not Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss, Blumhouse, in theatres April 17) 36:33 – Is God Is (in theatres May 15) 38:15 – Paradise (Hulu show, S2, Disney+, out now, plus Bud’s micro-review of the first few eps so far) 38:57 – Normal (in theatres April 17) 40:40 – Backrooms (A24 film, in theatres May 29) 41:44 – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC series, pilot last month, E02 February 23 at 8p on NBC, Peacock the next day, Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Moynihan) 44:18 – Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot has found its star (Danielle Deadwyler) 46:00 – God of War Amazon series first look, casting so far, Jaffe yelling (in production in Vancouver) 50:12 – Project Hail Mary: theatre tour + LEGO 11389 (March 1, $130 CAD) + early reviews + US/Alamo-only popcorn bucket, dangit! 54:36 – Game of Thrones movie in the works at Warner Bros. (dependent on Paramount sale) Geek News Proper 1:00:15 – Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy, Euphoria) dies at 53 from ALS (final message to his daughters) 1:01:11 – Phil Spencer leaving Xbox (also Sarah Bond, Core AI lead Asha Sharma to take over, cofounder/designer opinion) 1:03:34 – Netflix vs Paramount for Warner Bros: Netflix out, Paramount ”wins”, breakup fee, HBO Max and Paramount+ to merge 1:12:47 – Jim Carrey did attend César Awards, was not Alexis Stone Reviews and Recommendayshes 1:19:21 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Pol & Kirsten) 1:24:34 – Marty Supreme (Kirsten) 1:32:05 – first few episodes of The Sopranos (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
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    1 h y 41 m
  • 364: I'm Kirsten James, and that's my Wirt's Leg

    364: I'm Kirsten James, and that's my Wirt's Leg
    Feb 19 2026
    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
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    1 h y 27 m
  • 363: Scoop THIS!

    363: Scoop THIS!
    Jan 30 2026

    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)

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    1 h y 3 m