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The Geek-out Podcast

The Geek-out Podcast

Written by: The Zone @ 91-3
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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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  • 376: I wonder if The Batman Part II will make any impact on me whatsoever.

    376: I wonder if The Batman Part II will make any impact on me whatsoever.
    May 29 2026

    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)

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 375: Cushy jobs, old ghosts, and summer blockbusters

    375: Cushy jobs, old ghosts, and summer blockbusters
    May 14 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 374: The A(sian)-Team

    374: The A(sian)-Team
    May 7 2026

    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
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    1 hr and 11 mins
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