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

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

The Geek-out Podcast

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

Zoners Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and sometimes Art &amp; Bryan (RIP) geek out about tech, movies, TV, comics, and more! New episodes every Thursday.

Horse d*** popcorn

Kirsten & Pol do a podcast and talk about the movie that's got women horny for splinters and the death of Pussy. PLUS stay tuned for a very special guest (BRYAN!) gives us his full Encyclopedia Bry-tannica break down of Spider-Man: Band New Day.



Coming Soon

05:19 – Wicker

05:39 – Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Geek News Proper

10:18 – Vincent Pastore dies

Reviews and Recommendayshes

12:07 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day 

Extro!

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Kirsten &amp; Pol do a podcast and talk about the movie that's got women horny for splinters and the death of Pussy. PLUS stay tuned for a very special guest (BRYAN!) gives us his full Encyclopedia Bry-tannica break down of Spider-Man: Band New Day.
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Coming Soon
05:19 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP0BWBWn14I">Wicker</a>
05:39 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5ncqc94444">Attack of the Killer Tomatoes</a>
Geek News Proper
10:18 &ndash; <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/this-beloved-actor-died-weeks-after-a-milestone-birthday-leaving-his-former-co-stars-heartbroken/">Vincent Pastore dies</a>
Reviews and Recommendayshes
12:07 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TZMtslA3UY">Spider-Man: Brand New Day&nbsp;</a>
Extro!
<hr>
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People are Taking up Weaving

Kirsten, Pol, & Bud speed round San Diego Comic Con, a buncha new trailers, talk movie economics, and review and recommendaysh musical hell.



Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

01:09 – six-fingered hand model

Coming Soon

05:07 – Lanterns (DC series, HBO Max, August 16)

05:39 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28)

05:54 – The End of Oak Street (final trailer, in theatres August 14)

07:46 – Clayface (DC villain movie, in theatres October 23)

09:03 – Avatar: Seven Havens (animated series no one will see, Paramount+, October 9)

09:24 – Ebenezer (Johnny Depp, in theatres November 13)

11:59 – Jumanji: Open World (in theatres December 25)

15:33 – Snoop Dogg’s life is being made into a movie, due in theatres next summer

17:30 – Disney+ to stream Julie Andrews documentary (2027)

18:50 – YouTube Premium is adding Peacock

SDCC News Proper

20:55 – Neuromancer (William Gibson novel adaptation, Apple TV series, January 22, 2027)

22:26 – Blade Runner 2099 (Hunter Schafer, Michelle Yeoh, Prime Video series, November 25)

23:11 – Transformers: The Movie (40th anniversary rerelease, in theatres September 17, AND EXPERIENCE A NEW CHAPTER)

27:03 – Rings Rings Rings: The Rings of Rings (S3 teaser, Prime Video series, November 11, Simon Pegg is the Balrog) (Zoner Ewan)

28:49 – Carrie (Prime Video series, October 7)

31:08 – Resident Evil (Zach Cregger take, in theatres September 18)

33:53 – Zach Cregger’s Aunt Gladys prequel movie is being written

34:57 – Yaga (8-episode miniseries, filmed in Victoria, Crave, sometime in October)

36:04 – The Matchbox Movie (Apple TV film, October 9)

39:36 – Ryan Gosling is Ghost Rider

43:22 – David Jonsson is Black Panther (III, T’Challa II, T’Challa and Nakia’s son)

47:55 – Ryan Reynolds as Canadian Tuxedo Deadpool at SDCC

Geek News Proper

50:21 – Sean Astin was paid so little for The Lord of The Rings that he had to sell his house

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

53:38 – Disney has met REPORRRRRRTEDLYYY with Macaulay Culkin about new Home Alone movie (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

55:01 – Hadestown (Bud)

57:34 – Scary Movie 2026 (Kirsten)

59:24 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Kirsten)

1:01:38 – The Odyssey (again), and Emily Wilson (Pol)

Extro!

1:10:43 – Goodbye

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Kirsten, Pol, &amp; Bud speed round San Diego Comic Con, a buncha new trailers, talk movie economics, and review and recommendaysh musical hell.
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-geek-out-podcast/id1444132827?uo=10"></a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3mLTFv4v3lguQsDqlTkxEc"></a>
Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
01:09 &ndash; <a href="https://www.TheZone.fm/2026/07/29/geekout-six-fingered-hand-model/">six-fingered hand model</a>
Coming Soon
05:07 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UIBOsuUwc4">Lanterns</a> (DC series, HBO Max, August 16)
05:39 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMsiD1Nky5I">Coyote vs. ACME</a> (in theatres August 28)
05:54 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4tgctWuHc0">The End of Oak Street</a> (final trailer, in theatres August 14)
07:46 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGO4Mqvo3jI">Clayface</a> (DC villain movie, in theatres October 23)
09:03 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvksPficuOU">Avatar: Seven Havens</a> (animated series no one will see, Paramount+, October 9)
09:24 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7lyvgnDuDE">Ebenezer</a> (Johnny Depp, in theatres November 13)
11:59 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhApeaHMvfs">Jumanji: Open World</a> (in theatres December 25)
15:33 &ndash; <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/snoop-dogg-biopic-9.7279385">Snoop Dogg&rsquo;s life is being made into a movie, due in theatres next summer</a>
17:30 &ndash; <a href="https://deadline.com/2026/07/julie-andrews-documentary-disney-1237000388/">Disney+ to stream Julie Andrews documentary</a> (2027)
18:50 &ndash; <a href="https://mashable.com/entertainment/peacock-youtube-premium-bundle-deal">YouTube Premium is adding Peacock</a>
SDCC News Proper
20:55 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79GPZSQHBk">Neuromancer</a> (William Gibson novel adaptation, Apple TV series, January 22, 2027)
22:26 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dr8I_RyRCg">Blade Runner 2099</a> (Hunter Schafer, Michelle Yeoh, Prime Video series, November 25)
23:11 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtgnqWLYqHo">Transformers: The Movie</a> (40th anniversary rerelease, in theatres September 17, AND EXPERIENCE A NEW CHAPTER)
27:03 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmS7WuI9u40">Rings Rings Rings: The Rings of Rings</a> (S3 teaser, Prime Video series, November 11, <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-season-3-trailer-1236625486/">Simon Pegg is the Balrog</a>) (Zoner Ewan)
28:49 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJTf5CIAcjc">Carrie</a> (Prime Video series, October 7)
31:08 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNd1gb19A-c">Resident Evil</a> (Zach Cregger take, in theatres September 18)
33:53 &ndash; <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/its-being-written-is-the-short-answer-zach-cregger-gives-an-update-on-the-aunt-gladys-prequel-comic-con-2026">Zach Cregger&rsquo;s Aunt Gladys prequel movie is being written</a>
34:57 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PPodH3i_7k">Yaga</a> (8-episode miniseries, filmed in Victoria, Crave, sometime in October)
36:04 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfqITrMDcI">The Matchbox Movie</a> (Apple TV film, October 9)
39:36 &ndash; <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ryan-gosling-ghost-rider-marvel-movie-1236821206/">Ryan Gosling is Ghost Rider</a>
43:22 &ndash; <a href="https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/english/news/2026/Jul/26/marvel-crowns-a-new-black-panther-david-jonsson-to-inherit-wakandas-mantle-in-ryan-cooglers-next-film">David Jonsson is Black Panther</a> (III, T&rsquo;Challa II, T&rsquo;Challa and Nakia&rsquo;s son)
47:55 &ndash; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbPjVHPAaU_/">Ryan Reynolds as Canadian Tuxedo Deadpool at SDCC</a>
Geek News Proper
50:21 &ndash; <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/sean-astin-was-paid-so-little-for-the-lord-of-the-rings-that-he-had-to-sell-his-house-3959509">Sean Astin was paid so little for The Lord of The Rings that he had to sell his house</a>
RUMOURS and HEARSEY
53:38 &ndash; <a href="https://consequence.net/2026/07/macaulay-culkin-new-home-alone-movie/">Disney has met REPORRRRRRTEDLYYY with Macaulay Culkin about new Home Alone movie</a> (source: Consequence)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
55:01 &ndash; Hadestown (Bud)
57:34 &ndash; Scary Movie 2026 (Kirsten)
59:24 &ndash; Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Kirsten)
1:01:38 &ndash; The Odyssey (again), and <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-slams-christopher-nolan-bad-writing-1236821915/">Emily Wilson</a> (Pol)
Extro!
1:10:43 &ndash; Goodbye
<hr>
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So, maybe 70 Jumanji movies . . .

Together in the same room, Pol & Bud geek out about property dilution, how the Japanese do it, why no Canadians are allowed at the Emmys, and Christopher Nolan supremacy.



Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:09 – Google Debug

Coming Soon

11:14 – The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (officially in production, in theaters December 17, 2027)

13:56 – Dune: Part Three (in theatres December 18)

16:58 – Godzilla Minus Zero (in theatres November 6)

20:04 – Digger (in theatres October 2)

23:10 – The Whisper Man (Netflix horror film, August 28)

26:47 – I Play Rocky (in theatres November 6)

30:49 – Mayday (Apple TV film, September 4)

33:22 – Poster for Spaceballs: The New One (in theatres April 23, 2027)

34:19 – A Free Willy spin-off film is in the works from the Russo Brothers

Emmy News Proper

37:27 – Widow’s Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year

related: Connor Storrie’s SNL Emmy nod delights Heated Rivalry fans

related: No Canadians at the Emmys, please

related: full list of Emmy nominees

related: Content creators vs. Emmys: Dropout shut out again, Subway Takes lands first nomination 

Odyssey News Proper

41:34 – The Odyssey sails into rave reviews and online backlash

related: Christopher Nolan says Odyssey Backlash over casting and more is ‘irrelevant’ and he’s learned not to worry: ‘Remember, I spent 10 years dealing with Batman’

related: Christopher Nolan fans will stop at nothing to see The Odyssey in Imax 70mm

Geek News Proper

47:47 – Sam Neill dies age 78 (Zoner Ewan)

49:57 – Live-action Moana review: Disney transforms a cinematic masterpiece to kids’ stuff

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

53:01 – Adam Driver is RUUUMOOOUUURRREDDD to be joining the MCU as Magneto (”…and Marvel fans are into it”) (source: Yahoo!)

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)!

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Together in the same room, Pol &amp; Bud geek out about property dilution, how the Japanese do it, why no Canadians are allowed at the Emmys, and Christopher Nolan supremacy.
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-geek-out-podcast/id1444132827?uo=10"></a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3mLTFv4v3lguQsDqlTkxEc"></a>
Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
05:09 &ndash; <a href="https://www.TheZone.fm/2026/07/15/geekout-debug-mosquitos/">Google Debug</a>
Coming Soon
11:14 &ndash; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/1045126957975586">The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum</a> (officially in production, in theaters December 17, 2027)
13:56 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdvqHc56lE0">Dune: Part Three</a> (in theatres December 18)
16:58 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmy-Z3dHMd8">Godzilla Minus Zero</a> (in theatres November 6)
20:04 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORTe1wW3Wg">Digger</a> (in theatres October 2)
23:10 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHRR-1CKYIQ">The Whisper Man</a> (Netflix horror film, August 28)
26:47 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_g_Ut0jO-0">I Play Rocky</a> (in theatres November 6)
30:49 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTluSBJDAhQ">Mayday</a> (Apple TV film, September 4)
33:22 &ndash; <a href="https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2076661281109508602">Poster for Spaceballs: The New One</a> (in theatres April 23, 2027)
34:19 &ndash; <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/a-free-willy-spin-off-is-in-the-works-3956263">A Free Willy spin-off film is in the works from the Russo Brothers</a>
Emmy News Proper
37:27 &ndash; <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2210827/apple-tv-widows-bay-has-the-most-emmy-noms-of-any-new-show-this-year/">Widow&rsquo;s Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year</a>
related: <a href="https://mashable.com/life/connor-storrie-emmy-nomination-snl-fan-reactions">Connor Storrie&rsquo;s SNL Emmy nod delights Heated Rivalry fans</a>
related: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/heated-rivalry-emmy-awards-eligibility-9.7038091">No Canadians at the Emmys, please</a>
related: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/78th-emmy-awards-nominations-full-list-2026-2000782915">full list of Emmy nominees</a>
related: <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/dropout-shut-out-emmy-nominations-subway-takes-first-nom-1236802980/">Content creators vs. Emmys: Dropout shut out again, Subway Takes lands first nomination </a>
Odyssey News Proper
41:34 &ndash; <a href="https://mashable.com/life/christopher-nolan-odyssey-first-reactions-imax">The Odyssey sails into rave reviews and online backlash</a>
related: <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/christopher-nolan-odyssey-backlash-elon-musk-irrelevant-1236806375/">Christopher Nolan says Odyssey Backlash over casting and more is &lsquo;irrelevant&rsquo; and he&rsquo;s learned not to worry: &lsquo;Remember, I spent 10 years dealing with Batman&rsquo;</a>
related: <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-odyssey-fans-frenzy-imax-70mm-tickets-1236809522/">Christopher Nolan fans will stop at nothing to see The Odyssey in Imax 70mm</a>
Geek News Proper
47:47 &ndash; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crl1gk55rzet">Sam Neill dies age 78</a> (Zoner Ewan)
49:57 &ndash; <a href="https://mashable.com/entertainment/moana-live-action-2026-review">Live-action Moana review: Disney transforms a cinematic masterpiece to kids&rsquo; stuff</a>
RUMOURS and HEARSEY
53:01 &ndash; <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/adam-driver-rumored-joining-mcu-101345128.html">Adam Driver is RUUUMOOOUUURRREDDD to be joining the MCU as Magneto</a> (&rdquo;&hellip;and Marvel fans are into it&rdquo;) (source: Yahoo!)
<hr>
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Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail <a href="mailto:geekout@TheZone.fm">geekout@TheZone.fm</a>
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