Pol and Kirsten get in to booger talk? Bud leaves. Click the timestamps to skip it yourself. Then, regular wonderful geek stuff. But yuck. Booger talk give Bud the jibblies. 😬



Booger Preamble

04:45 – skip here (to Kleenex™ talk?) to avoid the jibblies

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:33 – gaming industry gaffes

Coming Soon

17:09 – Akira (4K theatrical rerelease, September 4)

20:36 – Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (Paramount+ animated film, not coming to theatres, July 25)

22:14 – Takashi Yamazaki (director, Godzilla Minus One/Zero) is working on a mystery movie with Ridley Scott

23:47 – Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse still planed for simultaneous IMAX aspect ratio release, still not delayed (Zoner Ewan)

27:46 – Backrooms is returning to cinemas with an extended cut

32:34 – Zach Cregger is making Siren Head horror film based on viral meme (YT compilation / Hello, 2013’s Boys of Silence?)

38:00 – Fake AI ‘person’ Tilly Norwood gets starring role for movie (Zoner Ewan)

Geek News Proper

43:39 – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic pulled out of an AI commercial despite being offered a ‘nice pile of money’

46:07 – The first reactions to The Odyssey are here 

51:06 – Hasbro and Scooby Doo team up for one of the goofiest Transformers yet

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Booger Preamble
04:45 &ndash; skip here (to Kleenex&trade; talk?) to avoid the jibblies
Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
05:33 &ndash; <a href="https://www.TheZone.fm/2026/07/08/geekout-gaming-industry-gaffes/">gaming industry gaffes</a>
Coming Soon
17:09 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNnq5Tg-DEo">Akira</a> (4K theatrical rerelease, September 4)
20:36 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b20GRFZBFE">Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender</a> (Paramount+ animated film, not coming to theatres, July 25)
22:14 &ndash; <a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-director-of-godzilla-minus-one-is-working-on-a-mystery-movie-with-ridley-scott-2000782501">Takashi Yamazaki (director, Godzilla Minus One/Zero) is working on a mystery movie with Ridley Scott</a>
23:47 &ndash; <a href="https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2158510-spider-man-beyond-the-spider-verse-gets-exciting-update-from-lord-miller">Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse still planed for simultaneous IMAX aspect ratio release, still not delayed</a> (Zoner Ewan)
27:46 &ndash; <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/backrooms-is-returning-to-cinemas-with-an-extended-cut-3954312">Backrooms is returning to cinemas with an extended cut</a>
32:34 &ndash; <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/film/weapons-director-zach-cregger-is-making-siren-head-horror-film-based-on-viral-meme-3954567">Zach Cregger is making Siren Head horror film based on viral meme</a> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhI_KTmeHyE">YT compilation</a> / Hello, 2013&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLm7ZAJUe5o">Boys of Silence</a>?)
38:00 &ndash; <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/global/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-movie-debut-misaligned-1236802325/">Fake AI &lsquo;person&rsquo; Tilly Norwood gets starring role for movie</a> (Zoner Ewan)
Geek News Proper
43:39 &ndash; <a href="https://variety.com/2026/music/news/weird-al-yankovic-rejected-ai-commercial-money-offer-1236800794/">&lsquo;Weird Al&rsquo; Yankovic pulled out of an AI commercial despite being offered a &lsquo;nice pile of money&rsquo;</a>
46:07 &ndash; <a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-first-reactions-to-the-odyssey-are-here-2000781855">The first reactions to The Odyssey are here </a>
51:06 &ndash; <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2209980/hasbro-and-scooby-doo-team-up-for-one-of-the-goofiest-transformers-yet/">Hasbro and Scooby Doo team up for one of the goofiest Transformers yet</a>
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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.