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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