Geek-out: Apple self-repair

Coming Soon: Strange Journey/Rocky Horror

Is This Thing On?

The Savant

Steve

Play Dirty

Lord and Miller and Archie

ROG Xbox Ally/Ally X

iPhone 17 event

Geek News Proper: Taylor + Travis

Tramell Tillman: Brand New Day

Frankenstein x2 (almost)

''Icy roads'' on Waze = ICE

KPop Demon Hunters

Gap - Better in Denim

Will Smith's AI crowds

True Nic-tective

In (almost) less than the time it took for one free Zoom meeting, Kirsten and Bud geek out about right to repair, if we need an Xbox handheld, diverse dancing, and exactly how you say “KPop.”



Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:28 – Apple joins Google w/ self-repair services in Canada

Coming Soon

05:52 – Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (in theateres October 3)

07:19 – Is This Thing On? (NYFF October 10, in theatres December 19)

08:01 – The Savant (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26)

08:51 – Steve (in theatres September 19, and on Netflix exactly two weeks later, October 3)

10:05 – Play Dirty (Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Alita Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Prime Video :face_with_rolling_eyes: film, October 1)

10:35 – Spider-Verse team takes on new Archie movie as the comic begins to vanish

14:43 – ROG Xbox Ally (and Ally X) handhelds launch October 16 (price speculation)

17:27 – Here’s when you can skip work for the iPhone 17 launch event (Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00a Pacific)

Geek News Proper

19:14 – Taylor + Travis, TLFEID

23:56 – Tramell Tillman joins Spider-Man: Brand New Day

25:21 – Guillermo del Toro unpacks ‘Frankenstein’: the 30-year journey to make it, getting a Netflix theatrical release and why he axed the plan for two movies (Zoner Mary)

26:03 – Apps like Waze are being used to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: ”Icy roads”

27:54 – KPop Demon Hunters is officially the most popular Netflix film ever (WITH STILL NO NUMBERS UGH, arbitrary top 10, 1,300 sold-out theatre screenings)

31:03 – Gap – Better in Denim (a possible answer to Sydney Sweeney’s ”good jeans” ad)

33:27 – Will Smith’s AI crowd ad

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

35:57 – Nicolas Cage in taaaAAAaaalks to star in True Detective season 5 (source: Consequence)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

36:39 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten)

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In (almost) less than the time it took for one free Zoom meeting, Kirsten and Bud geek out about right to repair, if we need an Xbox handheld, diverse dancing, and exactly how you say &ldquo;KPop.&rdquo;
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Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
02:28 &ndash; <a href="https://www.TheZone.fm/2025/08/27/geekout-right-to-repair-eh/">Apple joins Google w/ self-repair services in Canada</a>
Coming Soon
05:52 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElnKy244rNo">Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror</a> (in theateres October 3)
07:19 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5v3U79i6s">Is This Thing On?</a> (NYFF October 10, in theatres December 19)
08:01 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYQiGBupM8I">The Savant</a> (Apple TV+ miniseries, September 26)
08:51 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L8intrDcM0">Steve</a> (in theatres September 19, and on Netflix exactly two weeks later, October 3)
10:05 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6paP2-ry-QY">Play Dirty</a> (Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Alita Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Prime Video :face_with_rolling_eyes: film, October 1)
10:35 &ndash; <a href="https://www.polygon.com/spider-verse-team-takes-on-archie-as-the-comic-begins-to-vanish/">Spider-Verse team takes on new Archie movie as the comic begins to vanish</a>
14:43 &ndash; <a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/08/20/rog-xbox-ally-handheld-release-date-october-features/">ROG Xbox Ally (and Ally X) handhelds launch October 16</a> (<a href="https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/07/14/rog-xbox-ally-ally-x-pricing-leak-report/">price speculation</a>)
17:27 &ndash; <a href="https://gizmodo.com/heres-when-you-can-skip-work-for-the-iphone-17-launch-event-2000647461">Here&rsquo;s when you can skip work for the iPhone 17 launch event</a> (Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00a Pacific)
Geek News Proper
19:14 &ndash; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DN02niAXMM-/">Taylor + Travis, TLFEID</a>
23:56 &ndash; <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tramell-tillman-spider-man-brand-new-day-1236493296/">Tramell Tillman joins Spider-Man: Brand New Day</a>
25:21 &ndash; <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/guillermo-del-toro-frankenstein-budget-theatrical-release-two-movies-1236492637/">Guillermo del Toro unpacks &lsquo;Frankenstein&rsquo;: the 30-year journey to make it, getting a Netflix theatrical release and why he axed the plan for two movies</a> (Zoner Mary)
26:03 &ndash; <a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/08/26/apps-like-waze-are-being-used-to-covertly-warn-immigrants-about-ice-activity-icy-roads.html">Apps like Waze are being used to covertly warn immigrants about ICE activity: &rdquo;Icy roads&rdquo;</a>
27:54 &ndash; <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/kpop-demon-hunters-most-popular-netflix-film">KPop Demon Hunters is officially the most popular Netflix film ever</a> (WITH STILL NO NUMBERS UGH, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/most-popular">arbitrary top 10</a>, <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-kpop-demon-hunters-leads-box-office-over-weapons-1236497070/">1,300 sold-out theatre screenings</a>)
31:03 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzF26o0AuU">Gap &ndash; Better in Denim</a> (a possible answer to Sydney Sweeney&rsquo;s &rdquo;good jeans&rdquo; ad)
33:27 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-4De-zNTT4">Will Smith&rsquo;s AI crowd ad</a>
RUMOURS and HEARSEY
35:57 &ndash; <a href="https://consequence.net/2025/08/nicolas-cage-negotiations-to-star-true-detective-season-5/">Nicolas Cage in taaaAAAaaalks to star in True Detective season 5</a> (source: Consequence)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
36:39 &ndash; Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten)
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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.