Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about unnecessary AI slop, the return of Ahsoka, the return of Vision, the return of the X-Men, the return of Backrooms, and the possible return of Captain Jack Sparrow?



Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

01:48 – Twitch forcing Amazon gen AI training on all its users

Coming Soon

04:48 – Avengers: Doomsday | Special Look (Zoner Mary)

10:16 – D23: Ahsoka (Star Wars series, S2, 8 eps, Disney+, January 20) (Zoner Mary)

We interrupt this geek-out for general medicine chat! 💊

17:48 – D23: VisionQuest (Disney+, October 14) (Zoner Ewan, Zoner Mary)

19:27 – D23: X-Men cast revealed (Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as White Queen, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, in theatres May 5, 2028) (Zoner Mary)

29:19 – The Musical (in theatres September 18)

30:26 – Backrooms – Everything Must Go (out now on YouTube)

31:33 – Star Wars: Starfighter was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders (in theatres May 28, 2027; that info from Zoner Mary)

NOT Coming Soon

38:08 – Moana with Lin-Manuel Miranda (wait, there’s a Moana 3?)

Geek News Proper

40:32 – Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

43:39 – David Ellison taking his ball and going home, tells top execs Paramount will leave California if AG refuses to negotiate settling an antitrust suit on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal

45:35 – Anne Hathaway calls for movies with dog deaths to be rated R

46:29 – Johnny Depp in talks to return to Pirates of the Caribbean franchise

48:45 – Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as distracted drivers access music (Zoner Ewan)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

55:05 – The Invite (Kirsten)

1:01:11 – Big Walk (Bud)

1:04:22 – The End of Oak Street (Pol & Kirsten)

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Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about unnecessary AI slop, the return of Ahsoka, the return of Vision, the return of the X-Men, the return of Backrooms, and the possible return of Captain Jack Sparrow?
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Bud&rsquo;s Weekly Geek-out
01:48 &ndash; <a href="https://www.TheZone.fm/2026/08/19/geekout-twitch-ai-slop/">Twitch forcing Amazon gen AI training on all its users</a>
Coming Soon
04:48 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1aFkAkFASk">Avengers: Doomsday | Special Look</a> (Zoner Mary)
10:16 &ndash; D23: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdar7gTQnog">Ahsoka</a> (Star Wars series, S2, 8 eps, Disney+, January 20) (Zoner Mary)
We interrupt this geek-out for general medicine chat! 💊
17:48 &ndash; D23: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVTAUKyrL8">VisionQuest</a> (Disney+, October 14) (Zoner Ewan, Zoner Mary)
19:27 &ndash; D23: <a href="https://www.polygon.com/x-men-movie-news-cast-announced-d23-marvel/">X-Men cast revealed</a> (Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as White Queen, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, in theatres May 5, 2028) (Zoner Mary)
29:19 &ndash; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaDzxM68BYc">The Musical</a> (in theatres September 18)
30:26 &ndash; <a href="https://youtu.be/ewZx0bnBb30">Backrooms &ndash; Everything Must Go</a> (out now on YouTube)
31:33 &ndash; <a href="https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-starfighter-was-inspired-by-a-francis-ford-coppola-classic-2000799631">Star Wars: Starfighter was inspired by Francis Ford Coppola&rsquo;s The Outsiders</a> (in theatres May 28, 2027; that info from Zoner Mary)
NOT Coming Soon
38:08 &ndash; <a href="https://consequence.net/2026/08/lin-manuel-miranda-not-returning-for-moana-3/">Moana with Lin-Manuel Miranda</a> (wait, there&rsquo;s a Moana 3?)
Geek News Proper
40:32 &ndash; <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/actress-hayden-panettiere-dies-36/19690038/">Hayden Panettiere dies at 36</a>
43:39 &ndash; <a href="https://deadline.com/2026/08/david-ellison-exit-california-wbd-merger-suit-1237031004/">David Ellison taking his ball and going home, tells top execs Paramount will leave California if AG refuses to negotiate settling an antitrust suit on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal</a>
45:35 &ndash; <a href="https://consequence.net/2026/08/anne-hathaway-on-dog-deaths-in-film/">Anne Hathaway calls for movies with dog deaths to be rated R</a>
46:29 &ndash; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/17/johnny-depp-in-talks-pirates-of-the-caribbean-return">Johnny Depp in talks to return to Pirates of the Caribbean franchise</a>
48:45 &ndash; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/top-album-releases-linked-to-rise-in-fatal-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-access-music">Top album releases linked to rise in fatal crashes as distracted drivers access music</a> (Zoner Ewan)
Reviews and Recommendayshes
55:05 &ndash; The Invite (Kirsten)
1:01:11 &ndash; Big Walk (Bud)
1:04:22 &ndash; The End of Oak Street (Pol &amp; 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.