The Geek-out Podcast

What makes a film eligible for an Oscar? We dig in to that, the 100 best movies of all time, and no-your-child-didn’t-download-porn-on-your-account comeuppance for Kirsten. Preamble 01:21 – Kirsten vs Playstation 11:03 – The Bombadiloff Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:03 – Vine is long dead. Long live diVine? Coming Soon 23:04 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping...

Pol ‘n Bud geek out about AI, Nintendo live-action movies, Disney live-action movies, SpongeBob not-live-action movies, well-deserved recognition for Chadwich Boseman and Tom Cruise, and a cake R&R. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:25 – Data! in! spaaaaaace! Coming Soon 15:37 – Nintendo issues first official The Legend of Zelda movie photos showing Link and Zelda in costume 21:...

Kirsten & Bud are joined by on-vacation Pol, and they geek out about Mario, Michael, and Mr. Bean. Bud reviews PLUR1BUS (currently 100% Tomatometer), and Kirsten reviews . . . EVERYTHING ELSE. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:50 – robot vacuum security Coming Soon 15:50 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (in theatres April 3, 2026, Nintendo Direct w/ new cast announcements ) 17:47 &ndash...

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:05 – LinkedIn AI slopping Coming Soon 13:49 – Stranger Things 5  16:35 – Wildwood 20:08 – Scream 7 21:48 – Godzilla Minus One sequel to be titled Godzilla Minus Zero 25:03 – LEGO Iron Man Mark 3 collectors' edition 32:03 – The Mummy is returning with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz 35:08 – the next Murderbot novel...

Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art talk UV, NYCC, HBO, and TMNT. Also, Bud R&R’s the movie Pol thought NOBODY would see. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:17 – airborne allergies vs UV light Coming Soon 17:04 – Wonder Man (8-episode series, January 27) related: everything else Disney TV/animation from NYCC 25:57 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Ser Duncan the Tall, 100 years...

Kirsten, Pol, Bud, and special ghost Art get way off topic. A coupla times. But that’s why you love ’em, right? . . . right? Bud’s gone for a coupla pods after this. Enjoy the chaos! =) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 15:15 – cat sleep sides Coming Soon 20:24 – Wicked: For Good (in theatres November 21) 24:37 – Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theatres December 19, with The...

Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Kpop (pronounced “kuh-POP”) Demon Hunters, Jimmy Kimmel and dumb decisions, and Grogu’s…death? #Clickbait Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:59 – girl power: Kpop Demon Hunters / Barbie Inspiring Women Venus Williams Doll related: A new KPop Demon Hunters film is on the way (short, ”DEBUT: A Kpop Demon Hunters Story,” fi...

In which, we talk about siphoning gasoline, Nintendo farms it again with the release date of the Super Mario: Galaxy movie, and a break down of this year's Emmy's. 

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk movies made for theatre vs streaming, fly off on a tangent or two, and somehow find a way to talk about being old again. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:30 – The TRICORDER Programme Coming Soon 08:22 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (in theatres November 26, on Netflix December 12) 12:38 – John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video documentary, October 1...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk AI, zombies, SNL shakeups, and how difficult it is to clap for more than like a few seconds. Plus, Protein Chat with special ghost Art Aronson! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:00 – YouTube AI Shorts Coming Soon 11:36 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (in theatres January 16, 2026) 15:46 – Marvel Zombies (rated TV-MA, Marvel four-part animated miniseries,...

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 &...

Kirsten, Pol, & Bud geek out about Tiny Vinyl, the great Terence Stamp, Weapons (again), and the enigma that is Quentin Tarantino. p.s. – the dog lives Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:41 – Tiny Vinyl Coming Soon 13:17 – Fallout (S2, Prime Video, December 17) 15:22 – RED BAND Peacemaker (DC series, HBO Max, August 22) 17:11 – Wednesday (Netflix series, S2, part 2, S...

Guess who's not here for this podcast? That's right, Bud is away! Pol and Kirsten cobble together 45 minutes in their very busy lives to watch trailers, sexualize Heimlich, and talk about Taylor Swift.

After last week’s TWO HOUR POD!, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud breeze through a calm cuesheet of practical effects, Jeremy Renner’s triumphant return, and the long, long life of Jesus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:51 – Atari 2600 My Play Watch Coming Soon 08:18 – Frankenstein (Netflix film, November something, sorry the trailer is late) 10:24 – Spider-Man: Brand New Day sui...

Superman vs Fantastic Four: First Steps. Which is the geek pod’s summer blockbuster??!? Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:19 – men are dumb / some geeky safety Coming Soon (San Diego Comic-Con) 16:06 – Peacemaker (HBO Max series, August 21, Zoner Mary) related: Peacemaker season 2 will have a major connection to Superman 17:29 – Starfleet Academy (Paramount+ series, early 2026...

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art once again ask HOW MANY STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN? Also: Funko Pops, audio animatronics, and Larry David and Barack Obama, together at last! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:35 – Commodore 64 Ultimate Coming Soon 11:17 – Stranger Things 5 (Netflix series, final season, Vol 1 Nov 26, Vol 2 Dec 25, finalé Dec 31) (Zoner Ewan) 16:05 – Ni...

Pol, Kirsten, and a very froggy Bud talk sunscreen & bugspray around tech (tl;dr: DON’T), the relevance of Simple Plan, AI tools, and SUP…ERMAN! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:25 – summer screen safety Coming Soon 07:28 – King of the Hill (animated series, S14, Hulu/Disney+, August 4) 10:14 – Coming to Disney+ in 2025 (Hulu – Alien: Earth, All’s Fair,...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk patriotism, more remakes, which blockbuster will win the summer, and somehow…SOMEHOW…we get back in to Star Wars? Quelle surprise! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:14 – Maple Scan Coming Soon 13:17 – Jaws at IMAX Victoria . . . probably? soon? we hope? there’s a listing page but no times ? 14:19 – The Running Man (in theatres November...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud get real excited for the Fantastic Four (The Thing can grow a rock beard?), The Punisher realistic-ing the Spider-Man universe, and our love of cheesy ’90s teen horror movies. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:25 – 16 billion creds leak Coming Soon 10:46 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in theatres July 25) 19:10 – Weapons (in theatres August 8) 22:09 &...

Catching up on two weeks of news, the geeks . . . spend way too much time talking about the Smurfs movie, which wasn’t even on the list! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:16 – refreezing Arctic sea ice / handheld console advice Coming Soon 07:22 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Mary) 07:59 – Superman (in theatres July 11) related: James Gunn is working on a new Wo...

Today, in a very special episode of The Geek-out Podcast: a full complement of geeks YELLING ABOUT STAR WARS. =) The Trilogy 07:46 – IV: Star Wars (May 1977, George Lucas), V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 1980, Irvin Kershner), VI: Return of the Jedi (May 1983, Richard Marquand) The Prequels 32:08 – I: The Phantom Meanace (May 1999, George Lucas), II: Attack of the Clones (May 200...

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and his nonexistent construction sounds talk about knives, steps, monsters, things, deaths, and ghosts. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:27 – vert.sh Coming Soon 05:30 – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix film, December 12) 08:12 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps (tickets on sale now, in theatres July 25) related: Zoner Ewan: Fantastic Four: First St...

Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and ghost Art geek out about soundwaves, delays, and zom-bays. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:18 – soundwave fire extinguisher Coming Soon 11:26 – Good Fortune (Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh, Keke Palmer, in theatres October 17) 16:06 – Smoke (Apple TV+ series, June 27) 18:32 – Elden Ring film adaptation by Alex Garland confirmed by A24...

The Geek-out Podcast-0334 Pol and Kirsten and Bud talk Jurassic Park/World/Rebirth/What, AI voices, Dilbert, Norm!, and . . . or. And, by that, I mean Andor. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:26 – Duolingo AI Coming Soon 08:30 – Task (H!B!O! Max miniseries, September) 12:13 – IT: Welcome to Derry (H!B!O! Max series, 9 eps, ”summer”) 15:46 – Nobody 2 (in theatres Au...

With special ghost Art joining us, Pol & Bud chat about being unplugged, Superman, asterisks, and the Goggins-sance. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 13:05 – inflight Wifi hack Coming Soon 18:47 – Superman (in theatres July 11) related: James Gunn’s dog Ozu, reacting to Krypto (who was 3D modeled after Ozo) 33:26 – Ironheart (Marvel series, Disney+, 3 ep premiere June 24 at...