The Geek-out Podcast

Pol & Kirsten helm Bud’s Podcast while he’s away this week, geeking about about Bono, The X-Files, Karate Kid, and stuff that didn’t come out in the ’80s and ’90s. Coming Soon 07:50 – Bono doc Geek News Proper 10:18 – GTA 6 delayed 13:05 – Gillian Anderson back on The X-Files reboot? 16:50 – AI radio host 20:39 – Karate Kid: Legends r...

FULL COMPLEMENT OF GEEKS! Pol, Kirsten, Bud, Art, AND BRYAN (at various times) chat about spoops, laughs, vampires, and lawsuits, and review & recommendaysh Sinners, Andor, The Last of Us, and Adolescence. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:19 – AutoZipper Coming Soon 08:58 – Weapons (in theatres August 8) 12:14 – One Battle After Another (in theatres September 26) 14:59 –...

With a surprise Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat Fan! Tas! Tic! Foooooouuuuuur!, why it’s 28 weeks or years later (😅), and The Last of Us, which felt more like a season finalé than an episode 2. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:13 – AI geoguessing Coming Soon 05:45 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps 10:12 – Thunderbolts* (in theatres May 2, tickets on sale now) . . . an...

Pol (for a bit, anyway), Kirsten, and Bud talk nature safety, the do-we-need-this-ness of a new HP series, a new SNL, and more! But not much more. =) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 04:18 – headphone bear Coming Soon 07:04 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is being made into a TV series (Prime) 08:16 – Harry Potter HBO series officially confirms first six cast members 11:43 – Sa...

SURPRISE GUEST! A little shortyboi pod where we chat the new Naked Gun, Thunderboltsterisk, and the finalé of The White Lotus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:48 – election texts (and Switch 2 updates) Coming Soon 08:27 – The Naked Gun (in theatres August 1) (Zoner Tim) 13:12 – TRON: Ares (in theatres October 10) 15:17 – Murderbot (Apple TV+ series, first two eps May...

A peek behind the radio magic curtain, Doomsday and the golden age of the MCU, and Bud’s Backlog . . . UNVEILED! 🌟 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:18 – Switch 2 related: Switch 1 Nintendo Direct (from March 27, compact list , list w/ trailers ) Coming Soon 10:24 – Avengers: Doomsday (now in production) 22:15 – Coyote vs. (v.) Acme IS coming to theatres! 26:00 – The Be...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about— well, sure. The usual stuff, but right as we were signing off, GREAT BREAKING NEWS: Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:38 – The Accessible Games Initiative Coming Soon 12:40 – The Studio (cast announcement, Apple TV+ series, March 26) 15:16 – And/Or (Star Wars series, S2, Disney+, April 22) (Zoner Mary) 18:13 &nd...

Pol, Bud, and Art chat about . . . basically how sequels go downhill. 🤪 More good creative original material, please! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 12:52 – AI Aloy Coming Soon 17:03 – Black Mirror (Netflix series, S7, April 10, article ) 19:13 – Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix sequel, July 25) 20:50 – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in theatres September 12, article ) 22:52 &ndas...

Bringing the band back together, Pol returns from his lower body injury, and the quorum geeking resumes. Now. LEAVE POL ALONE with your movie! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:10 – Flow and Blender Coming Soon 26:05 – The Last of Us (HBO series, S2, April 13) 27:59 – Lilo & Stitch (in theatres May 23) 30:27 – Kevin Smith Says DOGMA 2 Will Bring Back Matt Damon and Ben Aff...

Those pesky Asians return to geek out about banned reporting, Minecraft movie cameos, Gene Hackman’s career, what a tritagonist is. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 01:25 – The Uncensored Library Coming Soon 03:48 – A Minecraft Movie (TRAILER CAMEO, in theatres April 4) 06:01 – Terminator 2D: No Fate (Steam/Epic/PS/Xbox/Switch, September 5) 07:41 – Shrek 5 cast announcemen...

Just the two of us again! While Pol’s out with a lower body injury, Bud & Kirsten talk Andor, Murderbot, 007, Severance, the Red Hulk, and the White Lotus. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 02:17 – ” fragrance mouse ” Coming Soon 05:21 – Andor (Star Wars series, S2, Disney+, April 22) (Zoner Mary) schedule: April 22: 1–3, April 29: 4–6, May 6: 7–9. May...

Just Bud and Art this week (missing Bryan for our full Asian triumvirate) with a short cuesheet covering AI, Odysseus, falling asleep on rides, and some pretty okay reviews & recommendayshes. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 03:42 – responsibly-trained AI Coming Soon 7:42 – G20 (Viola Davis, Antony Starr, Angela Sarafyan, Prime movie, April 10) 10:39 – Matt Damon’s role in C...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat about seeing Thunderbolts, ScarJo in Jurassic World, and another wild episode of Severance. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 05:25 – swearing at AI Coming Soon 12:54 – Fantastic Four followup 15:30 – Thunderbolts* (Zoner Bryan) (in theatres May 2) 19:56 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (in theatres May 23) 21:26 – Lilo & Stit...

Not quite a THREE! HOUR! POD!, but Pol, Bud, and Art talk two weeks’ of content, including Fantastic Four, The White Lotus, Cobra Kai, some stuff we asked for, and some stuff we DIDN’T. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:17 –  rePebble Coming Soon 17:29 –  The Fantastic Four: First Steps  (in theaters July 25) 33:29 –  Cobra Kai  (S6, Pt III, Netf...

The Tom Green-aissance begins, and the David Lynch-aissance ends. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 14:10 –  CES, finally Coming Soon 19:56 –  Nintendo Switch 2!  (details coming in a Nintendo Direct April 2) 25:41 –  The Monkey  (writer: Stephen King, dir: Osgood Perkins, prod: James Wan, stars: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood…and Osgood Perkin...

Pol, Bud, and Art try not to get too political, Robert De Niro goes Parent Trap, Daredevil gets his ass kicked SOME MORE, and Robbie Williams’ monkey biopic doesn’t do well. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:52 –  frickin’ Meta Coming Soon 17:34 –  The Alto Knights  (in theatres March 21) 23:59 –  Daredevil: Born Again  (Marvel series, Disn...

Happy new year! *party horn* Oh, wait…we can’t say that now, can we? Erm, welcome back? Pol, Bud & Art catch up on the trailers, the news, and the social media hellscape. Preamble 09:18 – Pol’s Preamble™: The social media hellscape Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 23:52 –  the Honey scam Coming Soon 32:33 –  Superman  (teaser trailer, in the...

In our final pod of 2024, Pol, Bud, Kirsten, and Art chat codewords, Thailand, Captain Superman, and Bluey. We also laugh at Kraven the Hunter and marvel at Christmas movies nowadays. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:32 –  deepfake codeword Coming Soon 10:57 –  The White Lotus  (HBO series, S3, February 16) 12:39 –  Captain America: Brave New World  (&ldquo...

VERY NSFW preamble! Then, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about pushing buttons, getting scratched by a lion, misspelling “Santa,” robot infidelity, and the great and powerful land of Oz. VERY NSFW preamble 00:41 –  Swearsky – all swears/only swears being posted to Bluesky  (NSFW, obvy) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 09:36 –  vehicular screenifications Coming S...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud chat polyfluoroalkyl substances, Snow White and copyrights, The Sandman, rumours, and hearsey. Preamble 01:37 – Pol & Kirsten’s Art rebuttals & coffee price texts 05:08 – Everybody’s Wrapped (Bud is a robot: confirmed) Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 15:54 –  Esquimalt firefighters getting PFAS-free turnout gear Coming Soon 19:39 –  Snow White  (in theatres March 21) (Zoner Mar...

Pol, Bud, and Art chat robots, comics, aliens, Christmas specials, and karateka. Y’know . . . a normal week. 🤪 Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:11 –  robot ”kidnapping” Coming Soon 20:33 –  Lilo & Stitch  (live-action Disney movie, in theatres May 23, 2025) (Zoner Mary) 23:12 –  Watchmen Chapter II  (out now, digital,  Chapter I  $7/10 CAD rent/buy,  Chapter II  $20 CAD, purchase only) 27:28 –  Parth...

Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk Wicked, AI, all the live-action movies, and Jar Jar Binks even comes up today! Preamble 04:36 – Wicked marketing followup Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 10:52 –  Daisy the AI scambaiter Coming Soon 22:44 –  Severance S1 recap  (but  for   real ) (Apple TV+ series, S2, January 17) 23:53 –  Beatles ’64  (Disney+ documentary, November 29) 29:44 –  The Studio  (Apple TV+ series, Marc...

Pol, Bud, & Kirsten talk Tweets, sleepy Marvel movies, interesting Mission: Impossible movies, and not-bad streaming shows. Plus, a special appearance from comedian Jason Lamb! Preamble 01:19 – Tweets on Twitter, Tweets on Threads, Tweets on Instagram 13:12 – Pol’s big fancy birthday! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 18:12 –  The Case of The Mysteriously Rebooting iPhones Coming Soon 23:15 –  Captain Ame...

Need an escape from, y’know, reality? Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and Art talk Squid Game, Stranger Things 5, Martha Stewart, and more, and don’t mention anyone who should not be named. Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 06:16 –  Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete Coming Soon 17:14 –  Squid Game  (Netflix series, S2, December 26) 23:08 –  Marvel Studios’ look ahead  (Zoner Mary) 30:13 –  Stranger Things 5  (Netflix...

Pol, Bud, & Kirsten talk Severance, Star Trek, Tegan & Sara, and review a core horror movie from 1980 that Kirsten & Bud somehow never got around to seeing! Bud’s Weekly Geek-out 08:29 –  iHearing Coming soon (NYCC) 14:36 –  Lower Decks clip  (final season, Paramount+, two-ep premiere Friday) (Zoner Mary) related:  Strange New Worlds clip  (S3, Paramount+ series, 2025) (Zoner Mary) rel...