The crew is back in full force as Ash, Little Beard, and Cookie prep for TsunamiCon and dive into a week of wild geek and tech headlines.
OpenAI drops its Atlas browser, pushes Sora 2's storyboard update, and—yes—announces that erotica is coming to ChatGPT. The team breaks down how that stacks against Google Gemini and Perplexity AI, debates the new EagleEye military HUD helmet that looks straight out of Halo, and laughs their way through Ghostbuster Magic cards, Star Trek modeling, and con chaos.

What's next? Probably holographic helmets, horny chatbots, and plexiglass at TwitchCon.

Ash battles the tail end of COVID while Little Beard and Cookie recover from a wild weekend at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Between talk of ghost-hunting cats, ultraviolet bug runways, and AI Alexa getting emotional, the crew dives into deep and hilarious territory. They recap KC RenFest chaos, share an airbrush breakthrough, talk fake AI Comic Con leaks, and react to Marvel's Wonder Man trailer — all before spiraling into Wilford Brimley's age crisis and the immortal truth that Gen X just ages better.

Ash and Little Beard are in rare form this week, riffing on everything from Star Trek to Ice Pirates. Ash dives into Bridge Commander mayhem, while Beard dreams up cosplay plans involving "space herpes" on RC cars. The crew spirals into conspiracy theories about clowns as the true Illuminati, riffs on Land Before Time as a horror story, and debates Star Trek vs. Doctor Who crossovers.

Geekgasms this week included Ash's massive Orville model build and Beard's autograph haul (Jason Reitman, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and more). News coverage hit on GalaxyCon's AI-art ban, Paramount eyeing Warner Bros., and TsunamiCon's new venue at Newman University. The guys also cover the wild Demon Slayer theater incident and upcoming festivals like Great Plains Ren Fair.

• 🎮 Bridge Commander Destruction — Ash's return to classic Star Trek gaming

• 🤡 Clownspiracy — Clowns as the true Illuminati (with mimes as assassins)

• 🌿 Land Before Time Reframed — Dinosaurs as ravenous horror monsters

• 🛠️ Geekgasms — Ash's Orville model, Beard's Ghostbusters autographs

• 🎨 News Bites:

  • GalaxyCon bans AI art

  • Paramount & Skydance circling Warner Bros.

  • Demon Slayer movie incident shocks theaters

  • TsunamiCon moves to Newman University

• 📅 Event Roundup — Great Plains Ren Fair, TsunamiCon, KC Ren Fest, Flying Monkey Con recap