Pol and Kirsten get in to booger talk? Bud leaves. Click the timestamps to skip it yourself. Then, regular wonderful geek stuff. But yuck. Booger talk give Bud the jibblies. 😬

Booger Preamble

04:45 – skip here (to Kleenex™ talk?) to avoid the jibblies

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:33 – gaming industry gaffes

Coming Soon

17:09 – Akira (4K theatrical rerelease, September 4)

20:36 – Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (Paramount+ animated film, not coming to theatres, July 25)

22:14 – Takashi Yamazaki (director, Godzilla Minus One/Zero) is working on a mystery movie with Ridley Scott

23:47 – Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse still planed for simultaneous IMAX aspect ratio release, still not delayed (Zoner Ewan)

27:46 – Backrooms is returning to cinemas with an extended cut

32:34 – Zach Cregger is making Siren Head horror film based on viral meme (YT compilation / Hello, 2013’s Boys of Silence?)

38:00 – Fake AI ‘person’ Tilly Norwood gets starring role for movie (Zoner Ewan)

Geek News Proper

43:39 – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic pulled out of an AI commercial despite being offered a ‘nice pile of money’

46:07 – The first reactions to The Odyssey are here

51:06 – Hasbro and Scooby Doo team up for one of the goofiest Transformers yet

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Pol, Bud and, for a moment, Kirsten, geek out about retro tech saving us from the black mirror, cartoon cats, stereotypical female robots, sequels, reboots, and cancellations.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

09:55 – Commodore Callback 8020

Coming Soon

15:51 – Forgotten Island (in theatres September 25)

17:14 – Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats (Netflix 6-part animated miniseries, August 7)

18:56 – Klara and The Sun (Taika Waititi, Jenna Ortega, in theatres October 23)

21:44 – The Debut (A24, debuting sometime this year, I dunno when)

25:50 – The Room Returns (shote in 12 hours, charity premiere in Los Angeles, June 26, article)

29:47 – Chris Pratt to star in America 250 comedy shorts series

NOT Coming Soon

33:52 – The Boroughs: Canceled by Netflix after one season

36:29 – The Grinch 2

38:23 – PONIES: Canceled by Peacock after one season

Geek News Proper

39:51 – Brian Johnson, practical sci-fi spaceship builder, dies at age 87

41:38 – The Grinch 2 again

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Pol, Kirsten, Bud, and special ghost Art chat AI, cats, all of Larry David’s dead friends, veer way off course from the cuesheet, say eff no to dog movies, and SOMEONE goes off on his friend Steve . . .

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

08:34 – Google’s AI liability

Coming Soon

14:50 – Gatto (Disney/Pixar animated movie, in theatres, March 5, 2027)

18:37 – Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America (7-ep historical sketch comedy miniseries, HBO Max, June 26)

23:32 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (S4 trailer, Paramount+ series, July 23)

25:50 – Hexed (Disney magical witch powers film, November 25)

37:30 – Shrek 5 (in theatres June 30, 2027)

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45:07 – Heart of the Beast (Brad Pitt, good boi, J.K. Simmons, in theatres September 25)

51:27 – Onslaught (in theatres September 4)

54:10 – You thought being at The End of Oak Street was bad. Try being . . . The Last House (Netflix film, August 7)

57:28 – Widow’s Bay (S2 renewal announce)

Geek News Proper

59:44 – Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal

1:02:07 – Estate of Nichelle Nichols to receive fraction of $13m lawsuit

1:03:31 – Tom Holland addresses Zendaya marriage rumours for the first time

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:12:20 – Disclosure Day (Art)

1:26:41 – Backrooms (Bud & Quintin)

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Pol and Bud — who’ve agreed to hire an Etsy witch to get a third host on this podcast sometime — geek out about privacy, Facebook, murderous children, wholesome animation, and big men with swords.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

11:13 – Bill C-22 (no privacy for you!)

Coming Soon

16:08 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2 remake, 2026, part of the June 9 Nintendo Direct)

22:10 – Moana (Disney remake, final trailer, in theatres July 10)

25:08 – The Bear (HBO series, S5, June 25)

26:33 – The Social Reckoning (in theatres October 9)

30:26 – Lucky (Apple TV series, July 15)

32:08 – The Dog Stars (Ridley Scott film, in theatres August 28)

35:17 – Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC [Steam/Epic], Xbox X|S, PS5, October 6)

37:50 – Ice Cream Man (in theatres August 7)

41:27 – Scooby-Doo:Origins live-action Netflix series reveals first look at tha Scoobs & Shaggy

46:15 – The Littlest Hobo reboot coming from Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

FOUND AFTER RECORDING: Tom Green & Steven Page – Maybe Tomorrow (The Littlest Hobo Theme)

48:08 – Ghostbusters: Night Shift (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation series, 2027)

Geek News Proper

50:08 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars pay tribute to Anthony Head

53:20 – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has made $1.36 billion worldwide

54:53 – LEGO Insiders Club x Aardman present: Boop (Half-Asleep Chris BTS)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

58:26 – Obsession (Pol)

1:03:59 – Masters of the Universe (Pol)

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Absent a busy Bud, Pol & Kirsten geek out about the death of games, the death of Euphoria, and the not-quite death of moviegoing. Perhaps Baby Yoda is helping.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:36 – Protect Our Games

Coming Soon

11:14 – The End of Oak Street (split diopter-happy J.J. Abrams movie, in theatres August 14)

15:00 – Coyote vs. ACME (in theatres August 28)

NOT Coming Soon

17:33 – More Euphoria: HBO confirms it’s ending with S3

Uh . . . More Coming Soon?

24:21 – Tony (A24 Anthony Bourdain ”comedy-biopic,” in theatres sometime in August)

27:37 – State of Play: God of War: Laufey (Faye) (PS5-exclusive, coming soon)

33:02 – State of Play: Wolverine (BLOODY extended gameplay trailer, PS5-exclusive, September 15)

35:15 – Man of Tomorrow photo reveals first look at Nicolas Hoult with Lex Luthor’s warsuit

Geek News Proper

41:04 – Gen Z goes to the movies! Younger audiences are driving the box office, study shows

Reviews and Recommendayshes

49:41 – The Mandalorian and Grogu

1:00:37 – The Boys

1:06:27 – Widow’s Bay

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Bud (back from a week away) and Pol (back from three and a half weeks away) return to the geek pod to chat vacations, predators, and Stephen Colbert’s amazing return to television.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

15:50 – CRTC Broadcasting Act Modernization

Coming Soon

24:04 – Lanterns (HBO Max series, August 16)

26:55 – Disclosure Day (final trailer, in theatres June 12)

28:39 – X-Men ’97 (Marvel animated series, S2, Disney+, July 1)

29:16 – Vought Rising (Prime Video prequel series set in the 1950s, releasing sometime in 2027)

31:51 – Backrooms (A24 film, in theatres TOMORROW)

32:38 – Primetime (Robert Pattison is Chris Hansen, A24 film, coming soon)

35:56: The Batman Part II cast continues to be revealed by Matt Reeves

39:09 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix series, S2, June 25)

40:03 – Hope (South Korean horror film, but also starring Alicia Vikander of Ex Machina, and her husband Michael Fassbender)

43:21 – Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nick Jr. YouTube channel, July 24, 30 four-minute episodes)

44:14 – Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 (Ponyo, Totoro, Tales from Earthsea, Only Yesterday, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, don’t know about local showings yet)

45:01 – Westworld movie reboot in development, David Koepp screenwriting

49:03 – The Legend of Zelda movie now releasing April 30, 2027 (was May 7, 2027)

49:25 – Everything to know about Disney’s Huge New Millennium Falcon ride update

Reviews and Recommendayshes

53:27 – The Paper (Pol)

56:11 – The Chair Company (Pol)

58:58 – Only In Monroe (with guest host Stephen Colbert (Bud) (article)

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