Episodes
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The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0112: Pol "Puzzle People" Plastino is Chaos Walking
All geeks are present and accounted for this week, but Pol, Kirsten, and Art are at The Zone, while Bud & Bryan are at their respective homes. This week, we encourage you to shop local, chirp Zack Snyder, and review The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion and The Mandalorian. Bud's Weekly Geek-out...
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0111: When British people say things, I trust them more.
Missing Art, the gang geeks out about a musical grapefruit called Orba, Conan O'Brien and late night TV, The Mandalorian's latest episode, and the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 05:23 - Orba Coming Soon 12:55 - WandaVision (Disney+ series, January 15, 2021) 14:23 - The…
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The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0110: OH NO, IS THAT THE BABY?
Missing Kirsten (BUT NOT REALLY, AND YOU'LL SEE WHY), the gents talk Alex Trebek, Johnny ex-Grindelwald, Jurassic COVID, The Walking Marriage, and much more. Pol. is. really. tired. Coming Soon 19:39 - LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Disney+, November 17) 20:49 - Fatman (digital download…
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0109: BAAA DAAA DUP! </BryanImitatingUnderPressure>
Missing Kirsten this week, and somewhat stressing about an election, we geek out about Sean Connery, a not-looking-good-at-all unofficial Bowie biopic, spooky movies, and our ol' buddy Mando! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 12:37 - Acapella Extractor Coming Soon 18:37 - The Midnight Sky (Netflix movie,...
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0108: "I wanted a Spinnamon!"
New Raya, no Mindhunter, "Nate" Drake, and wawaweewa, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm! Coming Soon 02:39 - Raya and the Last Dragon (theatres?, March 2021) 07:50 - Once Upon a Snowman (Disney+ short, 12m, streaming now) 09:20 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has finally wrapped, and the…
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0107: Close the windows, shave your armpits, get a will.
So much stuff coming soon (some good, some weird), Spider-Man 3 talk, reviews of shows/games/podcasts, and Pol's gonna spend A GRAND on Hallowe'en candy??!? Bud's Weekly Geek-out 05:47 - Mysterious Chinese internet-freeing app Tuber Coming Soon 09:48 - The Mandalorian, S2 (Disney+ series, October...
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0106: Geek Pod: Prodigy: The World Beyond: Babies Edition: That Darn Cat: HOPASS
Missing Art to more responsible grownup school stuff, the remainder of the podlings somehow TALK MORE about Animaniacs, jet packs, Cumberbatch, and Man-Bats. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 07:51 - JET PACK PARAMEDICS (North of England, Great North Air Ambulance Service, Gravity Industries) Coming Soon…
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0105: The Chicken Sandwich: A Cultural Touchstone
We got the band back together! Our full compliment of geeks talks Spotify search scamming, Borat, and more delays, then reviews Alive, Utopia, The Boys, and a chicken sandwich? p.s. - special surprise inside. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 5:38 - Spotify search spamming Coming Soon 17:06 - Marvel's 616...
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"Look what i found" . . . The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0104!
Just Bud, Bryan, and Pol today, but we talked (about phishing scams, scary sequels, and political portrayals) just as much as if Kirsten and Art were here too. =) Bud's Weekly Geek-out 10:42 - "Look what i found" FB Messenger phishing scam Coming Soon 17:01 - The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix...
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0103: Congratula–CANCELLED!
Missing Kirsten (who's not dead, but on a BC roadtrip for two weeks), the gents geek out about The Dark Crystal's cancellation, an full-fledged WandaVision trailer, and review The Devil All the Time. A lot. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 14:29 - Vic VR Coming Soon 17:37 - WandaVision (Disney+ series…
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0102: The Geek-out Dilemma
Some solid discussions today about delays, supervillians, Canadians, and genitalia. Also, frank, passionate discussion about The Social Dilemma, 'cause whoa. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 07:43 - Super Mario 3D All-Stars Coming Soon 15:07 - Dune ("only in theatres," December 18, 2020) (unless they move…
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The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0101: Art's Big Day Out as Host!
After being absent during the playoffs, Art hosts a Bud-less pod covering Mulan and James Bond, wildly speculating what Welcome to the Blumhouse could be, and talk more Chadwick Boseman and TENET. Coming Soon 5:56 - Black Widow release date (theatres, November 6, 2020, we missed this last week)...
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EPISODE ONE HUNDRED!
Missing Art for our centennial milestone, we celebrate Chadwick Boseman's life and legacy, cover lotsa Star Wars stuff, and review and recommendaysh the heck out of TENET. RIP 02:20 - RIP Chadwick Boseman / The future of T'Challa 25:22 - Linda Hamilton's twin sister Leslie Hamilton Freas dies at…
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0099: Welcome to the Geek-out FANDOMMMMMME!
Missing Art (but not 'til the very end), the gang geeks out about the dearth of DC FanDome info and trailers, as well as TENET, scambaiting, and lotsa reviews & recommendayshes! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 06:18 - Kitboga, professional scambaiter (plus Untitled Goose Game co-up update September 23!) A...
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0098: Kirsten James. God rest her soul (SHE'S NOT ACTUALLY DEAD)
Interspersed with the weirdest thread of Pol thinking Bud said Kirsten had passed on (she's fine; she's just not podding this week), we geek out about the Fortnite kerfuffle, Mulan's high cost, deepfakes, and lotsa solid reviews & recommendayshes. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 06:11 - Fortnite kerfuffle...
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0097: We're back in The Matrix
By "The Matrix," we mean the radio station. And, by "we," we mean everyone but Art. Talk of Knight Rider, TMNT, Saved by the Bell, and more! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 8:08 - C-Face smart mask Geek News 12:48 - Wachowski sisters finally confirm what The Matrix was about all along (being transgender) /...
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0096: We tried
Oh boy, buckle up… Pol, Bud, AND Bryan are away which means Kirsten and Art are left to their own devices. Kirsten tries hosting, Art tries writing a cue-sheet.... Meanwhile, Jason Lamb waits outside the recording booth waiting to get in ... giving us less than an hour to record... the clock…
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0095: The geek must go on
This week, the geeks give thanks and love to Jade and Quintin who, among a few other of our radioland work fam (Bella, Jennifer, and Mary), were restructured out of their jobs this week. And yes, geek stuff too! But damn you straight to hell, COVID-19. What happened at The Zone 00:00 - Jade…
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0094: Live from New York (Boitano's patio)
Getting together in person after months apart, safely and physically-distant, the geek pod gang records a pod from Bryan's patio, and talks Tenet's indefinite delay, a different new Game of Thrones prequel, Captain America answering the right questions, and more! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 07:04…
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0093: #StronglyWordedLetter
0093: #StronglyWordedLetter The full compliment of geeks talk about Grant Imahara's sudden death, Hamilton (again, but it's good!), and when there's too much of a good (old) thing (TMNT, Transformers). Listen with the person you're currently having sex with! Top Stories 9:02 - Grant Imahara, Host...
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0092: All that's old is new again!
Just like episode 1, Bryan, Art, and Bud, geek out about stuff, only 91 episodes later. A whole bunch of reboots and restarts, talk about The Office, and Brie Larson's entrance as a YouTuber. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 11:31 - Google's acquisition of Canadian smart glasses startup North, Netflix's O...
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0091.3: Song of the Princess and the Frog
While Art's gone fishin', Bryan, Pol, Kirsten and Bud geek out about everything delayed, Splash Mountain's impending theme change, and Pol continues his rants about Zoom content and looking up celebrities' nostrils. NOT coming soon (F.U., it's 2020) 13:09 - Universal Studios Japan postpones…
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0090: World's Okayest Death Tributes
Sans Bud, the gang pays tribute to Joel Schumacher and Ian Holm (trying not to muck these ones up), cover WWDC, and read a bunch of stuff from our Zoner mailbag! 13:28 - Apple's WWDC 2020 31:23 - Joel Schumacher, director of Batman films and Lost Boys, dies at 80 50:11 - Ewan McGregor confirms...
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0089: PS de Resistance
Bud's lame segues continue through much talk about the PS5, physical media, Dinosaurs, movie delays, and taking back the Punisher Skull for the Black Lives Matter movement. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 8:31 - Sony’s (possibly CG) PS5 presenters (and more discussion on games, physical media, and digital...
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0088: Where things get serious
Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud tackle some light geek updates, then cross the intersection of geek world news and real world news. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 12:45 - sound-activated LED mouth-mask Geek News 18:05 - Jon Favreau promises no delays for The Mandalorian season 2, despite coronavirus...
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0087: Best. Segues. Ever.
While the Bud's away, the geek pod will . . . not shut up about sex and underwear, cover a bunch of great geek news, and do their best to make creative segues to go from topic to topic. Geek News 09:11 - Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney, NS offering movie night for family bubbles 15:20…
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0086: Hashtag Release the Make the Solo Snyder Cut 2 Happen
The Zone's Geek-out Podcast-0086: Hashtag Release the Make the Solo Snyder cut 2 Happen TENET is here to save cinema? But not before the Snyder cut is FINALLY released to save HBO. We spend way too long talking about something so we indulge Pol with another SPEEDROUND! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 11:43…
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0085: Hats off and fingers up to Dave Filoni
May 19, 2020 1:05 pm- the precise moment the-The Geek Out Podcast goes completely off the rails- relying on rude finger gestures to prove a point while also unnecessarily mentioning Dave Filoni's hat collection. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 11:30- SunnyFive - "Window type device that give you sunlight...
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0084: Bang Bubble™
Bryan, Pol, Art, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about Jerry Stiller (R.I.P.), Hamilton, swords (oh, so much about swords), and Art's online dating life. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 07:18 - JustWatch R.I.P. 14:55 - Jerry Stiller Coming Soon / Geek News 19:00 - Hamilton on Disney+ moved up from October 15…
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0083: SPUMC
Bryan, Pol, Art, Kirsten and Bud geek out about Westworld, Star Wars, and the ridiculous acronym (not initialism) for the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 05:20 - ThisWebsiteWillSelfDestruct.com Coming Soon 10:55 - Space Force (Netflix series, coming soon) 14:08…
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0082: We spent about 20 minutes too long on Extraction
But aside from that, we geek out about much Star Wars, talk Matrix 4 filming, and get some good info about beloved movies direct from the source. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 10:52 - CIRA Canadian Shield Coming Soon(er or later) 15:09 - Parks & Rec cast reunites for COVID-19 benefit (NBC show…
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0081: The Geek-out Podcast is TOO HOT TO HANDLE
Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud geek out about Capone, Star Wars, and more F.U. it's Covapril updates. Bud's Weekly Geek-out 05:23 - Supermassive Spirograph Star!™ Coming Soon 09:35 - Capone (Tom Hardy film, coming to 48-hour VOD rental May 12, 2020) NOT Coming Soon (thanks, COVID-19) 17:05…
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0080: 3-2-1-QUACK!
NOW IN HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIOS (not a recording of a FB group chat) . . . The Geek-out Podcast goes all out with individually-tracked recordings for clearer sound! Less artifacts! More sounds of birds in Kirsten's backyard Disney forest! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 06:14 - Google Stadia free for two…
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0079: The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, as taken from The Geek-out Podcast, Saga I
More Star Wars news than you can shake a lightsaber at, plus more new dates for movies, some content actually still coming soon, and some kindly storytelling from Samuel L. Jackson about staying the f**k at home! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 04:11 - Quibi Coming Soon 15:18 - New dates for Marvel's phase…
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0078: No April Fools, just fools
"Eff you, it's COVID-uary" continues, with more postponements and bleakness, but there's some good Mario gaming news on the horizon! Bud's Weekly Geek-out 07:30 - Educational worlds in Minecraft Eff you, it's COVID-uary 13:48 - More movies pushed back to 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife – was July…
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0076: Imagine there's a geek-out . . .
While we're not singing "Imagine," we are getting together from our respective homes, through the magic of the internet, to geek out about lowering streaming quality so as to NOT break the internet, how COVID-19 is affecting pop culture, and a whole bunch of gaming news, including Animal…
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0075: COVID-cast
Social distancing? We’re geeks! We’ve been practicing for this all our lives. A special Geek-out Podcast brought to you by the power of technology! We hope everyone is staying safe and sane out there, and that our podcast gives you a nice escape. Now go wash your hands. Bud’s Weekly Geek-Out:...
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0074: Getting the band back together
All hands are finally back on deck, so we talk at length about everything from pelicans to black widows, robots to Batmobiles, and we review & recommendaysh a tonne of good shows and movies! 04:25 - Bud hands out Christmas gifts in March 06:40 - Bud's Weekly Geek-Out: Cell Peli, the pelican who…
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0073: Up up down down left right left right B A sad. =(
A Jeep eBike, bye bye Bob Iger, Indy 5, and only good guys use iPhones. 02:15 - Bud's Weekly Geek-Out: Jeep eBike 12:52 - Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO 17:59 - Steven Spielberg not directing Indiana Jones 5 25:04 - Villains using iPhones 31:35 - Konami Code creator dies 33:48 - COVID-19...
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0072: Geek-out podcast extremely pointy
With Pol and Art now away, Bryan & Kirsten are back with Bud to geek out hard about Transformers, Westworld, and Pointy Batman, with reviews of Bird of Prey, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Boitano's trip to NYC/NBC, and details about our appearance at the Capital City Comic Con! 06:18 - Bud's Weekly...
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0071: Durch die Kraft von Greyskull! ICH HABE DIE MACHT!
With Bryan away and Kirsten sick, Pol, Art, & Bud hold down the geeky fort with talk of He-Man, Sonic, Stranger Things, and more! 2:01 - Kirsten's sick. Where's Bryan? A reflection on radio of olde . . . 06:18 - Bud's Weekly Geek-Out: VR with the dead 14:45 - Masters Of The Universe: Revelation...
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0070: "I don't want to go to Burning Man 'cause I don't like...friendship"
Exoskeletons in Squamish, humans (and friendship...ew) in the desert, Morbius, McAdams, Matrix, and Mary! 01:40 - Bud's Weekly Geek-Out: Prosthesis Mech Racing 07:36 - Spiral trailer 09:49 - The Jesus Rolls trailer 14:20 - Mandalorian Season 2 is coming October 2020 (and an Apple tangent) 18:25 -...
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0069: ...the Time Century Accordion...
We totally overanalyze the new Marvel/Disney+ commercial, say "WOW!" a lot, and eat chili and crunch chips. It's a good pod though, really. 04:25 - Weekly Geekout Topic - Untitled Goose app 09:47 - Disney+ Marvel Superbowl Spot 37:53 - First Aid Tangent and Farting in Pol's Face 40:46 - Fast &...
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0068: Taking off your clothes . . . to get naked. Which is stupid.
Wuhan coronavirus talk (wash your body parts, folks), a big Bud surprise, and Kirsten gets HYPER-CLEAR about the result of taking off one's clothes.
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0067: Just do what Pol says. He hasn't done that himself, but DO IT ANYWAY.
Star Trek: Picard, Clone Wars' final season, and more, including who would win in a fight? Harry Potter or Gandalf? 04:19 - Bud's Weekly Geek-Out: The Week in Geek , featuring stories from around the internet, from Radiohead to Studio Ghibli to Breath of the Wild 12:02 - Guinan coming to season 2...
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0066: Just a Group of Pals, Doin' a Broad.
F*ck-You-It's-January™, Pol broke his pants. Lots of click-baity news we filter through to including, the leaked outline of what Star Wars: Episode IX could have been, Amazon's Lord of the Rings casting, a first look at Colin Farrell's Penguin, and everyone but Kirsten remembers and reviews 1917....
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0065: When, Exactly, did Palpatine f*ck?
The Geek Out Podcast is back ---- and there was much rejoicing. We're so happy to be back after the holidays and straight into F*ck-You-It's-January™. We discuss what that mysterious black lightsaber is in The Mandalorian... The alternative ending for the Joker which would have changed comic...
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The Best of 2019
So many funny * things happened during The Zone’s Geek-out Podcast in 2019 that we just had to collect them all into one bonus episode to end the year with. It’s a clip show! * we think they’re funny, anyway Gasp at the spoilers Pol walks in to! Thrill at Encyclopedia Brytannica’s knowledge of…
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0064: Big, Loud, Screaming The Rise of Skywalker Special
Art is happy, that Kirsten is happy. It's the Big, Loud, Screaming The Rise of Skywalker Special! We review the last movie of the Skywalker Saga, discuss some of the references you may have missed, what we loved, what we didn't love, and ultimately how good The Rise of Skywalker does to end a…
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0063: ...for a podcast which shouldn't exist...
Should Gingerbread houses be dog food, and other fine questions are brought forth in this episode. Plus Pol gets to shout his favourite phrase, "Pol was right!" 04:06 Weekly Geek-out Topic 12:52 Ghostbusters: Afterlife 24:55 Wonder Woman '84 31:54 Free Guy 38:40 Rise of Skywalker NEW FORCE…
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