Please don’t switch on unsolicited tech mailed to your house, please enjoy Severance S1 ’cause that’s probably all we’ll have, and please stop letting Ryan Seacrest take every job in the world.

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

07:10 – trojan smartwatch

Coming Soon

14:25 – Challengers (in theatres September 15)

16:40 – FYC – I’m The Homelander

18:55 – Warrior Nun will return for S2

NOT coming soon

20:42 – Netflix phases out ‘basic’ streaming plan from its subscription options in Canada

28:42 – Meta will end news (reading and sharing) on Facebook and Instagram for all Canadians

33:44 – Severance Season 2 has been halted indefinitely

36:38 – The Idol now ending this Sunday after 5 episodes, not 6

Geek News Proper

39:28 – June 21 Nintendo Direct (Bud recaps)

48:13 – Ryan Seacrest will host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak retires next year

56:08 – 299 Queen Street West premieres in Toronto (September 22, then tours Canada)

57:00 – Arnold Schwarzenegger makes ST5 casting announcement

58:43 – David Corenswet Is Superman, Rachel Brosnahan Is Lois Lane in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy

1:07:56 – Microsoft is raising Xbox Series X and Game Pass prices in most countries

Listener mailbag ([email protected])

1:08:49 – thanks to Zoner NinjaFlyer for the new five-star review!

”Started listening during the Snap and haven’t stopped. 2-hour pod, 2-hour pod!!”

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:10:58 – 91-Second Movie Review: Extraction 2 (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

related: amazing chase scene BTS, helicopter BTS 1, 2, 3

1:20:04 – Asteroid City (Pol)

– Secret Invasion E01 – Resurrection

related: SLJ says Marvel has shot down drones that fly over sets article

1:42:27 – The Flash (Pol)

1:51:12 – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Kirsten)

1:53:37 – submersible followup

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