Kirsten, Bryan, and Bud talk tech bros, new trailers, actors’ strike updates, video game updates, and more!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:04 – California Forever

Coming Soon

06:22 – Loki, season 2 (Marvel series, Disney+, October 6)

11:51 – Gen V (Prime Video spinoff, September 29)

14:51 – Reptile (Netflix, October 6)

Geek News Proper

16:24 – Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth founding singer, dead at 56

23:27 – SAG-AFTRA national board votes unanimously to send Interactive Media (video game) strike authorization vote to members

26:30 – AMC reaches a deal with SAG-AFTRA to resume production

28:46 – Nintendo won’t release any Tears of the Kingdom DLC

34:05 – Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct (October 20)

• no reports on Mario’s voice actor
• Mario/Peach/Daisy/Toads/Toadette (no play difference)
• or Yoshi/Nabbit for no-damage
• Yoshi can eat/spit & flutter jump
• BowserCastle (Wonder Flower)
• set in the Flower Kingdom (7 areas)
• li’l caterpillar hiding behind player’s head (Prince Florian)
• baddies: Hoppycats/Melon Piranha Plants/Condarts/Konks/Mumsies/Maw-Maws/MORE
• power-ups: Elephant/Bubble/Drill/Fire
• store/swap spare power-ups
• Wonder Flower effects = drugs
• badges: Parachute Cap/Wall-Climb Jump/Dolphin Kick/Crouching High Jump/Grappling Vine/Safety Bounce/Sensor/Coin Magnet/Invisibility/Jet Run/MORE
• local co-up 1–4 (can revive friends post-death
• online ghosts (can revive ghosts post-death)
• standee to revive post-death
• heart points for helping (revive, items)
• can also create rooms to race courses against friends online
• Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Red Edition (October 6)

  Listener mailbag ([email protected])

  37:25 – Zoner Lara recommended us in her stories among FUN podcasts

  38:42 – Zoner Mary: 254 pod review

  42:18 – Zoner Ewan: Kirsten baby predictions

  Reviews and Recommendayshes

  43:36 – 91-Second Movie Review: You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah (find more at TheZone.fm/movies/)

  50:56 – Ahsoka

  59:25 – Ahsoka *SPOILERS*

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