Pol, Kirsten, and a very froggy Bud talk sunscreen & bugspray around tech (tl;dr: DON’T), the relevance of Simple Plan, AI tools, and SUP…ERMAN!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

02:25 – summer screen safety

Coming Soon

07:28 – King of the Hill (animated series, S14, Hulu/Disney+, August 4)

10:14 – Coming to Disney+ in 2025 (Hulu – Alien: Earth, All’s Fair, Only Murders in the Building, King of the Hill, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Chad Powers / Disney+ – Percy Jackson, Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, Wonder Man)

11:27 – 11′ Superman statue installed at The Shard skyscraper in London

related: Despite losing Batman and Superman, Nicholas Hoult knew Lex Luthor was for him

14:50 – Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey trailer is showing in cinemas now – he prefers his trailers to be a cinematic experience

related: The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has leaked online

19:00 – Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd (Prime Video documentary, July 8)

21:53 – The Hot Wheels movie is definitely happening

NOT Coming Soon

24:58 – Neil Druckmann leaves The Last of Us ahead of Season 3

Geek News Proper

25:55 – Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs actor, dies at 67

30:02 – Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four, FBI: Most Wanted, dies at 56

31:03 – Keith David’s heartwarming reaction to learning he will get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

32:35 – Xbox exec suffers bout of terminal LinkedIn brain, suggests folks laid off by Microsoft use AI to ”reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”

35:35 – Twenty Thousand Hertz: The Music of Jeopardy podcast, and these videos: inside the sound of Jeopardy, Behind the boom mic at SNL, and At Disneyland, sound is the magic

Reviews and Recommendayshes

37:39 – Jurassic World Rebirth

47:54 – Superman

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