Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk AI, zombies, SNL shakeups, and how difficult it is to clap for more than like a few seconds. Plus, Protein Chat with special ghost Art Aronson!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

05:00 – YouTube AI Shorts

Coming Soon

11:36 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (in theatres January 16, 2026)

15:46 – Marvel Zombies (rated TV-MA, Marvel four-part animated miniseries, Disney+, September 24)

17:04 – Bugonia (Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, in theatres October 24)

21:17 – The Paper (clip, The Office spinoff series, Peacock, September 4)

23:22 – The Roses (Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, and more, in theatres now) (Zoner Ewan)

26:59 – The Carpenter’s son (sometime in 2025, article)

28:27 – James Gunn announces next Superman movie: Man of Tomorrow (in theatres July 8, 2027)

33:13 – Sophie Turner is Lara Croft in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Prime Video’s Tomb Raider series (production begins January 19, 2026)

34:36 – Animal Crossing Crocs

NOT Coming Soon

39:28 – Heidi Gardner leaves SNL after eight seasons as cast exodus continues

Protein Chat

46:36 – with Art Aronson

Geek News Proper

53:41 – Graham Greene, from Dances With Wolves, dies at 73

55:19 – 15-minute standing ovation for Dwayne Johnson’s The Smashing Machine in Venice

58:53 – Heritage Minutes: Viola Desmond (Zoner Ewan)

RUMOURS and HEARSEY

1:02:02 – Robert Downey, Jr. ruuuUUUuuumoured to clash with Ryan Reynolds on set of Avengers: Doomsday (source: Gizmodo)

Reviews and Recommendayshes

1:04:41 – The Jury: Murder Trial review – reality TV so gobsmacking it beat The Traitors to a Bafta (Zoner Ewan)

1:06:26 – The Toxic Avenger (Bud)

1:11:53 – Mickey 17 (Kirsten)

1:16:24 – Peacemaker S2-in-progress (Kirsten)

1:17:36 – Jurassic World: Rebirth (Kirsten)

1:20:13 – The Apprentice (Art)

1:26:12 – Platonic (Art)

1:27:26 – Stick (Art)

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