Pol, Bud, and post-shot Kirsten talk AI (ew), Letterman (aw), F––kboats (um), and real live puppets (yay)!

Bud’s Weekly Geek-out

06:45 – datacentre home heating

Coming Soon

08:35 – The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Apple TV special, December 5)

11:49 – Mother Mary (A24 film, Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, fka twigs, in theatres April 2026)

15:12 – Run Away (Netflix film, January 1)

16:46 – My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (Netflix series, S6, December 16)

24:06 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (6-episode documentary, Vancouver concerts, with songs from The Tortured Poets Department, Disney+, two-episode premiere December 12)

26:09 – Glen Powell is chartering a Fuckboat

NOT Coming Soon

29:39 – Netflix is killing casting from your phone

Geek News Proper

33:38 – A Critter Carol (shot on iPhone 17 Pro, BTS, LNY’s, LNY’s BTS)

50:20 – Kpop Demon Hunters is now officially eligible in the Animated Feature category for the 2026 Oscars

54:49 – Stranger Things 5 criticised for Nintendo ”cardinal sin”: showing a TV w/ NES running the arcade version of Ghosts ’n Goblins, NOT the NES port

related: Dick

Extro!

57:40 – Festive Face-Off (Christmas movie bracket)

Late-breaking listener mailbag ([email protected])

1:10:44 – Zoner Spenny: Westhills’ heat transfer

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