Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Helpdesk: Jarron might buy a Mech

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Ghost Sour Strips
-A24’s is looking sketchy with this: https://www.engadget.com/2199010/a24-takes-on-google-money-help-build-ai-tools/
-Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro review
Jarron: 
-BYD is actually confident with their self-driving tech: 
https://www.engadget.com/2185023/byd-is-assuming-financial-liability-if-you-crash-while-using-its-self-driving-tech/
-Want a real-life Mech?
Unitree will sell you a massive ‘transformable mecha’ for $650,000
-ArmRAMageddon comes for everyone:
https://www.engadget.com/2196902/tim-cook-says-apple-price-increases-are-unavoidable-due-to-memory-crunch/
Owen:
-Ever heard of Plezy? 
https://www.howtogeek.com/i-stopped-using-the-official-plex-client-after-trying-this-open-source-third-party-alternative/
-I think i need one of these!
https://mashable.com/tech/jackery-fridgeguard-power-station-launch-price-specs?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4
Lando:
-AI Gadgets are dumb (This can Save)
https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-big-new-idea-for-ai-gadgets-is-a-badge-with-a-camera-2000766506
-The only poop study that matters (if you only hit one of mine, hit this one.)
https://gizmodo.com/the-poop-emoji-got-gravity-right-physicists-find-2000776121

Geekshow Live: House Things

Spider-man: Brand New Day trailer breakdown, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Last House, The Hunt For Gollum, Austin Powers 4 ?, Ghostbusters: Night Shift, Hellmask, Bad Day for Bigfoot lots more
 
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Geekshow Arcade: XBOX... 2 steps forward 3 steps back.

Tony:
-Sony has an… Interesting controller patent: https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-controller-soft-hard-buttons-patent
-Nintendo Treehouse: https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/nintendo-direct-june-2026-every-announcement-game-reveal-and-trailer
Jarron: 
-XBox Drama:
Margins can’t continue: https://www.engadget.com/2191897/xbox-ceo-says-current-margins-cannot-continue-in-public-letter-to-staff/
They could spin off: https://www.theverge.com/games/949584/microsoft-spinning-off-xbox
Studio Closures: https://www.theverge.com/games/950204/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua https://www.theverge.com/games/949964/xbox-compulsion-games-closure-craig-duncan-departure https://www.ign.com/articles/psychonauts-developer-double-fine-responds-to-closure-reports-with-a-single-emoji
-Steam Machine is imminent:
https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-steam-machine-spotted-on-geekbench-with-steamos-suggesting-reviews-may-be-underway
Owen:
-I think we need to have a Golden Eye 007 party.
Cancelled Xbox 360 version of GoldenEye 007 gets recompiled for PC — ‘No emulator, the game runs as a real native executable,’ insists dev | Tom's Hardware 
-Pokemon Go (yes it’s still a thing) will now let you play without playing. Kind of.
Pokémon Go Adds Virtual Item That Helps Play the Game For You 

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 85: Deep Space Nine S3 Episode 13-15

Come with us as we continue into season 3 of Deep Space 9! In this episode, we discuss Life Support, Heart of Stone, and Destiny.
We have an email address now! tvshowinspace@gmail.com, send us your thoughts!

Geekshow Helpdesk: We are the HumDrumVee...

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Weird Yerba (Grapefruit and Acai)
Sprite + Tea (Lando)
-The Roku demise comes to a head: https://www.engadget.com/2195464/its-time-to-dump-roku/
-Are you convinced that the stock market is made up yet? https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/spacex-stock-rally-market-cap.html
Jarron: 
-Renewables FTW:
Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Gas Globally in April
-SpaceX will buy Cursor. Sigh.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/06/16/174209/spacex-to-acquire-ai-coding-startup-cursor-for-60-billion?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Wind energy is back on the menu boys!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/trump-admin-abandons-fight-against-wind-energy-as-clean-energy-output-surges/
Owen:
-Distract them with aliens! Release the next UAP files!
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/12/ufo-white-house-records
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/06/12/2249251/mystery-orb-videos-other-ufo-records-released-by-white-house
Lando:
-AI is becoming too powerful, at least according to the government. (Timely)
https://gizmodo.com/anthropics-models-hyped-as-scarily-powerful-apparently-scared-the-government-too-much-and-now-theyre-disabled-2000770341
 

Geekshow Live! Old Long Johnson

Pixar's Gatto, Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, The Dog Stars, Jem and the Holograms, Last of Us, Widow's Bay, Dr Who, Get Jiro, Rebecca reviews Disclosure Days and Masters of the Universe, lots moredr

Geekshow Arcade: Chore! The Game!

Tony:
-Summer Games Fest announcements: ​​https://www.polygon.com/summer-game-fest-2026-all-news-trailers-game-reveals/
 
-Exodus has me cautiously optimistic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcED8x2LsXE
 
-As does The Expanse Osiris Reborn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njMVH_aH5r8
Jarron: 
-BonFook HiBloks review
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP8G7BYX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
 
-Xbox Showcase
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-games-showcase-2026-live-updates-every-game-announcement

TV Show: In Space! REWIND! - Ep 20: Star Trek The Animated Series Eps 11-16

Join Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson as they continue their voyage through all things Star Trek! This week, we continue our mission through The Animated Series. In this episode we talk about these Animated Series episodes: The Terratin Incident, The Time Trap, The Ambergris Element, The Slaver Weapon, The Eye of The Beholder, and The Jihad.
Email us! tvshowinspace@gmail.com

Geekshow Helpdesk: Big Prayer Hands Energy

Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Liquid Death Mango Chainsaw and Dr Death
-Some of the scientists are rising up: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/scientists-ejected-from-diabetes-conference-for-distributing-journal-reprints/
Jarron:
-BS: Donut Labs are a bunch of liars. Sigh.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/08/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-exposed-lithium-ion-fraud/
-WWDC
https://www.theverge.com/tech/945693/apple-wwdc-2026-biggest-announcements-ios-27
https://www.engadget.com/2190035/apple-is-dropping-support-for-some-pretty-modern-watch-models/
Owen:
-This can’t go wrong. Ai generated podcasts from amazon+
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-alexa-plus-ai-podcasts-1236752477/

Geekshow Live! Soft Paws

Silo S3, TMNT: The Last Ronin, Man of Tomorrow, Amazing Digital Circus, Escape From New York, The Birds, Warrior Cats, Devil May Cry, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, RIP Anthony Head, lots more