Geekshow Podcast

Geekshow Live! Full of Tropes

Spider-Man 4, Attack of the 50 ft. Woman, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Interview with the Vampire S3, A Quiet Place 3, OG Star Wars, KPop Demon Hunter, Crossed, Crystal Lake, rebecca reviews Naked Gun, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Touching the Toadstool

Tony:
-Xbox ROG Ally news/leak: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-handheld-consoles-rog-ally-and-ally-x-preorders-open-during-gamescom-report-says
-Intel has my attention with this one: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/intels-next-gen-panther-lake-mobile-chip-will-be-a-portable-gaming-beast-with-50-percent-more-xe-cores-than-lunar-lake-according-to-the-latest-shipping-manifest-leak/
-Who cares what color the cartridge is: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/man-breaks-switch-2-after-spray-painting-donkey-kong-bananza-to-mimic-n64-cart-3229436/
Jarron:
-DualSense controller is getting a nice firmware update:
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sony-is-finally-making-it-possible-to-pair-a-dualsense-with-more-than-one-device-211715133.html?src=rss
-Wolfenstein getting a TV show:
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/amazon-is-developing-a-wolfenstein-tv-show-190028817.html?src=rss
-Strix Halo handhelds incoming:
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/amd-strix-halo-gaming-handheld-lacks-an-internal-battery-gpd-win-5-requires-an-external-battery-or-be-plugged-into-the-wall
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/ayaneo-confirms-a-strix-halo-handheld-gaming-pc-is-on-the-way-but-if-you-think-the-powerful-amd-chip-is-overkill-wait-until-you-see-the-m-2-slots/
Owen:
-A bit of public backlash against the payment providers… albeit unfounded.https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/2223235/visa-and-mastercard-are-getting-overwhelmed-by-gamer-fury-over-censorship
-Setting the 40+ year record straight. Peach and Mario… it’s just a Friends with Benefits thing.
https://www.pockettactics.com/mario/peach-relationship
Lando:-SILKSONG DEMO!!!
https://www.polygon.com/news/616781/hollow-knight-silksong-demo-xbox-gamescom
-Stream your own game to your pc
https://www.theverge.com/news/707739/xbox-stream-your-own-game-pc-app

Geekshow Helpdesk: Accountants are the problem

Tony:
-The Carbonation Station: Rock Star Zero Carb review.
-Killer Fungus may have other purpose: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a65401699/king-tut-fungus-cancer-cure/
-I want that…: https://electrek.co/2025/07/21/inmotion-launches-50-mph-commuter-electric-scooter-would-you-ride-it/
Jarron:
-The Carbonation Station: Strawberry Peach La Croix
-Intel is circling the drain because of accounting:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/07/26/intel-needs-a-big-customer
-New one for the Google graveyard:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/07/26/google-link-shortener
Owen:
-Taking out loans against your GPU’s. Nvidia is its own currency now.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/startups-are-using-nvidias-ai-gpus-as-collateral-to-secure-loans-of-up-to-usd10-billion-from-financial-institutions/
-BitChat? Read that again…https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/216224/jack-dorseys-bluetooth-messaging-app-bitchat-now-on-app-store
Lando:
-Earth is a tilt a whirl
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a65515974/why-earth-has-tilted-science/

Geekshow Live: The Return of Hot Wing

Our spoiler free review of Fantastic Four, Predator:Badlands trailer, Predator: Killer of Killers, Marvel News, DC News, Clayface, Booster Gold, Futurama, Starfleet Academy, Wolfenstein, Rick & Morty, Hot Wheels, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: Jarron has Performance Issues

-Gaben is living his best life: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gabe-newells-daily-routine-is-get-up-work-go-scuba-diving-says-hes-been-retired-for-a-long-time-but-works-7-days-a-week-the-things-i-get-to-do-every-day-are-super-awesome/
-Pokemons announcements: https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-everything-announced-in-todays-pokemon-presents-showcase
-Battlefield 6 officially announced: https://kotaku.com/ea-battlefield-6-open-beta-nyc-teaser-trailer-gameplay-1851786700
-BL4 on Switch 2: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/switch-2-owners-can-play-borderlands-4-on-october-3-200651283.html
-Switch 2 Pro Controller review
-What are you playing?
-Splitgate 2 pulled and is back in beta. With a round of layoffs sprinkled in, because why not?
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/splitgate-2-is-yanked-back-to-beta-a-month-after-release-231022772.html?src=rss
-Collective Shout claiming credit…
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/australian-anti-porn-group-claims-responsibility-for-steams-new-censorship-rules-in-victory-against-porn-sick-brain-rotted-pedo-gamer-fetishists-and-things-only-get-weirder-from-there/

TV Show: In Space! - Ep 64: Star Trek: Generations

The year is 1994. Rebecca is 5 years old and totally unaware of the sauceless movie, STAR TREK: GENERATIONS. We hope you enjoy this hour of Rebecca being angry.

Geekshow Helpdesk: When the Dopamine hits…

-The Carbonation Station: Fitaid Blackberry Pineapple review.
-The risks of Vibe Coding: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/i-destroyed-months-of-your-work-in-seconds-says-ai-coding-tool-after-deleting-a-devs-entire-database-during-a-code-freeze-i-panicked-instead-of-thinking/
-Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-review-foldable-phone-nirvana-for-a-price-123004636.html
-Another completely normal move from Microsoft:
https://www.theverge.com/news/709737/microsoft-movies-tv-store-closure-xbox-windows
-Uncharted is back baby!
https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/subarus-third-ev-is-the-uncharted-yep-with-300-miles-of-range-and-338-horsepower-130015496.html?src=rss
-Pixel event coming:
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-next-made-by-google-event-better-known-as-the-pixel-launch-is-set-for-august-20-162832319.html?src=rss
-ChatGPT Agent:
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/07/18/chatgpt-agent
-I am officially rebranding as a “vibe coder”
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/06/0357235/vibe-coder-who-doesnt-know-how-to-code-keeps-winning-hackathons-in-san-francisco
-Anti Leap Second
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/science/earth-spinning-faster-shorter-days

Geekshow Live: I gotta go to Cleveland

Tron: Ares, Alien: Earth, Mortal Kombat 2, Fantastic Four, Judge Dredd, Assassins Creed, Captain Planet, Invincible, Legend of Zelda, DC K.O., Superman, Krypto, lots more

Geekshow Arcade: The Commodore 64 returns!

-Yeah, shove it in there: https://www.ign.com/articles/bbc-blamed-for-on-air-nintendo-hardware-blunder-as-uk-games-body-distances-itself-from-snes-snafu
-Subnautica 2 craziness: https://www.ign.com/articles/subnautica-2-drama-gets-even-messier-as-krafton-confirms-internal-document-leak-is-real
-Xbox stream your own game feature is coming to PC:
https://www.theverge.com/news/707739/xbox-stream-your-own-game-pc-app
-Analogue’s 4K N64 delayed again:
https://www.theverge.com/news/707586/analogue-3d-4k-n64-delay-august-2025
-New 8BitDo controller looks pretty decent:
https://www.theverge.com/news/706967/8bitdo-pro-3-wireless-bluetooth-controller-tmr-swappable-buttons
-Gaming event of the year:
https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3lu27rfveyt2f
-Comoadore 64 new hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-commodore-64-ultimate-computer-is-the-companys-first-hardware-release-in-over-30-years-pre-orders-start-at-usd299

Geekshow Heldpesk: Nuke You Ler

-The FCC wants our Wifi spectrum: 
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-and-congress-finalize-law-that-could-hurt-your-wi-fi/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-and-congress-finalize-law-that-could-hurt-your-wi-fi/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned
-Have you had your hack today: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/mcdonalds-serves-up-super-size-ai-botch-with-a-mchire-platform-that-allowed-admin-access-to-64-million-candidate-chats-with-the-username-and-password-123456/
-Musk wants to bail himself out: https://electrek.co/2025/07/13/musk-will-ask-tesla-shareholders-to-vote-on-bailout-for-twitter-xai/
-Sony’s new camera is small, pricey, and very fun looking:
https://www.engadget.com/cameras/sonys-61mp-rx1r-iii-fixed-lens-compact-camera-is-finally-here-after-a-ten-year-wait-152707087.html?src=rss
-Goodbye, Wemo:
https://www.theverge.com/news/705136/belkin-wemo-smart-home-support-ending-homekit-thread
-xAI wants you to tall in love with something fake:
https://www.theverge.com/news/706988/elon-musk-ai-bot-grok-supergrok-anime-companion-ani-rudy
-How about a fanless noctua cooler?
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-fans/noctua-nh-p1-review
-Trailer sized nuclear power plant. Mobile Nuclear?!?
https://gizmodo.com/these-mini-nuclear-plants-fit-on-a-flatbed-and-thats-exactly-the-point-2000627089
-New Fusion Record!!
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63868941/fusion-machine-plasma/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-results-bring-fusion-power-closer-to-reality/
-Humans are becoming more AI
https://gizmodo.com/humans-are-starting-to-talk-more-like-chatgpt-study-claims-2000628916