Bud's Weekly Geek-out

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100

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Aug 2026

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EN-US

About the show

Wednesdays at 7:20 am, our resident geek, webmeister Bud, geeks out about the latest geekery in the world, from gadgets to apps to pop culture, and enlightens Dylan & Jason in The Morning Zone. =)

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August 12, 20264 min

Normal F--king Sunglasses

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo jumps into the smart glasses game? Yup. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

July 29, 20263 min

six-fingered hand model

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . that six-fingered man you saw on the internet isn't AI. He's a new hand model! =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

July 22, 20264 min

salt batteries

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the next generation of rechargable batteries could be made with . . . salt. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

July 15, 20264 min

Google Debug (mosquitos)

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Google wants to release 32 million mosquitos . . . for good. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

July 8, 20264 min

gaming industry gaffes

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . It's been a rough week in the gaming industry, from PlayStation nixing game discs, closing online stores, and raising console prices, to a horrific swath of job cuts at Xbox this week. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

June 24, 20265 min

Commodore Callback 8020

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Commodore Callback 8020 is a not-smart, not-dumb, modern-guts/retro-design flip phone with no AI, no social media, and no browser, to keep you in the moment. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

June 17, 20264 min

Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20260617 (679) - Google's AI liability

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a German court has found Google directly liable for its AI summaries, and can't fall back on "users can check for themselves" to absolve itself of hallucinations. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

June 10, 20265 min

Bill C-22 (no privacy for you!)

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . weirdly, Canada is trying to pass Bill C-22 giving law enforcement access to our metadata. =/ webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

June 3, 20264 min

Protect Our Games

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Protect Our Games Act aims to preserve access to online games even after companies stop supporting them, bless. =) webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout

May 27, 20264 min

CRTC Broadcasting Act modernization

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the CRTC has set new rules to modernize the Broadcasting Act, prioritizing Canadian content and angering large streamers. =O webmeister Bud Listen and get more details at TheZone.fm/geekout