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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb and Jason) talk Black Ops 3 Beta, cleaning up photos with math, DARPA deploying gremlins, and Dragon Age costume designs influenced by cosplayers. Plus, Watch Party and so much more!

Listen live  Mondays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/

Geek Talk

New Releases

In Theaters:

  • A Walk in the Woods – Travel writer Bill Bryson (Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Emma Thompson) and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail – 2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek – his long lost and former friend Katz (Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law – sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late.
  • The Transporter Refueled – Frank Martin (Ed Skrein), a former special-ops mercenary, is now living a less perilous life – or so he thinks – transporting classified packages for questionable people. When Frank’s father (Ray Stevenson) pays him a visit in the south of France, their father-son bonding weekend takes a turn for the worse when Frank is engaged by a cunning femme-fatale, Anna (Loan Chabanol), and her three seductive sidekicks to orchestrate the bank heist of the century.
  • Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine – In his signature black turtleneck and blue jeans, shrouded in shadows below a milky apple, Steve Jobs’ image was ubiquitous. But who was the man on the stage? What accounted for the grief of so many across the world when he died? Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine is a critical examination of Jobs who was at once revered as an iconoclastic genius and a barbed-tongued tyrant. A candid look at Jobs’ legacy featuring interviews with a handful of those close to him at different stages in his life.
  • Absolutely Anything – A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.

Music:

  • Find a Way to Care by John Mayall – The latest release for the blues artist was produced with Eric Corne and features an emphasis on Mayall’s piano playing.
  • Everybody’s a Good Dog by Diane Coffee – The second full-length release for Foxygen drummer Shaun Fleming as Diane Coffee was inspired by his move to Bloomington, Indiana.
  • Invite the Light by Dâm-Funk – The second full-length release for Damon Riddick features guest appearances from such artists as Computer Jay, Flea, Junie Morrison, Nite Jewel, Q-Tip, Snoop Dogg, Novena Carmel, and Jody Watley.
  • What the World Needs Now by Public Image Ltd. – This is the 10th full-length studio release for the British post-punk band led by John Lydon.

Video Games:

  • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – Coming Sep 1, 2015 – X360, PS3, XONE, PS4, PC
  • Mad Max – Coming Sep 1, 2015 – PS4, PC, XONE
  • Armello Coming Sep 1, 2015 PC, PS4
  • The Deer God Coming Sep 1, 2015 XONE
  • Evolve free play weekend this weekend http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/31/evolve-to-hold-free-weekend-on-pc-xbox-one

DVD/Blu-ray:

  • I’ll See You in My Dreams – Blu/DVD – Carol is having trouble finding joy in life since her dog passed away. Her friends encourage her to strike out and expand her horizons. So she strikes up an unlikely friendship with her pool maintenance guy, then finds some romance and reconnects with her daughter. Naturally all this helps put a fresh perspective on things.
  • Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me – DVD – Glen Campbell is one of the most influential figures in country music. His career has taken him from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. But one of his greatest things is how he and his family dealt with his Alzheimer’s disease. They embraced and publicly delt with it. His story is of success not just on the stage but at home, and how he has touched the lives of so many. The film features interviews with Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, The Edge, Bill Clinton, and many others.
  • The Turning – DVD – Based on a novel of the same name, this film is distinct in that it is the work of seventeen talented directors. This story is about a small costal community. It is about living, living with second chances, mistakes, and all the things that come with it.
  • Star Wars: Rebels Season 1 – Blu/DVD – The Empire has come to the remote planet, their iron rule has been brought to Ezra’s home. He finds some unlikely allies in the curious assortment of crew from the ship Ghost. He also meets with favorite characters from throughout the Star Warsuniverse.
  • Mad Max: Fury Road – Blu/DVD – Life in a post nuclear apocolypse is hard. Few know that as well as Max Rockatansky. He is drawn into an ever deepening circle as he helps a group of women escape in a War-rig driven by the elite Imperator Furiosa. Guns, mayhem, explosions; set against a story that is very deeply human.

Comics:

DC

  • DC Bombshells #2 – Wonder Woman calls upon the help of Mera Princess of Atlantis to help her bust Capt. Steve Trevor out of his prison cell. Meanwhile two new heroes emerge under the red star of Russia, Supergirl and Stargirl.

Marvel

  • Thors #3 – At last the Thor Corps have brought in their number one suspect, Loki!

Dark Horse

  • Angel and Faith Season 10 #18 – Faith and Drusilla face off!

Image

  • We Stand on Guard #3 – A new story arc begins. The story takes us into the birth of the Endless Nation and the rise of the Machine State.

IDW

  • Danger Girl: Renegade #1 – Abby Chase, you may know her as adventuring archeologist or perhaps as a member of the international spy organization known as Danger. But how is such a person formed? Explore the history of one the key members of Danger!

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