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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb and Jason) talk Ice Bucket Challenge win, Guillermo Del Toro’s next project, and Mary Poppins sequel?! 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
- Metal Gear Solid 5
- Mad Max
- Destiny: Taken King preview week.
- Watch Party – Ep 9 (Brazilian High Kick) & Ep 10 (The Fall) of Punch Line
New Releases
In Theaters:
- Black Mass – In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
- Captive – In this fact-based thriller, a single mother struggling with drug addiction is randomly taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run from the law for breaking out of jail and murdering the judge assigned to his case.
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
- Everest – Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
Music:
- Rattle That Lock by David Gilmour – The fourth solo release for the Pink Floyd guitarist was produced with Phil Manzanera.
- The Names by Baio – This is the debut full-length solo release for Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio.
- Crosseyed Heart by Keith Richards – The first solo release in 23 years for the Rolling Stones’ guitarist was produced with Steve Jordan.
- The Light in You by Mercury Rev – The eighth full-length studio release for the alternative rock band is its first studio album in seven years.
- La Di Da Di by Battles – The third full-length release for the New York experimental rock trio is its first in four years.
Video Games:
- Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Coming Sep 15, 2015 – 3DS
- Destiny: The Taken King Coming Sep 15, 2014 X360 PS3 PS4 XONE
- Typoman Coming Sep 16, 2015 WIIU
- Forza Motorsport 6 Coming Sep 15, 2015 XONE
- NHL 16 Coming Sep 15, 2015 PS4 XONE
- NHL Legacy Edition Coming Sep 15, 2015 X360 PS3
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 Coming Sep 15, 2015 XONE X360 PS3 PS4 PC
DVD/Blu-ray:
- Cinderella – Blu/DVD – This live action take on the classic tale of a girl who’s fate is changed through hard work, and deep and unyielding optimism. Did I neglect the helpful and magical beggar lady? Suffice to say pure hearts and a little magic can change everything.
- Disney Nature’s Monkey Kingdom – Blu/DVD – While they’re very cute, life as a monkey is not always as fun as it looks. Documentairans follow a newborn monkey and mother as they try to find their place in the social structure of the Temple Troop.
- Furious 7 – Blu/DVD – “It ain’t always about being fast.” The prophetic words of Dominic Turreto in the latest of the Fast and Furious franchise. Defiantly one of the biggest of the movies to date, and the first time I ever teared up in a Fast and Furious movie.
- Lego Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles – Blu/DVD – The story seems to set between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Luke and Yoda discover a set of Holocrons, devices which hold the memories of past Jedi. But Darth Vader and the Emperor also seek these for the furtherance of the Empire!
News
Joe:
- Mary Poppins Sequel takes flight at Disney
- Ridley Scott confirms Prometheus 2 as his next project
- Last Surviving 9/11 Rescue Dog Gets a Birthday Bash
- This Day in History
Caleb:
- Ice Bucket Challenge wasn’t just a stunt
- Google self-driving cars vs bicycles = super cautious car movements
- Cat level street view, in Japan
Jason: