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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb and Jason) talk liquid water on mars, concrete that drinks water, and TwitchCon! Plus, we wrap up our first Watch Party of Punch Line.
Listen live Mondays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/
Geek Talk
- TwitchCon
- Watch Party – We wrap up Punch Line with Ep 11 (Justice Punch!) & Ep 12 (Punch Line) and give our overall feelings of the series.
New Releases
In Theaters:
- The Walk – Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan.
- The Martian – During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
- Freeheld – A decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore) is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Ellen Page) . However the county officials, Freeholders, conspire to prevent Laurel from doing this. Hard-nosed detective Dane Wells (Michael Shannon), and activist Steven Goldstein (Steve Carell), unite in Laurel and Stacie’s defense, rallying police officers and ordinary citizens to support their struggle for equality.
- Taxi – Director Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director. His camera, placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema.
Music:
- Hot Streak by The Winery Dogs – HOT STREAK shows the powerfully pedigreed trio s initial burst of collective chemistry was no accident, from the strum and headbang of Captain Love to the propulsive uplifting vibe of The Bridge to the introspective acoustic harmonic convergence of Fire. If these three Dogs thought they captured lightning in a supper dish the first time around, HOT STREAK barks ups the aural ante into exciting new territory.
- Unbreakable by Janet Jackson – No album info, but want to mention superbowl fiasco(hit radio hard) and how Justin Timberlake got off easy compared to Ms. Jackson.
- Condition Human by QUEENSRYCHE – no album info.
- See What You Started By Continuing by Collective Soul – See What You Started By Continuing is the long-awaited new album from the multi-platinum selling band Collective Soul. With seven #1 hits, Collective Soul helped to sonically define alternative rock. They return now on their ninth album, and first in six years, with new hits including “This” and “AYTA.” Produced by Ed Roland and engineered and mixed by long-time collaborator Shawn Grove.
- Kill The Flaw by Sevendust – You don’t have to change everything. However, realigning can be the healthiest remedy after nearly two decades in the music business. Going into their eleventh full-length album, Kill The Flaw, Sevendust changed a lot around them regarding the infrastructure of their organization, but they didn’t alter what matters the most—the music.
- Tug Of War by Paul McCartney – The newest release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. Personally supervised by Paul McCartney. Newly remixed using the original analogue multi-track tapes and mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London. Tug of War, originally released in 1982, is the third solo album by Paul McCartney. The album was produced by George Martin and includes numerous guest musicians, including Stevie Wonder, Carl Perkins, and Ringo Starr. Tug of War reached #1 on both the US and UK charts and received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year in 1983.
- Psychic Warfare by Clutch – No Album info.
Video Games:
- Skullgirls: 2nd Encore Releases Wednesday, Sept 30 PS3, PS4, VITA
- Armikrog Coming Sep 30, 2015 PC MAC LNX WIIU
- NBA Live 16 Coming Sep 29, 2015 PS4 XONE
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Coming Sep 29, 2015 PS4 PS3 XONE X360
DVD/Blu-ray:
- Avengers 2: Age of Ultron – Blu/DVD – The sequel to the smashing success of the first Avengers movie features the team swinging back into action. This time the threat isn’t so much from beyond the earth. Tony Stark and Bruce Banner were working on an A.I. that would be able to watch over the populous while the Avengers were working on other threats. As many real life technologists fear, the AI goes arye and it’s sudden self awareness make it an enemy of life on earth, it becomes Ultron. Now the assembled team must bring down a threat of their own creation.
- Entourage Blu/DVD – The group of the famous and those near the famous moves from the smaller screen to the big screen! There’s not much more to say, the cast returned, they made a movie. If you liked the show you might like the movie, but the transition from small to silver screen rarely goes smoothly.
- Poltergeist – Blu/DVD – A remake of the 1982 classic haunted house movie. While it was updated to better reflect current times, the story is largely unchanged. Your enjoyment may vary.
- Spy – Blu/DVD – An international arms deal is set to destabilize the balance of world power, an unassuming CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to stop this deal of the century. No, this isn’t a Jack Ryan movie, this is SPY which features Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, and Jason Statham – in a comedic version of his classic role. It also comes well recommended by critics and audiences alike.
- Unexpected – Blu/DVD – A science teacher in a Chicago high school find out she is pregnant. Not long after, it is revealed that one of her students is also pregnant. They from a unique bond over their shared situation.
Comics:
DC
- Batman Annual #4 – The Batman is gone, but Bruce Wayne lives. This issue delves into the question of who Bruce is w/o Batman. It also unpacks if Bruce will ever be beyond the shadow of the Bat.
Marvel
- Hail Hydra #3 – The spirit and teachings of Steve Rogers lives on in Nomad. While the world crumbles around him, his one goal is to survive and get home. But his new ally Poison is a mystery.
Dark Horse
- Colder: Toss the Bones #1 – Declan maybe the hero of the hour, but Nimble Jack, the being that has been the instigator of all this disaster, has plans; dark, sinister, horrifying plans. Jack is stirring up the denizens of the Hungry World, a twisted alternate reality, to his cause – the destruction and consumption of Declan.
Image
- Spawn #256 – Spawn is faced with a decision which will change the course of fate for us all.
IDW Publishing
- Godzilla in Hell #3 – Why is Godzilla in Hell? Who sent him there? What will happen when they rematch in the underworld?
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