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On this week’s show the Humans (Joe, Caleb and Jason) talk Thanksgiving, a 520 million year old brain, Brazil tackling(?) racism, and Bezos vs Musk in space! 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
- Watch Party: Dirty Pair
- Episode 15 “Dig Here Meow Meow, The Reward Comes in The Very End”
- Episode 16 “Leave it to Us! The WWWA is a Wonderful Job”
- Episode 17 “Come Out, Come Out, Assassin!”
New Releases
In Theaters:
- Christmas, Again – A heartbroken Christmas-tree salesman returns to New York City hoping to put his past behind him. Living in a trailer and working the night shift, he begins to spiral downwards until the saving of a mysterious woman and some colorful customers rescue him from self-destruction.
- Krampus – When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive.
- Every Thing Will Be Fine – One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas (James Franco) accidentally hits and kills a child. Over the next ten years he struggles to come to terms with his actions.
- Macbeth – Macbeth is the story of a fearless warrior and inspiring leader brought low by ambition and desire. A thrilling interpretation of the dramatic realities of the times and a re-imagining of what wartime must have been like for one of Shakespeare’s most famous and compelling characters, a story of all-consuming passion and ambition, set in war torn Scottish landscape.
Music:
- Black Market by Rick Ross
- A Head full of Dreams by Coldplay
- Return of the Tender Lover by Baby Face
- Speedin’ Bullet to Heaven by Kid Cudi
Video Games:
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Coming Dec 1 XONE PS4 PC
- Just Cause 3 Coming Dec 1, 2015 PS4 XONE PC
- Corgi Warlock Coming Dec 3, 2015 PC
- Xenoblade Chronicles X Coming Dec 4, 2015 WIIU
DVD/Blu-ray:
- Being Evel – Blu/DVD – This bio pic delves into the personality that would ride a rocket car across the Grand Canyon. Evel Knievel defined extreme sports for over a decade and his influence carries on even now.
- Grace of Monaco – Blu/DVD – A look at the dispute between Monaco’s Prince Rainier III and France’s Charles De Gaulle, and it’s personal fallout as seen through the eyes of Grace Kelly.
- Goodnight Mommy – Blu/DVD – In a remote house a pair of young boys wait for their mother. When she returns she is bound up in bandages from reconstruction surgery hiding her face. Questions arise in the boys as to if this woman is actually their mother.
- Yakuza Apocalypse – Blu/DVD – An aging Yakuza boss, turns out to be a vampire. Once day his clan is challenged by a rival group, with his dying breath the boss passes his powers on to his second in command who seeks vengeance upon the rival gang.
A few notable releases coming to Blu-ray
- Downhill Racer (Criterion Collection release)
- Toy Story 1, 2, & 3
- The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
Comics:
DC
- Robin War #1 – Damian Wayne is back in Gotham, guess you can’t keep a Wayne down for long. This homecoming isn’t a happy one. The streets are full of kids wearing the “R”, Bruce is no where to be seen, and Batman now has a suit of armor and is helping the GCPD put the kibosh on the streams of “Robins”. On top of that the former Robins, now Grayson, Red Hood, and Red Robin, are also back in Gotham, it’s a clash of red!
Marvel
- All New X-Men #1 – It’s a new day for the mutants of earth. On this day they forge their own path! Cyclops, Beast, Angel, Iceman, the New Wolverine, Kid Apocalypse, and Oya, are the new X-men!
Dark Horse
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 #2 – Information takes the operatives deep into the Arctic Circle and deeper in to a cataclysmic conspiracy.
Image
- East of West #22 – The war between the nations heats up.
IDW Publishing
- My Little Pony: Friendship Forever #23 – Applejack and Fluttershy are going camping! While they’re out there they aim to find the elusive pigasus and prove once and for all if pigs can fly.
Wow Cool Recommends!
- Dark Corridor #5 – Image
- Doctor Strange #3 – Marvel
- Humans #10 – Image
- Miracleman #5 – Marvel
- Paper Girls #3 – Image
- Private Eye – GN
- Space Riders – GN
Wow Cool is having a 20% off sale till Tuesday
News
Joe:
Caleb:
- Billionaires, bristle over best blastoff ballistics or Let’s Land Laughing and Launch again
- New DARPA robotics award, focused toward the Maker movement
Jason: