Show notes
SPOILER ALERT: Skip between 8:08 and 13:50 if you haven't watched the semi-final of Celebrity Traitors from 29th October!
At midnight tonight, we'll be grabbing our ghosties and grabbing our ghoulies! Yes it's a special midnight release of the Halloween episode of Nerdist Camp.
We also talk about the Celebrity Traitors semi-final and about local artist Andrew Bill's sculpture, that features in the show
We ask what our must-watch, and must play, Halloween films and games are.
There's the usual Tech News, and we discuss the sad loss of Patrick Stewart this week.
Catch us below from midnight, or wherever you usually get your podcast.
Tech news
- Skydance Media took over Paramount Global in an $8 billion deal that closed in August 2025. David Ellison, son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, became CEO.
- Sony Japan marks last standalone 4K Blu-ray player as ‘Discontinued’ — PlayStation 5 now the only Blu-ray player left in Sony’s lineup | Tom's Hardware
- People are vibe coding their way to better TVs | The Verge
- Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept - Ars Technica
- China taps high-altitude winds for power generation by flying craft to 4,000m | South China Morning Post
- NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue - Ars Technica
- Michael Tsai - Blog - Chrome Supports JPEG XL
This fortnight we are recommending
Kris
- Mars mission reaches 1 year
- Hauntings (BBC Four)
- Asteroids: Spark of Life (BBC Four)
- Ghostwatch Documentary, Saturday 31st, Channel 5, 9.15pm.
Andi
- Video - Episode 157 - Ep 157 | ILM’s John Knoll on The Mandalorian and Grogu - YouTube
- Jamie Benning’s podcast- Filmumentaries
- The Expanse (Prime Video)
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Mention camera work (ala The Studio)
- MobLand (Paramount+)
- War (Sky)
- https://www.youtube.com/@prestongoes