153 episodes
Alienating the Audience Andrew Heaton
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4.9 • 198 Ratings
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Andrew Heaton and an army of nerds plunge deep, deep into films, books, and TV shows to ask: what's science fiction really about? What is The Twilight Zone really exploring? What are the underlying themes of Star Trek? What is the worldview of Star Wars? Also sometimes Heaton performs comedy on other planets.
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The Zen of Robots
Season Finale! In which we talk about how to use sci-fi robots for helpful psychological thought experiments.
Support the show! www.patreon.com/alienating
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Much Ado About Garak
Star Trek Deep Space Nine's Elim Garak is a simple, unassuming character. But also a spymaster. Why is he so beguiling, and what's his character arc? Andrew Young joins to discuss.
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Doublethinking George Orwell's 1984
Is 1984 prophetic, or merely a terrifying dystopia? What makes this haunting book so engaging on a literary level? Josh Jennings returns to discuss.
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Why Picard's Last Season Is So Much Better Than The Others
Star Trek: Picard recently wrapped up its third and final season--and the first season Heaton or his guests have enjoyed of it. Scottish sci-fi twins Dickie and Stone rejoin to discuss Star Trek: Picard, and what made its ultimate season likeable.
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Super-Intelligent Spiders And A Sleeper Ship: Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Children of Time" tackles multi-generational sleeper ships, uplifiting species, AI, the nature of intelligence, teleforming and more.
Richard Amiro rejoins to discuss. -
The Corporate Dystopia of Jennifer Government
In this satirical novel by Max Barry, the United States is a corporate wasteland with ruthless businesses and toothless rump state unable to restrain them.
John Krikorian of Trekprofiles joins to discuss.
Book at: www.mightyheaton.com/goodscifi
Customer Reviews
Best sci-fi podcast this side of Vulcan
Best sci-fi podcast where the host is speaking from a horse. Slightly disappointed with how few lines the horse has though.
The longest hiatus of my life...
I was afraid this podcast had been canceled as Andrew focused on the political orphanage. I had all but given up hope, and then low and behold one day, 8 months later, I had a new episode in my que and I couldn't contain my excitement! Andrew and crew have brought hours and hours of great scifi content and discussion, and has caused me to expand my horizons about different authors, movies, etc. Can't wait for the new episode each week! Couldn't recommend highly enough!
On a side note, I'd love to hear an episode on the trilogy of books Timothy zahn wrote as the original sequels to the first three star wars films! Would love to hear your perspective Andrew on them compared to the new trilogy Disney out out!
You guys are adorable
Come to dinner anytime.
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