Alienating the Audience

By Andrew HeatonComedy Fiction Science Fiction

Alienating the Audience episodes

October 01, 2020 The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
What would happen if you were reincarnated. . . to the exact same life you just lived? What would happen when you were reborn to the exact same life fifteen times in a row?

Ashland Viscosi and Nick Sperdute rejoin for another book club episode about "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North.
1 hr 1 min
September 17, 2020 The Black Hole - Movie Club
"The Black Hole" is Disney's 1979 answer to Star Wars--which didn't work out quite as well. It's a fun romp, involving telepaths, snarky robots, and a spacey Captain Nero. Although it has... some issues. Nick Sperdute and Andrew Young join to discuss on ATA's first inaugural Movie Club!
50 min
September 10, 2020 Assemble Your Own Star Trek Series
If you could put together a new series, drawing on characters from across the Star Trek franchise, what would you make? Paul Mattingly and Nick Sperdute join Heaton for a round of Starfleet Draft Picks.
1 hr 7 min
September 07, 2020 Vagabonding: The Lizard Man of Staten Island
Nick and Heaton must journey to the mysterious "Staten Island" as part of their quest, where they encounter a degenerate lizard man.

Cast: Paul Mattingly as the Lizard Man, Andrew Heaton, and Nick Sperdute
22 min
September 03, 2020 Philip K. Dick Is About Broken People (And Robots)
Comedian Will Hines joins to discuss the themes and work of Philip K. Dick, the genius (and unstable) mind behind films like "Minority Report" and "Bladerunner," plus a slew of books and short stories.
1 hr 5 min
August 28, 2020 Vagabonding: Return to the Fembot Homeworld
Nick and Heaton must journey to the Replicant Homeworld in hopes of tracking down their Netflix password.

Cast: Nick Sperdute, Andrew Heaton, and Kourtni Beebe as Fuschia Robotski
18 min
August 27, 2020 How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
First, Jennings and Heaton compare their plans to beat the undead in their respective cities of Los Angeles and Wichita.

Then, author Daniel Kraus comes on to discuss his new book "The Living Dead," which he co-authored with the late George Romero.

Kraus interview at 1:03
1 hr 27 min
August 13, 2020 Vagabonding: The Return of Nick
It turns out, rumors of Nick's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Cast: Andrew Heaton, Nick Sperdute, and Jared Berman as Joeblobe
11 min
August 11, 2020 How They Made Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mary Jo Pehl wrote and acted in MST3K, a comedy show which dug up old (terrible) sci fi flicks and then pelted jokes at it. Over the course of its run, MST3K pioneered a new comedic medium, and rose from a local access program, to a Comedy Central hit, to cult classic. Mary Jo joins Heaton to discuss how they put the show together, and the deeper side of the comedy that went into it.
1 hr 6 min
August 07, 2020 Vagabonding: The Wrath of Nick (Comedy)
Nick selflessly enters a deadly chamber in order to save the other inhabitants of the apartment from radiation.

Cast: Andrew Heaton, Nick Sperdute, Jared Berman as Joeblobe, Kevin Delano as AJ-19
14 min

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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…