Alienating the Audience

By Andrew Heaton

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 th... more

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The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.

Alienating the Audience episodes:

July 11, 2023 Peacemaker is the Ultimate Loserhero
James Gunn’s “Peacemaker” chronicles a toxic meathead character as he comes to terms with his past, his racist father, and an alien takeover of the planet. He is neither a hero nor antihero. He’s something new, and hilarious: a “loserhero” Nick Sperdute and Justin Robert Young join to discuss.
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53min
July 06, 2023 Send in the Clones
How do clones manifest in science fiction? When are they evil, good, or a portent of science gone too far? Scottish scifi twins Dickie and Stone rejoin to discuss. SUPPORT THE SHOW! www.patreon.com/alienating
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1h 18min
June 20, 2023 The Ineffable Planet of Sentient Goo
"Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem follows a crew of scientists trying to understand an utterly alien intelligence--a planet covered by an ocean of (apparently?) conscious goop. How can we communicate with something truly, truly foreign to our evolution and understanding? How can we even confirm it's "intelligent"? John Krikorian returns to discuss.
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1h 20min
June 13, 2023 Rick And Morty is Hilarious Nihilism
"Rick and Morty" is the funniest science fiction to grace the world sense "Futurama"--if not the best comedy in general.

What is it about, and what distinguishes it from other, lesser comedies?

Jeff Maurer joins to discuss.

(Note: this episode was recorded before the fall of Justin Roiland)
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48min
June 08, 2023 The Fifth Element Is Teenage Scifi
"The Fifth Element" starring Bruce Willis and Mila Jovovich is a cult classic. But... does it hold up? Did it ever? To answer that question, we turn to Scottish scifi twins Dickie and Stone Lynch.
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1h 25min
May 31, 2023 Irritating Vulcans in "Enterprise"
"Enterprise" is the prequel of Star Trek, exploring the foundation of the Federation of Planets, and the bump, suspicious period when Vulcans and humans get to know one another. Scottish science fiction twins Dickie & Stone Lynch return to discuss.
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1h 4min
May 18, 2023 Lady Terror in "Don't Worry, Darling"
There's a subgenre of science fiction we might call "femme fear," exemplified by writers like Margaret Atwood.

Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Darling" is the latest example. And while it was mostly panned by critics, Heaton enjoyed it.

Ashland Viscosi joins to discuss.

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1h 17min
May 12, 2023 Jesuits in Space!
In "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell, life is discovered on an alien planet, and the first humans to arrive are... Jesuits. The book explores the terrifying consequences of missionaries on a new world, who are there for good reasons--with good intentions--but don't know what they've got themselves into. Richard Amiro joins to discuss. SUPPORT THE SHOW! www.patreon.com/alienating BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: www.mightyheaton.com/goodscifi
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1h 4min
May 04, 2023 The Sith are Emo Fascists
The Sith are the dark lords of Star Wars. But what do they want? Are they logically consistent antagonists, with clear rationales for their goals and methods, or just mustache-twirling villains with no depth? Stephen Kent and Mike TV join to discuss
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1h
April 13, 2023 “They Live” is fear of Reagonomics
John Carpenter’s “They Live” is a cult classic about seeing through societal mirage to glimpse the strings of the puppet masters. It’s also a specific and intentional “primal scream” against Reagonomics. Ron Hayden joins to discuss.
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59min

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