
About this podcast
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.
171 episodes · Sciencefiction
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About this podcast
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.
Recent episodes
- The Friendly Hivemind of Pluribus13 Jan · 37 min
- This is How the World Ends: Apocalypse in Science Fiction4 Nov 2025 · 1 h 37 min
- "Scream" meets "The Truman Show": The Cabin in the Woods14 Oct 2025 · 1 h 14 min
- Let's Argue About the Prime Directive15 Sept 2025 · 50 min
- The Last Starfighter8 Jul 2025 · 1 h 12 min
- Women Can Electrocute You16 Jun 2025 · 52 min
- Time Loops20 May 2025 · 1 h 00 min
- Holy Space Capitalism of the Feringi1 Apr 2025 · 1 h 22 min
- Cheating with a Sexbot5 Mar 2025 · 1 h 07 min
- "Alien" is Dudes Afraid of Getting Knocked Up7 Feb 2025 · 1 h 14 min