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A weekly show about geeky cultural topics in numerous media, including books, movies, TV, comics, and games. Jason Snell talks with a rotating panel of regular guests including John Siracusa, Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Serenity Caldwell, and Scott McNulty. Hosted by Jason Snell.

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#34: The Wrath of James Caan

April 23, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 5 minutes

Based on the best-selling novel! Inspired by HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” in this episode we discuss the translation of books to the screen. Should movies be faithful to the book? Is it better if filmmmakers take liberties? And what books do we wish would be made into movies? If you don’t want to listen to this episode, just buy the novelization.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, and Scott McNulty

#33: "I Drank What?"

April 18, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 3 minutes

The lesson learned? Never share anything you love with John Siracusa. Like, for example, “Real Genius.” Or any ’80s movie. Or any ’80s anything. Or from-any-other-time anything. Fear John Siracusa, for he is the destroyer of dreams.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Glenn Fleishman, and Serenity Caldwell

#32: The Story of Ted Chiang and Others

April 11, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 16 minutes

This time, on the Incomparable: Ted Chiang short stories, including the anthology “The Story of Your Life and Others.” Plus, enough recommendations to get you through every bathroom break and bus ride for the next three years.

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman, Lisa Schmeiser, and Scott McNulty

#31: Supernatural

April 1, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

An entire hour devoted to The CW’s “Supernatural.” Can you imagine it? Brr. Fortunately, that’s not what this podcast is about. It’s about stuff we think is funny. Only one of likes “Supernatural.” To find out who, you will need to listen.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

#30: Let Me Show You My Warp Bubble

March 27, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 6 minutes

Make it so, Number One! Star Trek: The Next Generation is on our agenda. We talk favorite episodes, least-favorite episodes, killer snowflakes, why Jean-Luc Picard is catnip to the ladies, why everyone loves Geordi, and why in the future no one needs Wet Wipes.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Lisa Schmeiser, and Scott McNulty

#29: Magic Fridge

March 22, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

A hero with an unpronounceable name, magic that doesn’t actually do much, cardboard female characters, a story where nothing really happens, and the first and inconclusive part of a longer series? Sounds like an acclaimed fantasy novel to us! “The Name of the Wind” on this week’s Incomparable Podcast.

Special guests: John Siracusa, Dan Moren, and Scott McNulty

#28: Bad at High School

March 13, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

Zombie, Spaceship, or Wasteland? We explore the reasons Geek Culture exists, what it means, and if it really exists. Also: are nerds just as awful and exclusionary as jocks? Why will Oprah sit astride the apocalypse? Find out what happened when Scott McNulty met Kitty Pryde. And most importantly, learn the deadly secret about how Dungeons and Dragons relates to nuclear submarines.

Special guests: John Siracusa, Lisa Schmeiser, and Scott McNulty

#27: Coal Mound Sex Scene

March 7, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 5 minutes

Turn on your perpetual-motion machine, man your Zeppelin, and fly away for our next edition of the Incomparable Book Club. We discuss “The Dream of Perpetual Motion” by Dexter Palmer, as well as answer the question, “What are you reading?”

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman & Scott McNulty

#26: Hitler Was a Rules Lawyer

February 28, 2011 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Grab your pound of dice, a bag of Cheetos and your +1 wit, to join the Incomparable Podcast as we venture forth into the world of “Dungeons and Dragons” and other role-playing games. Hey, at least we don’t LARP.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Scott McNulty, and Jason Tocci

#25: Studied His Agrippa

February 21, 2011 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Hello. Our name is The Incomparable. You killed our father. Prepare to listen to a spoiler-filled podcast about the most quotable movie in the universe, “The Princess Bride.”

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Greg Knauss, and Serenity Caldwell

#24: My Word as Vorkosigan

February 13, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

Dive through a wormhole to defend the honor of the Imperium! We discuss Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan series of novels, which we really can’t recommend highly enough. It’s swashbuckling Sci-Fi adventure with some great characters and a big canvas. And you can read most of them for free!

Special guests: Dan Moren, Scott McNulty, and Serenity Caldwell

#23: Origin Story

February 6, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 4 minutes

Don your mask and cape and join us for a discussion of the good, the underrated, and the overrated in the realm of superhero movies. And you think we’re going to praise “The Dark Knight” you might be in for quite a shock… No, seriously, we rip it apart. We also discuss “Superman 2,” “Darkman,” “Iron Man,” “Megamind,” “The Incredibles,” “Unbreakable,” “The Rocketeer,” and many others.

Special guests: John Siracusa, Serenity Caldwell, and Ben Boychuk

#22: Stephen Fry (does not appear)

January 30, 2011 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Recorded live and in person before a studio audience (of one)! We discuss Stephen Fry, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Sean Connery, Scottish accents, corpulent detectives, V for Vendetta, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, Solaris, The Fountain, Garfield, “in medias res” movie conceits, Doctor Who special effects, our favorite TV shows of all time (including Buffy, Max Headroom, Sports Night, Spaced, Smack the Pony, and the Rockford Files), The Middleman, Kevin Sorbo, Gene Roddenberry’s posthumous oeuvre, and why Steven Spielberg can’t make a good TV show. Also: the debut of the Spoiler Quack.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, and Serenity Caldwell

#21: Event Crisis

January 23, 2011 at 2:00pm • 55 minutes

Comic Book Club returns with a discussion of comic-book “special events,” and why they are (in most cases) amazingly disappointing. We discuss our favorite and least-favorite events, from Crisis on Infinite Earths to Civil War to that time that Superman fought Spider-Man.

Special guest: Lisa Schmeiser

#20: Everyone's a Redshirt in Real Life

January 17, 2011 at 2:00pm • 58 minutes

Get your hat and your shotgun and prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse! We discuss AMC’s TV series “The Walking Dead,” as well as touch on some zombie movies including “Zombieland” and “Dawn of the Dead.”

Special guests: John Siracusa & Steve Lutz

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