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Dan Moren has worked at Macworld since 2007. In his current capacity, he coordinates news coverage for Macworld.com; previously, he served as the editor of MacUser.com and, before that, worked in Web development and IT at Harvard University. He’s also (perpetually) working on a novel or two.

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The Incomparable #79: Everything Sounds Beautiful in German

February 19, 2012 at 1:00pm • 1 hour 5 minutes

We’re creating the Incomparable Film Festival! Each day for a week, one of us will introduce five films (to be screened at an imaginary location not to be determined). To prevent duplication of selections, our seven participants will choose favorite films in a draft format. When all is said and done, 35 classic movies will be chosen by our panel of geeks. (Part 1 of 2.)

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

The Incomparable #77: Women's Libber

February 4, 2012 at 9:00pm • 1 hour 12 minutes

Step through your time portal, buy some cheap 1950s hamburger, and prepare for our discussion of Stephen King’s new novel 11/22/63. How does a 21st century man react to the racism and sexism of the south in the mid-20th century? Would the world have been a better place if Kennedy hadn’t been assassinated? Is Canada really eyeing the state of Maine anxiously? Like the book, we have some—but not all—of the answers.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Lisa Schmeiser, and Serenity Caldwell

After Dark #95: After (and During) The Incomparable #77

February 4, 2012 at 9:00pm • 37 minutes

Lots and lots and lots about Stephen King, after The Incomparable 77.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Jason Snell, John Siracusa, Lisa Schmeiser, and Serenity Caldwell

The Incomparable #76: Robert Redford's Foot

January 29, 2012 at 12:45am • 45 minutes

Live from the Macworld |iWorld Live Stage, it’s a discussion of our favorite (and least favorite) uses of technology in movies, TV shows, books, and more.

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

The Incomparable #73: Ugh - A 2011 Clip Show

January 7, 2012 at 7:30pm • 1 hour 4 minutes

We bid farewell to 2011 by listing the favorite things we inhaled into our brains during the past year. We also recall our favorite podcast moments, read a whole bunch of listener comments, and more. (Although this is a clip show, two-thirds of the running time is actually original material!)

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

The Incomparable #72: The Screams of Trees

December 26, 2011 at 1:00am • 40 minutes

All hail the power of motherhood! We discuss this year’s “Doctor Who” Christmas special, “The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe.” Plus, why Christmas episodes make us feel warm inside, and the amazing scanner-blocking powers of wool!

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

The Incomparable #69: Love Conquers All, But So Do Guns

December 5, 2011 at 1:00pm • 1 hour 15 minutes

Break out your gaming laptop and pass the ammunition: It’s time to discuss Neal Stephenson’s “REAMDE.” Why does the book’s plot take a hard left turn halfway through? Why does Stephenson struggle to write endings—and does he succeed this time? Is this book about family, the victory of the outsider, or blowing things up? (Can’t it be all three?)

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

After Dark #62: After The Incomparable #67-68

November 25, 2011 at 7:00pm • 18 minutes

Jason, Dan, Ren, and John after The Incomparable #67-68. Three hours of talking about “The Empire Strikes Back” and we still couldn’t say goodbye.

Special guests: Dan Moren, Jason Snell, John Siracusa, and Serenity Caldwell

The Incomparable #68: Jedi Weekend

November 25, 2011 at 2:45pm • 1 hour 27 minutes

Gather some bounty hunters and warm up the carbon freezer! It’s time for the conclusion of our epic discussion of “The Empire Strikes Back.” We dissect the evolution of the Han-Leia relationship, the truly playful nature of Yoda and the importance of Dagobah, Vader’s agenda and his crunchy gloves, and Luke’s continuing adventures with garbage.

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

The Incomparable #67: Darth Vader's Office is Really Weird

November 20, 2011 at 11:00am • 1 hour 24 minutes

Launch your probe droids and cut open your tauntaun! It’s time for part one of our two-part discussion of “The Empire Strikes Back.” Does Han Solo just want to be loved? Is Chewie sabotaging the Falcon on purpose? Why is snowy Hoth the setting? Why is Ben Kenobi a man of few words? Who’s scruffy-lookin’? And what is the purpose for Darth Vader’s clamshell office, anyway?

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

The Incomparable #66: Regular People Like Us

November 14, 2011 at 12:15pm • 60 minutes

Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” is a sci-fi novel that’s chock full of references to 1980s culture. But is it a good book, or are the references all that it’s got going for it? What will John Hughes movies be like in the future? And what do Cline, P.G. Wodehouse, and Umberto Eco have in common?

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Monty Ashley

The Incomparable #65: Maine is Purgatory

November 6, 2011 at 1:30pm • 1 hour 20 minutes

A new TV season is here! We analyze the new shows, plus some returning favorites. Among our targets: Revenge, Homeland, Terra Nova, Once Upon a Time, Grimm, Person of Interest, American Horror Story, Ringer, A Gifted Man, Boss, and returning shows The Walking Dead, Fringe, Community, Supernatural, Haven, and Dexter. Also: Why does Scott McNulty think every show is Prime Suspect?

Special guests: Dan Moren, Lisa Schmeiser, Scott McNulty, John Siracusa, and Ben Boychuk

The Incomparable #64: Ghosts Cause Cancer

October 30, 2011 at 3:00pm • 1 hour 22 minutes

When you want to get in the Halloween spirit, who you gonna call? Join us in celebrating 1984’s supernatural comedy classic, “Ghostbusters.” Are ghosts a serious environmental hazard requiring the intervention of the EPA? Why do the Ghostbusters transform from college professors into blue-collar plumbers when they put on their jump suits? Is Roasted Terror Dog with Human Nougat the worst candy ever devised? And which one of our panelists attended a cat-themed bat mitzvah in the same ballroom destroyed by the Ghostbusters?

Special guests: Dan Moren, Serenity Caldwell, and Ben Boychuk

The Incomparable #63: Like a Good Book Exploded

October 27, 2011 at 12:45pm • 48 minutes

Is “The Wise Man’s Fear” a rich fantasy novel about storytelling and myth-making, or is it a collection of good story elements scattered across an overlong plot? Could it be both? Ninjas! Off-camera shipwrecks! Board games! Sexism! Off-camera courtroom drama! Discursions within digressions within framing sequences! Join us as we discuss yet another 1000-page fantasy novel, the sequel to “The Name of the Wind.”

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

The Incomparable #62: The Pig is Chekhov's Gun

October 23, 2011 at 3:15pm • 43 minutes

We discuss “A Dance With Dragons,” the latest 1000-page installment in George R.R. Martin’s bestselling “Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy series. Is this series going to end well? Which parts of this book were good, and which just treaded water? Would adding Klingons have helped? Why are trees the Westeros equivalent of security cameras? These are the sorts of questions you ask deep in the middle of a long fantasy series.

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

The Incomparable #60: Thanks For Everything... Now Go Die

October 7, 2011 at 8:15pm • 1 hour 6 minutes

Why do secret agents wear make-up under their eyepatches? When do text messages not properly convey thanks for saving the universe? Are the Cybermen the worst villians ever? We wrap up the sixth season of “Doctor Who” with discussion of the last three episodes as well as the season as a whole.

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

5by5 Specials #1: Let's Talk iPhone

October 4, 2011 at 6:30pm • 1 hour 58 minutes

Dan Benjamin talks about Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event with Dan Moren, Marco Arment, John Siracusa, John Gruber, Horace Dediu, Arnold Kim, and Christina Warren. Topics include the iPhone 4S hardware and form factor, the iOS update, the “geek letdown”, Siri, iPods, pricing, release dates, AppleCare, carriers, serious stats, iCloud and iTunes Match, the non-geek response, and more.

Special guests: Christina Warren, Dan Moren, Horace Dediu, John Gruber, John Siracusa, and Marco Arment

The Incomparable #59: Flitting is in (TV Fantasy Pitches)

October 2, 2011 at 7:45pm • 1 hour 21 minutes

We conclude our TV Fantasy Draft with the unveiling of our series pitches. Vampire and ghost detectives! Star Trek meets the West Wing! A sitcom starring a robot and an omnipotent being! A gritty techno-drama. A psychedelic drama set on a Zeppelin! And John Siracusa’s pitch seems awfully familiar somehow.

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

The Incomparable #58: Greyskull Anonymous (TV Fantasy Draft)

September 23, 2011 at 10:00pm • 1 hour 14 minutes

Who are the best TV characters of all time? Six people set out to draft teams of 10 characters each, from which they would form some of the strangest TV ensembles ever seen. Will Captain Kirk, Columbo, and The Fonz end up on the same show? Perhaps the craziest episode we’ve ever done highlights dozens of our favorite characters from TV history.

Special guests: Dan Moren, John Siracusa, Scott McNulty, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #57: Weird Subplots About Fondue

September 18, 2011 at 11:00am • 1 hour 1 minute

This past summer’s superhero movies are in the spotlight! Are the gods just aliens? When are mutant strippers unrealistic? Why would you beat up people after costing them their jobs? And why do the Stark boys enjoy themselves—and cheesy foodstuffs—so much? Our esteemed panel breaks down how “Captain America,” “Thor,” “X-Men: First Class,” and “Green Lantern” fared.

Special guests: Dan Moren & Monty Ashley