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Glenn Fleishman is a journalist who freelances regularly for the Economist, Macworld, and The Seattle Times. He’s an editor at the Mac publication TidBITS, where he built its content-management system out of raw ones and zeroes, mining them from the hard earth. Glenn either knows everybody, has a story about them, or knows someone who knows that person. He will often introduce anecdotes on the show with, “As I asked Matt Groening…” or “You know, Cory Doctorow said to me…”, or “I once got food poisoning from a dish recommended by Stephen Fry.” Glenn is also a professional gibberish writer. He has the check stub to prove it.

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Glenn’s Guest Appearances

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 #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 #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 #71: The Holiday Movie Vault

December 18, 2011 at 12:30pm • 1 hour 10 minutes

Grab some eggnog and hitch up your reindeer! It’s time to put six holiday films in the Incomparable Film Vault! We discuss some beloved classics and offer a few surprise choices that redefine what “holiday” and “film” actually mean. What is a realistic depiction of Santa? Is Bill Murray’s best Scrooge not actually in “Scrooged”? Has Clarence the angel left a trail of dead bodies behind him? Is Kris Kringle the original Apple Genius? Happy holidays, everyone!

Special guests: Andy Ihnatko, Dan Frakes, Glenn Fleishman, Serenity Caldwell, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #70: At the Time, They Were Just Average Height

December 10, 2011 at 1:00pm • 1 hour 10 minutes

It turns out we all like They Might Be Giants! So we did an entire episode about geeky music. We pick favorite TMBG songs, and then bring up some other geeky tracks we love by Fountains of Wayne, Moxy Früvous, and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman, Lex Friedman, and Scott McNulty

After Dark #69: After The Incomparable #70

December 10, 2011 at 1:00pm • 9 minutes

Glenn, Jason, Lex, and Scott after The Incomparable 70.

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman, Jason Snell, Lex Friedman, and Scott McNulty

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

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

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 #56: Let Me in the Frickin' TARDIS!

September 12, 2011 at 12:00pm • 58 minutes

Press the Green Anchor and jump into a parallel timestream: it’s time to talk “Doctor Who.” In this flash episode we deconstruct the two most recent episodes, “Night Terrors” and “The Girl Who Waited.” And here’s a hint: we liked one of them way more than the other.

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

The Incomparable #55: If a Show Never Airs, Can It Be Cancelled?

September 4, 2011 at 11:00pm • 1 hour 1 minute

This podcast is cancelled! We discuss TV shows that failed to reach their proper natural lifespan. When all is said and done, you’ll hear recommendations for 25 excellent series that burned bright and weren’t allowed to fade away. Fantasy football drafts were never this good.

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

The Incomparable #53: Let's Quilt Hitler

August 29, 2011 at 1:00am • 42 minutes

Flash podcast! A largely unedited Skype conversation after this weekend’s “Doctor Who” midseason premiere, “Let’s Kill Hitler.”

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

The Incomparable #52: A Cthuluesque Vomiting of Ideas

August 21, 2011 at 11:00pm • 59 minutes

Rip off your hearing limbs and join us for the first anniversary edition of The Incomparable. As with the first podcast, the Book Club discusses a China Miéville novel: in this case, “Embassytown.” Also: What are we reading? Glenn is reading a comic book. We are disappointed.

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

The Incomparable #51: Zombie Marmaduke (Hugo Awards 2011)

August 14, 2011 at 8:00pm • 1 hour 6 minutes

We read the 2011 Hugo nominees for Best Novel. Sit back and enjoy our reviews of “Blackout/All Clear,” “Cryoburn,” “The Dervish House,” “Feed,” and “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.” Plus, we recommend a few of the nominated short stories.

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

The Incomparable #45: Lesbian, Silurian, Victorian

June 19, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 4 minutes

Pour yourself a White Mickey and listen to our discussion of the first half of “Doctor Who’s” split season. We discuss “The Rebel Flesh,” “A Good Man Goes to War,” and the season as a whole. Or half? We also debate the merits of Lesbian Victorian Silurians and Auton Roman Centurions.

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

The Incomparable #42: 42

May 30, 2011 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 6 minutes

Do you know where your towel is? Are you a hoopy frood? Have you just consumed your fifth Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster? We have. And you’d better catch up. In honor of our 42nd podcast and the recent Towel Day, The Incomparable celebrates the life and work of Douglas Adams. We feature our special guest, Yoz Grahame, who worked for Adams’ The Digital Village, the producers of Web sites such as h2g2.com (a precursor to Wikipedia of sorts).

Special guests: Glenn Fleishman, Greg Knauss, and Steve Lutz

The Incomparable #39: Bigger on the Inside

May 15, 2011 at 2:00pm • 32 minutes

Neil Gaiman breathes life into the TARDIS in this week’s “Doctor Who” episode, “The Doctor’s Wife.” We discuss what we liked about this much-hyped episode, as well as detailing how Rory dies this week.

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

The Incomparable #36: Impossible Astronauts

May 2, 2011 at 2:00pm • 31 minutes

Flash! A discussion about the first two episodes of this season of “Doctor Who,” “The Impossible Astronaut” and “Day of the Moon.” Who is in that spacesuit? Who is the little girl? Are the Silence just lazy? We speculate wildly.

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

The Incomparable #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

The Incomparable #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