Alienating the Audience
Andrew Heaton
Drama and fiction · Ongoing · ~69 min
Taste attributes: talk-showscience fictioncomedyunsavouryintricatebig & variedsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn audio drama that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
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 othe…
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Characteristics
Where this podcast sits on each taste spectrum
Genres and themes
Where to listen
Details
- Publisher
- Andrew Heaton
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 69 minutes
- Latest episode
- 8 November 2026
- Categories
- Fiction, Science Fiction, Comedy, Science
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
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