Ranked #1
Understand Every Scifi Hero through Dungeons & Dragons
Understand Every Scifi Hero through Dungeons & Dragons
Why is Darth Vader "Lawful Evil" or Ramsay Bolton "Chaotic Evil"? Captains Kirk and Picard are both good, but only one o... Read more
27 Feb 2020
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #2
How to Build a Colony Ship
How to Build a Colony Ship
If we had to send a spaceship to start a colony on another planet, how many humans would we need to get the party starte... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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1hr 26mins
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If We Met Aliens Could We Even Communicate?
If We Met Aliens Could We Even Communicate?
What would first contact with an alien civilization look like? Could we handle it? If we could, would it even be possibl... Read more
20 Feb 2020
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #4
When Darwin Meets Star Trek
When Darwin Meets Star Trek
Dr. Mohamed Noor is the author of "Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life... Read more
8 Jan 2020
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #5
Who To Kill or Not Kill if You've Got a Time Machine
Who To Kill or Not Kill if You've Got a Time Machine
Brian Dunning, host of the Skeptoid Podcast, joins Heaton to talk about all things time travel--the best films, TV shows... Read more
11 Feb 2020
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #6
The Meaning of Spock
The Meaning of Spock
Mr. Spock is the most captivating character in Star Trek lore, and the embodiment of logic in popular culture. John Cham... Read more
15 Jan 2020
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48mins
Ranked #7
Hugh Howey on Making an Entertaining Apocalypse
Hugh Howey on Making an Entertaining Apocalypse
Hugh Howey is the author of "Wool," the New York Times bestselling thriller set in a massive post-apocalyptic bunker. He... Read more
12 Mar 2020
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1hr
Ranked #8
How Midichlorians and Harry Potter’s Wizard Genes Work
How Midichlorians and Harry Potter’s Wizard Genes Work
Dr. Eric Spana (Duke University biology professor and delightful nerd) joins Heaton to discuss how genetics works in var... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #9
Nano Robots Aren't Trying to Kill You
Nano Robots Aren't Trying to Kill You
Andrew Maynard is a scientist, professor, and expert in nanotechnology. He joins the show to answer: how likely is it th... Read more
26 Mar 2020
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #10
The First Modern Zombie Novel
The First Modern Zombie Novel
"The Day of the Triffids," by John Wyndham, arguably kicked off the modern zombie genre, in which protagonists flee sham... Read more
19 Mar 2020
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #11
Stop What You're Doing and Watch "Picard"
Stop What You're Doing and Watch "Picard"
The long-awaited "Picard" series is out now, starring Patrick Stewart and following the exploits of Jean-Luc Picard two ... Read more
30 Jan 2020
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52mins
Ranked #12
Starfleet Draft Picks (Live Show)
Starfleet Draft Picks (Live Show)
In a special just-for-kicks live episode, Star Trek consultants Dr. Erin Macdonald and Dr. Mohamed Noor return to the sh... Read more
27 Mar 2020
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58mins
Ranked #13
Twenty Years After the Zombie Apocalypse
Twenty Years After the Zombie Apocalypse
"The Girl With All the Gifts" is a brilliant spin on otherwise stale zombie tropes. Nick Sperdute and Ashland Viscosi jo... Read more
30 Apr 2020
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1hr 1min
Ranked #14
Deep Space Nine is About Outsiders
Deep Space Nine is About Outsiders
Deep Space Nine masterfully tackled complex plot lines, moral ambiguity, and deep themes over its arc. Tom Merritt, host... Read more
23 Apr 2020
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #15
Buddhism, Optimism, and Black Mirror
Buddhism, Optimism, and Black Mirror
"Black Mirror," a dark television series about the grim potential of technology, explores issues from social media to im... Read more
16 Apr 2020
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #16
Marry Bop Kill: Star Trek (Live Show)
Marry Bop Kill: Star Trek (Live Show)
Nick Sperdute and Josh Jennings join Heaton for a rousing game of "First Officer, Holodeck Buddy, Red Shirt" using Star ... Read more
12 Apr 2020
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1hr 24mins
Ranked #17
How to Make Money on Mars
How to Make Money on Mars
We'll probably get to Mars a lot sooner if people think they can make a buck off of it. Andrew Mayne, author of the book... Read more
9 Apr 2020
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55mins
Ranked #18
Pitch Us On Stargate!
Pitch Us On Stargate!
AJ West and science consultant Mika McKinnon ("Stargate Atlantis" and "Stargate Universe") join the program to pitch Sta... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #19
Let's Argue About "The Rise of Skywalker"
Let's Argue About "The Rise of Skywalker"
Alright, it's been a month--let's discuss "The Rise of Skywalker"! Is it the franchise-busting wompa scat critics panned... Read more
2 Jan 2020
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #20
Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
The central premise to The Matrix is that we're actually living in a computer simulation, as well as think piece episode... Read more
18 Dec 2019
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1hr 58mins