
The Incomparable Mothership is the flagship of the Incomparable podcast network. It’s all about geeky media we love, including movies, books, TV, and more, featuring a rotating panel of guests and hosted by Jason Snell and friends.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 830 | Founded | 16 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TV & FilmArts | |||

Inhale deeply of the intoxicating gases and get ready to discuss the “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season gone by. Our panel of puppets, “Casablanca” characters, badmirals, and high fantasy types have opinions on the genre-shifting penultimate seas... more
Helene Wecker’s third Golem and Jinni novel, The Gates of Midnight, is now available! Jason asks her about her multi-decade journey to get to the end of the trilogy, how research has changed along the way, the themes of the three books, and what she ... more
Once a subcategory for mysteries, “cozy” feels like the latest craze in publishing with every genre getting in on the act. Is it really a new thing? Are authors able to take sci-fi or horror and turn it into something to be read while cuddled into a ... more
The Summer of Sundance comes to an end with “The Natural,” a story of a legendary baseball player—no, we’re not talking about Joe Don Baker as The Whammer, or are we? It’s Bernard Malamud’s take on baseball as American mythology, filtered through the... more
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I want to thank you for the recommendation of North of North I binged the whole season before I finished listing to this episode. Also agree on Plur1bus. Love it. Now trying Better Call Saul I’m one of the few who have not watched Breaking Bad or Better Call. So far I’m not sure
Would love an episode about something other than old submarine movies. It’s almost October. Summer is done.
Quality of episodes depends on which guests are on. Some guests are good and others are awful. There is no disagreement on anything amongst the hosts just complete group think.
It gets too woke at times. Attempts to cram feminism or pick your woke topic into conversations has left me rolling my eyes and deleting shows too often. Whether it’s lobbying for Hercules to be pansexual or counting the number of women in Batman Begins you can see where some conversations go.
Also yeah the girl who ca... more
Love the show but I can’t believe you’ve stooped so low to use dynamically inserted ads. Very disappointing.
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The show offers deep, wide-ranging discussions on geek culture, with rotating panels dissecting films, books, TV, and broader pop culture phenomena. Episodes blend rigorous analysis, humorous banter, and thoughtful debates across topics from classic cinema and Star Trek to contemporary fantasy and science fiction, often anchored by a steady host who nudges conversations with curiosity and wit. Noteworthy is the prolific guest roster and the mix of nostalgia, archetypal storytelling, and genre-history context, which makes it appealing to listeners who want smart, entertaining conversations about media they love.
A standout characteristic is the rotating-cast format that brings diverse perspectives while maintaining a cohesive, enthusiast-fr... more
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Recent guests on The Incomparable Mothership include:
1. Helene Wecker
2. Annette Wierstra
3. David Loehr
4. Antony Johnston
5. James Thomson
6. Shelly Brisbin
7. Paul Wehmer
8. Ben McCarthy
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