
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 | 834 | Founded | 16 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TV & FilmArts | |||

Our astute panel of TV watchers reconvenes to induct 30 excellent series, all from the 21st Century, into the Incomparable’s TV Hall of Fame.
21st Century TV Hall of Fame
Host Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán, Micheline Maynard, Monty... more
For Halloween we watched a… not particularly spooky movie. It’s the 30-year-old supernatural comedy “The Frighteners,” starring Michael J. Fox and directed by Peter Jackson, who was about to embark on making many “Lord of the Rings” movies. We are no... more
Put on your shin guards and get out on the pitch, because we’re tackling the return of “Ted Lasso” for a fourth season after it seemingly ended with season 3! What did we think of the new story arcs? Was the villain obvious and did it matter? Is Roy ... more
In Jason’s absence, Shelly indulges her fondness for disaster movies, a genre that peaked in the 1970s. And what better way to revel in disaster than with a draft? From shipwrecks to nuclear war to runaway planes and trains, we’ve got you covered in ... 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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A rotating panel of enthusiastic critics and fans talks through movies, television, books, and other corners of popular culture. Conversations range from close readings of individual films and series to themed drafts, genre explorations, and book discussions. Jason Snell regularly moderates, bringing together a changing mix of writers, media specialists, authors, and fellow fans. The group considers storytelling, performances, craft, genre conventions, cultural context, and how works connect to wider franchises or creative traditions, balancing detailed analysis with humor and friendly disagreement. The broad mix of classic and contemporary material makes the discussions useful both for devoted genre fans and for listeners looking for recom... more
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Recent guests on The Incomparable Mothership include:
1. Chip Sudderth
2. Erika Ensign
3. Kathy Campbell
4. Moisés Chiullán
5. Casey Liss
6. Brian Warren
7. David J. Loehr
8. Monty Ashley
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