<div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="2ud59" data-offset-key="f4anm-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="f4anm-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "f4anm-0-0"><span data-text="true">At its height, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series accounted for fully 2% of all book sales in the United Kingdom. Over the course of his life he wrote 59 books, achieved knighthood, and created a beloved and hilarious franchise.</span></span></div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="f4anm-0-0"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="2ud59" data-offset-key="afln6-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="afln6-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "afln6-0-0"><span data-text="true">What was Pratchett's worldview, and what motivated him to crack jokes about Death and wizards?</span></span></div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="afln6-0-0"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="2ud59" data-offset-key="a7gk6-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a7gk6-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "a7gk6-0-0"><span data-text="true">Guest Marc Burrows wrote the first authorized biography of Pratchett, and just wrapped up a show about him at the Edinburgh Fringe.</span></span></div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a7gk6-0-0"> </div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a7gk6-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "a7gk6-0-0"><span data-text="true">REFERENCED BOOKS AT: <a href= "https://www.mightyheaton.com/goodscifi">www.mightyheaton.com/goodscifi</a></span></span></div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a7gk6-0-0"> </div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a7gk6-0-0"><span data-offset-key= "a7gk6-0-0"><span data-text="true">SUPPORT THE SHOW! <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/alienating">www.patreon.com/alienating</a> </span></span></div> </div>

Andrew Heaton

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 other planets.

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Alienating the Audience

At its height, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series accounted for fully 2% of all book sales in the United Kingdom. Over the course of his life he wrote 59 books, achieved knighthood, and created a beloved and hilarious franchise. What was...

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