Diminishing Returns

About Diminishing Returns

The podcast where film-fans, Sol Harris and Allen Turing, take a guest on a journey to Development Hell to discuss a film, then pitch their ideas for the sequel.

Publisher

Diminishing Returns

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Mar 2017

Latest episode

12 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

262 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Jan 2026

   299 - Podcast of Horror VIII.III: 28 Years Later...

   Just in time for the release of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the 2025 Diminishing Returns Halloween special finally enters completion. This time, we're discussing borderline high-fantasy epic 28 Years Later. Was it worth the wait?

2. 

   13 Dec 2025

   298 - Podcast of Horror VIII.II: 28 Weeks Later

   Rejoice! We decided to cut the wait time between this and our previous episode by 26 weeks. This time, we're looking at the middle chapter of the 28 Days Later franchise: a film that asks the question: "Is a stellar opening sequence enough to buoy an entire feature film?"

3. 

   28 Nov 2025

   297 - Halloween Special: 28 Days Later...

   It's time for our 2025 Halloween special! Just, uh... 28 days later. There's a reason for that. Can you work out what it is? It's extremely subtle.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

25,032,697

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

90

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Guest appearances

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