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Episode Page Episode Info Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Description Dan & Thalia speak with friends of the show, Guy and Mike about Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir, and Science Fiction Topics Intro (0:00:00) Project Hail Mary vs. The Martian (0:02:46) Where to Rank Andy Weir? (0:17:12) Optimism vs. Dystopia (0:22:30) Open Discussion (0:28:00) Favorite Scientific Concept (0:32:38) What Do You Re-Read? (0:35:57) Adaptation Most Looking Forward To (0:43:20) Outro (0:46:34) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Chapters: 23 - 30 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:01:02) Impressions (0:05:41) Writing Feature? (0:11:39) Quibble with the Very End (0:17:57) Hard Sci Fi? (0:24:18) Optimism (0:31:25) SPOILERS: The Martian (0:37:20) Eridian Civilization (0:39:33) Ranking Project Hail Mary (0:42:57) Outro (0:48:37) MAJOR SPOILER: Three-Body Problem (0:49:18) References Reddit | Eridian Biology (From Project Hail Mary) - canon Reddit | AMA Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary' - A conversation with science-fiction author, Andy Weir Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Chapters: 15 - 22 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:00:52) Characters (0:05:04) Impressions (0:06:02) Movie Distraction (0:13:14) Fake Out (0:14:06) Taumeoba (0:23:13) Science Contradiction (0:29:51) Coma Gene (0:31:13) DuBois and Shapiro (0:34:52) Yep, More Three-Body Talk (0:38:40) What Was Stratt Thinking? (0:43:16) Death Preferences (0:47:58) Revisions (0:53:04) Overall Thoughts (0:54:01) Outro (0:59:01) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Chapters: 8 - 14 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:01:42) Characters (0:05:24) Impressions (0:07:52) Movie Translation (0:10:20) Back on Earth (0:13:47) Emotions (0:15:53) Communicating (0:19:20) Intelligent Life (0:26:17) Base 6 (0:30:18) Movie Directors (0:33:24) Sleeping (0:39:11) Foreshadowing (0:44:29) Character Strengths (0:48:48) Audiobook Experiences (0:51:09) Outro (0:53:12) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Chapters: 1 - 7 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Intro (0:00:19) Followup (0:01:20) Summary (0:06:56) Impressions (0:10:25) Plausability (0:18:24) Movie Trailer (0:32:10) Audio Book (0:37:05) Spaceship (0:43:23) Unlikely Hero (0:44:10) Outro (0:52:19) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info 3 Body Problem (TV) Season 1 Description The hosts run a draft of future scenes that would like (and would not like) to see adapted in future seasons of the TV show Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:18) Rules (0:02:05) Round 1 - Priya (0:03:31) Round 1 - Thalia (0:06:19) Round 1 - Dan (0:08:16) Round 2 - Dan (0:10:14) Round 2 - Thalia (0:15:56) Round 2 - Priya (0:20:06) Round 3 - Priya (0:22:50) Round 3 - Thalia (0:30:03) Round 3 - Dan (0:32:47) Round 4 - Dan (0:34:21) Round 4 - Thalia (0:38:32) Round 4 - Priya (0:41:49) Round 5 - Priya (0:45:00) Round 5 - Thalia (0:53:29) Round 5 - Dan (0:57:58) Wrap-up (1:00:59) Outro (1:06:50) References The Three-Body Problem - Summary The Dark Forest - Summary Death's End - Summary Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Episode 1 - The Staircase Program (0:00:05) Episode 2 - The Swordholders (0:03:13) Episode 3 - Australia (0:05:58) Episode 4 - The Storyless Kingdom (0:08:54) Episode 5 - Fate's Choice (0:12:04) Episode 6 - Singer (0:15:23) Episode 7 - Our Star (0:18:29) References Episode 1 - The Staircase Program Episode 2 - The Swordholders Episode 3 - Australia Episode 4 - The Storyless Kingdom Episode 5 - Fate's Choice Episode 6 - Singer Episode 7 - Our Star Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Episode 1 - The Wallfacers (0:00:05) Episode 2 - Cosmic Brush (0:03:04) Episode 3 - The Spell (0:05:19) Episode 4 - Natural Selection (0:10:27) Episode 5 - Droplet (0:13:08) Episode 6 - The Snow Project (0:16:15) References Episode 1 - The Wallfacers Episode 2 - Cosmic Brush Episode 3 - The Spell Episode 4 - Natural Selection Episode 5 - Droplet Episode 6 - The Snow Project Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Episode 1 - Silent Spring (0:00:04) Episode 2 - Frontiers of Science (0:02:15) Episode 3 - A Game of Pool (0:04:25) Episode 4 - The Universe Flickers (0:06:23) Episode 5 - Da Shi (0:08:27) Episode 6 - Red Coast (0:10:11) Episode 7 - Sunset for Humanity (0:12:36) Episode 8 - Bugs (0:14:18) References Episode 1 - Silent Spring Episode 2 - Frontiers of Science Episode 3 - A Game of Pool Episode 4 - The Universe Flickers Episode 5 - Da Shi Episode 6 - Red Coast Episode 7 - Sunset for Humanity Episode 8 - Bugs Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info 3 Body Problem (TV) Season 1, Episodes: 6 - 8 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:17) Summary - Episode 6 (0:05:49) Summary - Episode 7 (0:08:02) Summary - Episode 8 (0:10:16) Characters (0:13:16) General Impressions and Favorite Scenes (0:14:11) Will (0:28:30) Should I Read the Books? (0:47:23) Staircase Project (0:48:30) San-TI OP (0:49:44) Starcase Project Continued (0:59:44) Wallfacers (1:01:53) Scenes from Future Seasons (1:11:19) Saul (1:16:42) Ye Wenjie (1:19:43) My Sunset (1:27:12) Foreshadowing (1:35:09) Characters (1:39:14) Favorite Episode (1:41:47) Grading the Season (1:44:50) Where Does Season 2 End? (1:50:56) Outro (1:54:33) Spoiler Warning (0:00:54) References ‘The Three-Body Problem’ and ‘Silent Spring’ Books Rocket to No. 1 on Amazon After Netflix Debut NYT Best Sellers List Netflix FYC Netflix Global Top 10 Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info 3 Body Problem (TV) Season 1, Episodes: 4 - 5 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:29) Summary (0:03:29) Characters (0:09:17) General Impressions (0:10:05) Missing Book Elements (0:16:58) Wade (0:41:00) Evans (0:47:07) Ye Wenjie and Da Shi (0:57:46) Recommending the books (1:08:57) Raj (1:12:33) Sophon Creation (1:16:11) Pacing (1:17:39) Esquire Article (1:19:49) Tatiana (1:24:38) Outro (1:29:09) References Vulture Interview Esquire Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info 3 Body Problem (TV) Season 1, Episodes: 1 - 3 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Season Info (0:00:55) Summary (0:01:58) Characters (0:06:46) General Impressions (0:08:52) China (0:21:33) Oxford 5 (0:36:29) VR Game (0:49:20) Tatiana (0:52:46) More on VR (0:55:02) Raj (0:57:29) Evans (1:02:11) Final Random Thoughts (1:07:20) Outro (1:12:55) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info 3 Body Problem (TV) Season 1 Topics Intro (0:00:00) Season Plan (0:03:31) Expectations (0:08:28) Wade (0:15:06) TV Show Characters (0:16:26) Reddit (0:22:38) Excitement (0:27:46) Re-read? (0:47:38) Closing Notes (0:49:42) Outro (0:52:58) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Hyperion - Dan Simmons Chapters: 6 - 6 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:00:35) Characters (0:04:32) Impressions (0:05:08) Why Italics? (0:16:20) The Poet Speaks the Truth (0:18:32) Beep (0:19:44) You'll Never Guess What Book We Compare This One To (0:21:55) Author's Capability (0:25:49) New Rankings (0:30:28) Worse Books? (0:42:01) Outro (0:46:17) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]

Episode Page Episode Info Hyperion - Dan Simmons Chapters: 5 - 5 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:00:43) Summary (0:00:41) Characters (0:04:39) Impressions (0:05:36) Johnny (0:12:41) World Building (0:20:38) Next Chapter? (0:26:43) What Did You Like? (0:29:04) Disposable Characters (0:34:33) Bringing it Back Together? (0:35:43) Still Recommend? (0:38:31) Ranking the Chapters (0:39:52) Outro (0:47:05) Contact [email protected] @rehydrate.bsky.social @[email protected]