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A podcast where we read books together at a TV series-like pace. Books include "The Three-Body Problem" and "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet"

Jim, Dan, Tim, and Amin


    • May 13, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 89 EPISODES


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    Season 9, Episode 4: Scene Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 67:18


    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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydratepod @rehydrate@mas.to

    Season 5: Death's End Collected Summaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 22:14


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin 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) Contact rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydratepod @rehydrate@mas.to

    Season 3: The Dark Forest Collected Summaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 19:46


    Episode Page Episode Info The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin 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) Contact rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydratepod @rehydrate@mas.to

    Season 1: Three-Body Problem Collected Summaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 16:19


    Episode Page Episode Info The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin 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) Contact rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydratepod @rehydrate@mas.to

    Season 9, Episode 3: The Stars Our Destination

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 115:32


    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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydratepod @rehydrate@mas.to

    Season 9, Episode 2: Judgement Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 89:54


    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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydratepod @rehydrate@mas.to

    Season 9, Episode 1: Destroyer of Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 73:27


    Episode Page Episode Info - 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 us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 9: Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 53:43


    Episode Page Episode Info 3 Body Problem (TV) - Liu Cixin Chapters: 0 - 0 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 us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 8, Episode 1: The Man Who Cried God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 52:59


    Episode Page Episode Info Hyperion - Dan Simmons Chapters: 1 - 1 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:00) Plan for the Season (0:05:58) Summary (0:06:28) Characters (0:10:37) First Impressions (0:11:40) What Genre is Hyperion? (0:19:39) Time (0:21:31) Cruciform (0:27:32) Bikura (0:30:50) Immortality (0:37:45) World Building (0:39:22) Language (0:42:55) Consul (0:48:32) Outro (0:52:31) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 8, Episode 2: The War Lovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 47:02


    Episode Page Episode Info Hyperion - Dan Simmons Chapters: 2 - 2 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:00:43) Characters (0:05:04) First Impressions (0:05:27) Technology (0:11:44) Ousters & Shrike (0:13:21) Writing Style (0:14:59) Kassad (0:18:26) Future History (0:20:40) Thalia's Prediction (0:26:48) Imaginary Girlfriends (0:32:07) Shrike? (0:42:11) Outro (0:46:35) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 8, Episode 3: Hyperion Cantos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 71:10


    Episode Page Episode Info Hyperion - Dan Simmons Chapters: 3 - 3 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Welcome Andreu (0:00:53) Summary (0:06:02) Characters (0:09:13) First Impressions (0:10:24) Farcaster (0:28:14) Dying Earth (0:25:41) Body Modification (0:31:48) Drug Use (0:34:04) Violence (0:36:44) Language and Style (0:38:43) Perfume (0:42:36) Tyrena & Body Modification (0:44:26) History (0:48:44) Time Tombs (0:55:48) Keats (0:59:10) Orwell (0:56:28) Verne (1:06:51) Outro (1:10:30) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 8, Episode 4: The River Lethe's Taste is Bitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 53:07


    Episode Page Episode Info Hyperion - Dan Simmons Chapters: 4 - 4 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:00:51) Characters (0:05:54) Impressions (0:06:40) Title & Style (0:16:38) Future World Building (0:21:05) More Heartbreak (0:22:05) Melio (0:27:33) Sol & God (0:30:18) Where From Here? (0:39:20) When did you catch on? (0:44:48) Who's the Spy? (0:49:37) Outro (0:52:40) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 8, Episode 5: The Long Good-Bye

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 47:42


    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 us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 8, Episode 6: Remembering Siri

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 46:51


    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 us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 7, Episode 9: Kanly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 55:32


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 3: The Prophet, Chapters: 7 - 12 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:01:25) Characters (0:03:25) Initial Impressions (0:04:03) Little Leto (0:11:04) Abrupt Endings (0:14:12) Paul's Coma (0:20:44) Dune Sequels (0:21:55) Time Jumps (0:25:42) Favorite Part of the Book (0:31:18) Dune: Part 2 (0:42:58) Ranking Dune (0:46:38) Outro (0:54:45) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 7, Episode 8: The Prophet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 53:20


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 3: The Prophet, Chapters: 1 - 6 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Follow Up (0:00:58) Characters (0:02:43) Summary (0:03:16) Initial Impressions (0:05:21) Baron (0:09:20) Strongest Survive (0:16:55) Paul (0:21:31) Alia (0:28:18) Paul's Child (0:33:23) Jessica, Alia, and Harrah (0:36:42) Paul and Stilgar (0:41:38) Predictions (0:45:48) Outro (0:52:50) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 7, Episode 7: The Water of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 65:13


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 2: Muad'dib, Chapters: 12 - 16 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Characters (0:00:50) Summary (0:01:55) Impressions (0:04:59) Paul's Leadership (0:14:47) Water (0:21:49) Loyalty (0:32:17) Bene Geserit (0:38:03) Paul's Enemy (0:42:44) Is Dune Spoilable? (0:47:04) SPOILER: Foundation (0:52:10) Dune Lore (0:54:34) Fremen Technology (0:59:31) Jessica's Child (1:02:35) Outro (1:04:47) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 7, Episode 6: Spannungsbogen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 46:57


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 2: Muad'dib, Chapters: 7 - 11 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Dune Movie (0:01:29) Summary (0:04:31) Characters (0:07:25) Initial Impressions (0:07:55) Kynes (0:10:44) Religion (0:15:31) Fremen (0:20:52) Environment (0:27:35) Spannungsbogen (0:29:58) Jessica (0:33:05) Riding Sandwoms (0:37:36) Names (0:42:17) A Voice in the Spice Cloud (0:45:16) Outro (0:46:29) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com, on Twitter @rehydratepod, or Mastodon @rehydrate@mas.to!

    Season 7, Episode 5: Fear's Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 44:41


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 2: Muad'dib, Chapters: 1 - 6 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Follow-Up (0:01:14) Characters (0:05:24) Summary (0:06:24) General Impressions (0:08:38) Front Matter Quotes (0:20:44) More on the Baron (0:22:55) Paul and Jessica (0:28:36) Paul's Precience (0:33:14) Bat Messengers (0:36:53) Spoilers and Racoons (0:39:01) Jessica (0:40:29) Outro (0:44:14) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 7, Episode 4: The Tooth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 52:09


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 1: Dune, Chapters: 17 - 23 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:01) Characters (0:03:10) Summary (0:04:05) General Impressions (0:07:29) Yueh (0:11:38) Unfilmable? (0:16:02) Pauls Strange Behavior (0:23:01) Paul and Jessica (0:30:16) Baron (0:37:42) Jessica (0:42:23) Fremen (0:46:32) Spice (0:47:15) Outro (0:51:43) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 7, Episode 3: The Banquet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 50:42


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 1: Dune, Chapters: 13 - 16 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Follow Up (0:01:26) Characters (0:02:11) Summary (0:03:08) General Impressions (0:05:55) Recipies! (0:15:36) Fremen Religion (0:16:52) 3.5% Rule & Morality (0:22:16) Politics (0:26:24) Adaptations (0:38:24) Jessica and Paul at the Dinner (0:45:52) Conclusion (0:48:08) Outro (0:50:16) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 7, Episode 2: Desert Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 48:20


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 1: Dune, Chapters: 7 - 12 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:28) Summary (0:02:40) Characters (0:08:38) Jessica (0:09:12) The Duke (0:17:57) Water (0:23:06) Sandworms & Crysknife (0:35:51) Paul (0:38:25) More on The Duke (0:40:07) On That Path Lies Danger (0:44:54) From the Top of the Mountain, You Cannot See the Mountain (0:46:19) Outro (0:47:54) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 7, Episode 1: Caladan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 45:08


    Episode Page Episode Info Dune - Frank Herbert Part Book 1: Dune, Chapters: 1 - 6 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Reading List (0:01:58) What Have We Been Doing? (0:02:51) Summary (0:06:30) Characters (0:10:18) History (0:11:58) General Impressions (0:12:37) Ready Player One (0:23:37) Writing Style (0:20:06) Dune Quotes (0:25:41) Humanity (0:34:05) Robots (0:37:35) Guildsman (0:41:08) Fear (0:41:58) Outro (0:43:05) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6: Interview - Joel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 77:19


    Episode Page Summary Joel from the Seldon Crisis podcast joins us to do a Foundation quote draft and talk about his experience with the series Topics Intro (0:00:00) Draft Rules (0:02:18) Joel: Round 1, Pick 1 (0:03:16) Thalia: Round 1, Pick 2 (0:06:19) Priya: Round 1, Pick 3 (0:09:59) Dan: Round 1, Pick 4 (0:15:22) Dan: Round 2, Pick 1 (0:19:09) Priya: Round 2, Pick 2 (0:22:04) Thalia: Round 2, Pick 3 (0:26:37) Joel: Round 2, Pick 4 (0:28:51) Joel: Round 3, Pick 1 (0:39:33) Thalia: Round 3, Pick 2 (0:43:51) Priya: Round 3, Pick 3 (0:48:14) Dan: Round 3, Pick 4 (0:53:56) Conversation with Joel (0:57:39) Outro (1:16:20) References Seldon Crisis Podcast Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 9: The Search by the Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 57:30


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Second Foundation: II, Chapters: 15 - 22 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Show Update (0:00:39) History (0:01:02) Summary (0:01:33) Characters (0:05:00) General Impressions (0:05:34) SPOILERS: His Dark Materials (0:09:48) Arkady (0:10:22) SPOILERS: His Dark Materials (0:12:17) More Arkady (0:12:53) Dr. Darell (0:15:04) WW2 Imagery (0:16:47) Kalgan (0:19:33) Second Foundation's Power (0:23:56) Location of the Second Foundation (0:27:05) Second Foundation's Plan (0:30:14) Plot Twists (0:33:06) Inevitability of Second Foundation's Win (0:37:05) Thoughts on the Series (0:42:09) Mama and Papa (0:46:24) TV Show (0:51:22) Lady Callia (0:48:59) SPOLER: Foundation TV Show (0:52:14) Outro (0:56:46) References Astounding Science Fiction - November 1949 Astounding Science Fiction - December 1949 Astounding Science Fiction - January 1950 His Dark Materials A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr. Foundation (TV Series) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 8: Arcadia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 51:05


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Second Foundation: II, Chapters: 7 - 14 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Reactions (0:00:39) Podcast Recommendations (0:01:28) History (0:05:01) Summary (0:06:45) Characters (0:09:34) General Impressions (0:10:24) The Future of Seldon's Plan (0:21:46) Crazy Theories (0:25:52) The Speakers (0:36:43) Arkady and Lady Callia (0:39:43) Arkady (0:44:22) O. Dam (0:46:57) Outro (0:50:31) References Mind Duck Books Podcast Seldon Crisis – The Podcast Stars End: A Foundation Podcast 5-year-old boy hacks dad's Xbox account | CNN Business Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson The Cold Equations - Lightspeed Magazine Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 7: The Search by the Mule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 60:05


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Second Foundation: I, Chapters: 1 - 6 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Seldon Crisis Podcast (0:00:33) History (0:01:42) Summary (0:02:05) Characters (0:04:56) General Impressions (0:05:30) Narrator (0:10:47) World Building (0:14:53) Communication (0:18:12) Emotional Control and Lying (0:20:03) Ineffciency of Speech (0:23:26) Pritcher (0:25:43) Other Lifeforms (0:32:58) So Many Plot Twists (0:37:47) What is the Second Foundation? (0:40:48) MKUltra (0:43:47) More on the Mule (0:51:04) Outro (0:58:24) Seldon Crisis Promo (0:59:04) References Seldon Crisis – The Podcast Astounding Science Fiction v40n5 : Street and Smith Publications : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief' : NPR The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov Lower Decks (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Synesthesia - Wikipedia The Time Machine by HG Wells A Wrinkle in Time - The Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 6: Start of the Search

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 43:23


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Foundation and Empire: II, Chapters: 19 - 26 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:00:51) History (0:03:32) Summary (0:03:49) Characters (0:06:38) General Impressions (0:07:25) SPOILERS: Dollhouse (0:14:22) Emotional Control (0:17:00) The Mule's Motivation (0:21:52) The Scarlet Letter (0:25:52) Bayta's Motivation (0:27:48) Death of a Psychologist (0:33:40) Mule's Exposition (0:42:10) Outro (0:42:52) References Mind Duck | Remembrance of Earth's Past Encyclopedia Galactica Astounding Science Fiction - December 1945 The Wandering Earth Doll House Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 5: The Mule

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 43:20


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Foundation and Empire: II, Chapters: 11 - 18 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Show Update (0:00:41) History (0:01:02) Summary (0:01:31) Characters (0:04:07) General Impressions (0:04:42) Bayta and Female Repersentation (0:14:18) Bayta's Motivation (0:17:22) The Mule (0:23:09) Fate of Devers (0:25:56) Inevitablity of the Foundation's Victory (0:26:22) Will We See The Mule? (0:29:55) How is the Mule so Successful? (0:32:16) Seldon's Wrong Prediction (0:38:56) Outro (0:42:49) References Astounding Science Fiction (November 1945) Holophonor | Futurama Wiki Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 4: The General

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 47:56


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Foundation and Empire: I, Chapters: 1 - 11 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Show Schedule (0:01:02) History (0:02:11) Summary (0:03:30) Characters (0:06:10) General Thoughts (0:06:42) Free Will (0:11:10) SPOILERS: The Cold Equations (0:16:13) Other Books (0:16:59) Humor (0:18:55) Lack of Representation (0:21:15) Loss of Knowledge (0:24:31) Action vs. Inaction (0:27:32) Inability for Conquest (0:33:04) TV Show (0:38:10) Outro (0:47:27) References The Cold Equations Foundation and Empire Review Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6: Interview - Jason

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 24:38


    Episode Page Summary Jason goes over the Roman history of Belisarius and Justinian that is the basis for the main character of "The General", Bel Riose. Topics Intro (0:00:00) Jason's Background (0:00:32) Foundation Background (0:01:04) Belisarius and Justinian (0:03:34) Military Tactics (0:06:00) Context in Roman History (0:10:02) Place in History (0:14:51) Threats to the Emperor (0:16:38) Further Reading (0:19:42) Roman Identity (0:21:15) Wrap-Up (0:22:28) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 3: The Merchant Princes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 62:05


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Foundation: V, Chapters: 1 - 11 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:00:47) Summary (0:02:37) Characters (0:05:24) Hardin vs. Mallow (0:06:25) Politicians (0:16:19) Anti-intellectualism (0:19:20) Nuclear Weapons (0:19:41) Shift In Power (0:23:00) Forces of Change (0:29:45) Promise of Riches (0:33:38) Housewives Uprising (0:37:34) Overall Thoughts (0:41:34) Foundation TV Show (0:48:46) Outro (1:01:37) References Was Foundation (book) Controversial When it Came Out?: asimov Was Isaac Asimov secretly "ROBPROF," a Soviet spy within the highest ranks of academia? History of nuclear weapons Deadline (science fiction story) Deadline Foundation (Apple TV+) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 2: The Mayors and Traders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 46:45


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Foundation: III - IV, Chapters: 1 - 11 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Follow Up (0:01:32) Summary (0:02:15) Characters (0:04:58) TV Series (0:05:53) Overall Impressions (0:10:24) Religion as a Form of Control (0:13:21) Scientific Knowledge (0:20:29) Asserting Control Over Leopold (0:24:26) Seldon's Second Message (0:26:19) Asimov's Series Intentions (0:27:40) Foundation's Impact on Enconomists (0:29:39) Part IV (0:32:05) Revolutionary (0:40:11) Final Thoughts (0:45:21) Outro (0:46:15) References Paul Krugman: Asimov's Foundation novels grounded my economics Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 6, Episode 1: The Psychohistorians and Encyclopedists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 52:14


    Episode Page Episode Info Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov Part Foundation: I - II, Chapters: 1 - 11 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:04:50) Characters (0:07:51) How We're Reading (0:09:20) Compare to Remembrance of Earth's Past (0:14:11) World Building (0:20:45) Spying (0:25:09) Stagnation (0:26:36) The Time Machine (0:28:44) Caring About the Future (0:30:56) Free Will (0:33:55) Characters (0:43:03) Looking Forward (0:46:58) Outro (0:51:34) References A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman Paradise Lost - John Milton The Foundation Trilogy (BBC Radio) Foundation (TV series) The Time Machine - H. G. Wells Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 7: Our Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 73:50


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Part VI, Chapters: 1 - 5 Pages: 543 - 602 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:01:51) Initial Impressions (0:05:29) Yun Tianming's Responsibility (0:07:01) Universal Bleakness (0:13:19) A Slower Speed of Light (0:18:49) More 2001 References (0:27:05) Coordinates (0:28:57) Pocket Universe (0:35:09) Opinions on Ending (0:42:00) Table of Eras (0:50:10) Trisolarans (0:52:16) Crimes Against Humanity (0:54:04) Favorite Book (0:56:03) Podcast Stats (1:10:46) Thanks! (1:11:53) Outro (1:13:11) References A Slower Speed of Light Slowing The Speed of Light Down To 2 m/s—What Special Relativity Feels Like Isaac Asimov - The Gods Themselves Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 6: Singer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 80:14


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Part V, Chapters: 1 - 5 Pages: 467 - 539 Summary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Summary (0:01:19) Orion Arm of the Milky Way (0:04:26) Singer (0:05:13) Civilization Progress (0:11:41) Singer Terminology (0:14:19) 2D Protection (0:29:28) Two-Dimensionalization (0:34:03) Bai Ice's Dream (0:45:30) Re-reading (0:47:51) Niagra Falls (0:50:21) Bai Ice's Dream pt. 2 (0:53:24) Pluto (0:56:12) Earth Civilization Museum (1:01:00) Starry Sky (1:01:43) Along the River During the Qingming Festival (1:03:18) Human Race (1:04:54) Cheng Xin and Lightspeed (1:09:53) Outro (1:19:30) References 2D Visualization Along the River During the Qingming Festival The Starry Night Sex and Character Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 5, Episode 6: Singer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 33:19


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers Topics Intro (0:00:00) Followup (0:01:19) Summary (0:03:19) Who Destroyed the Solar System? (0:04:00) Singer Terminology (0:07:23) Luo Ji (0:10:40) Trisolaans (0:12:21) Membranes (0:15:41) Trusting an Audience (0:20:13) Thought Control (0:23:40) Monitoring (0:28:01) Getting Close to the End (0:30:21) Outro (0:32:46) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 5: Fate's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 55:07


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Chapters: Part III, Chapter 16 - Part IV, Chapter 3 Pages: 363 - 463 Summary References A Descent Into The Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe Along the River During the Qingming Festival Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 5, Episode 5: Fate's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 44:15


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers References Silo Along the River During the Qingming Festival [SPOILERS ALL] What about the spinning umbrella?: threebodyproblem Took me from Feb 2021-Aug 2021, but I finally read all three books: threebodyproblem River of Wisdom – Animated Version of the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Along the River During the Qingming Festival [2106.15181] A Dyson Sphere around a black hole Relics (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom Kardashev scale Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 4: The Storyless Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 94:28


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Part III, Chapters: 1 - 15 Pages: 263 - 362 Summary References The Three-Body Problem: Cixin Liu's Sci-Fi Novel Gets Podcast TBP showing up as a clue on Jeopardy!: threebodyproblem Just finished Death's End and...: threebodyproblem My Three Suns | Futurama Wiki | Fandom Flatland: The Film (2007) Death'd End NPR Review Lesswrong: Book Trilogy Review: Remembrance of Earth's Past (The Three Body Problem) The afterlife of the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales in China: Translation and reception Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 5, Episode 4: The Storyless Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 57:31


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, Thalia, and guest host Priya talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers References Let's talk about fairy tales (spoilers): threebodyproblem MAJOR DEATH'S END SPOILERS: I think they got the story wrong.: threebodyproblem [SPOILERS ALL] What about the spinning umbrella?: threebodyproblem The Spinning Umbrella: threebodyproblem Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 3: Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 56:43


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Part II, Chapters: 16 - 26 Pages: 175 - 259 Summary References Three Body Manga Mythic Quest, A Dark Quiet Death Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 5, Episode 3: Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 50:05


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers References Miegakure Homer^3 (The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VI) Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 2: The Swordholders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 51:29


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Part II, Chapters: 1 - 15 Pages: 103 - 174 Summary References Ren & Stimpy - Space Madness Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Hypno Germ The Arrival Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 5, Episode 2: The Swordholders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 35:11


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 1, Episode 10: Interview - Adam Lanphier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 56:04


    Episode Page Summary Adam Lanphier has translated short stories by Liu Cixin including "The Village Teacher" and "Cannonball." He is currently working on stories by Ma Boyong Topics Original Chinese discussed for The Dark Forest translation: 博士,我真的很赞赏您这种独特的思路,也许这真的是关键所在。” “谢谢,我们真的都是摩登原始人。” Adam's Contact Email: adam.lanphier at gmail References Promotional Material for Adam's Work CEPRIDE Adam's Reddit Profile Ma Boyong The Longest Day in Chang'An (Amazon Prime Video) The Wandering Earth To Hold Up The Sky Invisible Planets Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 5, Episode 1: The Staircase Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 56:15


    Episode Page Episode Info Death's End - Liu Cixin Part I, Chapters: 1 - 11 Pages: 15 - 99 Summary References 1st Poster for Chinese "Three Body" TV series -- scheduled for 4th Quarter, 2021. : threebodyproblem P vs. NP and the Computational Complexity Zoo Staircase conflicts with Wallfacers? (spoilers for books 2/3) : threebodyproblem Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 5, Episode 1: The Staircase Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 41:33


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers References Liu's comment on chengxin taken and interpreted from an interview : threebodyproblem Liu Interview in Original Chinese Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 3, Episode 6: The Snow Project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 55:38


    Episode Page Episode Info The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin Part III, Chapters: 1.3 - 1.3 Pages: 460 - 512 Summary References Fermi Paradox Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Spoilercast: Season 3, Episode 6: The Snow Project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 50:05


    Episode Page Spoilercast Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers References Redemption of Time Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

    Season 3, Episode 5: Droplet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 57:44


    Episode Page Episode Info The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin Part III, Chapters: 1.2 - 1.2 Pages: 391 - 460 Summary References Red Wedding (Spoilers) Star Trek Space Battles Waterdrop Fan Film Prisoner's Dilemma Interview with Priya The Cold Equations - Tom Godwin Contact us at rehydrate@fastmail.com or on Twitter @rehydratepod!

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