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Episode Page Episode Info Description Dan, Priya, and Thalia are joined by guests Spencer and Guy to discuss the movie adaptation of Project Hail Mary Topics Intro (0:00:00) Initial Thoughts (0:01:04) Spencer's Thoughts (0:01:46) Priya's Initial Thoughts (0:09:19) Guy's Initial Thoughts (0:14:11) Thalia's Initial Thoughts (0:16:05) Dan's Initial Thoughts (0:19:51) Changes From The Book (0:21:58) Best and Worst Book Changes (0:35:51) Compare Againt Other Sci-Fi (0:51:54) Of Course We Talk About 3 Body Problem (1:03:39) Outro (1:08:41) Contact rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydrate.bsky.social @rehydrate@mas.to

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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydrate.bsky.social @rehydrate@mas.to

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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydrate.bsky.social @rehydrate@mas.to

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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydrate.bsky.social @rehydrate@mas.to

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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydrate.bsky.social @rehydrate@mas.to

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 rehydrate@fastmail.com @rehydrate.bsky.social @rehydrate@mas.to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!