EP 30 How Andy Weir went from being an unknown sci-fi writer to a Matt Damon starring Hollywood blockbuster
The Aarthi and Sriram Show
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How Do Aridians Communicate?
As a science fiction author, my shtick is to take something that has been done a billion times and just do it my way. And one thing I decided was I just continued with my ideas on, on Rocky's biology, on Aridian biology. So they have like basically a bladder of air that they squeeze back and forth across internal vocal cords. They can make different notes, but they can't really pronounce words because they could just, you know, but they don't have the benefit of like our mouths to shape things out. To an Aridian, they all have perfect pitch.
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