EP 30 How Andy Weir went from being an unknown sci-fi writer to a Matt Damon starring Hollywood blockbuster

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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How Did You Become a Writer?

01:44 • 4min

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The Martian - I Was Writing for the Hardcore Dorks

06:05 • 2min

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The Martian - The Best Selling Science Fiction Book

08:35 • 3min

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What Happens if You Don't Exercise the Option?

11:43 • 2min

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Movie Review - The Martian by Drew Goddard

13:18 • 4min

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What Happens When You Start Shooting a Movie?

17:31 • 3min

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What's Your Emotional State Like at That Moment?

20:13 • 3min

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How Did You Get Involved in Pitching Hollywood Parties?

23:06 • 3min

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What Do You Do When You're a Software Engineer?

26:03 • 6min

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Jane Lynch as Commander Lewis

31:54 • 2min

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Project Hail Mary by Marchin Marchin

33:47 • 3min

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Is There a Magical Fuel in Project Hail Mary?

37:10 • 3min

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Project Tail Mary and the March 10

40:36 • 5min

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The Iridians Are the Apex Predator of the Planet

45:31 • 2min

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How Do Aridians Communicate?

47:56 • 4min

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The Sound Based Language

51:30 • 4min

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The Klingon Language in Star Trek Six

55:29 • 2min

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I Like Her. Get Her a Space Theme Bike Helmet

57:35 • 2min

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How Does Humanity Get Off This Planet?

59:16 • 2min

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Is There a Space Elevator?

01:01:27 • 3min

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Chichen Loon - The Dark Forest Problem

01:04:10 • 5min

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The Three Body Problem

01:09:09 • 2min

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What Advice Do You Have for Beginning Writers?

01:11:16 • 2min

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Is Mark Watney a Literary Character?

01:13:31 • 4min

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What Influences You in Sci-Fi?

01:17:23 • 2min

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Do Everything in Three Is Physically Possible

01:19:15 • 2min

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Is There a Collaboration Between Steven Baxter and 2001?

01:20:45 • 3min

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What's Next for You?

01:23:48 • 2min

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The Most Entertaining Legacy of Andy Ware?

01:25:35 • 2min