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Jim, Dan, Tim, and Amin
A podcast where we read books together at a TV series-like pace. Books include "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin, "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" by Becky Chambers, and "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov
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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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Episode PageEpisode 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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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+)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Spoilercast
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Spoilercast
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers
References * Redemption of Time
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin * Part III,
Chapters: 1.3 - 1.3 * Pages: 460 - 512 * Summary
References * Fermi Paradox
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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
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Spoilercast
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers
References * Dan Wang's Review of Remembrance of Earth's Past * The Cold Equations - Tom Godwin * "Three Little Pigs" - Liu's Bedtime Story for his Daughter; and How "Significance Coordinates" work : threebodyproblem
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin * Part III,
Chapters: 1.1 - 1.1 * Pages: 309 - 391 * Summary
References * Futurama - A Fishful of Dollars * SPOILERS - Three-Body and Dark Forest Anime
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Spoilercast
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers.
References * Heroes And Villains of the Series
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Spoilercast (Fixed)
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers. Note: Audio file fixed
References * Tyler's Original Plan (via Frank) * Tyler's Original Plan Full Translation * Ball Lightning * Clarke's Three Laws
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin * Part II,
Chapters: 1 - 3 * Pages: 189 - 305 * Summary
References * Tyler's Original Plan (via Frank) * Tyler's Original Plan Full Translation * Ball Lightning
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin * Part I,
Chapters: 1.2 - 1.2 * Pages: 105 - 185 * Summary
References * Frank's Reading Notes
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Spoilercast
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers
References * Reddit Post about Cheng Xin * Invisible Planets
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Spoilercast
Dan, Amin, and Thalia talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin * Part I,
Chapters: Prologue - 1.1 * Pages: 9 - 105 * Summary
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers * Chapters: Hard Reset - All Said and Done
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers * Chapters: October 25 - Seven Hours
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers * Chapters: Kedrium - Hatch, Feather, House
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers * Chapters: Intro to Harmagian Colonial History - The Last War
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers * Chapters: The Job - The Wane
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers * Chapters: Transit - Blind Punch
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Interview - Frank
Interview with Frank
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Topics * Interview Series for Remembrance of Earth's Past
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Interview - Yilmaz
Interview with Yilmaz
References * @Ayyyyten - Twitter * The Effects of Reading, Listening, and Dual Modality on Comprehension
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Interview - Priya
Interview with Priya. Note: Contains spoilers for other books, chapters included to skip through.
References * The Redemption of Time - Baoshu * The Cold Equations - Tom Godwin * The Cold Equations - Twilight Zone * To Serve Man - Damon Knight * To Serve Man - Twilight Zone * The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror * A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr.
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Interview - Thalia
Interview with Thalia
References * Thalia's Reading Guide to the Three-Body Problem * Math Movement * @MathMvmt
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Interview - Josh
Episode music credit: Josh/Thought Trials
References * Thought Trials * @thoughttrials - Instagram
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part III,
Chapters: 27 - 35 * Pages: 303 - 390 * Summary
Topics * Season finale. We discuss the ending of The Three-Body Problem
References * Flatland * Civ II for 10 Years * Carl Sagan talks about the 4th dimension
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Season 1 Summary
The collected summaries from Season 1 covering all of The Three-Body Problem
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire Remembrance of Earth's Past series (and The Expanse) with full spoilers
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part III,
Chapters: 21 - 26 * Pages: 249 - 302 * Summary
Topics * Big Iconic Events * Villainy and Motivations * Universal Translatable Language & Realistic Motivations * Space Elevators * Sun As A Reflector * Adventists and Redemptionists * Nuclear Weapons * Reliable Narrators / Malicious Intent? * Action from Da Shi * Scientific Explanations on the Screen
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part II,
Chapters: 12 - 20 * Pages: 153 - 245 * Summary
Topics * NOTE - Please excuse the some of the audio issues for this episode, they will be addressed for future episodes * Introduction * Followup * Feedback * Summary * Destination of the Trisolaran Fleet * Observing Distant Planets * Are the Trisolarans Real? * What is the Purpose of the Three Body Game? * Geographical Differences for Three Body Game * Different Modes of Scientific Thought * Easter Eggs * The Computer Scene * Messages from Red Coast * Consequences of Sending Extraterrerstial Messages
References * Jia Zhangke * Cultural Revolution * BTS Clip (unsubbed) of Chinese live-action "Three Body Problem" series wrapping up filming with crew interviews : threebodyproblem * Redemption of Time * Lin Qi, Yoozoo CEO and Producer on Netflix's 'Three-Body Problem,' Dies at 39 * What Is an Exoplanet? * Alpha Centauri * The Great Courses * The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know * Galileo Galilei * Giordano Bruno * Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz * Sun Tzu * Monte Carlo Simulation Definition * Jim Anchower * Voyager spacecraft * The Golden Record * Single Female Lawyer * Global Catastrophic Risks
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UPDATE: Reading List Update
Important Update to the Reading List for Future Season 1 Episodes
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part II,
Chapters: 10 - 11 * Pages: 131 - 151 * Summary
Topics * Amin disagrees about how awesome Da Shi is * Who would play Da Shi? * Do the players in Three Body have current scientific knowledge? * Other players in Three Body game? * Anti-Science Trends and Parallels * Mozi vs. Confucius * Universal Love 兼愛 * Chinese Honorifics and Diminutives * How would this be filmed?
References * Wandering Earth * Great Expectations * Vaccine hesitancy * Mozi * Mohism (Universal Love 兼愛) * Chinese Honorifics * Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part II,
Chapters: 7 - 9 * Pages: 93 - 129 * Summary
Topics * Are there enough water resources for everyone to rehydrate? * Theories on what the Three Body game is * Could humans evolve to dehydrate and rehydrate as is in the game? * Highly technical writing * Would you play Three Body? * How will the Three Body game look on screen?
References * Tardigrades
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part II,
Chapters: 5 - 6 * Pages: 67 - 92 * Transcript * Summary
Topics * The Frontiers of Science * Pan Han part of the Khmer Rouge? * The Fragile Psyche of Physicists * Morse Code in Non-English Languages * How Would They Film This? * V-Suit
References * Erdős–Bacon number * Khmer Rouge * Morse code URL from the book * How does morse code work in non-English languages * Chinese Morse Code System * Abandoned Three-Body Problem movie stills (Warning - Spoilers in movie description)
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Spoilercast
Dan and Amin talk about the entire series with full spoilers
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part II,
Chapters: 3 - 4 * Pages: 41 - 65 * Transcript * Summary
Topics * Exposition as Character Development * Undiscovered Country Beyond Death & Translations * Frontiers of Science * Erdős Number, Character Connections and Kevin Bacon * PLA Officers' Authority and Liberalism of China * Reverse Psychology and Policeman Stereotypes
References * Erdős–Bacon number * Qian Zhongshu * The Wandering Earth
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Episode Page Episode Info * The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin * Part I,
Chapters: 1 - 2 * Pages: 9 - 39 * Transcript * Summary
Topics * Liu Cixin's dual stance on authoritarianism * The upcoming TV series and Benioff and Weiss * Expectations about sci-fi stories * Chapters 1 and 2 of the Three-Body Problem * Introduction (0:00:00) * Summary (0:03:22) * Discussion (0:05:45) * Wrap Up (0:24:43) * Intro (0:00:00) * Show Premise (0:02:48) * Summary (0:03:23) * Cultural Revolution (0:05:42) * Book Expectations (0:10:11) * Characters (0:12:03) * Xinjiang Controvery (0:17:15) * Final Thoughts (0:21:57) * Outro (0:24:40)
References * New Yorker interview with Liu Cixin (warning: spoilers) * Announcement of the Three-body Problem TV Series * Netflix defends itself
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