As promised in the last episode, I’m taking a break from The Burning God with Project Hail Mary Episode 1. Because the movie releases soon, I wanted to tie that in to the podcast and maybe increase engagement. We will see if it works. This episode covers chapters 1-8 of the book. Crazy lot of material in those chapters. We discover who the character is, where they are, why they are there, and meet an alien space ship. My discussion covers a wide variety of topics from Andy Weir as the “Dollar Store Michael Chricton” to “why the ‘cool teacher’ is a myth perpetrated by Hollywood.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Project Hail Mary Episode 1. I can’t wait to hear what you think.
Time Stamps
- Intro – 0:00
- Summary – 2:51
- Reaction Intro – 21:29
- Chapters 1-3 Reaction – 22:08
- Chapters 4-6 Reaction – 28:13
- Chapters 7-8 Reaction – 32:17
- Movie thoughts/Next time – 35:09
- Outro – 36:04
Previous Series
- Dragons of Deceit
- Ready Player One
- Dragons of Fate
- Jurassic Park
- The Poppy War
- Dragons of Eternity
- The Dragon Republic
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
- Dune (through chapter 24)
Upcoming Schedule (pending changes if necessary):
- The Burning God Part 1 – February 2026
- Project Hail Mary – March 2026
- The Burning God Part 2 – April 2026
- Legends and Lattes – May 2026
- Red Mars – June 2026
- Dragonfall – July 2026
- Green Mars – August 2026
- Emberclaw – September 2026
- Blue Mars – October 2026
- Finish Dune – November 2026
- Dune: Messiah – December 2026
Also sometime in 2026 that might change the order: New Huma/Magius Dragonlance book.
Note: If you want to read along, find a copy at your local (or multinational conglomerate) book store to purchase.
