Mind Duck Books

One of my good friends, Yaz, joined me on this episode to discuss a classic hard sci-fi book, the very first book in the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. We also talk about the recent TV show, movies based on Asimov's work and more.

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I loved this book so much and so did Martin and Adam who joined me on this episode to discuss the ultimate engineer’s wet dream, in other words Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

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0:00 Intro, general impressions

Links:

#Project #Hail #Mary #Andy #Weir #engineering #porn #space #exploration #sci-fi

We're talking about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, one of my all time favorites that Paolo hasn't read until now. That gave us two very different perspectives: a core fan versus a "normal person" who's just read it.

00:00 Intro

02:11 Podcast update and plans

11:02 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

15:56 TV Show and movie

18:24 Douglas Adams

23:38 Hitchhiker's Guide - Impressions

34:16 SPOILERS

57:31 The message behind this book

01:09:00 Elon Musk's comment on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Links: Douglas Adams: Parrots, the Universe and Everything: https://youtu.be/_ZG8HBuDjgc 

The third and final book in the Broken Earth trilogy.

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#stone #sky #the #Jemisin #Nora #Keita #broken #earth #trilogy #fantasy #dark #N #K

The second book in the Broken Earth trilogy.

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00:00 General impressions

#obelisk #gate #Jemisin #Nora #Keita #broken #earth #trilogy #fantasy #dark #N #K

I was really excited to get a special guest on this episode. Paul knows so much about Lovecraft so I decided to invite him to the podcast to talk about one of his favorites, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and I have to say, this is my favorite too after having read it.

Moreover, Paul is also a painter who we have collectively pressured to publish his art online. And it finally happened. Check out his paintings on minne.com/@paulcreates or Instagram at @paulbowenart.

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#lovecraft #H #P #The #Shadow #Over #Innsmouth #mindduckbooks #fishpeople

The first book of the Broken Earth trilogy. This time I've decided to award creativity points since there are many new ideas, the setting feels really fresh and there are many original concepts.

This one is definitely not your usual fantasy story, join us on episode 9 to find out why.

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#fifth #season #Jemisin #Nora #Keita #broken #earth #trilogy #fantasy #dark

After having discussed the Three-Body problem, we needed a break. Therefore, we decided to relax, catch up and discuss a few other books we read as well as the future of the podcast and a few updates.

I talk about the Book of Disquiet by a Portuguese poet and also a fantasy horror book Weaveworld by Clive Barker. Paolo describes his secret life as a Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon master and talks about the Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis which was base on a D&D campaign.

Unfortunately, we also come back to the Three Body problem at the end to discuss physics, the Miegakure project and more Three body spoilers.

Episode notes:

00:00 Intro, podcast update, news and plans

Links:

#catchup #mindduckbooks #book #podcast #reading #club #clive #barker #weaveworld #dragonlance #Dungeons #Dragons #Autumn #Twilight #Margaret #Weis

Th final depression hit of our 4 part special about the Remembrance of Earth's past trilogy - book 3, Death's End by Liu Cixin.

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Thank you for sticking with us until the end! I'd also like to mentions the Rehydrate podcast and their discussion about the trilogy that is much more detail. I really enjoyed listening myself, so if you want a more in depth podcast head over to: rehydrate.space

Finally, here is Paolo's recommended listening to go along with this book:

Also, check out the memes!

#Liu #Cixin #Remembrance #Earth's #earth #Past #trilogy #Death #End #Deaths #Death's #podcast #book #reading