Rehydrate

By Amin, Dan, Priya, and Thalia

A book discussion podcast. Books include "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin, "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov, and "Dune" by Frank Herbert.... more

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May 01, 2026Season 10, Episode 6: Project Hail Mary Movie
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Dan, Priya, and Thalia are joined by guests Spencer and Guy to discuss the movie adaptation of Project Hail Mary

Topics
Intro (0:00:00)

Initial Thoughts (0:01:04)

Spencer's Thoughts (0:01:46)

Priya's Initial Thoughts (0:09:19)

Guy's Initial Thoughts (0:14:11)

Thalia's Initial Thoughts (0:16:05)

Dan's Initial Thoughts (0:19:51)

Changes From The Book (0:21:58)

Best and Worst Book Changes (0:35:51)

Compare Againt Other Sci-Fi (0:51:54)

Of Course We Talk About 3 Body Problem (1:03:39)

Outro (1:08:41)

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1h 10min
September 24, 2025Season 10: Interview: Guy & Mike
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Dan & Thalia speak with friends of the show, Guy and Mike about Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir, and Science Fiction

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Intro (0:00:00)

Project Hail Mary vs. The Martian (0:02:46)

Where to Rank Andy Weir? (0:17:12)

Optimism vs. Dystopia (0:22:30)

Open Discussion (0:28:00)

Favorite Scientific Concept (0:32:38)

What Do You Re-Read? (0:35:57)

Adaptation Most Looking Forward To (0:43:20)

Outro (0:46:34)

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48min
September 09, 2025Season 10, Episode 4: Amaze
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Intro (0:00:00)

Summary (0:01:02)

Impressions (0:05:41)

Writing Feature? (0:11:39)

Quibble with the Very End (0:17:57)

Hard Sci Fi? (0:24:18)

Optimism (0:31:25)

SPOILERS: The Martian (0:37:20)

Eridian Civilization (0:39:33)

Ranking Project Hail Mary (0:42:57)

Outro (0:48:37)

MAJOR SPOILER: Three-Body Problem (0:49:18)

References
Reddit | Eridian Biology (From Project Hail Mary) - canon

Reddit | AMA

Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary' - A conversation with science-fiction author, Andy Weir

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September 02, 2025Season 10, Episode 3: Adrian
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Intro (0:00:00)

Summary (0:00:52)

Characters (0:05:04)

Impressions (0:06:02)

Movie Distraction (0:13:14)

Fake Out (0:14:06)

Taumeoba (0:23:13)

Science Contradiction (0:29:51)

Coma Gene (0:31:13)

DuBois and Shapiro (0:34:52)

Yep, More Three-Body Talk (0:38:40)

What Was Stratt Thinking? (0:43:16)

Death Preferences (0:47:58)

Revisions (0:53:04)

Overall Thoughts (0:54:01)

Outro (0:59:01)

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1h
August 26, 2025Season 10, Episode 2: Jazz Hands
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Intro (0:00:00)

Summary (0:01:42)

Characters (0:05:24)

Impressions (0:07:52)

Movie Translation (0:10:20)

Back on Earth (0:13:47)

Emotions (0:15:53)

Communicating (0:19:20)

Intelligent Life (0:26:17)

Base 6 (0:30:18)

Movie Directors (0:33:24)

Sleeping (0:39:11)

Foreshadowing (0:44:29)

Character Strengths (0:48:48)

Audiobook Experiences (0:51:09)

Outro (0:53:12)

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54min
August 19, 2025Season 10, Episode 1: Astrophage
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Intro (0:00:00)

Intro (0:00:19)

Followup (0:01:20)

Summary (0:06:56)

Impressions (0:10:25)

Plausability (0:18:24)

Movie Trailer (0:32:10)

Audio Book (0:37:05)

Spaceship (0:43:23)

Unlikely Hero (0:44:10)

Outro (0:52:19)

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53min
May 13, 2024Season 9, Episode 4: Scene Draft
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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

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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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1h 8min
April 29, 2024Season 5: Death's End Collected Summaries
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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 1 - The Staircase Program

Episode 2 - The Swordholders

Episode 3 - Australia

Episode 4 - The Storyless Kingdom

Episode 5 - Fate's Choice

Episode 6 - Singer

Episode 7 - Our Star

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23min
April 28, 2024Season 3: The Dark Forest Collected Summaries
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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)

References
Episode 1 - The Wallfacers

Episode 2 - Cosmic Brush

Episode 3 - The Spell

Episode 4 - Natural Selection

Episode 5 - Droplet

Episode 6 - The Snow Project

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20min
April 27, 2024Season 1: Three-Body Problem Collected Summaries
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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)

References
Episode 1 - Silent Spring

Episode 2 - Frontiers of Science

Episode 3 - A Game of Pool

Episode 4 - The Universe Flickers

Episode 5 - Da Shi

Episode 6 - Red Coast

Episode 7 - Sunset for Humanity

Episode 8 - Bugs

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FAQs about Rehydrate:

How many episodes does Rehydrate have?

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