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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February 03, 2022Season 6, Episode 8: Arcadia
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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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52min
January 20, 2022Season 6, Episode 7: The Search by the Mule
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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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1h 1min
January 06, 2022Season 6, Episode 6: Start of the Search
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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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44min
December 16, 2021Season 6, Episode 5: The Mule
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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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44min
December 02, 2021Season 6, Episode 4: The General
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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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48min
November 06, 2021Season 6: Interview - Jason
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Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov

Description
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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25min
October 14, 2021Season 6, Episode 3: The Merchant Princes
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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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1h 3min
September 30, 2021Season 6, Episode 2: The Mayors and Traders
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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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47min
September 16, 2021Season 6, Episode 1: The Psychohistorians and Encyclopedists
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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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53min
September 12, 2021Season 5, Episode 7: Our Star
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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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1h 14min

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