187: Man versus Mars

The Incomparable Mothership

Jason Snell

Arts, Tv & Film, Leisure

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2014

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Our Book Club reconvenes to discuss “The Martian” by Andy Weir. It’s a nuts-and-bolts adventure about a stranded astronaut who uses his botany and engineering skills to stay alive on Mars. Did we mention botany? And engineering? There’s a lot of both. Also, we tell you what we’re reading.

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0:00.0	The Incomparable, number 187, March 2014.
0:09.9	Welcome back to The Incomparable.
0:11.4	I'm your host, Jason Snell, and we're reconvening our book club, our ever-shifting membership of the book club.
0:17.3	The only person who is always with me for the book club is Scott McNulty. Hi, Scott.
0:23.7	Sorry I couldn't make it today, Jason. No. Is this the ghost of Scott McNulty? It is. Who doesn't
0:29.3	read books? I don't. Oh, that's a shame. Well, it was, thank you for dropping in to say you won't be here.
0:36.4	Is life model duplicate.
0:45.7	That voice you heard is John Maltz, who has been a voice in our radio dramas, but hasn't been on because usually he's not available when we record.
0:46.3	But he's here.
0:47.7	And I can't read.
0:48.6	And you can't.
0:53.8	But you're, well, then choosing a book club episode to appear on was the worst choice you could possibly have made.
1:00.3	Oh, is that what this is? Yeah. Yeah. Also here, he reads occasionally and occasionally appears on our book club, especially if it's about the end of the world. It's Lex Friedman. Hi, Lex. Hi, how are you?
1:06.3	It's good to have you here. I'm doing fine. Better now that you're here. I'll be on any podcast
1:11.2	that features John Maltz. We should say you guys, you fellows have a podcast of your own.
1:18.1	That's correct. Turning this car around. It's about driving? It's about driving when you're a dad
1:24.8	and how you're constantly threatening to turn the car around.
1:28.0	All right. That's good. I like that.
1:29.7	Is there an age where that starts?
1:32.3	The minute they can talk, I think.
1:36.3	The minute they have desired to go somewhere else.
1:40.7	And that voice you heard was Lisa Schmeiser, by the way.
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