Andy Weir on 'The Martian,' 'Artemis' and when we'll live on the moon

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🗓️ 30 November 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Andy Weir, the author of the hit science fiction novel "The Martian," talks with Recode's Edmund Lee about his new book, "Artemis." Set in a city on Earth's Moon in the late 2080s, "Artemis" is a crime caper that centers on a smuggler named Jazz, a young woman who moved to the Moon from Saudi Arabia. Weir explains how "The Martian" became an accidental hit thanks to Amazon's Kindle platform, but also why crowdfunding isn't the future of all media — he wrote "Artemis" with a traditional print publisher already on board. Plus: How Weir writes diverse characters, why he never visited the set of "The Martian" movie and when humans will live on the Moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.5	I am part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, but do not settle in and get used to my voice because
0:52.2	we're bringing in a new guest host today. Ed Lee, Rico's managing editor. He talked to Andy Weir, who wrote The Martian, great book, great movie. He's got a new book out called Artemis. Take it away, Ed. Thanks, Peter. I'm here with Andy, the author of Artemis. Welcome Andy. Hey, thanks for having me. Cool. So you're on a whirlwind tour right now with your new book.
1:13.2	Yeah, I am. I'm going all over the place. All over the place. You're from California, though. Right. I live in Sunnyvale, which is just north of San Jose. Right. So you are smack dab in the heart of Silicon Valley. Oh, yeah. Right. And you started out, or you were until fairly recently, you know, an engineer, software engineer.
1:30.2	Yeah, it was a computer program. Valley. Oh, yeah. Right. And you started out, or you were until fairly recently, you know,
1:28.8	an engineer, software engineer. Yeah, I was a computer programmer for about 25 years there.
1:33.2	And then I kind of bungled into success with The Martian. And that was the last time I did any honest work.
1:38.2	So The Martian, we should back up a second. That's your first published book. Yes.
1:42.2	And it was turned into a hit movie starring Matt Damon.
1:45.2	Yeah.
1:45.8	I read the book.
1:46.5	I've seen the movie.
1:47.7	Congrats on the success.
1:49.0	Thank you.
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