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Zero to Well-Read

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Zero to Well-Read

Riot New Media Group, Inc.

Arts, Books, Society & Culture

4.7837 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Rebecca strap in for a trip to outer space as they revisit Andy Weir's space thriller Project Hail Mary in advance of the upcoming adaptation. They talk about what makes this a singularly fun reading experience, Weir's special ability to blend hard science with humor and humanity, and why we need more interstellar bromances. Subscribe to our free newsletter, and become a member for access to early, ad-free listening and bonus content. Follow Zero to Well-Read on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Email us: zerotowellread@bookriot.com Thank you to ThriftBooks for being the presenting sponsor of this season of Zero to Well-Read! Zero to Well-Read is a proud member of the Airwave Podcast Network. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This season of Zero to Well Read is sponsored by ThriftBooks.com. You can find more than 19 million

0:06.6

new and used books in addition to games, movies, gifts, and other stuff to feed your mind,

0:13.5

feed your brain, feed your life. One of those things could be today's episode topic,

0:18.6

which is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Now this is the kind of book. There's not a whole bunch of used copies. It's sold very well in hardcover. It's a hardcover for a long time. There is a paperback now. It is selling very well. But people love this book, because your heels talk about the show. So people hold on to it. So probably not going to find a used one, though you might. You can set an alert there, but what you can find in browse, and that's one of the fun things about looking at Thriftbooks.com, is additions from other jurisdictions. There's a Chinese boxed one that is super cool. I may have said an alert to find out when it's available. I'm a little scared to see how much it costs, but it looks great. but you can find Project Hail Mary new or used, if you get lucky over there.

0:56.6

At prizes are super competitive... how much it costs, but it looks great. But you can find Project Hail Mary new or used, if you get lucky over there.

0:56.6

At prizes are super competitive, new, with the other kind of places you would go to get a discount

1:00.9

on new books.

1:01.6

So thanks to ThriftBooks.com for sponsoring this season of Zero to Well Red.

1:06.1

Let's get into the show.

1:09.0

My name is Sherlock Holmes.

1:10.8

It's an unusual name.

1:12.6

Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.

1:16.3

What's a game I would play today?

1:17.8

Discover the origins.

1:19.1

It's leaving.

1:19.7

Those days are truly behind me.

1:21.3

Of crime's most iconic mind.

1:23.5

There has been a break-in.

1:25.8

Astoned.

1:26.6

You should be a detective.

1:27.9

Starring Hero finds Tiffin, Donald Finn and Colin Firth.

1:31.5

If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you.

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