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Book Besties Season 1, Episode 21- The Martian

In today’s episode, we blast into space with Andy Weir’s first novel The Martian. Join us as we talk about space pirates, NASA, a few side stories, and how we feel about the movie. Also not sponsored.

Things talked about in this episode:

Andy Weir website: https://www.andyweirauthor.com/

Astronaut Application process: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/application-procedures-for-astronaut-candidate-program/

Mars Maps:

https://www.google.com/mars/

https://www.planetary.org/space-images/map-mars-major-features

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/where-is-the-rover/

Coitus in space:

https://www.dw.com/en/lets-talk-about-sex-in-space/a-59202194

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2000/feb/24/spaceexploration.internationalnews1

Audible drama(not sponsored): https://www.space.com/wil-wheaton-narrates-the-martian-audiobook.html

Movie IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

PBS Great American Read: https://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/results/

Meet Molly and April, they bonded over books and became Book Besties. So, what do you do when you find your book bestie? Start a podcast of course. Hang out with April and Molly as they talk about everything they love and hate about books.