About this episode
The episode features a discussion on the popular book Project Hail Mary with guest Henry, covering its science, cultural aspects, and film connections.
Special guest Henry joins our hosts to talk about the divisive but popular Project Hail Mary. During the pod they discuss the science behind it (or lack thereof), starting a book club, Japan, and what is oscar nominated Sanda Hüller doing in a blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling? Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/ Track Eric’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/EricN/ Follow Eric’s TV reviews on his substack: https://ericnerenberg.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ben_and_erics_podcast/ Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/benandericspodcast.bsky.social Subscribe on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@BenandEricspodcast Find us on Apple, Spotify and Overcast: https://linktr.ee/benandericspodcast Send us an email at benandericspodcast@gmail.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben, Eric
Guest: Henry
Topics covered
- Project Hail Mary
- science
- book club
- Japan
- Oscar nominations
- film reviews
Keywords
- Project Hail Mary
- Henry
- Ben and Eric
- film reviews
- Sanda Hüller
- Ryan Gosling
- book club
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: letterboxd, substack, Instagram, YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Overcast
Books & works: Project Hail Mary
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