‘Project Hail Mary’ Deep Dive. Plus: Andy Weir!

‘Project Hail Mary’ Deep Dive. Plus: Andy Weir!

From House of R by The Ringer

March 21, 2026 · 2h 28m

About this episode

Mal and Jo explore 'Project Hail Mary' and interview its author, Andy Weir.

Amaze! Amaze! Mal and Jo hop aboard the Hail Mary and head to Tau Ceti to dive deep into ‘Project Hail Mary.’ They talk about everything they loved about the movie and break down some of the adaptation choices from the book. Then they are joined by the author of ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Andy Weir!(00:00) Intro(05:51) Opening Snapshot(26:01) Deep Dive(01:54:56) Andy Weir InterviewHosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinGuest: Andy WeirProducer: Carlos ChiribogaStudio Production: Chris ThomasSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joanna Robinson, Mallory Rubin

Guest: Andy Weir

Topics covered

  • Project Hail Mary
  • book adaptation
  • Andy Weir interview
  • science fiction
  • film analysis

Keywords

  • Project Hail Mary
  • Andy Weir
  • book adaptation
  • science fiction
  • film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Books & works: Project Hail Mary

Places: Tau Ceti

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