Low Wisdom and High Intelligence - "Artemis" Final Overview

Episode 37
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Final Overview

How does "Artemis" compare to "The Martian?" Is Jazz an anti-hero protagonist? Is the story a plausible look ten minutes into the future? Is Dale a problematic character? We go full book club on our second novel, and then announce what our third book will be!

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Low Wisdom and High Intelligence - "Artemis" Final Overview

Finally, At The End - "Artemis" Chapter Seventeen

Episode 36
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Seventeen

It turns out surviving three minutes of vacuum, sucks. We get some closure with all of our major characters, someone narrowly avoids deportation to Earth, and we even get a final letter to Kelvin. It's the final chapter of our second novel!

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Finally, At The End - "Artemis" Chapter Seventeen

Physics Are Trying To Kill You - "Artemis" Chapter Sixteen

Episode 35
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Sixteen

Jazz meets the only other conscious person on the moon, then hops in a hamster ball with a pointy stick. We also discuss the Watsonian and Doylist implications of that last point, and muse on whether we're in store for a REAL downer of a final chapter.

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Physics Are Trying To Kill You - "Artemis" Chapter Sixteen

Horribly, Horribly, HORRIBLY Wrong - "Artemis" Chapter Fifteen

Episode 34
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Fifteen

Loretta Sanchez is scrappy, a getaway is made, and Jazz is such a good welder she may have just doomed the people of the moon. Also, Scott finds something in the book he didn't care for, and we discuss the possibility of a VERY downer ending. MOONTHOUGHTS!

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Horribly, Horribly, HORRIBLY Wrong - "Artemis" Chapter Fifteen

The Smelting Pot - "Artemis" Chapter Fourteen

Episode 33
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Fourteen

We finally weld our way into Sanchez Aluminium, find out just what the sabotage plan is all about, and then everything goes pear-shaped in the final moments. Also, Scott takes umbrage with an unexpected shift in perspective, and Anita thinks he's being silly.

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The Smelting Pot - "Artemis" Chapter Fourteen

A Sad Mooner Death - "Artemis" Chapter Thirteen

Episode 32
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Thirteen

We learn the delicate art of welding on the moon in a short chapter largely devoted to welding on the moon, and why Dale makes a good safety buddy. Also, speculation on what the Brazilian mob might do to Rudy if they take over!

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A Sad Mooner Death - "Artemis" Chapter Thirteen

Scoundrel with a Heart of Jerk - "Artemis" Chapter Twelve

Episode 31
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Twelve

Jazz holds an Ocean's 11 meeting, everyone agrees to save the moon from the mob, and plans are set into motion. Plus, Jazz and her dad have a touching, awkward chat, and Scott still thinks Svoboda and Jazz are becoming a "thing."

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Scoundrel with a Heart of Jerk - "Artemis" Chapter Twelve

Literally Comparing Apples and Oranges - "Artemis" Chapter Eleven

Episode 30
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Eleven

We get a lesson on the history of Artemis' economics, Jazz is cut loose to cause trouble, and promptly begins planning to do just that. Is Svoboda becoming a lurve interest for our heroine? Has Nita been shipping her with someone else? What constitutes "light flirting?"

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Literally Comparing Apples and Oranges - "Artemis" Chapter Eleven

All the Way Deep - "Artemis" Chapter Ten

Episode 29
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Ten

Jazz helps catch a murderer, continues to be a jerk to pretty much everyone she knows, and then finds herself having brought the wrong weapon to a fight. Also, we finally find out just what ZAFO is!

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All the Way Deep - "Artemis" Chapter Ten

So Bad at Friendship - "Artemis" Chapter Nine

Episode 28
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Nine

Jazz nearly dies, steals a McGuffin, and misjudges pretty much everyone in her life. We also coin the title "Royal Canadian Moon Sheriff."

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So Bad at Friendship - "Artemis" Chapter Nine

Too Small a Fish for the Big Shark - "Artemis" Chapter Eight

Episode 27
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Eight

People are dead and Jazz wants nothing to do with it, but then manages to blunder her way into the path of a possible murderer anyway. Is there a conspiracy looking to rub her out? Or is Jazz just overestimating her own importance in the grand scheme of things?

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Too Small a Fish for the Big Shark - "Artemis" Chapter Eight

Retract all the Jerk Statements - "Artemis" Chapter Seven

Episode 26
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Seven

Dale the Jerk turns out to be not such a jerk after all, Rudy gets all up in our business, and Jazz may be out of hot water... but also right into the fire. It sure seems like something bigger than some light industrial sabotage is underway on the moon!

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Retract all the Jerk Statements - "Artemis" Chapter Seven

Space Tag on the Moon - "Artemis" Chapter Six

Episode 25
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Six

When everything goes wrong for Jazz, it goes very wrong indeed. Mistakes pile up, an epic game of space hide-and-seek ensues, and just when it looks like our protagonist might get away, it gets worse. Will Jazz ever see her million slugs?

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Space Tag on the Moon - "Artemis" Chapter Six

Sticky Wicket - "Artemis" Chapter Five

Episode 24
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Five

It's time for Jazz to put her plan into action, and we finally get to see what that plan is. Then, it all goes terribly, terribly wrong! We wildly speculate on what fate lies in store for our protagonist.

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Sticky Wicket - "Artemis" Chapter Five

Treat Yo Self - "Artemis" Chapter Four

Episode 23
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Four

Jazz splurges on hotels, fine clothes, guided tours, and space roombas. I seems even in the future, you've got to spend money to make money. Is she also weaving herself into a sticky web of petty lies, which may come back to haunt her?

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Treat Yo Self - "Artemis" Chapter Four

Make Crime - "Artemis" Chapter Three

Episode 22
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Three

Jazz gets her first look at her targets, learns more about the trouble with getting prophylactics on the moon, and lies right to her dad's face. Plus, discussion on the lunar diversity, and the niche enterprises that arise from finding every day problems in a new environment!

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Make Crime - "Artemis" Chapter Three

Ethics, Morals and Purity - "Artemis" Chapter Two

Episode 21
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter Two

A typical day in the life of a porter on the moon involves putting out literal fires, witnessing police brutality, and contemplating sabotage. Join us at Hartnell's for a reconstituted pint, and a dive into chapter two of "Artemis!"

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Ethics, Morals and Purity - "Artemis" Chapter Two

The Nearish Future - "Artemis" Chapter One

Episode 20
"Artemis" by Andy Weir, Chapter One

New book alert! Jazz is a small-time crook living on the moon, just trying to make a few extra slugs. We see the lunar colony from the eyes of a blue-collar worker, and ponder if "Artemis" is part of the Martian Cinematic Universe!

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The Nearish Future - "Artemis" Chapter One