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Podcast: The Aarthi and Sriram Show
Episode: EP 30 How Andy Weir went from being an unknown sci-fi writer to a Matt Damon starring Hollywood blockbuster
Description: Andy Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of The Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary, and Cheshire Crossing. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott.
In this episode, we talked about his story from being a software developer to a sci-fi author, getting a movie deal for The Martian starring Matt Damon, how humanity can go to another planet, his favorite sci-fi authors and what's next for him. As sci-fi nerds, this was a really fun episode for us - we hope you enjoy it too! Follow Sriram:
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