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SmartLessDecember 16, 2024
Denis Villeneuve
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Guest: Denis Villeneuve
Life is in session right now, with Denis Villeneuve. Twilight anesthesia, addiction to power, teenage dreams… and Paddles still makes it to dinner. We are not a medical podcast; it’s an all-new SmartLess.
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Books Mentioned

Story of Your Life
Ted Chiang
“The short story is a masterpiece, it's like 28 pages or something, written by Ted Chiang, a very, very strong sci-fi writer and it's like, uh, it's a little gem.”
ASIN: B0BVQHK3KL
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“Those books have deep roots in my, uh, in my mind and in my soul. And my, those books have been with me through, through the years.”
ASIN: B000R34YKC
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Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
“I am starting to work on, uh, in an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, which is a, a space, uh, a movie that takes place in space.”
ASIN: B001JK64LY
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“The second book will be the adaptation of Dune Messiah, which is the second book.”
ASIN: B000WS9ZHY
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Sicario
Taylor Sheridan
“The speaker discusses reading the screenplay for 'Sicario' and praises it as one of the best screenplays they've ever read, highlighting the authenticity and intensity of the material.”
ASIN: B07F6QN8BR
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