Welcome to the first half of our discussion on Rogue Protocol, Book Three of The Murderbot Diaries.

Talking Points:

• The cracker wrapper in the sink
• REDACTED
• Aphantasia
• The right kind of unrealistic
• A new bot

Discussion Questions for Rogue Protocol Part 2

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Welcome to the second half of our discussion Artificial Condition, Book Two of The Murderbot Diaries.

Talking Points:

• Exploring the Corporation Rim
• Superman and Murderbot are hopeful
• Murderbot riding a horse / Dogs are predators
• The horrors of being a construct
• Hand holding
• And, of course, more ART

Discussion Questions for Rogue Protocol

Content Warning: Sex work, forced body modification from 27:00-32:46

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Welcome to the first half of our discussion Artificial Condition, Book Two of The Murderbot Diaries. Click here for a transcript of this episode.

Talking Points:

• Code Switching
• Studying Human Behavior
• 100% Completion Rates
• This podcast would like to sponsor Kevin R. Free.
• The Brave Little Toaster
• And, of course, ART

Questions for Artificial Conditions Chapters 5-9.

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Welcome to the second half of our discussion All Systems Red, Book One of The Murderbot Diaries. Click here for a transcript of this episode.

Talking Points:

• Hacking personnel files
• Ruining Gurathin's algorithm
• Managing your emotions
• Dr. Mensah, our favorite human
• Mass murder (kind of)

Questions for Artificial Conditions Chapters 1-4.

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Join the ASR hosts to talk about the first four chapters of All Systems Red, the first book in The MurderBot Diaries series!

Talking Points:

• Trusting yourself and your SecUnit
• The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon
• Hating the Corporation Rim
• Murderbot (And Jess's) failing performance reliability

Discussion Questions for Chapters 5-8

Episode Transcript

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Jess (she/her) and Raven (she/her) sit down to talk about why people love The Murderbot Diaries series. Basically, a short introduction to the hosts before they start the book club aspect of the show.

Talking Points:
-How they found the books
-Reacting to the Murderbot TV trailer
-Martha Wells being a badass
-Being Neurodivergent and learning humanity from Murderbot
-How to bully your friends into reading the book

Episode Transcript

Discussion Questions for Chapters 1-4 of All Systems Red for the next episode.

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