
Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)
Your portal into cinematic pocket universes, fostering community far from the digital chaos. Join co-hosts Haitch and Jason as we welcome special guests and talk about their favorite movies. We love the genre films that inspired the creation of this show, but we talk about all kinds of movies. Just look at our episodes, choose your favorite movie, and dive right in!
Latest episodes

Jan 9, 2023 • 1h 24min
A League of Their Own (1992)
In a very special 2023 Kickoff episode of Dune Pod, the tables are turned, as regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome Dune Pod editor Megan Heyward and editaudio CEO Steph Colbourn. We talk about the 1992 feminist (and lesbian?!) baseball classic starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnel, A League of Their Own!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:09:22)
A League of Their Own Roundtable Discussion (00:10:54)
Your Letters (01:10:06)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: where we talk to our friends about the movies we love.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Ctcher
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Maria Passingham of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Dec 31, 2022 • 1h 24min
Real Genius (1985)
In a very special New Year’s Eve edition of Dune Pod, regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back Fangoria editor/writer and Dune Pod European 80s Correspondent, Meredith Borders. We tackle another movie from Meredith’s wheelhouse, the Val Kilmer nerd hero classic, Real Genius!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Real Genius Roundtable Discussion (00:08:29)
Your Letters (01:12:15)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: where we talk to our friends about the movies we love.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Maria Passingham of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Dec 24, 2022 • 2h 10min
Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (1991)
In a very special Christmas Eve installment of Dune Pod, regular hosts Haitch and Jason celebrate the triumphant return of the showrunner of House of the Dragon, Ryan Condal! We complete this phase of our James Cameron/Michael Biehn journey with one of the greatest science fiction action movies of all time, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:17:56)
Ryan Condal Interview (00:20:13)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day Roundtable Discussion (00:33:42)
Your Letters (01:55:37)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: where we talk to our friends about the movies we love.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Dec 19, 2022 • 2h 7min
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama, the author of After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made, and co-host of Pod Save the World with Tommy Vietor, Ben Rhodes! We discuss geopolitics and the challenges of the post-Cold War environment, and then the Robert Redford 1970s paranoia spy thriller classic, Three Days of the Condor.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:06:46)
Ben Rhodes Interview (00:14:41)
Three Days of the Condor Roundtable Discussion (00:29:26)
Your Letters (01:53:45)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: where we talk to our friends about the movies we love.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Dec 12, 2022 • 2h 40min
Rounders (1998)
Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome poker legend and host of the Sessions podcast and the Hustler Casino Stream, DGAF Poker Player! We discuss his podcast, poker strategies, the LA poker scene, and the greatest poker movie ever made, starring Matt Damon, Gretchen Mol, Edward Norton, John Turturro, and John Malkovich: Rounders.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:13:20)
DGAF Interview (00:17:26)
Rounders Roundtable Discussion (00:47:09)
Your Letters (02:29:53)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: where we talk to our friends about the movies we love.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Dec 5, 2022 • 1h 13min
Bones and All (2022)
Regular host Jason is out sick, so Haitch is joined by the co-host of The Cinenauts podcast and Dune Pod graphic designer, Ctcher (at least until his internet gives out). Plus we’re joined by Dune Pod transcriptionist and the co-host and producer of The Film Hags podcast, Sophie Shin! We cover Timothee Chalamet’s new release, re-teaming with Call Me By Your Name’s director Luca Guadagnino for the dark cannibal road movie, Bones and All, in theaters now!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:10:13)
Bones and All Roundtable Discussion (00:17:16)
Your Letters (01:01:50)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: your one stop shop to enjoy the new Dune movies by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film, as well as just awesome movies that we think you’ll enjoy.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of

Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 50min
Midsommar (2019)
Regular hosts Haitch and Jason celebrate the triumphant return of the co-host of The Cinenauts Podcast, Ian de Borja.We tackle the ultimate A24 horror gem starring a young Florence Pugh in her star making performance, in Ari Aster’s Midsommar. Streaming now on Showtime and Kanopy.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:07:28)
Ian de Borja Interview (00:11:43)
Midsommar Roundtable Discussion (00:20:03)
Your Letters (01:35:23)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: your one stop shop to enjoy the new Dune movies by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film, as well as just awesome movies that we think you’ll enjoy.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Nov 21, 2022 • 1h 33min
Out of Sight (1998)
Regular hosts Haitch and Jason celebrate the triumphant return of the host of Recode Media, Peter Kafka.We tackle the incredible Steven Soderberg noir film based on the Elmore Leonard novel starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, Out of Sight!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:15:59)
Peter Kafka Interview (00:20:27)
Out of Sight Roundtable Discussion (00:26:55)
Your Letters (01:18:51)
Notes and Links
Check out Jason’s new daily livestream: Suschat Live!. Jason and his former podcast partner iano provide daily, loose commentary on Elon, bitcoin fuckery, and more. Watch live here.
Chris Foss’ Art Auction. Check out this amazing artwork and bring your checkbook.
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: your one stop shop to enjoy the new Dune movies by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film, as well as just awesome movies that we think you’ll enjoy.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Maria Passingham of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts

Nov 14, 2022 • 1h 40min
Elvis (2022)
Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the host of the Austin Danger Podcast, Kev. We finally cover Dune Part Two’s Austin Butler, in his star making performance in Baz Lurhmann’s latest musical mega-spectacle, Elvis!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:19:55)
Elvis Roundtable Discussion (00:26:15)
Your Letters (01:17:10)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: your one stop shop to enjoy the new Dune movies by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film, as well as just awesome movies that we think you’ll enjoy.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Nov 7, 2022 • 2h 9min
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by technology and product thought leader, Tom Coates. We cover Haitch’s transformation at the Hoffman Process, go deep (deeep!) on the frustratingly conflicted conclusion of Elon’s War of Aggression, now that he lost and was forced to buy (and subsequently ruin) Twitter, and it’s broader implications on society. And then we cover the Star Trek spoof that became a classic and offers the anti-cynicism protection we need to face a challenging world, Galaxy Quest!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:26:58)
Galaxy Quest Roundtable Discussion (00:38:41)
Your Letters (01:41:27)
Notes and Links
Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and more), Will Run For (obsessed with running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Dune Pod’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
Dune Pod: your one stop shop to enjoy the new Dune movies by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film, as well as just awesome movies that we think you’ll enjoy.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by Haitch
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Megan Hayward of EditAudio and produced by Haitch
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries