
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

Oct 4, 2021 • 1h 9min
Escape from New York (1981)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the creator of Netflix’ The End of the F#%@ing World and I Am Not OK with This and co-host of hit podcast Bat & Spider, Chuck Forsman, and by co-host of the Cinenauts podcast and Dune Pod graphic artist, Ctcher. On this episode, we continue our John Carpenter Triple Feature, with his 1981 classic dystopian sci-fi action movie that catapulted Kurt Russell’s career, Escape from New York.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:04:49)
Roundtable Discussion (00:09:55)
Your Letters (00:58:22)
Notes and Links
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get ready for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films featuring its cast and crew. Dune neophytes and hardcores alike are welcome.
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
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Sep 26, 2021 • 57min
Prince of Darkness (1987)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by host/producer of the hit podcasts 70mm and The Letterboxd Show, Slim. On this episode, we kick off our John Carpenter triple header with his 1987 slept upon science vs. religion vs. demons thriller, Prince of Darkness.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:07:05)
Roundtable Discussion (00:07:48)
Haitch’s Mr. Mainland Story (00:12:58)
Roundtable Discussion (00:15:15)
Slim’s Beautiful New Dog Nova (00:51:56)
Notes and Links
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get ready for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films featuring its cast and crew. Dune neophytes and hardcores alike are welcome.
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 Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Sep 20, 2021 • 1h 33min
Face/Off (1997)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by host/producer of the hit podcast Cinenauts, Ian de Borja as well as special surprise guest and host/producer of the amazing podcast Film Hags, Sophie Shin. On this episode, Ian and Sophie give us a spoiler free review of having seen Dune (2021) and interviewing Denis!! Plus we talk the bonkers sci-fi action film, Face/Off!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:23:55)
Roundtable Discussion (00:34:27)
Your Letters (01:20:43)
Notes and Links
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get ready for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films featuring its cast and crew. Dune neophytes and hardcores alike are welcome.
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
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Sep 13, 2021 • 1h 27min
Chapterhouse Dune (1985)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by spiritual advisor, Protolexus. On this episode we complete our journey, with the final book in Herbert’s septology, Chapterhouse Dune. We reflect on the entire journey, wrestle with the series highpoints and shortcomings, and give our definitive rankings for each book. Surprises abound!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:07:24)
Roundtable Discussion (00:20:30)
Your Letters (01:13:48)
Notes and Links
Thanks to Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) for his amazing track Good Time. It has provided the backdrop for our Dune bookclub synopses going back to Children of Dune. Check out his full score for Good Time.
Dune Pod IMAX Private Screening of Dune (2021) on Opening Night Ticket Request is now LIVE! Signups are available from our Discord server, so JOIN THE DUNE POD DISCORD SERVER NOW (if you haven’t already) and then click the link!
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get ready for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films of its cast and crew. Dune neophytes and hardcores alike are welcome.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Sep 6, 2021 • 1h 57min
Mulholland Drive (2001)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the creator of the hit new podcast On Lynch, McKenzie Wilkes. On this episode we go deep into David’s Lynch’s 2001 dark masterpiece, Mulholland Drive. We cover the power of art to transform you, wrestling with the male gaze, and learning to be OK with not knowing what the hell is going on in this movie (or this life?)
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:04:34)
Roundtable Discussion (00:15:49)
Your Letters (01:41:24)
Notes and Links
Dune Pod IMAX Private Screening of Dune (2021) on Opening Night Ticket Request is now LIVE! Signups are available from our Discord server, so JOIN THE DUNE POD DISCORD SERVER NOW (if you haven’t already) and then click the link!
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Aug 31, 2021 • 1h 20min
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone. We jump straight into the belly of the whale, with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. We go deep on our love for Star Trek (sorry not sorry), and cover the deep ecological themes of the film, including the excesses of the boomers.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:08:56)
Roundtable Discussion (00:15:33)
Your Letters (01:07:31)
Notes and Links
Dune Pod IMAX Private Screening of Dune (2021) on Opening Night Ticket Request is now LIVE! Signups are available from our Discord server, so JOIN THE DUNE POD DISCORD SERVER NOW (if you haven’t already) and then click the link!
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Aug 23, 2021 • 1h 40min
Blade Runner (1982)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by by the co-founder and CTO of Slack, Cal Henderson. We complete our Ridley Scott doubleheader, with his 1982 masterpiece, the greatest science fiction film of all time? Question mark? Blade Runner. We cover the power of production design, debate whether Deckard is a replicant (again), and make the biggest announcement in show history!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:09:01)
Roundtable Discussion (00:19:17)
Your Letters (01:31:08)
Notes and Links
Denis said Chani is the protagonist for Dune 2. Check out the translation of Denis’ interview in Il Venerdì di Repubblicaur by our man Johnny Sobczak.
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Aug 16, 2021 • 1h 40min
Alien (1979)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the producer of the outstanding documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, Stephen Scarlata. We kickoff our Ridley Scott doubleheader, with his 1979 sci-fi masterpiece, Alien. Stephen breaks down how this film was directly born from the ashes of Jodorowsky’s Dune and we continue to worship its magnificence.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:11:03)
Roundtable Discussion (00:17:41)
Your Letters (01:33:13)
Notes and Links
Watch Jodorowsky's Dune. If you haven't already watched Stephen's amazing documentary, go do it now
The new Dune Poster! The new Dune movie poster looks beautiful in blue. Check it out on the @dunemovie twitter account.
HR Geiger’s designs for the Devil in Dead Star. Check out the designs that Stephen was talking about on this blogspot.
The Best Movies Never Made. Check out Stephen’s awesome pod where they discuss the behind the scenes stories of famous movies that never happened on Twitter .
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, guest hosts, 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, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm, Bat & Spider, Lost Light, Will Run For, and Film Hags. Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Aug 9, 2021 • 1h 52min
Batman (1989)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the CEO of Glitch, and noted Prince historian, Anil Dash. We discuss the movie that changed geek culture forever, Tim Burton’s Batman (1989). Anil gives us a DETAILED history of Prince’s career and the groundbreaking legacy of his Batman soundtrack, and we relive powerful moments from our youth.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:10:05)
Roundtable Discussion (00:20:43)
Your Letters (01:35:07)
Notes and Links
Cats Can Has Grammar. Anil wrote a thoughtful article (in 2007!) that over a million people read. Check it out on anildash.com.
Anil’s Legendary Batdance Twitter Thread. Anil has been writing this thread (since 2014!) on the background of Prince’s wildest song. Check it out on Twitter.
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, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

Aug 2, 2021 • 1h 15min
Source Code (2011)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by housing activist and commuter train enthusiast, Ed Parillon. We discuss Jake Gylenhaal and Duncan Jones’ mind bending time travel thriller, Source Code. We cover complex storytelling, fun coup stories, and completely disagree about what happened in this movie.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:05:33)
Roundtable Discussion (00:17:40)
Your Letters (01:03:22)
Notes and Links
A Correction. OtakuKeith called out that It couldn’t have been a 40K figure on Kevin’s wall in Time Bandits, since 40K wasn’t invented for 6 more years. SORRY!
Alexander Skarsgård naked. Check out this photo from Alexander’s trip to the South Pole, led by Jason’s pal. See the pic at Us Magazine.
Immigration Justice Project. Ed shouted out this excellent organization. Support their cause if you can here.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, 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, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
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 get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe.
Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram
Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries