Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by Emmy Award winning producer and director, Rob Schroeder. We discuss the breakout role for Dune’s Duke Leto himself, Oscar Isaac, in the 2013 Coen Brothers masterpiece, Inside Llewyn Davis. We discuss the dangers of demanding artistic purity, great achievements in music, and marvel at the majesty of John Goodman. We're also launching the Dune Pod Charity Fundraiser for Texas Foodbanks in light of the recent severe storms. We’ll be matching contributions up to $5,000 to do our part to help out and we hope you’ll join us. Details below. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:05:15) Roundtable Discussion (00:10:08) Your Letters (00:56:33) Notes and Links Texas Foodbank Fundraising Drive. Dune Pod is matching contributions up to $5K to 12 regional foodbanks covering Texas. Make your donation and then send us a DM, VM, or hit us up at letters@dunepod.com and tell us why you donated. We’ll double your money and give you a shoutout on the air! Donate via AOC’s SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS IN TEXAS Act Blue. WB’s Reminiscence movie premiere info.In theaters and HBO Max September 3rd (Aug 25th internationally). Consistent with Dune, so further confirmation. Read about it in Variety’s article. Denis’ List of 20 Films to Get Ready for Dune (Sort of). Article on Indiewire collecting a list of movies Denis says he loves. No Country, 2001, Children of Me, Dead Ringers, Mother!, Seven Samurai, Dogtooth, Close Encounters, Under the Skin, and more. See them all here. Bushido’s Dune Spotify Playlist. Friend of the show Rich (aka Bushido on Spotify) has built an awesome chill Dune inspired playlist. Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by noted poet and spiritual advisor, Protolexus. We discuss the fourth book in Frank Herbert’s hexology, God Emperor of Dune. We cover the dangers of literary excess, the challenge of separating art from artist, and whether love really is the most powerful force in the universe. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:05:07) Roundtable Discussion (00:10:42) Your Letters (00:45:47) Notes and Links Dune premiering September 15th. Internationally, specifically France. Unconfirmed. Scoop by Dune-BehindTheScenes. Timothee Scissorhands. Timmy was on the Super Bowl, and not for Dune. Watch Timothee as Edgar Scissorhands in the new Cadillac commercial. Bushido’s Dune Spotify Playlist. Friend of the show Rich (aka Bushido on Spotify) has built an awesome chill Dune inspired playlist. CORRECTION: Polytechnique was not Denis’ first feature film. Thank you to redditor hintsofwizardry for pointing out that Denis did August 32nd on Earth (1998) and Maelstrom (2000), and then took a 9 year hiatus before returning for Polytechnique. Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by return guest and host of the hot new podcast Cinenauts, Ctcher. We cover Denis Venilleuve’s first feature film, Polytechnique. This powerful drama about a 1989 school shooting, led us to have a very real conversation about the dangers of isolation and delusion, the barriers to economic and gender equality, but hopefully to still have a few laughs along the way. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:06:57) Roundtable Discussion (00:10:26) Your Letters (01:03:45) Notes and Links Dune Homepage updated with HBO Max. An official agreement could be just days away? Read more via Dune-BehindTheScenes Zendaya & Timothee threw dance parties on the set of Dune. In a new interview with Colbert last night, Colbert just went straight for Dune right out of the gate! Watch here Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by return guest and host of the 70mm podcast, Slim. We cover Timothée Chalamet’s perfect warmup for his performance in Dune, 2019’s The King. We discuss the ups and downs of home theater configuration, historical facts vs fiction, and whether the movie Heat is wildly over-rated? Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:09:45) Roundtable Discussion (00:15:35) Your Letters (01:03:25) Notes and Links New HBO Max Streaming Trailer. The link to the new HBO Max trailer featuring Dune alongside every other 2021 release was provided by Dune News Net. Dune: House of Secrets Adventure Game. From Portal Games, the makers of Detective, a new 3 part adventure game set within the first Dune book. Read all about it at Boardgame Geek. Zendaya and Carey Mulligan were featured on Actors on Actors, friend of the show Rob Schroeder’s Emmy winning show. Topics: Euphoria, Malcolm & Marie, and Promising Young Woman. Watch the full video on Variety. Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by return guest and founder-engineer, Sara Chipps. We cover Zendaya & Rebecca Ferguson’s 2017 musical powerhouse movie, The Greatest Showman! We discuss the struggle for equality, humane treatment of humans and elephants, and have a quick sidebar on Zendaya’s incredible HBO Series, Euphoria. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:09:59) Roundtable Discussion (00:14:54) Your Letters (00:48:06) Notes and Links Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by return guest and Senior Director of Product Management at Twitter, Sara Beykpour. We cover the dangers of translating majestic works of fiction, the highs and lows of achievements in costuming, and how we’ve adjusted to living the same day over again every day. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:06:13) Roundtable Discussion (00:11:31) Your Letters (01:01:03) Notes and Links Check out the Dune: Adventures in the Imperium roleplaying game, available now from Modiphius Don’t miss friend of the show Corey’s ‘zine, Skree! The next issue is The Dune Issue and features an interview with Haitch and Jason. Available at The Grumpus Give a listen to the recent episode of the Team Deakins podcast featuring John Wells showrunner for ER and The West Wing, who gave a great overview of the current state on TV and film production. Episode available here Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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: 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.  In our Season 2 Finale, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by internet publishing pioneer and author of two Frank Herbert Biographies, Tim O’Reilly. We cover the deeper meaning of Frank’s works, coming of age during the human potential movement, and what Frank was like at home. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:06:33) Roundtable Discussion (00:10:43) Your Letters (01:12:12) Notes and Links Hans Zimmer is done with the Dune score. @dunenewsnet flagged this from a GQ interview Zendaya is interviewed by Timothee and wearing Nike Dunk Highs on the cover of Elle Magazine Dune Pod Holiday artwork. Get a special piece of original Dune Pod art by the great Eugene Smith (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). Sign up for this gorgeous artwork and other goodies completely free here Tim O’Reilly is ridiculously well read. From the episode:    Tim’s favorite sci-fi as a kid, Andre Norton’s The Stars are Ours! and Heinlein’s Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, and the books of EE ‘Doc’ Smith    He liked the crazy consequences of relativistic travel in F.M. Busby’s Rissa Kerguelen    He thinks we can learn about the futility of our struggles by reading The Man Watching by Rainer Maria Rilke as translated by Robert Bly    Tim appreciated that Dune was more complicated than other sci-fi stories like The World of Null A by A. E. Van Voght    Tim quoted an amazing line from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese, ‘what I do and dream must include thee as the wine must taste of its own grapes’    Tim interviewed one of his heroes, Albert Lord, who wrote The Singer of Tales, about oral formulaic epics    He enjoyed the historical novel about Harold, last of the Saxon kings, The Golden Warrior    He's reading the travel writing of Patrick Leigh Fermor, who in a trilogy written over 70 years(!) tells his story of walking from England to Constantinople in A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and The Broken Road Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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 neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe. Follow @dunepod on Twitter and InstagramMusic by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music Cover art by @ctcher

In our latest episode, we discuss an early role for Duke Leto himself, Oscar Isaac, the 2011 crime thriller, Drive. Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the Chief Technology Officer of Slack, Cal Henderson. We cover how sympathetic villains can be, just how hunky Ryan Gosling is, and the dangers of listening to REO Speedwagon while under the influence. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:09:57) Roundtable Discussion (00:13:41) Your Letters (01:21:46) Notes and Links There was a Dune (2021) test screening in Arizona. Apparently this has been confirmed. There have been reports of thunderous applause at the end, and that the running time was 2h 10 mins. Check out Secrets of Dune’s Reaction Video Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, we welcome back Timothee Chalamet, for his first pairing with Saoirse Ronan in Greta Gerwig’s 2017 masterpiece, Lady Bird. Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the host of the hit new podcast Cinenauts, Ctcher. We cover the power of an auteur director’s singular vision, the challenges of family dynamics, and take a trip down memory lane to revisit our high school theater experiences. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:06:31) Roundtable Discussion (00:08:45) Your Letters (01:40:46) Notes and Links The new Dune board game is quick and merciless. Pre-orders are now open. There are links to purchase and a great review of the game at The Verge The Dune graphic novel comes out next month and apparently is #1 on the Abrams book list for its category according to @dunenovels Indiwire interview with DP of Lady Bird, Sam Levy The interview podcast retrospective on Prince Paul’s career, hosted by Iron Mike Eagle: What Had Happened Was Ctcher’s awesome new podcast walking thru the films of the Criterion Collection, Cinenauts Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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

In our latest episode, we discuss Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 dark thriller, Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by Emmy winning producer and director, Rob Schroeder. We cover how we feel as fathers responsible for the safety of our kids, the secret behind the scenes details of Roger Deakins' cinematography, and the sorry state of our home improvement skills. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:07:38) Roundtable Discussion (00:16:36) Your Letters (01:33:15) Notes and Links HBO has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Jo Nesbø novel “The Son” featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Denis. “The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce alongside Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Denis will direct and executive produce. Can Deakins be far behind? Read about it here Great article on Timothee, covering the challenges of sudden super stardom on the cover of GQ Magazine Jason discussed Dune, as well as how the government could tackle regulating social networks on the Postlight Podcast Here’s an episode featuring Timothee and Emma Stone of Rob's Emmy winning series Actors on Actors Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List 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