Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

Ryan Condal, showrunner of House of the Dragon, and Dave Mandel, writer-showrunner of Veep, dive into the cinematic world of Raiders of the Lost Ark. They explore the film's legacy, sharing personal experiences tied to its thrilling narrative and iconic props. The duo humorously discusses the creative origins of Indiana Jones, the challenges of filmmaking, and character dynamics, including strong female archetypes. Their nostalgic journey reflects on the impact of the film on pop culture and the collectibles market, celebrating a beloved classic.

With only 2 episodes left until we hit 200, we’re bringing out the big guns. It’s the dramatic return of the hosts of the beloved X-Ray Vision Podcast: Rosie Knight and Jason Concepcion! We knew we had to choose a huge movie after their appearance for X-Men (2000) late last year, so we’re tackling 2004’s high water mark for the entire superhero genre, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:21:57) Spider-Man 2 Roundtable (00:31:36) Your Letters (01:48:37)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t View the Escape Hatch Data Central Dashboard. Click here to view all of the data about every aspect of every episode of the show, curated by our listeners! Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

There are episodes and then there are EPISODES. Joining us to break down the incredible behind the scenes details of 8,000 years of the making of the Bible, PhD in theology & religion, and holy warrior fighting back the forces of intolerance across the internet every day, Dan McClellan. And we needed Dan to tackle Darren Aranofsky and Russell Crowe’s weird (REALLY weird!) fantasy, sci-fi(?), post apocalyptic(?) biblical movie, Noah. So much fun to have an unparalleled expert - and truly great guy - share his knowledge with us! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:33:44) Noah Roundtable (0:35:25) Your Letters (02:12:06)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t View the Escape Hatch Data Central Dashboard. Click here to view all of the data about every aspect of every episode of the show, curated by our listeners! Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

Think about Rome with us. As we fight our way to EPISODE 200, we tackle Ridley Scott’s sword and sandals masterpiece, Gladiator. We’re joined by Escape Hatch Film Correspondent ctcher and Escape Hatch Projectionist, Silly Oswald. Are you not entertained? Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:58) Gladiator Roundtable (0:21:09) Your Letters (01:38:20)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t View the Escape Hatch Data Central Dashboard. Click here to view all of the data about every aspect of every episode of the show, curated by our listeners! Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

Akira Kurosawa. Ever heard of him? We kick off the final 5 episodes of Season 7: The Big Ones Part Two, with one of the pillars of cinema, Seven Samurai. We’re joined by Escape Hatch Kurosawa Korrespondent, MikeyP. And by Escape Hatch Projectionist, Silly Oswald.  Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:07:58) Seven Samurai Roundtable (0:10:02) Your Letters (01:39:18)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

It’s the triumphant return of warrior, actor, and philosopher Hoon Lee! We tackle the Wachowski’s apex mountain, The Matrix Reloaded. This is as close to Dune Messiah as we’ve ever gotten, y’all. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:21:45) The Matrix Reloaded Roundtable (0:30:58) Your Letters (02:02:07)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

“We go into the Art Institute [of Chicago] and every room there, there are paintings that look completely and utterly different from the other rooms. But in cinema, everything looks the same. And it's a really aggressive straight-jacket, aesthetically. We started talking about cubism, for instance, and we started talking about could you make a cubist film? And we realized that if you try to make a cubist film for adults, you will end up like Picasso, running from the angry mob when he first showed Guernica. They wanted to kill him. Literally. It's because adults... they reject change, and an aesthetic change is too aggressive a death for them. Every generation experiences aesthetic death, and when you really assault an aesthetic, people freak out. But we said that kids are okay with aesthetic change.” - Lana Wachowski on making Speed Racer. We get into it with the co-host of The Austin Danger Podcast, Kev, and Escape Hatch film correspondent Ctcher. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:01) Speed Racer Roundtable (0:18:52) Your Letters (01:20:33)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

This episode is really special. As our real world faces conflict with Russia and in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, we were incredibly lucky to welcome back former Deputy National Security Advisor and co-host of Pod Save the World, Ben Rhodes. We go deep into these threats, and then we find solace in fiction as we cover Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery as adversaries trying to find common ground, in The Hunt for Red October. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:21:39) The Hunt for Red October Roundtable (0:28:20) Your Letters (01:32:11)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

HEY! Did you watch Civil War? Wanna talk about it? We did, so we recorded a very special bonus episode on it. We invited our dear pal and media tech journalist Peter Kafka because he had thoughts! Plus, Jason completely takes over the pod for this ep, so don’t miss it! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

Escape Hatch Host Emeritus and co-host of the Paperkeg and Twin Vipers Podcasts, Jonesy Loves Beer. We kick off Nautical Month on Escape Hatch and a very special submarine episode double-header with Denzel Washington v Gene Hackman in Tony Scott’s 1995 classic, Crimson Tide. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:18:51) Crimson Tide Roundtable (0:22:12) Your Letters (01:34:49)  Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Patreon! Support the show as a patron and receive exclusive bonus episodes, early access to episodes, join our LIVE recordings, and much more. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to chat movies, books, games, whatever. Join us! https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t Checkout TAPEDECK Podcasts! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts. Check out our fellow podcasts! Escape Hatch Set List on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/escapehatchpod/list/escape-hatch-set-list/ Let us know what you think of the show. Write us at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211‬. Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it wherever you listen to the pod.  Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music Cover art by Ctcher Edited and produced by Haitch Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries