
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

Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 51min
Crimson Tide (1995)
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
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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

Apr 8, 2024 • 1h 60min
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Join us as we go for a walk on the Freak Beat, with the co-host of The Austin Danger Podcast, Kev. We finally take up James Cameron’s CGI sci-fi film Alita: Battle Angel. This shit is weird.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:17:41)
Alita: Battle Angel Roundtable (0:28:37)
Your Letters (01:41:39)
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

Apr 1, 2024 • 1h 55min
Miller's Crossing (1990)
HUGE Ep. We cover one of the greatest films of all time, The Coen Brother’s 1990 mob masterpiece starring Gabriel Byrne and John Turturo, Miller’s Crossing. To guide us along the way, it’s the return of the legendary journalist covering the intersection of tech and media, Peter Kafka.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:08:48)
Miller’s Crossing Roundtable (0:16:21)
Your Letters (01:35:09)
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

Mar 27, 2024 • 2h 3min
SXSW (2024) and The Fountain (2006)
This week, Haitch and Escape Hatch graphic designer Ctcher traveled to the SXSW Film and TV Festival! We break down our favorite moments, including highlights like Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House, Gasoline Rainbow, and Grand Theft Hamlet. Then we’re joined by the co-host of The Filmcast, Devindra Hardawar to complete our serious sci-fi run with Ctcher’s favorite movie, Darren Aranofsky’s The Fountain. Don’t miss it!
Chapters
Introduction & SXSW Discussion (00:00:00)
Devindra Hardawar Joins (00:28:41)
Hatch News (00:43:49)
The Fountain Roundtable (0:47:36)
Your Letters (01:46:56)
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

Mar 25, 2024 • 2h 48min
Total Recall (1990) and House of the Dragon S2 (2024)
BIG show this week. First, it’s the return of the showrunner of House of the Dragon, Ryan Condal. We cover Arnold Schwarzeneggar, for Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 sci-fi classic, Total Recall! Then, for a fascinating on the ground update on the IATSE Union negotiations just starting out in Hollywood, we’re joined by friend of the pod, 3D digital set designer Tim Croshaw!
Chapters
Introduction & House of the Dragon (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:36:08)
Total Recall Roundtable (0:38:11)
IATSE Strike Update with Tim Croshaw (01:58:50)
Your Letters (02:20:45)
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

Mar 11, 2024 • 2h 23min
Inception (2010)
BWWWWAAAAHHHH! It’s finally time to talk about Inception. M.G. Sieger returns for his 3rd Nolan on the pod.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:29:01)
Inception Roundtable (0:31:42)
Your Letters (02:09:30)
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

Mar 5, 2024 • 49min
Escape Hatch Live Dune: Part Two IMAX Premiere Celebration (2024)
Dune: Part Two has arrived, and after 4 years we knew it was time for a party! It ended up being so much fun we got written up in The New York Times (actually!) It was incredible to share the podcast live with friends and family, but especially our dear friends from the discord who flew in for this very special Meetup! Recording live is wild, y’all. Bring on the Dune Messiah Meetup!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:11:26)
Escape Hatch Live Roundtable (0:13:35)
Your Letters (00:25:16)
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

Mar 2, 2024 • 2h 38min
Dune: Part Two (2024)
It’s all been leading to this. Our 4 year journey from Dune Pod to Escape Hatch was born from our excitement about Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and now he’s completed it. Hear our reactions to the incredible IMAX Premiere Screening we held last night, and the LIVE episode recording that happened right after. Then we go all the way into this instant masterpiece, Dune: Part Two. PS: be sure to stick around after the closing credits to see just how far we’ve come!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:16:03)
Dune: Part Two Roundtable (0:23:10)
Your Letters (02:11:38)
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

Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 33min
Sunshine (2007)
We give you the latest breaking news on ZENDAYA’S ROBOT SUIT and the HUGE CASTING NEWS from the World Premiere in London. Then, we finally cover Cilian Murphy, Danny Boyle, and Alex Garland’s science fiction masterpiece, Sunshine. The co-host of The Engadget Podcast and The Filmcast, Devindra Hardawar brings his insights and gives us his first hand dispatches from the Vision Pro Spatial Computing Wars.
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:11:28)
Sunshine Roundtable (0:19:35)
Your Letters (01:18:17)
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

Feb 16, 2024 • 1h 58min
Warrior (2019 - 2023)
In a very special episode, we celebrate the release on Netflix of the incredible Max Original series based on the writings of Bruce Lee, Warrior. Joining us to discuss the show is the hero of one of the most popular Dune Pod episodes ever (The Matrix), Hoon Lee. And his co-star from Apple TV’s SEE and Warrior, Olivia Cheng. Plus Haitch got all behind the scenes details and insights from the full cast in his first official press junket!
Chapters
Introduction (00:00:00)
Press Junket Cast Highlights (00:04:26)
Warrior Roundtable (0:10:24)
Press Junket Cast Interviews (01:13:16)
NOTE: There were significant challenges with Olivia's audio recording for this episode. We were able to recover it, but the filtering process has introduced artifacts that sometimes distort her natural speaking style. Our apologies for this. When you watch Olivia on Warrior, you will hear her true, natural speaking voice.
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