Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Feb 17, 2025

Show notes

Can’t believe how lucky we are, cuh. We’re joined by the host of the New York Times political podcastThe Run Up,Astead Herndon. We have an amazing discussion about what Astead learned in the trenches covering the last few elections, specifically how the major parties ignore and take their voters for granted (at their own peril!) Then we get into one of his favorite nostalgia treats from his early 2000s college days in Wisconsin, the surprisingly fun sequel that cemented a franchise, 2 Fast 2 Furious. Start your engines.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:23:37)
2 Fast 2 Furious Roundtable (00:30:19)
Your Letters (01:17:55)

Notes and Links

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Music byScott Fritz andWho’z the Boss Music.
Cover art byctcher.
Edited and produced byHaitch.
Escape Hatch is a production ofHaitch Industries.

The Godfather (1972) Feb 10, 2025

Show notes

We finally settle the score: is Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather any good? Joining us to make the call is [checks notes] the co-host ofPod Save America andPod Save the World,Tommy Vietor! Plus, we get an update on how Trump 2.0 is going as well as how we’re all dealing with [gestures around] all this.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:10:07)
Tommy Vietor Interview (00:15:45)
The Godfather Roundtable (00:28:24)
Your Letters (01:31:47)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason.Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out theinvite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member ofTAPEDECK 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, wrestling, and more), andWill Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch onLetterboxd
Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune NewsTwitter list
Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show atletters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at+1-415-534-5211.
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Music byScott Fritz andWho’z the Boss Music.
Cover art byctcher.
Edited and produced byHaitch.
Escape Hatch is a production ofHaitch Industries.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Feb 02, 2025

Show notes

Before he was the co-host of Pod Save the World,Ben Rhodes was the Deputy National Security Advisor for President Barack Obama. In that role, he was a consumer of Top Secret intelligence collected by the intelligence services. This gives him a very unique perspective as we finally tackle the 2011 adaptation of the John Le Carré spy masterpiece, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A phenomenal political and cinematic conversation. Not to be missed.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:15:22) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Roundtable (00:20:23) Your Letters (01:49:48)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. 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 production of Haitch Industries.

Constantine (2005) Jan 27, 2025

Show notes

Tilda is forever our angel. For Part 2 of our Tilda double header, in the movie that put her over the top in her classic portrayal as the angel Gabriel, she faces off with Keanu Reeves as Constantine! Joining us to discuss is the co-host of the X-Ray Vision podcast, Rosie Knight.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:18:00)
Constantine Roundtable (00:27:40)
Your Letters (01:23:56)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

Burn After Reading (2008) Jan 20, 2025

Show notes

We’re bound to learn something as we’re joined by the co-host of The Filmcast Podcast, Devindra Hardawar! We tackle Part 1 of our latest Tilda Swinton Double Header, the Coens 2008 overlooked political thriller masterpiece, Burn After Reading.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:14:14)
Burn After Reading Roundtable (00:16:44)
Your Letters (01:16:46)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

The Warriors (1979) Jan 13, 2025

Show notes

We are back bay-bee! And we kick the doors off 2025 with the return of NY Times Bestselling author, Dave Itzkoff! He has clearly established his Escape Hatch beat as gritty New York City movies from the 70s and 80s, and today is one of the all time classics, Walter Hill’s 1979 streetgang masterpiece, The Warriors. Come out and play with us!

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:14:03)
The Warriors Roundtable (00:23:18)
Your Letters (01:42:16)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

Best of Escape Hatch: The Matrix (1999) Jan 06, 2025

Show notes

We know, we know…we said we’d be back in a week during the Mailbag ep, but I didn’t realize there was ANOTHER week before we got back. So Jason and I fired up the mics from vacation, and recorded a special new retrospective of the episode our listeners selected as the greatest Escape Hatch ever (it was actually Dune Pod at this point - but STILL), the first appearance of the actor from Warrior, Banshee, and See, Hoon Lee!

Waaay back in the simple days of April of 2023, right as a little new technology known as ChatGPT was suddenly bursting into the mainstream, we covered the biggest science fiction masterpiece since Blade Runner, the Wachowski’s The Matrix. Hear our finest hour, plus catch up with what Jason and I have been up to over the holidays!

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
The Matrix Episode (00:12:21)
Wrap Up (02:20:41)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

Mail Bag (2024) Dec 30, 2024

Show notes

We know, we know…the holidays are OVER! But we’re still on our winter holidays break enjoying a little time with our families. Still, we wouldn’t leave y’all hanging, so we have a special treat for you, our First Annual Escape Hatch Mail Bag Episode! And we gotta shoutout the incredible letters and voicemails sent in from the Escape Hatch community, they truly have to be heard to be believed. We love y’all, thank y’all, and we’ll see you back in just 2 short weeks!

Chapters

Mail Bag (00:00:00)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Dec 23, 2024

Show notes

Season’s Greeting from Escape Hatch! Remember last year, when we had dale_a on to talk about Dan Ackroyd wearing black face on our Trading Places episode? Well, we figured for our 3rd Annual Holiday Movie Extravaganza, we’d choose the not at all controversial 2005 neo-noir Shane Black classic that restarted Robert Downey Jr.’s career, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. While Jason opted to keep his reputation unblemished, we were so lucky to be joined by the showrunner of Veep and co-host of the original movie prop podcasts The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, Dave Mandel! Dave leads us on an in-depth discussion of comedy screenwriting that makes this movie shine. Enjoy!

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:10:44)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Roundtable (00:15:33)
Your Letters (01:12:43)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Dec 16, 2024

Show notes

This is the One. We tackle one of the all time greatest works of art and the cornerstone of a beloved holiday tradition, as we watch Peter Jackson’s unmatchable translation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. And joining us is the greatest genre podcaster in the game, and Maiar level Tolkien expert, the co-host of the House of R podcast, Joanna Robinson. We simply walk into the deep details of the production that make this film a true one of a kind..

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Hatch News (00:05:19)
Joanna Robinson Interview (00:09:25)
Fellowship of the Ring Roundtable (00:14:43)
Your Letters (01:48:26)

Notes and Links

Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch 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, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
Escape Hatch’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@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
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 production of Haitch Industries.

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