Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

Latest Episodes:

Alien (1979) Aug 16, 2021

Show notes

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

Batman (1989) Aug 09, 2021

Show notes

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.

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

Source Code (2011) Aug 02, 2021

Show notes

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.

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

Labyrinth (1986) Jul 26, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by musician, producer, and DJ to the stars Daisy O’Dell. We discuss Jim Henson, George Lucas, Jennifer Conolly, and David Bowie’s 1986 fantasy masterpiece, Labyrinth. We cover the importance of representation, give a primer on Bowie’s career, and Daisy breaks down how this film affected a generation of young women in the 80s.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:04:47)
Roundtable Discussion (00:09:45)
Your Letters (01:11:49)

Notes and Links

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.

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

IMAX Dune Premiere Reaction (2021) Jul 22, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by co-host of the 70mm podcast, and famous artist Danny Haas. We’ve seen the first 10 minutes of Dune, another pivotal scene from the film, and behind the scenes interviews with Denis, Hans, and the whole cast of the film. We also had the opportunity to make some new friends at the San Francisco screening, and include some in line interviews with fellow dune heads. It was a great day.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Roundtable Discussion (00:01:14)
Your Letters (00:55:03)

Notes and Links

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.

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

Time Bandits (1981) Jul 19, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by podcasting legend and host of Sword & Laser, Veronica Belmont. We discuss Terry Gilliam’s 1981 classic sci-fi/fantasy film, Time Bandits. We cover the struggle between seemingly all powerful beings, try to figure out what Gilliam’s problem is with wrapped plastic, and Veronica sings! Twice.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:06:48)
Roundtable Discussion (00:18:26)
Your Letters (01:12:35)

Notes and Links

Free IMAX Preview on Wednesday 7/21! Jason and Haitch will be at the Metreon in SF to meetup with other Duneheads, and then we’ll drop an emergency pod on Thursday.
Runtime definitely confirmed! Maybe! Johnny Sobczak had the scoop: per Denmark, 155 minutes (2 hours, 35 minutes). Read more here.
Timmy & Tilda Rock Cannes! There with Wes Anderson for The French Dispatch. They looked amazing!
Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. New members this week: eli.show, Ogrover, DnHorgn, Edan Carr, Zakal, KeithJF82, MattC, Piasma TBird, and Brother Mark! 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.

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

Good Will Hunting (1997) Jul 12, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by comicbook writer and artist, MikeyP. We discuss the amazing behind the scenes story of making this film, exceptional achievements in accent work, and just how much we ache over losing Robin Williams.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Roundtable Discussion (00:09:45)
Your Letters (01:12:13)

Notes and Links

Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
Join the Dune Pod 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 hang out, talk movies, books, games, whatever. 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 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.

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

WarGames (1983) Jul 05, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by 3 time superstar return guest and Managing Editor of Fangoria Magazine, Meredith Borders. We discuss Matthew Broderick’s star making performance in the hacker, Cold War thriller, WarGames. We cover the secret, hacker history of the making of WarGames, the relevance of game theory, and how much we still love Ally Sheedy.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:04:46)
Roundtable Discussion (00:06:36)
Outro (01:08:40)

Notes and Links

Read the WarGames oral history. Much of the behind the scenes details that Meredith brought us comes from investigation and identification of a great Wired magazine article from 2008.
City Acre Brewing. Meredith is one of the owner/operators of an amazing brewpub in Houston, TX.
Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
Join the Dune Pod 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 hang out, talk movies, books, games, whatever. 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 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.

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

Incendies (2010) Jun 28, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by Dune Pod graphic designer and co-host the Cinenauts podcast, Ctcher. We discuss Denis Villeneuve’s Oscar nominated, breakout final Canadian feature film, Incendies. We cover the stark beauty Denis captured in the Jordanian desert, the dangers of war and sectarian violence, and how to properly respond to a potential bear attack.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:06:57)
Roundtable Discussion (00:11:57)
Your Letters (01:13:40)

Notes and Links

Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
Join the Dune Pod 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 hang out, talk movies, books, games, whatever. 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 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.

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

Heretics of Dune (1981) Jun 21, 2021

Show notes

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by spiritual advisor, Protolexus. We discuss the penultimate book in the series, Heretics of Dune. We cover profit as a motive for creating art, a return to actual worldbuilding in the series, and what the actual fuck was going on with including literal Sex Duels in this book.

Chapters

Introduction (00:00:00)
Dune News (00:08:26)
Roundtable Discussion (00:10:45)
Your Letters (01:14:48)

Notes and Links

Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
Join the Dune Pod 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 hang out, talk movies, books, games, whatever. 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 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.