Let’s Get Weirding: A Dune Podcast

Megan and Beau bid a fond farewell to Liet-Kynes, Imperial Planetologist and Lord of the Sietch. He will be missed.

This week Beau and Megan rejoin Jessica and Paul in their desert adventure as we meet some new allies. Jessica proves once and for all that she is not to be trifled with, Paul gets a new crush, and Megan talks about CATS for twenty minutes. 

Beau and Megan are back with the further adventures of Paul and Jessica and their new pals the Fremen. Listen to two idiots fully appreciate Stilgar and laugh at Paul along with Chani. Someone just turned up the temperature on Arrakis and these stillsuits are feeling tight!  Let's Get Weirding is pleased to present their Merch Store from the incredible Salty Said Sweetly! 

Things are really moving and shaking for Paul and Jessica as they face a new challenge and adjust to the Fremen learning curve. Paul gets some new names and Jessica is about to be water wealthy AF. Join Beau and Megan as they discuss Chapter 33 of Dune! 

This week Megan and Beau are here to talk mothers and sons and the rituals of mourning as Paul learns the ways of his new tribe, and Beau spends the whole episode aggressively hating on Megan's favorite things. 

Megan and Beau take a short trip off of Arrakis to check out the Harkonnen Family Games on Geidi Prime and meet some new characters, Count and Lady Fenring. Learn why Megan doesn't like prequels and find out exactly how much tolerance she has for Beau this week. 

Before joining Paul and Jessica, Beau has a few things to say about reading (and writing) about cultures outside of your own and the recent implosion with the Romance Writers of America. A highly detailed timeline of events can be found on author Claire Ryan's blog. In this chapter Paul begins to see the ripple effects of Jamis' death as he and Jessica become acquainted with the sietch and the larger Fremen community. Paul gains a new servant, and Chani gets some bad news. Happy 40th episode to us! 

Megan and Beau close out Book II: Muad'dib with a bang...a really big bang. Jessica gets microcosmic while Paul and Chani look ahead. Come for the regurgitated spice water, stay for the 20,000 person orgy! 

Megan and Beau break hiatus with the promised second installment in their Dark Tower series. We catch up with Roland of Gilead as he meets the Prisoner, The Lady of Shadows, and the Pusher in the worst beach vacation ever. Grab the melted butter, folks, we're eating a lot of lobster. 

Megan and Beau are back for your guns and your antibiotics in this second special episode on Stephen King's The Dark Tower! 

Megan and Beau are joined by writer and author Catherine E. Kovach to talk SyFy's 2000 adaptation of Dune, why Paul needs to shut up already, sleepy William Hurt, hats, hats, hats, triangles, and sexterrogations.  And a big congratulations to Mer, who won the anniversary prize pack! Thanks to everyone who entered!      

Megan and Beau are back to talk about the Baron and Feyd, after roughly 20 minutes of talking through what's going on in the world right now. So if you're tuning for escape from current events, you may want to skip right over to that 20(ish) minute mark. Stay safe out there everybody! 

Megan and Beau are back to talk about Chapter 39, which was both too short and still too long spent with the Baron and Thufir. More of a casual hang than an actual episode, get comfy and join us! 

We're back in the desert as Paul gets a pre-worm riding pep talk from Chani and spends a lot of time wondering what day it is, something we can relate to only too well. Also, stick around to hear the results of our television character personality quiz (it was a short chapter, everyone). 

Megan and Beau are back to talk Chapter 41, wherein Lady Jessica is doing her best with the universe's most difficult toddler. Things get a little Freaky Friday in this episode! 

Megan and Beau are back with their reactions to the Dune set photos and the results of Paul's big test. Grab your maker hooks, plant a thumper and join us as we climb this wild old man of the desert. 

Megan and Beau are back to talk chapter 43, Gurney getting more surprises than any old man should get in one day, and questions from listeners! Happy 50th Episode! 

Megan and Beau are back after an unplanned hiatus to talk mothers, Twilight, and Gurney Halleck! 

Megan and Beau talk about The Boy and his choices both brilliant and...not so brilliant, Chani and Jessica's weirdest bonding moment, and what we'll be up to after Season 1 comes to a close! 

After weeks of worming around and planning and thinking, the time for action is finally here and things! are! happening! Megan and Beau talk Paul's 'tude, and how Gurney might have been full of it when he said Mood was a thing for cattle and loveplay. Also, Let's Get Weirding is branching out! 

In the penultimate chapter of Dune, Megan and Beau talk the Emperor, The Baron, and their favorite little rugrat, St. Alia of the Knife!  We'd like to encourage all of our listeners to give to these organizations! Send us a screenshot of your donation (privately or publicly) and we will give you a shout-out on the show! Donate $100 or more and we will send you a token of our thanks.  George Floyd Memorial Fund Minnesota Freedom Fund Black Visions Collective Reclaim the Block Campaign Zero Unicorn Riot Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp Or ANY Black Lives Matter chapter

In the Season One finale hosts Megan and Beau tie up loose ends with Paul, Jessica, Emporer Shaddam IV, and the rest of the gang.  For the month of June, Let's Get Weirding will donate 100% of their merch sales to the Black Lives Matter Global Network. Visit their store via Salty Said Sweetly at TeePublic.  Other Ways to Donate:  #BirthdayforBreonna action items Black Lives Matter Global Network NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Black Voters Matter Fund  National Bail Out

Megan and Beau are back from Hiatus with one more episode on Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, this time focusing on book 3, The Wastelands! Stay tuned for announcements about Lets Get Weirding's return to the Duniverse as well as their new exclusive Patreon show, We Have To Go Back: A LOST Podcast! 

Megan and Beau bring the great Gena Radcliffe from the fabulous Kill by Kill podcast back to discuss the first two episodes of LOST on this special bonus episode. All episodes of We Have To Go Back: A LOST Podcast will be available on our Patreon! 

Megan and Beau are back to talk Dune Messiah! New book! New characters! New, more depressing tone! Find out why we think Downton Abbey is a good primer for this book!  Get early access to this episode and more over on our Patreon! 

Join us on Wallach IX as we get into the grit of Dune Messiah, introducing new characters, new planets, new conspiracies....and the same old Paul, only more so.  

Megan and Beau are back to talk Scytale, Semuta, and Sitting around. Tighten your nose plugs and empty your thigh pads, it's time for Dune Messiah! 

This week Paul does some regifting while Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohaim stirs the pot. Most importantly, Megan and Beau would like everyone to meet our new favorite character, Brah Hayt.   

PREVIEW of some of our Patreon-exclusive content, available at the $3 level! This week we're joined by friend of the show Andrew Schwartz from the Podcast Talkin' Bout Turtle: Your One Stop Shop for Entourage Schlop! This time we're talking about one of our all-time favorite episodes, Walkabout. Join us as we plumb the depths of John Locke's past, his love affair with an island, and how NOT to treat sex workers! 

This week Beau and Megan are joined by the hosts of the fantastic podcast Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came, Jay Russo & Sean McGurr! Together they talk about teens, inappropriate sibling moments, chairdogs (yes, really!), and...Hitler? It's a weird one, but aren't they all?

This week Beau and Megan spend the episode on Alia's Conundrum: What do you do when you're thousands of years old but still technically a teenager with a teenager's raging hormones? We attempt (with limited success) to break down the stolen kiss trope and make fun of Paul's very sad drug trip. Join us! 

It's that time again, time for a new episode of our Patreon-exclusive side hustle, We Have To Go Back! This time we are joined by the wonderful Patrick Hamilton from Kill by Kill to talk Jack, Bad Dads, Boone's shitty lifeguard skills, and Locke's almost pervy obsession with his new girlfriend, an island named Helen. Crack open a fresh can of Doll Water™ and join us for We Have To Go Back, available to patrons for a lousy $3 a month! 

The pace of Dune Messiah goes supersonic this week as the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohaim and Emperor Paul open negotiations, Zeus invites himself into the bedroom, Dune Messiah goes Mean Girls, and we finally incur the wrath of Muad'Dib!   

In lieu of our usual episode on Dune Messiah, this week we joined the good people of the Gom Jabber Podcast! We discuss the Dune Trailer (naturally), highs and lows, and a wishlist for future promos! 

This week Megan and Beau are joined by R.E. Parrish, aka Robin, the talent behind the brilliant Reparrish Comics (we stan, most enthusiastically)! We talk Paul and Chani, Gurney and Jessica, and surprise, surprise, digress about Tolkien. 

Beau and Megan return to talk about Paul's Big Night Out, Wigs Wigs Wigs, and various types of Milk??? Join us for Chapters 15 & 16 of Dune Messiah, where things are ramping up in a big big way! 

This week Megan and Beau are off but we still have some tasty content for your consumption! Sammi C returns to talk about Kate, Wallabys, and Jack being the worst doctor! Join us! 

Megan and Beau are back after their week off to talk about Paul's Predicament, Chani's Cheese, and Alia reading Paul's hate mail from their own mother.  Get ready for more eyeball talk than you can handle, it's Chapters 17 & 18 of Dune Messiah!   

Megan and Beau are here to talk Hayt's true purpose (it's a doozy) and Alia's spice overdose. Things get a little romancey this week so prepare yourselves for lots of wistful sighing. Also, thanks so much for your patience while we got this episode out, to show our gratitude we're releasing this to all tiers! #roundegg

Megan and Beau talk love, loss, regret, time travel and Tilda Swinton as they close the book on Dune Messiah. Paul deals with things in the most Paul way, Alia is doing her best and Hayt finally makes peace with his Duncan side. We say goodbye to a beloved favorite and hello to the two newest Atreides. Join us! 

Megan and Beau are joined by Podcasting wunderkind Phil Gonzales, who hosts such shows as Deep In Bear Country, It's Del Toro Time, and Pizza Toast: A Babysitters Club Podcast. In this episode, they discuss book four of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, first love, ticking clocks, the patois of coastal Texas, and how Wizard and Glass became a turning point not just for the Dark Tower Series, but King's future works as well. 

Friends of the show Jay and Sean from the podcast Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came are back to help us close out Wizard and Glass. We talk about Roland's romantic nature, Suzannah's similarities to her tutor, and the unmatched courage of Susan Delgado. Join us, won't you? 

And we are officially BACK! Join us as we talk Stilgar's existential crisis, Alia the ancient 25-year-old, and two weird but ultimately charming kids, it's Children of Dune! 

Children of Dune continues to zip along as we follow Alia through a moment of emotional complexity, take a field trip off-planet to see some wildlife from Frank Herbert's Menagerie of the absurd, and learn about the military organization of the Sardaukar! Join us!

This week we have an AWKWARD family reunion as Jessica and Gurney return to Arrakis. Alia might be off the rails but at least Irulan still looks sexy? Meanwhile, Leto makes Ghani listen to his emo baliset playing while he shares some pretty major revelations about himself and the ecology of Dune. Join us! 

Join us as we talk Public Transit ministries, Secret Fingers, Mummy Hands, and religious dancing! While Jessica and Gurney hatch some plans we meet a mysterious figure known only as The Preacher who may or may not look a lot like our old pal Paul Atreides. 

This week we talk misguided limos, those Corrino gals, Pedant Heresies, tortoise sex (yes, really), and Beau does an English accent so astonishingly bad that we formally apologize to all of our UK listeners upfront.   

This episode We Need To Talk About Alia and how everyone in her life failed her. Also, we get a glimpse at Jakarutu and let's just say it's not going to be top rated on Trip Advisor any time soon. Join us! 

Buckle up everyone because these two chapters have a LOT going on, least of which is Beau calling Leto II a "happy go lucky little dude" and asking if Duncan Idaho can be renamed "Uncle Duncs." There's more creepy twin/parent stuff, and a fairly amusing meeting with Prince Farad'n and a mysterious, eyeless man who swoops in, does a bit of Gandalfing before swooping out again. What's in the Prince's dream journal? Tune in to find out!    

It's a big week for the Atreides from Arakeen to Seitch Tabur. First up, Leto and Grandma Jessica have a fraught tête-à-tête where Jessica learns just how badly she screwed up on all fronts, while Preacher!Paul delivers some vague (and some not so vague) warnings to his former nearest & dearest.   

Join us as we peek in on Leto II and Stilgar's trip to the Attendant, find out why it's so important that the Fremen are all babes, and as a bonus hear us talk about the Stepford Wives! 

Follow us as we take you into the Arrakis version of 'A Marriage Story' while Alia and Duncan make their separate plans. With Stilgar busy worrying about the twins, Ghani has some unsettling recollections to discuss with Lady Jessica. Grab your Computer Man Clone Gift and join us for Children of Dune!   

Thanks very much for hanging in while Beau dealt with physical and technical difficulties this week, now that we are up and running again we once more join Alia, Irulan, and...Duncan? Didn't he *just* leave? Alia sees conspiracies everywhere, with reason, and Jessica takes the water out of Javid. Join us for chapters 21 & 22 of Children of Dune!             

Jessica's been on Arrakis for a while now but she's finally getting ~*thirsty*~ for those Baliset Rockstars while BarLia (Baron!Alia) is unmasked. The Fremen are here to tell our Mother of Moisture (ew) that the worms are in danger, girl while Leto and Ghani sneak off over the orchard and through the bled, to probable death they go. We Share, but maybe you shouldn't? Join us for Children of Dune, we are saturated with living! 

The reunion no one asked for is here as Duncan makes good on his promise to kidnap Lady Jessica and Prince Farad'n plays his mom like a baliset. Also, General Hux's beauty regimen, Thrawn's place in the Duniverse, and Fremen cancel culture

Grab your FremKit and hail a WUber, this week's episode is a doozy. Leto and Ghani finally face off with the Laza Tigers and sadly there is no House music but there is a lot of blood and sand getting in wounds. Next up, Farad'n decides to play his cards close to his chest as the gang on Salusa Secundus decides whether or not to give sanctuary to Duncan Idaho and his runaway mother of the bride.   Music for this episode includes Bird of Mouth by Molife and Witch Sisters by Christian Anderson. Find them both over at Epidemic Sound.     

This week we talk Ghanima Atreides who is not only more Fremen than Fremen, but really could have changed this series in an amazing way. Meanwhile, Duncan gets super dramatic, Lady Jessica makes a deal, and Farad'n raids his wardrobe for the perfect hostage-greeting outfit.  Music this week by Deskant and Sight of Wonders, find them both at Epidemic Sound. Thanks to Josh Whiteman for the use of our theme and Josh Hollis for our logo design! 

And we're BACK! This week we talk Farad'n, Fanfic, the dubious art of Neil Breen, and so much more! Music this week comes from Deskant and Jon Björk, find them both at Epidemic Sound! 

We are back with some real-life updates at the top of the show. In this episode, we discuss Alia's sad, no good, very bad day and Duncan's weird Jessica fantasies. Go from Sad to Mad in one short chapter, the Frank Herbert way!  Music this episode from Deskant and Jon Sumner, find them both at Epidemic Sound! 

This week we talk Taco Bell, Middle School Sartorial choices, Leto's English Lit degree,  Alia's poor choices AND Megan's innate coolness, all while Beau battles a head cold! Join us!  Music this week comes from Guy Copeland and Esme Cruz, find them both at Epidemic Sound!  

Megan and Beau are back with a brief update on the current status of the show, movie and trailer talk, and a Harley Quinn tangent that no one asked for but everyone will love. 

Hiatus is officially OVER and so are Leto II's chances for escape. We get some riddles (Megan's Favorite) and some more ace sartorial choices from Farad'n (Beau's favorite). We also talk Wheel of Time, Composting trivia, and more! 

This week on the show, we are all the little lad who loves Berries & Cream, Couch Guy, and earring horror stories. Leto II sees a familiar face and gets to Ride the Worm Fantastic, while Ghanima's Fremen roots start to show big time. Music this episode comes from Deskant and Jon Bjork, find them both at Epidemic Sound. As always big thanks to Jody Skinner for providing voiceover. 

Beau and Megan are back to talk Denis Villeneuve's sensational adaptation, including Space Fluevogs, Bagpipes of Doom, a series of flawless cheekbones, Stilgar's lucky wives, and so much more! In case you couldn't tell, this podcast is now a Sharon Duncan-Brewster stan account. Proceed with caution as this episode is chock full of spoilers! 

As promised Megan and Beau are back with special guest Clint Worthington of The Spool to talk Hans Zimmer's wonderfully unhinged score, the film's hits and misses, and potential candidates for Feyd! Music this episode from Daniel Fridell and Sven Lindvall

Megan and Beau are back to talk Jim Jones, Werewolf Sam Winchester, and some Children of Dune for good measure. Leto continues his desert spice trip and Farad'n makes strides in his training. Join us! 

This week Megan and Beau talk Sand as a romance prop (not recommended), The Punisher, and Leto and Ghani somewhere in there. Join us and find out how Women Loving Women could have saved Dune Messiah

Megan and Beau pick up right where they left off, asking hard-hitting questions like "who is helping Leto II with those bong rips?" and "Drugs, are they really so bad?" Come on in, the Semuta is fine

This week we talk naps, sneks, and the places that will never wind up on the Visit Arrakis promos. Will Megan manage to work Grand Admiral Thrawn into the episode? Listen and find out! 

This week Megan and Beau tackle the Terminology of the Imperium aka the Dune Glossary. Learn how *truly* gross the origin of Spice is, and why Colonel Saul Tigh is the only thinking machine we trust!  Music for this episode provided by Epidemic Sound Your Pillow by Dreem Art by Josh Hollis

This week Megan and Beau talk deadbeat dads and their wormboy sons, Caftans of Dune, and the ever-disposable Duncan Idaho. Join us for chapters 53 & 54 of Children of Dune! 

This week Megan and Beau are once again taking on the Terminology of the Imperium with entries on plastic, poles, great mother Space, and Feudalism! This episode is rated EE for Everyone by Elon!  Music for this episode -  You Are My Little Sun by PÄR Podcast art by Josh Hollis

This week Megan and Beau talk wronged husbands, coffee, Alia's Fremen-inity, Leto II's pretentious movie collection, and the Multiplicity of Duncan Idaho! 

In this week's minisode Megan and Beau start delving into the weird, wonderful world of The Dune Encyclopedia and they're starting with a few good (?) men...And one lady. Join us for court jesters, chill hangs, and conservative pundit Leto II. Plus a whole ass discussion on Drew Barrymore's turn in Ever After.  Podcast theme for this episode is Like the Ocean (Instrumental) by The Big Let Down, find them over at Epidemic Sound

This week Megan & Beau return to talk worm boys, fanfic, inappropriate gifts from the In-Laws, and Colin Firth's career turn as an eater of peaches as they cover chapters 57 & 58 of Children of Dune. As Alia & Co try to process the news of Duncan's demise, Ghani gets sent to time out for throwing some serious shade at Harah. Grab your hooks and mount your worm, we're going to spice world! 

This week Megan and Beau dive back into the Dune Encyclopedia to talk Leto's special pets the D Wolves while Beau confuses everyone with an entry on Leto's special suspensor cart. If anyone ever drew an anatomically correct drawing of the God Emperor, we hope we never see it.  This episode's theme song is Short Stories from Vendla. Find them over on Epidemic Sound.  Podcast art by Josh Hollis

Megan and Beau are back to talk Avocados, killer children, bad dads, plus the latest casting news and why they think Danny Devito is the obvious choice to play Count Fenring. 

Megan and Beau are back this week with more entries from the Dune Encyclopedia which include stress tests and more wolves! Join us in OUTER...SPACE! 

This week Megan and Beau return to say farewell to a favorite character and usher in the final chapters of Children of Dune - be there or be rhombus!

Megan and Beau are back with more entries in the Dune Encyclopedia, including the Womb of Heaven (ick), The Gom Jabbar, and the glory days of the music video. Join us!

Season Three of Let's Get Weirding comes to a close as we wrap up the wild, weird ride that is Children of Dune. As Leto officially takes the Lion Throne, he and Ghani lay down some new truths, Jessica is...just kind of there, and Farad'n gets a shiny new name. Will Megan ever manage to convince Beau that there is a primo cask of Amontillado down in the basement, or will her lack of masonry know-how get the better of her? Find out here! 

Megan and Beau return after a month off to dig into Book Five of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. This book has everything! Harry Potter, robots, Doctor Doom, a new personality for Susannah, dream New York, actual New York, Roland dancing, Roland dancing (horizontal edition), Father Callahan from Salem's Lot AND Stephen King himself! Join us! 

Megan and Beau are back to officially kick off season 4 with the first three chapters of God Emperor of Dune. This episode features David Copperfield, Hannibal Lecter, Wormmas, and Frank Herbert's Horny Era. Join us, it's a party!

This week Megan and Beau take a trip down Cloverfield Lane and go spelunking in the Dune Encyclopedia once again. Entries in this episode present another of Leto II's nightmare menagerie as well as Noah Arkwright, Tax Accountant, and the thrilling tale of a Bene Gesserit Laundress vacationing in Kinky Epcot. You don't want to miss this one! 

Megan and Beau are back to talk about Leto II,  the unhappy lives of many Duncans Idaho, Moneo getting abused from all sides, and the fascinating things GEoD has in store for us

This week Megan and Beau take a closer look at the brief, tragic life of Wanna Yueh before peeking into the Bene Gesserit archives. Also, sexy elves, sexy rebels, when did everything get so sexy, and can it stay that way? 

Episode 1 - A Shadow of the Past Beau North and Elle Busko break down the first episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power music by Autohacker

While Megan continues to convalesce Elle and Beau are back to talk about episode 2 of The Rings of Power. Hot Elves! Hot Dwarves! Hot Wizards! Hot...Sauron?? Music by Autohacker Podcast Art by Salty Said Sweetly

Elle and Beau are joined by Excessively Diverted Co-Host Sammi C to talk Galadriel (and her horse), the internal workings of Harfoot society, and why Elrond is (or should be) a Libra.    music by Autohacker Art by Salty Said Sweetly

Megan is back and we are totally off track from the gate! This week we talk Dune casting news, emergency surgeries, Avery Brooks, and so much more! We are just getting our feet wet, next week we will be back with an actual chapter discussion. 

Aaaand we're back to talk Moneo, Siona, and Leto II's entirely too hostile work environment. Good thing the Golden Path isn't bound by Human Resource Laws, right? 

Megan and Beau return to discuss chapters 7 & 8 of God Emperor of Dune, along with Thrawn's Lizard, Florida, Young Adult Disappointment, and MORE ROLLING. 

This week Megan and Beau return from more entries from the Dune Encyclopedia. This week they talk the Fenrings, dangerous plant life, and bring it back once again to fanfic and Grand Admiral Thrawn. 

Megan and Beau are back to talk Chapters 9 & 10 of God Emperor of Dune, wherein we are introduced to Hwi Noree and the universe's most awkward job interview, Moneo's "retirement," Duncan Idaho: Literal Stud, Siona Siona Siona, and Leto II: Ally. Join us! 

We are back after our extremely extended hiatus to talk elevators, SpongeBob, AO3 tags, and plots, plots, plots! 

Megan and Beau are back to talk two new chapters of God Emperor of Dune in which Duncan's misogyny is only second to Leto II's Homophobia, and the rest of us are all just along for this uncomfortable ride. Between the BBQ, trips to Paris, and more than you ever wanted to know about Baldur's Gate III, this episode is rated E for Extremely Inappropriate! 

Megan and Beau return just in time for Festival Day, where we follow Leto, Duncan & Moneo around and watch the uncomfy dynamics of a new friend group, before joining the Bene Gesserit at the worst Airbnb on Arrakis. Join us! 

This episode Megan and Beau are joined by writer and co-host of the Kill by Kill Podcast, Gena Radcliffe! Gena joins us to talk Feyd's shiny bald head, real uggo Gurney Halleck, and Stilgar's sense of comedic timing.