Sand: A Podcast About Dune

We did it! We reached the end of God Emperor of Dune! In this episode, we cover the rise of Duncan and the fall of Leto II. As expected, not everyone makes it out of this book alive. We have a lot to cover with just three chapters so we hope you're ready for the season (series?) finale of Sand!Dune talk starts at the 14 minute mark.

Okay, Sandies! We're almost to the end of God Emperor of Dune! Can you believe it? In this episode, we feel the lady Siona doth protest too much her pairing with the hunk Duncan Idaho; come face to face at last with the much talked about Malky; and watch as Hwi and Leto II attempt to find 'soul love,' whatever the f that is. Join us for the penultimate stretch of our journey towards marriage, rebellion, and ... the death of God?!! Dune talk begins at the 20-minute mark

Gross! If you've read this book with us, you know how gross Leto can get, but this is beyond the pale... Leto, you dirty bird!Join us for another episode where we finally get to talk about this test we've been hearing all about! We will obviously also talk about movies all while a storm rages outside.Dune talk starts at 13 and a half minutes in. Enjoy Sand!

Molly and Lance coming at you straight from Arrakis with a particularly spicy episode of SAND, in which we cover chapters 30-35 of God Emperor of Dune. It seems everyone has forgotten to take their spice this morning as we get one pissed off character after another coming to see Leto II in his chambers, prompting him to take one well-deserved romp in the sand. But while Leto's away, the hot people will play ... 

We're back again with our bellies full of worm stew! There's a LOT of our almighty worm just flappin' his wormy gums in this chunk of chapters. Lucky for you, Molly forgot to read a sixth chapter so we'll just be covering the five this time.Dune talk starts around the 17 minute mark. Enjoy!

It's Audience Day on Arrakis! Lance, Molly, and Leto II receive enlightening visits from Moneo, Duncan, Anteac, and the beguiling Hwi Noree, who's purity and innocence has the whole Citadel in a tizzy. We learn many things, such as how the Fish learn to Speak, but what still remains a mystery is just how Leto II lies down. Does he curl up on his cart? Does he use a neck pillow? Can it still be called a neck pillow when the user is 100% neck? All that and more on this episode of SAND: A PODCAST ABOUT DUNE. Dune talk begins ~18 minutes in. 

Molly and Lance have joined the parade! They're headed to Festival City! They are curious how much of this book with be walking to a fair!Chapters thirteen through eighteen of God Emperor of Dune are covered.Dune talk starts at around 11 minutes!

Sorry for the delay, friends! Ran into some technical difficulties :(. Lance and Molly take on chapters 7-12 of God Emperor of Dune in this episode of Sand! They learn many things such as: a grandfather can be his own grandfather; the Tleilaxu  simp for the Bene Gesserit; and the only thing more terrifying than a 4,000-year-old god worm man is a female in the army. It's a riot! We're having a blast with this one, hope you are too. See you in the dunes!! Dune talk begins at 17:00 Movies talked about: SpencerPower of the Dog (Netflix)The Last Duel (HBO)House of GucciThe Tinder Swindler (Netflix) The Puppet Master (Netflix)

We cracked open a new (crappy, old paperback version of this) book!God Emperor of Dune!Welcome to the new season, which will be presented every other week! Here, we cover the first six chapters of GEoD which starts off running! We, however, start off by talking about movies we've seen.Book talk starts a little after the eleven minute mark.If you like this podcast, please tell you friends, subscribe, and leave us a nice rating and review.

What's up, Sandies?? We are BACK at last to discuss God Emperor of Dune. Sorry for the delay but just like Leto II, we had to wait 4,000 years between books. Lance and Molly are very excited to get into Frank Herbert's fourth book, famed for its philosophical depth and ability to “really go there.” We've already got a little boy with superpowers and worms for skin, now let's see what else the man has in store for us.  Our first episode will come out on Friday, March 4th, where we will discuss the first 6 chapters of the book. There are a few extra inserts that we don't count towards the number of chapters (no quote at the beginning = no chapter), so just to clear things up, we're reading through the chapter that starts with the quote, “Enemies strengthen you. Allies weaken you,” (metal).  See y'all there!!!!

**An earlier version of this episode was posted with only one piece of audio. Oops! If you heard that, sorry! It's fixed now.**The moment is finally here — Denis Villeneuve's operatic take on the Duniverse has arrived and we have reunited, along with our friend Carlos LaRotta, to talk all about it.  The casting, favorite scenes, the set design, the costumes, we get into it all. Now it may sound like we had nothing but problems with this movie but I promise you that's just our personalities. We love to pick this shit apart — it's why we got into this biz! We pick because we love. Fun fact about Carlos: He designed our artwork. Yes, he is the brains behind the sandworm in headphones! Plus! We announce that we're coming back ~at some point in the near distant future~ to tackle book four in the Dune series, God Emperor of Dune. Keep an eye out for a trailer on that soon! In the meantime, feel free to email us with your many Dune movie thoughts at sandthepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks y'all. Bless the maker and his water. 

The moment is finally here — Denis Villeneuve's operatic take on the Duniverse has arrived and we have reunited, along with our friend Carlos LaRotta, to talk all about it.  The casting, favorite scenes, the set design, the costumes, we get into it all. Now it may sound like we had nothing but problems with this movie but I promise you that's just our personalities. We love to pick this shit apart — it's why we got into this biz! We pick because we love. Fun fact about Carlos: He designed our artwork. Yes, he is the brains behind the sandworm in headphones! Plus! We announce that we're coming back ~at some point in the near distant future~ to tackle book four in the Dune series, God Emperor of Dune. Keep an eye out for a trailer on that soon! In the meantime, feel free to email us with your many Dune movie thoughts at sandthepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks y'all. Bless the maker and his water. 

We're back and joined by Naomi Perryman who has not read the book Children of Dune, but did take a hit by watching the miniseries. We'll figure out if made any sense at all. Dune talk starts right away on this one!

Wherein we discuss episodes 1 & 2 of the Syfy Channel rendition of Children of Dune -- or rather, Lance tells Molly about the first episode because she skipped the first episode, not realizing the series did, in fact, include Dune Messiah. We have fun! This adaptation is much better than the Dune miniseries!! 

Suck on this, Nay-sayers! We did it! We finished Children of Dune!Here are the last four chapters and in true Dune fashion, it gets a little out there!Who will live? Who will die? Who will use their super strength to spin their aunt around in circles above their head? These chapters answer those questions and ask more.Dune talk begins at the 15 minute mark. We will take a week off next week, but then we'll be back for at least two more episodes to discuss the Children of Dune miniseries.As always, shoot us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com. We finish the book next week! And with that, the original trilogy! 

In this, the penultimate episode of our Children of Dune recap, we find a frustrated Ghanima who still will not be respected by Stilgar, a sad and lonely Gurney just looking for his old friend Paul, and a mysterious new double agent in Alia's latest conquest, Buer Agarves. We're close to the end and just as uncertain as ever about anyone's motivations or end goals. What we do know is that Leto is not fucking around and has already freaked many Fremen into subservience with his wall-punching, dune-hopping Shai-Halud powers. Side note, do you think Frank Herbert ever considered a reality in which Leto II was not a desert demon, but a dessert demon? Mmm, spice cookies. Dune talk begins at the 25 minute mark. As always, shoot us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com. We finish the book next week! And with that, the original trilogy! 

We are SO close to the end here, people! This is like the Pen-Penultimate Children of Dune book episode.We've got wild psychic faceoffs! We've got twists and turns! And we even lose a friend!Dune talk starts around 11 minutes and fifteen seconds.

Y'all ... shit pops allll the way off in this set of chapters. I don't want to say more because what happens really needs to be experienced first hand to be believed. After finding the Golden Path, come find us to process it all! Dune talk begins at 14:25

We can’t believe it! Frank Herbert, you dirty bird! We get right to it, the most disgusting word ever made up used in maybe the most disgusting context. Dont worry, we won’t stop talking about it! Sure, there’s some great intrigue and important revelations, but seriously, what’s up with that word?!?!Dune talk begins around the 13 minute mark.Beefswelling talk begins at the 13 minute and thirty second mark (and frankly never ends).As always, shoot us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.

Duuuuuuuuuu(ne)de. We are tripping hard this chapter -- I mean, we're talking speculating-at-the-origin-of-the-universe, deciphering-the-nature-of-free-will/order-of-time-level stoned. Thanks a lot, Gurney! We also get to see a giddy Farad'n, skipping down the hall to tell Jessica about his infant hands, as well as a classic teenager fight between Irulan and Ghanima. It's fun! Dune talk begins around the 10 minute mark. As always, shoot us an email if the spice strikes you at sandthepodcast@gmail.com. Until then, try not to think too hard about whether or not the future happens first and the past follows. But does that make the past the future? Maaaaaaaan

This book is starting to get a lot more Dune-y! We welcome a new character in Namri!  We also FINALLY officially reveal Leto’s captor (c’mon, Frank! This was too obvious) and go on a serious Spice trip!We open up the Sandbag at 8:50.As always, send us a bat at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.

Or: The once again triumphant return of the legend, the myth, the man -- Gurney Halleck! These chapters are chock full of  grab-at-the-foot-of-my-robes preacher-ing, Indiana Jones-level adventuring, and multilayered, whose-plot-is-this-anyway maneuvering as we follow Alia to her brother, Leto to Jakaratu, and Jessica and Duncan to ... you tell us. Dune talk begins at 15:30As always, beam over your Dune thoughts to our email, sandthepodcast@gmail.com. Until then, Happy Merry Present Day of the Kwisatz Haderach!  

Yes, of COURSE we’re back again with the latest ep! Woo-Boy, those Atreides kids are up to their necks in some sandy business… I don’t know if they’ll make it out alive, but I sure do like the ride.We also sit a spell with our good Lady Jessica and the man who pined after her for so many years, that’s right, Duncan Idaho is still in this book and MAN does he act strange?!We open the Ol’ Sandbag at 18:40!

Lance and Molly are back, with this round of chapters splitting their time between Salusa Secundus and Arrakis. Ghani and Leto handle their shit in the desert while Jessica questions Duncan's allegiances (getting strapped into an ornithopter at the behest of this mysterious Preacher might have something to do with her suspicions).  Meanwhile, we get a healthy taste of Farad'n as ruler and just how big his hunger for power may be. Dune talk begins at minute 19.As always, you can email us at sandthepodcast@gmail.com! 

Things are gettin' good! We have some actual mail to read, the usual movie talk, and our favorite chapter in the book so far! Find out what we mean and why we mean it!Dune talk starts at 17:30Here is the HORNS link we mention on the cast:https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2017/02/a-history-of-cuckolds-horns.html?m=1

There really is only one headline for this group of chapters: The mentat ghoula known as Duncan Idaho is BACK and he is better than ever.  But what plot lies behind those Tleilaxu eyes? Dune talk starts at 17:45

Okay, this one was a LONG one! What can we say? There was a lot to talk about with these thicker-than-usual chapters. These chapters were not watered down like Arrakis has been... in fact, they may be even more potent.Dune Talk begins at 16:02As always, send us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com and rate/review/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts should you be so inclined. 

We'll be the first to say it -- these chapters really rocked. We've got surprise visits from old friends, fresh, heartfelt alliances, and exciting new ways for the prescient mind to completely eff you over. Dune Talk begins at 20:25As always, send us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com and rate/review/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts should you be so inclined. And remember, a pocketful of sand is worth all that and more on ARRAKIS. 

While we recover from our own personal ecological change, we discuss the next four chapters of Children of Dune!Things are already wild and we are ready for it! Crazy hand gestures! A severed hand! Whatever the Lustration is! Join us!

Lance and Molly are back and delighted to be discussing chapters 1-4 of the third book in Frank Herbert's Dune series, Children of Dune. This installment is off to a great start with the introduction of not one but two creepy kids, the looming spectre of Jessica's return to Arrakis, and tigers that might not have lasers in their brains but were genetically modified specifically to hunt and kill sets of twin children. Yes! Feels good to be back with Stilgar and the rest of generation Abomination. Dune discussion begins at 25:52.ANNOUNCEMENT: Last week's winter storm down in Texas threw off our recording schedule, so we're skipping a Friday and pushing the release date of our second episode back to March 13, in which we'll discuss chapters 5-8 of Children of Dune. Sorry for the delay! Shit got crazy down here! After that we'll be back to our normal weekly release schedule. As always, feel free to reach out to us via email (sandthepodcast@gmail.com) or on Instagram or Facebook (@sandthepodcast). If you're enjoying the show, we'd love if you rated and reviewed us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you like to get your podcasts.

We're coming back next week! Here's a short intro for the season with all the relative info! Stay Safe! Stay Sandy!

Another one bites the sand! We've made our way through Dune Messiah and we are stronger, smarter, and a little bit wiser for it (even if we still don't know how these f*cking visions work). In this, the final episode of our season two, we discuss many things including what a spice hangover must feel like, the futility of a second villain, and the condoization of Arrakis. Come for the story arc of everyone's favorite tormented prophet, stay for the ghoula on high priestess romance. Join us in a few weeks when we head into Children of Dune, including a promise to take on the Syfy miniseries. As always, shoot us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com if you so feel like it. Otherwise, we will see you once again ... in the dunes!

Molly and Lance are almost done with this little friend we call Dune Messiah. We will finally get to visit this vision Paul hasn't shut up about since the book started, we get a quick trip to Alia's nasty mind, and as always, there will be movie talk!

In which Molly and Lance discuss chapters 12-15 of Dune Messiah, the films they've watched recently, and just how the people of the Duniverse came to find out about the nuclear equation of lasgun v shield.

We are over half way through this puny little book and things are getting HOT HOT HOT! Alia takes a bath and doesn't understand she's getting so sweaty! Hayt to be there when Paul finds out why! And of COURSE Paul is still moody AF! He won't shut up about the MOON!We will talk about these chapters and, as always, dig into some movie chatter. Join us, won't you?As always, we welcome any and all feed back. Shoot us an email at Sandthepodcast@gmail.com!

Deeper into the melodramatic world of Paul's empire do we go in this, the second installment of our Dune Messiah read through. We discuss chapters 4 - 7, in which (young) warrior goddess Alia makes eyes at the new eyeless ghoula in town, Scylatle engages in intrigue on three or four levels at once, and the suggestion of brother/sister incest is bandied about. It's getting SOAPY! We're here for it. Just don't ask Paul how his powers work. Seriously, the guy is really weird about it. As always, shoot as an email if the atonal semuta music moves you (sandthepodcast@gmail.com). Otherwise, we'll be back next week with chapters 8 - 11!

We're back for real! We have read the first three chapters of Dune: Messiah and are ready to spill our guts!Everybody's older! Paul's kind of a dick! We saw Tenet!Come back to us! You know you want to! The movie has been pushed back, it gives you plenty of time to READ ALL THE BOOKS!

October 9th -- we'll be back with Season 2 of Sand! We're going to be reading Dune Messiah, the second book in Frank Herbert's Dune series, bookclub style and we hope you'll read along with us. For the first episode, we'll be reading chapters 1-3 of the book. Just a note, we're counting the first two little snippets concerning Bronso of IX as the first chapter. We're excited to catch up with the gang! As always, you can send your Dune thoughts (still down to talk about the trailer btw) via our email, sandthepodcast@gmail.com. Otherwise, see you next Friday!

The trailer is finally here!!! And y'all, IT FUCKING ROCKS. Though some of us (Lance) are reluctant to jump aboard the hype train, we can't refuse with Villeneuve as conductor. In this episode, we break this jam-packed little wonder down frame by frame while Molly fans her face over how hot and cool the cast is. Warning: light Pink Floyd lyrical analysis. We will be back with new episodes starting October 9th as we embark upon book II in the Dune series, Dune Messiah. Until then, gonna watch this trailer 10,191 more times and muse on what exactly distinguishes the fighting style of demons.

Well Sandies, we've reached to the end of Season 1! We made our Syfy made-for-tv-miniseries-before-the-golden-age-of-television bed and we must now lie in it. Thanks to the exhausting amount of fight scenes and a lackluster Baron death, we end on a note as flat as that animated Muad'Dib's ears. But we have fun! We'll be back in about a month or so for Season 2 when we'll release a short catch-up episode before diving into the vastly misunderstood waters of Dune Messiah, which we will again be reading bookclub-style. Until then, thank you to all who've listened with us this far -- it means the world! If you've liked the podcast, why not throw us a quick rate/review/subscribe? Hey sure why not. Also, if you reallyyyy miss our voices/alarming bursts of laughter, we mentioned the other podcasts we do at the end of this ep: Victrola: http://victrolapod.com/Hungry Cat Daily: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bad-stuff/hungry-cat-dailyChagrinning: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/chagrinningCan't wait to see you back in the Dunes!

It's come to this! We just couldn't stop so we're back talking about the science fiction miniseries 'Frank Herbert's Dune'! In this episode, we cover the first two of the three part series.Conflicting opinions! Bad costumes! Worse sets! Don't even get us started on the acting!If you've watched it, we're sorry! If you've never seen it, congratulations, you should still listen to this episode.There's some exciting (YMMV) Sand news at the top, Dune in and check it out!

Holy sandworm, we've done it! We're bringing Dune on home with guest, Ed Reed -- performer, farmer, father and all around great guy. To wrap-up, we get into Ed's thoughts on David Lynch's Dune (Jessica was robbed), whether or not Paul is faking it the whole time ("def" - Molly), and make very clear just how short a time we would survive should our 'thopters crash on Arrakis. Who will make it to the top of our ultimate power rankings? Will Jessica be remembered as a wife? Just how much would it suck to die by chaumurky? Find out all this and more when you ... DUNE IN. Dune talk begins around the 30-minute mark. Next week, we'll be discussing Parts 1 & 2 of 'Frank Herbert's Dune,' the 2000 miniseries from SyFy. Links to the interviews referenced in the episode: David Lynch & Frank Herbert: https://youtu.be/lq1x6vYGASYFrank Herbert & Willis McNelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s7muoTaCpY

It's here! We've finished the book! The final chapters of Dune are upon us! Lance and Molly spend a little bit longer than usual chatting about the last three chapters of Dune. Was it as good as they hoped?! They also discuss what's next. This won't be the final episode, stay Duned!

Lance and Molly are back on Arrakis, fired up and ready to discuss the penultimate chapter set of the third book of the first book in Frank Herbert's Dune series (phew!). In this episode, they dive into the details of how dew collectors and ornithopters work, dissect the complicated friendship triangle between Gurney, Stilgar, and Paul, and auditorily reenact the Now involving a little give, a little take, and one household pen. Will Paul and Stilgar find a way to discuss that awkward "I need to best you" sitch? Will Gurney seek revenge on Jessica? Is Paul prepared to face the Harkonnens, the Guild, the Padishah Emperor Shaddam the IV, and all else who mean him harm? Dune in and find out. As always, email us all your Dune-related thoughts/questions/corrections/philosophies to sandthepodcast@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and Facebook @sandthepodcast. Sandies out!

I can't believe we're almost DUNE! Lance and Molly are joined by Naomi Perryman! Lots of things are discussed, creepy toddlers, crushing skulls, and of course, the story of Dune!

Aha! Lance and Molly have reached the ... stirring ... ending of Book II which ends with a bang (and then some). We dive into such topics as: What does tripping out on the Water of Life feel like? Is Paul ready for fatherhood? Will James Cameron ever find a reliable editor and make a single watchable movie in his godforsaken life? Dune in and find out.

In which Molly and Lance cover the second six chapters of the second book of the first book of the Dune series. Do glow globes float? We think so. We would like to recognize that we recorded this episode before the current protests and it shows. We stand with the Black Lives Matters movement and would like to drop some links where you can donate to a national bail fund:400 +1 Bail Fundhttps://reparation.atlas.thrinacia.com/campaign/24/400-1-bail-fund?fbclid=IwAR03w4vHjqxJhj-y7SAmveCp_GsxkrFADRqgpiw3EKnM9oa5_YZEI9fYWzMNational Bail Fund Networkhttps://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory

Molly and Lance are thrilled to be joined this week by their good friend Mia Iseman, comedian, crafter, and all-around brilliant person. They take on the first six chapters of Book II: Muad'Dib, wherein Paul and Jessica face down major worm, the Fremen display serious combat skills, and Thufir continues to Thufir. The three also delve into important topics such as, what exactly is Paul's deal? How cool are those arrows? Were people in the '60s more well-versed in the many powers of foam? As always, send your sandy thoughts to sandthepodcast@gmail.com and find us @sandthepodcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Until then, keep it shandy, shinners! Note: We begin talking Dune at the 27:00 mark.

We were on a Book Break!Molly and Lance decide to chill between Books One and Two and talk about their Dune feelings so far. Many important topics are covered, from "What's your Arrakis?" to "Which is better? Spice Beer or Butter Beer?".

We did it! Lance and Molly have made it to the climactic end of book one of Dune, in which Paul fully mind blitzes out in a Beautiful Mind/Neo/Superman/Spock sort of way. In this ep we wonder: Why is Jessica and Paul's tent shaped like that? Just how hard would a semuta trip rock? Should Villeneuve consider shooting Mike Myers an email? All that and more this time IN THE DUNES. As always, follow us on social media @sandthepodcast, rate and review on apple podcasts, and email us your Dune thoughts, questions, and philosophies at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.

Another one bites the sand! In this episode Molly and Lance discuss chapters thirteen through eighteen! Is Thufir a loser? How much does Jessica rule? What does a Thopter look like? These questions and more will get answered along with some of the usual movie talk. As always, follow us on social media @sandthepodcast, rate and review on apple podcasts, and email us your Dune thoughts, questions, and philosophies at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.