Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

Sorry, I know you’re tired of me saying ‘this episode of Escape Hatch is special, but this episode of Escape Hatch is special. We’re joined by the former Deputy National Security Advisor and co-host of Pod Save the World, Ben Rhodes. For over a decade Ben’s been tasked with anticipating and addressing potential threats to democracy, and on this episode he and Jason lead a fascinating discussion about the potential threats of AI, particularly one that is hardly ever talked about, the risk of us being left isolated from others because we turn to AI companionship. To illustrate this, we use Spike Jonze’s gorgeous and incredibly prescient AI relationship classic starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johannsen, Her.

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It’s all been leading to this: Haitch’s first viewing of The NeverEnding Story. Will his take tear the community apart or lift everyone up to soar thru the sky? Fangoria Senior Editor Meredith Borders joins us from Germany (and details her scouting trip LAST WEEKEND) to the Bavarian studio where the movie was shot which included a ride on the REAL Falkor. Do not miss this.

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Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z The Boss Music

Cover art by Ctcher

Edited by Megan Hayward

Produced by Haitch
Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn, a production of Haitch Industries

The co-host of The Filmcast aka The Slashfilmcast, Devindra Haradawar returns! Haitch officially honors Paul Reuben’s legacy. And we cover DA GAWD Tony Gilroy’s action masterpiece that changed the genre forever, Matt Damon’s The Bourne Identity!

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Big ep! From The Ringer, we’re joined by the co-host of the House of R and Trial by Content podcasts Joanna Robinson, and her Trial by Content co-host Dave Gonzalez! We talk that 1986 sci-fi family classic, Flight of the Navigator!

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Welcome to Escape Hatch! Each week, co-hosts Haitch and Jason discuss one of our favorite movies, what it means to us, and its place in cinema and culture. We're both Gen X dads with tech backgrounds from the Bay Area, which means, you guessed it, a lot of the movies we cover are genre films from the 80s, 90s, and beyond.

We started the podcast - originally called Dune Pod - in the early days of the pandemic because we were obsessed with Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune movie. But as we began delving into the works of the cast and crew of that film, we quickly started following a constellation of related cast and crew including The Coen Brothers, Greta Gerwig, Roger Deakins, Ridley Scott, Alex Garland, Paul Thomas Anderson, and many more.

This means we've covered a wide range of movies including classics like Arrival, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, The Big Lebowski, Heat, Hackers, Highlander, Kill Bill, Ladyhawke, Lady Bird, Drive, Starship Troopers, and No Country for Old Men.

Whether it’s a beloved favorite, or a movie you’ve never heard of, we’ll break it down for you with all the production details, profiles on the cast and crew, and a look at how the project came together. Then we'll revisit our favorite moments and discuss our insights from the film.

Every week we're joined by a special guest, whether they're a leading TV showrunner, director, journalist, or our friends, we have lots of laughs revisiting these classics together.

We're also building a community far from the digital chaos, where you can make friends and be part of the conversation in our discord. So, what are you waiting for? Just look wherever you get your podcasts, pick your favorite movie from the episode list, and hit play. We'll be waiting for you.

This week we say, ‘as you wish’ and make your dreams come true, with the triumphant return of the co-host of Sword & Laser, Veronica Belmont! We cover her (and a lot of our) favorite fairytale movie of all time, The Princess Bride. Plus an exciting announcement about the new Blade Runner 2037 RPG Haitch is running for our patrons in the discord!

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This episode of Escape Hatch is special. Not only do we tackle one of the greatest films of all time, we’re joined by two screenwriting experts: the showrunner of Max’s Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, Ryan Condal, and his co-host of their movie props podcast The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of, and writer of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Veep, Dave Mandel! We revel in all the subtle script choices that make this film so powerful, learn a lot, and just have an amazing time revisiting it.

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For the latest episode of Escape Hatch (the podcast previously known as Dune Pod!) Jason is still out on assignment so we are joined by the co-host of the Cinenauts podcast, ctcher, and by Haitch’s old dungeon master, Brian Moseley. We tackle the 1981 animated science fiction rock and roll cult classic, Heavy Metal!

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For the second episode of Escape Hatch (the podcast previously known as Dune Pod!) Jason is out on assignment so we are joined by the co-host of the Cinenauts, ctcher, and by microphone legend and co-host of the hit new podcast Twin Vipers, Jonesy Loves Beer. We tackle the greatest Dad movie of all time, Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in the 1993’s The Fugitive.

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It’s all been leading to this: the very first ever episode of Escape Hatch (the podcast previously known as Dune Pod!) We kick off our new era with one of the greatest films ever made, Michael J. Fox in Robert Zemeckis’ time travel classic, Back to the Future! Joining us is dear friend of the show, Internet luminary Tom Coates. Also, Haitch gets absolutely roasted for being completely wrong about what actually happened in the movie. Don’t miss it.

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