Sand: A Podcast About Dune

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/lq1x6vYGASY
Frank 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 [email protected] 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 Fund
https://reparation.atlas.thrinacia.com/campaign/24/400-1-bail-fund?fbclid=IwAR03w4vHjqxJhj-y7SAmveCp_GsxkrFADRqgpiw3EKnM9oa5_YZEI9fYWzM

National Bail Fund Network
https://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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]. 

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 [email protected].