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Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. It's good to be home. We check in on Paul with chapter 2. While Paul’s with Chani we get to see good ol’ Usul from the block, but the fedaykin comes out when Irulan is around. Once more he readies to walk into the corrida. We see his free will slip away as terrible purpose emerges yet again. Leaving us with just one question: what is the price?

Episode Guide

03:20 Chapter Summary

01:43:55 Lady Chani of House Atreides

02:01:50 Edric’s Etymology on Onomatology

02:09:30 Distrans

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“The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss

We’re digging into the conspiracy and the conspirators this week in chapter 1! We get to meet two of the most mysterious factions in Dune right off the cielago; a Guild Steersman and a Bene Tleilaxu Face Dancer. They outline their plans, and bring Irulan into the fold. We get lost in the possible foreshadowing.

Episode Guide

04:05 Chapter Summary

01:47:20 Tleilax

02:25:50 Edric’s Etymology on Onomatology

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“The Gunslinger” by Stephen King, Book One of the Dark Tower Series

We’re back! Mike and Derek are cracking open Dune Messiah and continuing the saga of Paul Atreides. Before we can get deep in the story, Frank has a prologue to set the stage. A certain Ixian has a lot of spoilers to share. We hope you’re all ready to come along for a wild ride. Will Mike fill that Piter shaped hole in his heart? Will Derek find a hill to die on? Will Giovani come back from retirement? Hit play to find out!

We're not ready to leave Dune just yet. In this special retrospective, Mike and Derek look back on the major events and players in Dune. We talk about the overarching themes, alternate histories, and the plot lines Frank lost track of. Then we unpack chaos theory in Dune, and its echoes throughout the series.

Featuring: “Plots within Plots...Patterns within patterns” Chaos Theory Concepts in Frank Herbert's Dune Novels by Donald Palumbo

Mike and Derek are ready to close the book on this one. We rejoin the imperial negotiations just in time for kanly. Paul sees his chance to enter the corrida and takes it with “harlequin abandon”. Count Fenring, after all Derek’s build up, finally has his moment in the spotlight. We take our time examining where all the pieces land when Paul claims total victory over the universe...

-Red rover, red rover

-Dueling Haderachs

-Fremen Imposters

-Apollo...Ah-Paul-Oh!

Episode Guide

04:05 Chapter Summary Begins

02:18:55 Was Paul Atreides an historical personage?

02:39:15 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Arrakis

03:26:55 Distrans

Wine

King Rabbit

Rose

“Fresh, juicy, and so pink.”

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"The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name" by Brian C. Muraresku

We did it! We made it to the end of our journey. The battle has been won and now we must divide the spoils. Paul assumes his role as emperor, and Mike and Derek start seeing him in a different light. Hawat makes his final sacrifice for House Atreides. As Shaddam accepts his defeat we get down to negotiations. That is of course until Gurney sees a Harkonnen…

-Don’t tell Gurney

-Not Giaus Helen’s best day

-Historians take Paul to task

-Daniel keeps it local this week

Episode Guide

04:25 Chapter Summary Begins

02:02:35 Was Paul Atreides an historical personage?

02:36:00 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Arrakis

03:13:20 Distrans

Wine

Kim Crawford

Rose

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“Destination: Void” by Frank Herbert

It's one minute until midnight, so we check in with the other side one last time. The Emperor is scolding the Baron, but Alia steals the show upon her entrance. Alia is meeting her grandparents for the first time. She gives grandpa a great big hug before she runs outside to “play”. When the storm hits and the explosions tear the tent down around us, Mike and Derek run into the desert with Alia. We see the rest of the imperial entourage retreat within the ship.

-Where is Rabban?

-Atreides Gom Jabbar

-Possible Gurney Romance

-The Mystery of Wallach IX

Episode Guide

02:35 Chapter Summary Begins

01:44:30 Anuril Corrino

02:23:20 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Wallach IX

02:36:15 Distrans

Wine

Hogwashed

Rose

“Nice crisp bite to it, a little bit dry.”

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“Space Chronicles: Facing The Ultimate Frontier” By Neil DeGrasse Tyson

We are staring down an oil lens at the end of the book. Paul had gathered everyone, fremen and sandworm alike, along the shield wall for one last battle. When the storm hits, Paul will leave his mark on the shield wall and history. The day of maximum struggle. Everyone begins to make their way down, and we see Paul stop by the radio operator. By the look on his face and the muffled words from the speaker, we know it's all bad news...

-Hotel Sardaukar

-Atomic Semantics

-Don’t test the Great Convention

-The problem is: What is Kaitan?

Episode Guide

03:45 Chapter Summary Begins

01:45:05 History of Family Atomics

02:09:35 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Kaitan

02:22:25 Distrans

Wine

Villa Wolf https://villawolf.de/de/

Rose

“Zippy”

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“Reverse Transmission” By Ben O'Brien and Param Anand Singh

Detective Chani arrives in style because she's allowed to use a thopter. We meet her with Otheym and get her caught up on the last thirty days. Inside, Jessica makes Chani jump through some formalities for no real reason before we get to Paul. Chani solves the problem in about the same amount of time that Jessica wasted. Paul steals the scene when he wakes up though; the Kwisatz Haderach has arrived. We eavesdrop with Otheym at the doorway and hear Paul’s plan...

-Oh I get it, Cave of Birds

-Melange Spicebeard is still here

-Otheym son of...Uliet!

-We relax in some Axolotl tanks for our trip to the stars

Episode Guide

05:10 Chapter Summary Begins

02:21:15 Otheym and Uliet

02:43:10 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Bene Tlielax

Wine

Band of Roses

Rose

“It's got a great tang to it, it's great.”

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“The Rum Diaries” by Hunter S. Thompson

We get deja vu as Paul deals with the Stilgar matter yet again. He does have that fancy piece of paper this time though. With little resistance the room burst into “Ya hya chouhada! Muad’Dib!” in no time. Paul gives us a signal to follow him and Jessica for a reunion with Gurney Halleck. The tension of the encounter is undercut by Paul’s odd entrance, but he uses that great control to keep us focused on the matter at hand. Gurney’s knife. Threats are exchanged, feelings are shared, and a bond is restored. Gurney comes back into the fold with a song. While Paul withdraws we’re left to listen to the words of Gurney’s song...

-A little spritz of the Voice

-You can’t put a Muad’Dib on a Muad’Dib

-Nefud’s stash

-Frank so thoroughly destroyed Harmonthep

Episode Guide

04:25 Chapter Summary Begins

02:14:40 Semuta (aka Starsong)

02:33:05 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Caladan

02:58:30 Distrans

Wine

Madame Liberte

Sparkling Rose

“Thank you, France!”

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"Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia" by Micheal Korda