Spice World

Paul's getting the band back together! With a storm oncoming, and Gurney by his side, the captured smuggler band is marched into the caves. Korba learns a lesson on saudaukar ingenuity that will result in many bald sardaukar before this war is over. Paul settles the matter with Stilgar and we all watch a Naib kneel to a Duke. Before the storm has passed we chat with the smugglers to hear the latest out of the Imperium...

-Captain Spicebeard

-Frank or the Encyclopedia?

-A Secret Sardaukar Society

-Then we get to the root of the Emperor’s Prison Planet

Episode Guide

03:00 Chapter Summary Begins

02:16:40 Captain Otto Aramsham, Imperial Sardaukar

02:23:30 Saulsa Secundas As A Prison Planet

02:40:55 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Saulsa Secundas

03:00:00 Distrans

Wine

Cellar Door

Rose Grenache 2019

“It's bone dry at the end.”

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“Heist with Michael Caine” By Michael Caine

Great Mother Kubebe! That's a big worm! Once Paul mounted the great worm we climbed up with the rest of the fremen. Tensions rose as Stilgar made his way up through the ranks. He took Paul down a notch with everyone listening in. Shucks we all make mistakes, Paul. We offer some driving school anecdotes of our own to cheer up our favorite mahdi. Fortunately some smugglers show up to give us all a common enemy again. We help sprinkle some spice on the sands for the trap. While Farok sweeps it perfectly even, we go over the plan…

Wasted Worm

Chakobsa was an ancient language right?

Pardot bends it; Paul breaks it

Then we take a trip to the old Imperial stomping grounds

Episode Guide

02:50 Chapter Summary Begins

01:24:45 Fremen Education

01:45:48 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Corrin

02:10:45 Distrans

Wine

La Crema

Pinot Noir Rose 2019

"This is an evening wine..."

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“The Quiet American” by Graham Greene

Ladies, this chapter for you. Mike and Derek stick out like a city stillsuit in the southern sietch. Jessica invites us in and offers us cushions. We get to meet Alia for the first time, and see a whole new side of Harah. Honestly, it's just nice to focus on issues other than Paul for a bit. Alia brings the room to tears when she recounts her awakening. Once the evening prayer begins we don't have much to contribute, so we step back and talk...

-“I deliberately did this.”

-Bootleg Adab Memory

-Mama Bear Harah

-Then we head to the armpit of Orion in Daniel’s Gazetteer

Episode Guide

03:10 Chapter Summary Begins

01:33:45 Harah

01:50:30 Fremen Menstruation

02:01:30 Daniels Dune Gazetteer: Bela Tegeuse

02:13:15 Distrans

Wine

Ninety Plus Cellars

Rose 2019

“On the backswing I get that feeling of melting ice…”

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“The Three Body Problem” by Cixin Liu

As Paul gets high before his driving test we’re reminded he is no role model. In this haze Paul fills us in on the past two years, like the new Atreides we can look forward to meeting; Alia and Leto II. We take some time to look at the plans within plans as we rush towards impending conflict. When Stilgar starts the rite, we join the troop on the ridge line to watch. We join our favorite fremen to chat over cache water before the old man of the desert shows up...

-Is Paul making Super Soldiers?

-Chani’s Chanty Choir

-Rothar’s Wild Ride

-Then we throw Mayan in the mix with Daniel’s Gazetteer

Episode Guide

06:00 Chapter Summary Begins

02:04:45 Maker Hooks

02:16:30 Wormriding

02:30:10 Daniel’s Dune Gazetteer: Richese and IX

03:01:55 Distrans

Wine

Meiomi

Rose 2019

"Raspberry...somehting like currant...and along the lines of apricot"

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"Midnight Rising" by Tony Horwitz

Did the Baron hit his head on his way to meet Hawat? We continue to piece together what has happened during the last two year on Arrakis. There is talk of spies, prophets, and old friends. While Hawat tries to explain the sardaukar for the third time, we rummage around and find a bottle of Piter’s Sapho Juice. With properly stained lips we start trying to unravel all these plans within plan, within plans...

-Why the Emperor really got involved

-That's what the orphan room was for!

-The Rise and Fall of Mentats Gummy Bears

-Then its Geidi Prime Time in the Gazetteer Guide

Episode Guide

02:30 Chapter Summary Begins

59:30  Mentats, History of the Order

01:32:55 Daniel’s Dune Gazetteer: Geidi Prime

02:00:05 Distrans

Wine

Summer Water

Rose 2019

“Very fruity palette on the end...strong flavor in the front.”

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“How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship” by Ece Temelkuran

New year, new Dune everyone! Frank jumps ahead two years, and has a lot to catch us up on. We find ourselves following the Baron around while he is throwing out death sentences left and right. Once Feyd shows up things get much more interesting. Mike and Derek pine for Piter while the Baron strikes his bargain with Feyd. Once those buzzkills leave, Nefud comes back with semuta to tell us all about...

-Poor Nefud

-Baron's Body Count

-Cheops, the slave master killer

-Then the game no one is talking about...Halleck, Halleck, Halleck

Episode Guide

04:35 Chapter Summary Begins

58:05 Cheops

01:51:15 Halleck, Halleck, Halleck

01:57:30 Major General Henry W. Halleck

02:37:45 Distrans

Wine

Mirival

2019 Rose

"...bright bloom to it. Filters out to a great dry taste..."

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“Charlatan” by Pope Brock

“The Secret War Between Grant and Halleck” by Brian J. Murphy

Episode Guide

03:50 What Mike knows about the Great Revolt

07:20 Butlerian Jihad or The Great Revolt; Its Cause and Effect

37:50 Komos; History Prior to the Great Revolt

55:25 Jehanne Butler; The Life and Legend

02:21:25 Komos to IX

In a lot of ways its been a long walk for for a short drink of water. Jessica literally takes center stage for the last chapter of book two. We join the fremen for their most sacred ritual and get real close to Mike's dream of a rogue Bene Gesserit; sleepy Reverend Mother Ramallo will have to do. The lines between science and magic start to blur when Jessica drinks the water of life. Minds start merging, a baby starts waking up, and Paul's got no idea what is happening the whole time. As the party begins, Paul and Chani are conspicuously absent, so Mike and Derek grab some spice wine and a table. It's not long before we've joined the crowd singing songs and telling tales of...

-Sorority Pledge Week

-We need a Fremen lawyer

-Zambo's guide to the Water of Life

-The Ramallo Connection

-Then we Gurney, Gurney, Gurney one last Gurney

Episode Guide

07:15 Chapter Summary Begins

42:35 Jessica takes Water of Life

01:55:05 Paul drinks

02:20:50 Mike's predictions on Alia

02:33:50 Water of Life Ritual

02:51:30 Chani Part 2

02:57:15 Reverend Mother Alynda Ramallo

03:22:20 Gurney, Gurney, Gurney

03:29:20 Distrans

Wine

Kris

2019 Pinot Grigio

"A little citrus note...a sweet start that blooms out with dryness on the tongue."

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"Foundation" by Issac Asimov

Close that door seal and relax that stilsuit, we've made it to Sietch Tabr. Mike and Derek reflect on just how damn long that took to get here with Farok. Meanwhile Paul is lead by Harrah to check out his Fremen Preoder Bundle. Paul's got a servant, a house, coffee service, not to bad for an outcast Duke. Since Paul's busy we get spice coffee with Farok and talk Tabr...

-Farok's Sweeping

-That big kids your dad

-Dune's Old Ben

-Then Earl Gurney is a man who lives inside the faufreluches

Episode Guide

04:05 Chapter Summary Begins

01:08:10 Silgar Ben Fifrawi

01:49:00 Gurney, Gurney, Gurney

01:54:30 The Ruling Class

02:21:25 Distrans

Wine

Cavaliere D'Oro

Campanile Pinot Grigio

"Its delicious super smooth... its got the perfect blend of sweets and dry."

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"The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft" by H.P. Lovecraft

The Fenring's take us as their plus one to Feyd's birthday extravaganza. We get to mingle with some terrified nobles before grabbing box seats with the Baron. It takes us some time to unravel each character's plan. Distracted by the intrigue, Derek loses track of which blade holds the poison. Impressed that Mike did not, Hasmir refills our glasses and hums…

-Baron Blunders

-Leto's favorite conspiracy

-Thufir's got skin in the game

-Then the Gurney Game speeds up

Episode Guide

05:15 Chapter Summary Begins

02:28:00 Gurney, Gurney, Gurney

02:34:00 Daniel Sexton Gurney

Wine

Baron Herzog

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"The Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell