Spice World

Straight from the fight to a funeral. Things are more somber this week at Cave of Riches. We help the tribe placate the shade of Jamis, and learn he was a pretty popular guy. Stilgar directs the ceremony and takes us deep into the cave for the final rites. Mike and Derek find out first hand why this is Cave of "Riches". We're moved to silence but have to ask...

-Where did Jamis keep that baliset?

-What the hell is a brid?

-The rite way to handle water.

-Then it's got to be one of three, it's Gurney!

Episode Guide

03:40 Chapter Summary Begins

02:11:05 Fremen Water Customs

02:51:20 Gurney, Gurney, Gurney

Wine

Autoritas

2018 Chadonnay

"Peach and apricot is a fair descriptions for it..."

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"Leviathan Wakes" by James S.A. Corey

Set your glow globes to yellow because it's fight night at Cave of Riches! The Caladan Kid steps into the ring with the Angry Arrakeen. Mike and Derek got front row seats for this one. Jamis is determined to throw down, and won’t let Jessica or Stilgar deter him. The tension is thick but at the same time everyone gets caught up in the moment. Crysknives clash and the fight is on. We cheer Paul on with Farok and Shimoon. They explain the customs to us and let us get into...

-Derek’s unfinished business

-Fremen undies

-A spicy deep dive

-Then we deal with some Gurney Guilt

Episode Guide

07:00 Chapter Summary Begins

02:04:10 Melange

02:24:55 Gurney. Gurney. Gurney

02:31:00 Giovani Distrans

Wine

Cellardoor 

Perfect Stranger (White Blend)

"To me it's like a horse race in your mouth."

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"All The Shah’s Men" by Stephen Kinzer

We're not at sietch yet, but we set up camp at Cave of Riches with our new Fremen allies. Jessica and Stilgar take a sidebar to further negotiate her position in the tribe. Eavesdropping with the rest of the troop, we get the feeling Stilgar just wants to put up the doorseal. Then things get weird. Jessica gets everyone caught up in prayer and prophecy. We turn to Paul and... Paul how you doing buddy?

-Sirat, am I right?!,

-Spicy edibles,

-Derek's selling Jamis hard,

-Then a gooey Gurney is almost killed by guano!

Episode Guide

04:20 Chapter Summary Begins

02:05:15 Jamis

02:30:00 Gurney, Gurney, Gurney

02:34:30 Steven Bruce Gurney

Wine

Chateau La Rame

Bordeaux Blanc Sec

"I think it smells worse than it tastes."

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"Talking to Strangers" by Malcolm Gladwell

With chakobsa and kung-fu Jessica takes control of a delicate situation. Mike and Derek brush up on their glossary game while a flurry of words are exchanged. Once Jessica orders Paul to climb down, it seems she's won us passage with the Fremen after all. Plans and expectations are shifting like the dunes. Before long Stilgar has us packing up and marching out single file. We take one look back at Fairyland and crack open a literjon. Farrukh joins us for a lively talk about...

-Judo Chop!

-The Fremen want to get Weird,

-Chani, a hill Mike is willing to die on,

-Then it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a GURNEY!

Episode Guide

04:25 Chapter Summary Begins

01:18:40 Chani, Daughter of Liet

01:42:10 Gurney, Gurney, Gurney

01:46:30 Charles Raymond Gurney a.k.a. Bob Gurney

02:06:20 Giovani Distrans and Package Delivery

Wine

Kung Fu Girl

Riesling

"A kung-fu kick to the face."

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"Failure Is Not An Option" by Gene Kranz

We witness the end of a great man today; Liet-Kynes. We have a toast to the fallen and reflect on the last manic ramblings of a once precise man. We also learn a few interesting facts that lead us down the proverbial worm hole. Join us as we talk about...

• Kynes' knowledge of the mysterious ecosystem on Dune,
• The origin and mystique behind the name Liet-Kynes,
• Derek reveals (almost) all about worms and Mike has a mental break,
• A short, yet familiar Gurney Quote.

Run! Paul and Jessica make their way across the sands with shia-hulud right behind them. The desert throws everything it's got at them. We meet them across the drum sands. Huddling in the rocks we get up close...too close to a sand worm. Sitting in silence and awe, presumably refilling our water caches, we pray to the great mother. Something more interesting gets the worms attention thankfully. We don't waste any time and start up the rocks, and we're struck with another kind of awe when we find fairy land. Mike’s got big plans for fairy land and Derek’s got other ideas...

• Thumper 101
• Naked and afraid on arrakis
• Why Rabban hates camping
• Then we get a Guerilla Gurney this week!

Gurney Halleck, troubadour warrior and Mike's hero, has reached the smugglers. A new Tuek is running the show here and sets the terms for his asylum. Mike and Derek take Tuek up on his offer of wine and join them for the negotiation. Gurney's decision is made up when news of the Beast Rabban reaches his ears. We negotiate the finer details while we finish our glass... 

• Detective Gurney, 
• Son of Kynes, 
• Everyone's got a Harkonnen joke, 
• Then, the Gurney Game gets spooky with a murder mystery!

Our tired beaten thopter crash-lands deep in the southern desert. We run for our lives with Paul and Jessica as the biggest worm yet searches in vain for the thumper. From there the desert is our enemy this chapter. Mike and Derek almost lose it when they realize the wine was in the lost pack. They throw themselves into the sand digging wildly. Before they come across the pack, they dig up…

• Paul the Science Guy,
• A Study in Saguaro,
• Swamis with MBA's,
• Then the Gurney Game where any quote Mike reads could be from a damn dinosaur

Brushing the dust off our stillsuits we head back to civilization and check on the Baron. After he fully emasculates Nefud, we try to get into the Barons head while he's adjusting Piter's plan on the fly. Then we finally meet Mudir Nahya himself, Count Rabban of Lankiveil, and Mike rallies to his defense. We can't find any chairs, so we huddle in the corner with some very fine Geidi Prime wine. Before the door field is lowered we talk about…

• Nefud's impossible mission;
• How Harkonnen's handle family business;
• Why the Baron loves his mentats;
• And then we play Gurney, Gurney, Gurney but we talk Gurney Pigs.

Featuring the music of Gurney Hall

'Scorched' by Gurney Hall on Soundcloud

Say what you will about Duncan Idaho, but the man knows how to make an entrance. As the mushroom cloud in the distance dissipates, Kynes invites us in for spice coffee. Of course that coffee never comes. In all the chaos we make it through the labyrinth and to the ornithopter. Jumping into the back, we’re barely seated before Paul grabs the controls and gets us airborne. As the craft climbs into the night Mike and Derek give a toast to the fallen swordmaster who first bloodied his blade on Grumman...

• Liet Kynes makes no sense.
• When do you get your ornithopter permit?
• Shuck Yeah! We're talking mollusks.
• Then three Gurneys enter, one Gurney leaves; welcome to the Gurney Dome!