Spice World

It’s a new day on Arrakis and it’s going to be a busy one! Dr. Kynes makes a striking first impression before taking us out into the desert. We climb in the back of the Duke's thopter with Paul and Gurney. We'll be careful not to spill any wine in such a fancy thopter. Plenty of time before we reach the spice sands to check on...

• Our first listener recommended wine!
• No one listens to Gurnery Halleck.
• Mike breaks Dune with some creative Worm Theory.
• Then, will Derek make a comeback in the Glossary Game or turn his back on it altogether?

Piter's plan continues to divide House Atreides. Leto confides in his son a message for Jessica. We question Leto's ethics. Then we grab the Assassin's Handbook off the shelf. While the poison snooper checks the wine we flip through the pages making some annotations of our own on...

• Arrakis keeps us moral.
• Sword Masters of Gamont.
• Another Fenring.
• The glossary game is off to the races.
• Sapho Horse for the win!

Shadows continue to gather around Duke Leto; suspicion, intrigue, and death permeate every thought. Not many light-hearted moments in this chapter. While Thufir is telling Leto some hard truths, we help ourselves to a bottle of the good stuff. With Sapho-stained lips we switch into mentat mode and analyze...

-The worst name yet.

-Duncan Prime.

-Curse you, Louis!

-Then the glossary game gets brutal... out of necessity.

Episode Guide

03:05 Chapter Summary Begins

01:12:20 Duncan Idaho

01:35:45 Glossary Game: Istislah, Khala

Wine

Louis M Martini

Cabernet Sauvignon

"Full bodied and so smooth."

For the Holtzman story check out episode 23!

The Duke is on day two with no sleep. Can he stay awake though what is essentially a power point presentation... in SPACE. After Spice Mining 101, Duncan Idaho shows up with good news and a new friend! We pass on the rachag and stick to our wine, checking out a few tri-d projections of our own...

-Two crysknives in two days, not bad, 

-Ave Old Maria, 

-Fremen Table Manners, 

-The Glossary Game has a Cricket Cameo... what is this show coming to?

Episode Guide

02:25 Chapter Summary Begins

42:15 Harvester Factory

55:30 Carry All / Factory

01:14:30 Enter Idaho and Stilgar

01:55:20 Glossary Game: Cherem, Ijaz

Wine

Battle Axe

Malbec

"Plum and violet characters that mingle harmoniously with...SPICE!"

The Harkonnens have pushed Leto too far this time! No quotation from Gurney Halleck will calm this fire. That said, there is no shortage of them in this chapter. We’ll be bible experts before we know it. Until then, we meet some grunts fresh from Caladan. We rub elbows with the new arrivals, sharing a bottle of wine, and talk all the latest gossip...

-Gurney wears his emotions on his scar

-We shed some light on Glow Globes

-Derek's world is shattered by Tupali

-Then the Glossary Game is back...Wait what?!? It's Worm Theory Time!

Episode Guide

02:20 Chapter Summary Begins

01:07:20 Imperial Titles

01:12:45 Glow Globes

01:27:05 Glossary Game: El Sayal, Mushtamal

Wine

Dogajolo

"One of those smooth types of wine you can drink like water..."

Derek's adding "ovals" to the conspiracy board this week. We spend the chapter in a veritable Garden of Eden with Jessica and a Servok. There is a lot to decipher in this chapter. Before someone else knocks over Hawat’s door stop we cover…

The Wrinkly Owl,

Shadout Door Closer,

What hath God wrought? Not Gamont,

And The Glossary Game outshines the competition, but is overshadowed by a special surprise!

Episode Guide

02:50 Chapter Summary Begins

01:28:45 Lady Margot Fenring

01:35:20 Gamont

01:28:00 Glossary Game: Chaumas, Al-Lat

Wine

Dreaming Tree

Pinot Noir

"This is really good, it's very strong."

Does Paul ever sleep? We certainly haven't seen it. Paul evades the reaper's grasp, and even saves ol’ Shadout Mapes in the process. I've got a feeling things are starting to get weird(ing) in this book. To cleanse the wine burden between us, be they red wines or white wines, we offer…

-Paul's stash of sedatives,

-A hunter who seeks,

-A debt paid in full,

-And the most famous game on Tupile... The Glossary Game!

Episode Guide

03:15 Chapter Summary Begins

57:30 Arrakis and its moons

01:28:00 Glossary Game: Sihaya, Bled

Wine

Undaunted

Malbec

"This one is lovely."

Don’t get too excited that we’re on Arrakis, or Dr. Yueh will tranq you. We follow Jessica to the south wing of the house. She encounters Yueh, and he will have to employ all of the tricks his Wanna taught him to avoid detection as the traitor. Wait, she only taught him one?!? The wine servok is up and running giving us more time to talk about…

-Wellington Yueh, Big Game Hunter.

-Jessica missing some red flags.

-Is Tupile a package deal?

-And more controversial than ever, the Glossary Game!

Episode Guide

02:10 Chapter Summary Begins

01:14:10 Suk Diamond Tatoo

01:22:50 Worm Theory

01:28:00 Glossary Game: Servok, Schlag

Wine

Intrinsic

Red Blend

“A perfect blend of dryness and full flavor body that we expect at Spice World.”

Farewell Caladan, Hello Arrakis. Our shuttle just arrived this morning, but everyone is already busy as can be. We get our first glimpse of the Atreides' new home and check in on Lady Jessica. Honestly, she just can’t catch a break today, and I fear for the next person who reminds her she is not married to the Duke. We take care of our “wine-burden” and keep coming back to that bull…

-El Muerte is here!

-Our first Fremen

-Romani Curses

-The Glossary Game is deceptively simple, and Derek does not like it

Episode Guide

02:40 Chapter Summary Begins

01:16:10 Chakobsa and Romani Curses

02:04:20 Glossary Game: Fanmetal, Stunner

Wine

Meinklang

Burgenland Red 2018

“We literally picked it because there's a picture of a cow on the front it.”

We’ve been talking a lot about him so it's about time we meet Duke Leto. Paul and his dad spend some quality time together before the big move. The Duke spins some wild conspiracy theories, and, once our glasses are topped off we have our own conspiracies to go over…

-The Mentat Duke to be.

-Prison planets and conspiracies.

-The Atreides love bullfighting, and so does the Emperor.

-Will this tie ever break? Find out in the Glossary Game!

Episode Guide

03:05 Chapter Summary Begins

01:16:20 Castle Caladan

01:23:50 Duke Leto Atreides

01:30:15 El Muerte

01:47:15 Glossary Game: Ampoliros, Taqwa, Spotter Control, Tahaddi Al-Burhan

Wine

Noble Vines 337

Cabernet Sauvignon

"It is a delicious cab sauv."