Spice World

We stick around in the training room with Paul when Dr. Yueh enters. We’ve done general studies with Thufir, some calisthenics with Gurney, so now we let Yueh take us to church. We reverently sip our communion wine in this one while we talk about…

There's more than ten fremen?

Frank did a little plagiarism*.

Writing a bible is hard.

And will the Glossary Game have a definite winner?

Episode Guide

02:00 Chapter Summary Begins

01:13:15 Orange Catholic Bible

01:38:30 Glossary Game: Ghanima, Tupile

Wine

Marque de Carceres

Rioja

"Silky smooth and elegant...in the mouth."

Well that was a long day…. wait a week has passed? Time jumps ahead and we follow Paul during his last “school” day on Caladan. Once the glasses are filled we talk about…

-Thufir Hawat, a mentat’s mentat.

-That inkvine scar.

-Gurneys love for music.

-And of course, the Glossary Game returns.

Episode Guide

02:15 Chapter Summary Begins

01:06:50 Gurney Halleck

01:26:05 Thufir Hawat

01:37:45 Glossary Game: Plasteel, Sirat

Wine

Stellar Organics

Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

"They have grapes in the wine. Who would have guessed?"

Last week got pretty dark fast, so we’ve high-tailed it back to the cozy morning room in Castle Caladan. The Lady Jessica, Reverend Mother G.H.M., and Paul have seemingly spent the day together and we join them at sunset. Before the bottle is done we talk about…

-Jessica’s first Bene Gesserit Oath.

-The Reverend Mother’s full title.

-C.H.O.A.M.: What is it and how many different ways does Derek pronounce it?

-The Glossary Game is heating up as we go into round 3!

Episode Guide

02:00 Chapter Summary Begins

58:15 Bene Gesserit School Curriculum

01:20:15 C.H.O.A.M. History

01:36:30 Glossary Game: Baraka, Cheops

Wine

Sebastiani

Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

“We look forward to finishing it.”

Hopefully you did not get too comfortable on Caladan because we are on Geidi Prime this week with chapter 2 of Frank Herbert’s "Dune". We sit in on meeting with the Baron and learn his devious plan. As the wine flows we cover…

-Twisted Mentats.

-The night the Baron got his title.

-A spotlight on the Emperor’s motivations.

-The Glossary Game strikes back!

Episode Guide

01:15 Chapter Summary Begins

24:15 Harkonnen Piter's Master Plan

26:45 Piter and Twisted Mentats (This one's for Mike)

01:04:45 Feyd-Rautha Rabban

01:27:00 Verite and Semuta

01:31:00 Glossary Game: Naib, Selamlik

Our adventure begins with episode one of Spice World! Join Mike and Derek as they sift through chapter one of Frank Herbert’s science fiction masterpiece, "Dune". 

Over a couple bottles of wine:

-Derek tries to explain the glossary terms that crop up in the first chapter. 

-Spell check, surprisingly, does not know “Gom Jabbar”.

-We learn a big secret from the Dune Encyclopedia.

-And the Glossary Game (hold for applause).

Episode Guide

03:15 Chapter Summary Begins

46:00 Paul Atreides

55:45 Lady Jessica Atreides

01:09:15 Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

01:41:15 Glossary Game: Weirding, Aql

Never read Dune? No worries, neither has Mike.

Whether you are new to Dune, or you already know how to wear your stillsuit desert style; this podcast has something to offer.

Pulling from the long out of print, Dune Encyclopedia, we can tell you stories such as: Who was Holtzman? What is it like on a Guild spaceship? How did the Baron come to power?

We will be revealing some spoilers along the way, but Derek promises not to ruin any great twists in the book. After all this is Mike’s first time reading the book, and part of the fun is letting this world and its mysteries grow around you.

Get to know us a bit and see if Spice World is right for you.

(Psst… it is)