On the Spoiler Specials podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Slate movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to spoil the new adaptation of the 1965 sci-fi novel Dune.

In the year 10,191, Paul Atreides, along with his family and people, must travel to a dangerous planet at the behest of the emperor of the universe. Once there, violence explodes and Paul must test his training and power to survive.

Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.

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Podcast production by Cleo Levin.

Hosts

Dana Stevens is Slate’s movie critic. You can read her review here. 

Sam Adams is a Slate senior editor. You can read his breakdown of the ways to see the movie here. 

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