We did it! We reached the end of God Emperor of Dune! In this episode, we cover the rise of Duncan and the fall of Leto II. As expected, not everyone makes it out of this book alive. We have a lot to cover with just three chapters so we hope you’re ready for the season (series?) finale of Sand! Dune talk starts at the 14 minute mark.
Okay, Sandies! We're almost to the end of God Emperor of Dune! Can you believe it? In this episode, we feel the lady Siona doth protest too much her pairing with the hunk Duncan Idaho; come face to face at last with the much talked about Malky; and watch as Hwi and Leto II attempt to find 'soul love,' whatever the f that is. Join us for the penultimate stretch of our journey towards marriage, rebellion, and ... the death of God?!! Dune talk begins at the 20-minute mark
Gross! If you've read this book with us, you know how gross Leto can get, but this is beyond the pale... Leto, you dirty bird! Join us for another episode where we finally get to talk about this test we've been hearing all about! We will obviously also talk about movies all while a storm rages outside. Dune talk starts at 13 and a half minutes in. Enjoy Sand!
Molly and Lance coming at you straight from Arrakis with a particularly spicy episode of SAND, in which we cover chapters 30-35 of God Emperor of Dune. It seems everyone has forgotten to take their spice this morning as we get one pissed off character after another coming to see Leto II in his chambers, prompting him to take one well-deserved romp in the sand. But while Leto's away, the hot people will play ...
We're back again with our bellies full of worm stew! There's a LOT of our almighty worm just flappin' his wormy gums in this chunk of chapters. Lucky for you, Molly forgot to read a sixth chapter so we'll just be covering the five this time. Dune talk starts around the 17 minute mark. Enjoy!
It's Audience Day on Arrakis! Lance, Molly, and Leto II receive enlightening visits from Moneo, Duncan, Anteac, and the beguiling Hwi Noree, who's purity and innocence has the whole Citadel in a tizzy. We learn many things, such as how the Fish learn to Speak, but what still remains a mystery is just how Leto II lies down. Does he curl up on his cart? Does he use a neck pillow? Can it still be called a neck pillow when the user is 100% neck? All that and more on this episode of SAND: A PODCAST A...
Molly and Lance have joined the parade! They're headed to Festival City! They are curious how much of this book with be walking to a fair! Chapters thirteen through eighteen of God Emperor of Dune are covered. Dune talk starts at around 11 minutes!
Sorry for the delay, friends! Ran into some technical difficulties :(. Lance and Molly take on chapters 7-12 of God Emperor of Dune in this episode of Sand! They learn many things such as: a grandfather can be his own grandfather; the Tleilaxu simp for the Bene Gesserit; and the only thing more terrifying than a 4,000-year-old god worm man is a female in the army. It's a riot! We're having a blast with this one, hope you are too. See you in the dunes!! Dune talk begins at 17:00 Movies talked abo...
We cracked open a new (crappy, old paperback version of this) book! God Emperor of Dune! Welcome to the new season, which will be presented every other week! Here, we cover the first six chapters of GEoD which starts off running! We, however, start off by talking about movies we've seen. Book talk starts a little after the eleven minute mark. If you like this podcast, please tell you friends, subscribe, and leave us a nice rating and review.
What’s up, Sandies?? We are BACK at last to discuss God Emperor of Dune. Sorry for the delay but just like Leto II, we had to wait 4,000 years between books. Lance and Molly are very excited to get into Frank Herbert’s fourth book, famed for its philosophical depth and ability to “really go there.” We’ve already got a little boy with superpowers and worms for skin, now let’s see what else the man has in store for us. Our first episode will come out on Friday, March 4th, where we will discuss the...
**An earlier version of this episode was posted with only one piece of audio. Oops! If you heard that, sorry! It's fixed now.** The moment is finally here — Denis Villeneuve's operatic take on the Duniverse has arrived and we have reunited, along with our friend Carlos LaRotta, to talk all about it. The casting, favorite scenes, the set design, the costumes, we get into it all. Now it may sound like we had nothing but problems with this movie but I promise you that's just our personalities. We l...
We're back and joined by Naomi Perryman who has not read the book Children of Dune, but did take a hit by watching the miniseries. We'll figure out if made any sense at all. Dune talk starts right away on this one!
Wherein we discuss episodes 1 & 2 of the Syfy Channel rendition of Children of Dune -- or rather, Lance tells Molly about the first episode because she skipped the first episode, not realizing the series did, in fact, include Dune Messiah. We have fun! This adaptation is much better than the Dune miniseries!!
Suck on this, Nay-sayers! We did it! We finished Children of Dune! Here are the last four chapters and in true Dune fashion, it gets a little out there! Who will live? Who will die? Who will use their super strength to spin their aunt around in circles above their head? These chapters answer those questions and ask more. Dune talk begins at the 15 minute mark. We will take a week off next week, but then we'll be back for at least two more episodes to discuss the Children of Dune miniseries. As a...
In this, the penultimate episode of our Children of Dune recap, we find a frustrated Ghanima who still will not be respected by Stilgar, a sad and lonely Gurney just looking for his old friend Paul, and a mysterious new double agent in Alia's latest conquest, Buer Agarves. We're close to the end and just as uncertain as ever about anyone's motivations or end goals. What we do know is that Leto is not fucking around and has already freaked many Fremen into subservience with his wall-punching, dun...
We are SO close to the end here, people! This is like the Pen-Penultimate Children of Dune book episode. We've got wild psychic faceoffs! We've got twists and turns! And we even lose a friend! Dune talk starts around 11 minutes and fifteen seconds.
Y'all ... shit pops allll the way off in this set of chapters. I don't want to say more because what happens really needs to be experienced first hand to be believed. After finding the Golden Path, come find us to process it all! Dune talk begins at 14:25
We can’t believe it! Frank Herbert, you dirty bird! We get right to it, the most disgusting word ever made up used in maybe the most disgusting context. Dont worry, we won’t stop talking about it! Sure, there’s some great intrigue and important revelations, but seriously, what’s up with that word?!?! Dune talk begins around the 13 minute mark. Beefswelling talk begins at the 13 minute and thirty second mark (and frankly never ends). As always, shoot us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com....
Duuuuuuuuuu(ne)de. We are tripping hard this chapter -- I mean, we're talking speculating-at-the-origin-of-the-universe, deciphering-the-nature-of-free-will/order-of-time-level stoned. Thanks a lot, Gurney! We also get to see a giddy Farad'n, skipping down the hall to tell Jessica about his infant hands, as well as a classic teenager fight between Irulan and Ghanima. It's fun! Dune talk begins around the 10 minute mark. As always, shoot us an email if the spice strikes you at sandthepodcast@gmai...
This book is starting to get a lot more Dune-y! We welcome a new character in Namri! We also FINALLY officially reveal Leto’s captor (c’mon, Frank! This was too obvious) and go on a serious Spice trip! We open up the Sandbag at 8:50. As always, send us a bat at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.
Or: The once again triumphant return of the legend, the myth, the man -- Gurney Halleck! These chapters are chock full of grab-at-the-foot-of-my-robes preacher-ing, Indiana Jones-level adventuring, and multilayered, whose-plot-is-this-anyway maneuvering as we follow Alia to her brother, Leto to Jakaratu, and Jessica and Duncan to ... you tell us. Dune talk begins at 15:30 As always, beam over your Dune thoughts to our email, sandthepodcast@gmail.com. Until then, Happy Merry Present Day of the Kw...
Yes, of COURSE we’re back again with the latest ep! Woo-Boy, those Atreides kids are up to their necks in some sandy business… I don’t know if they’ll make it out alive, but I sure do like the ride. We also sit a spell with our good Lady Jessica and the man who pined after her for so many years, that’s right, Duncan Idaho is still in this book and MAN does he act strange?! We open the Ol’ Sandbag at 18:40!
Lance and Molly are back, with this round of chapters splitting their time between Salusa Secundus and Arrakis. Ghani and Leto handle their shit in the desert while Jessica questions Duncan's allegiances (getting strapped into an ornithopter at the behest of this mysterious Preacher might have something to do with her suspicions). Meanwhile, we get a healthy taste of Farad'n as ruler and just how big his hunger for power may be. Dune talk begins at minute 19. As always, you can email us at sandt...
Things are gettin' good! We have some actual mail to read, the usual movie talk, and our favorite chapter in the book so far! Find out what we mean and why we mean it! Dune talk starts at 17:30 Here is the HORNS link we mention on the cast: https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2017/02/a-history-of-cuckolds-horns.html?m=1
There really is only one headline for this group of chapters: The mentat ghoula known as Duncan Idaho is BACK and he is better than ever. But what plot lies behind those Tleilaxu eyes? Dune talk starts at 17:45
Okay, this one was a LONG one! What can we say? There was a lot to talk about with these thicker-than-usual chapters. These chapters were not watered down like Arrakis has been... in fact, they may be even more potent. Dune Talk begins at 16:02 As always, send us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com and rate/review/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts should you be so inclined.
We'll be the first to say it -- these chapters really rocked. We've got surprise visits from old friends, fresh, heartfelt alliances, and exciting new ways for the prescient mind to completely eff you over. Dune Talk begins at 20:25 As always, send us an email at sandthepodcast@gmail.com and rate/review/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts should you be so inclined. And remember, a pocketful of sand is worth all that and more on ARRAKIS.
While we recover from our own personal ecological change, we discuss the next four chapters of Children of Dune! Things are already wild and we are ready for it! Crazy hand gestures! A severed hand! Whatever the Lustration is! Join us!
Lance and Molly are back and delighted to be discussing chapters 1-4 of the third book in Frank Herbert's Dune series, Children of Dune . This installment is off to a great start with the introduction of not one but two creepy kids, the looming spectre of Jessica's return to Arrakis, and tigers that might not have lasers in their brains but were genetically modified specifically to hunt and kill sets of twin children. Yes! Feels good to be back with Stilgar and the rest of generation Abomination...
We're coming back next week! Here's a short intro for the season with all the relative info! Stay Safe! Stay Sandy!
