Another one bites the sand! We've made our way through Dune Messiah and we are stronger, smarter, and a little bit wiser for it (even if we still don't know how these f*cking visions work). In this, the final episode of our season two, we discuss many things including what a spice hangover must feel like, the futility of a second villain, and the condoization of Arrakis. Come for the story arc of everyone's favorite tormented prophet, stay for the ghoula on high priestess romance. Join us in a f...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Molly and Lance are almost done with this little friend we call Dune Messiah. We will finally get to visit this vision Paul hasn't shut up about since the book started, we get a quick trip to Alia's nasty mind, and as always, there will be movie talk!
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min
In which Molly and Lance discuss chapters 12-15 of Dune Messiah, the films they've watched recently, and just how the people of the Duniverse came to find out about the nuclear equation of lasgun v shield.
Oct 30, 2020•54 min
We are over half way through this puny little book and things are getting HOT HOT HOT! Alia takes a bath and doesn't understand she's getting so sweaty! Hayt to be there when Paul finds out why! And of COURSE Paul is still moody AF! He won't shut up about the MOON! We will talk about these chapters and, as always, dig into some movie chatter. Join us, won't you? As always, we welcome any and all feed back. Shoot us an email at Sandthepodcast@gmail.com!
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Deeper into the melodramatic world of Paul's empire do we go in this, the second installment of our Dune Messiah read through. We discuss chapters 4 - 7, in which (young) warrior goddess Alia makes eyes at the new eyeless ghoula in town, Scylatle engages in intrigue on three or four levels at once, and the suggestion of brother/sister incest is bandied about. It's getting SOAPY! We're here for it. Just don't ask Paul how his powers work. Seriously, the guy is really weird about it. As always, sh...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We're back for real! We have read the first three chapters of Dune: Messiah and are ready to spill our guts! Everybody's older! Paul's kind of a dick! We saw Tenet! Come back to us! You know you want to! The movie has been pushed back, it gives you plenty of time to READ ALL THE BOOKS!
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 1
October 9th -- we'll be back with Season 2 of Sand! We're going to be reading Dune Messiah , the second book in Frank Herbert's Dune series, bookclub style and we hope you'll read along with us. For the first episode, we'll be reading chapters 1-3 of the book. Just a note, we're counting the first two little snippets concerning Bronso of IX as the first chapter. We're excited to catch up with the gang! As always, you can send your Dune thoughts (still down to talk about the trailer btw) via our ...
Oct 02, 2020•2 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The trailer is finally here!!! And y'all, IT FUCKING ROCKS. Though some of us (Lance) are reluctant to jump aboard the hype train, we can't refuse with Villeneuve as conductor. In this episode, we break this jam-packed little wonder down frame by frame while Molly fans her face over how hot and cool the cast is. Warning: light Pink Floyd lyrical analysis. We will be back with new episodes starting October 9th as we embark upon book II in the Dune series, Dune Messiah. Until then, gonna watch thi...
Sep 11, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Well Sandies, we've reached to the end of Season 1! We made our Syfy made-for-tv-miniseries-before-the-golden-age-of-television bed and we must now lie in it. Thanks to the exhausting amount of fight scenes and a lackluster Baron death, we end on a note as flat as that animated Muad'Dib's ears. But we have fun! We'll be back in about a month or so for Season 2 when we'll release a short catch-up episode before diving into the vastly misunderstood waters of Dune Messiah, which we will again be re...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 15
It's come to this! We just couldn't stop so we're back talking about the science fiction miniseries 'Frank Herbert's Dune'! In this episode, we cover the first two of the three part series. Conflicting opinions! Bad costumes! Worse sets! Don't even get us started on the acting! If you've watched it, we're sorry! If you've never seen it, congratulations, you should still listen to this episode. There's some exciting (YMMV) Sand news at the top, Dune in and check it out!
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Holy sandworm, we've done it! We're bringing Dune on home with guest, Ed Reed -- performer, farmer, father and all around great guy. To wrap-up, we get into Ed's thoughts on David Lynch's Dune (Jessica was robbed), whether or not Paul is faking it the whole time ("def" - Molly), and make very clear just how short a time we would survive should our 'thopters crash on Arrakis. Who will make it to the top of our ultimate power rankings? Will Jessica be remembered as a wife? Just how much would it s...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 13
It's here! We've finished the book! The final chapters of Dune are upon us! Lance and Molly spend a little bit longer than usual chatting about the last three chapters of Dune. Was it as good as they hoped?! They also discuss what's next. This won't be the final episode, stay Duned!
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Lance and Molly are back on Arrakis, fired up and ready to discuss the penultimate chapter set of the third book of the first book in Frank Herbert's Dune series (phew!). In this episode, they dive into the details of how dew collectors and ornithopters work, dissect the complicated friendship triangle between Gurney, Stilgar, and Paul, and auditorily reenact the Now involving a little give, a little take, and one household pen. Will Paul and Stilgar find a way to discuss that awkward "I need to...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 11
I can't believe we're almost DUNE! Lance and Molly are joined by Naomi Perryman! Lots of things are discussed, creepy toddlers, crushing skulls, and of course, the story of Dune!
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Aha! Lance and Molly have reached the ... stirring ... ending of Book II which ends with a bang (and then some). We dive into such topics as: What does tripping out on the Water of Life feel like? Is Paul ready for fatherhood? Will James Cameron ever find a reliable editor and make a single watchable movie in his godforsaken life? Dune in and find out.
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In which Molly and Lance cover the second six chapters of the second book of the first book of the Dune series. Do glow globes float? We think so. We would like to recognize that we recorded this episode before the current protests and it shows. We stand with the Black Lives Matters movement and would like to drop some links where you can donate to a national bail fund: 400 +1 Bail Fund https://reparation.atlas.thrinacia.com/campaign/24/400-1-bail-fund?fbclid=IwAR03w4vHjqxJhj-y7SAmveCp_GsxkrFADR...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Molly and Lance are thrilled to be joined this week by their good friend Mia Iseman, comedian, crafter, and all-around brilliant person. They take on the first six chapters of Book II: Muad'Dib, wherein Paul and Jessica face down major worm, the Fremen display serious combat skills, and Thufir continues to Thufir. The three also delve into important topics such as, what exactly is Paul's deal? How cool are those arrows? Were people in the '60s more well-versed in the many powers of foam? As alwa...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We were on a Book Break! Molly and Lance decide to chill between Books One and Two and talk about their Dune feelings so far. Many important topics are covered, from "What's your Arrakis?" to "Which is better? Spice Beer or Butter Beer?".
May 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min
We did it! Lance and Molly have made it to the climactic end of book one of Dune, in which Paul fully mind blitzes out in a Beautiful Mind/Neo/Superman/Spock sort of way. In this ep we wonder: Why is Jessica and Paul's tent shaped like that? Just how hard would a semuta trip rock? Should Villeneuve consider shooting Mike Myers an email? All that and more this time IN THE DUNES. As always, follow us on social media @sandthepodcast, rate and review on apple podcasts, and email us your Dune thought...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Another one bites the sand! In this episode Molly and Lance discuss chapters thirteen through eighteen! Is Thufir a loser? How much does Jessica rule? What does a Thopter look like? These questions and more will get answered along with some of the usual movie talk. As always, follow us on social media @sandthepodcast, rate and review on apple podcasts, and email us your Dune thoughts, questions, and philosophies at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.
May 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Molly and Lance have arrived on Arrakis and are ready to talk chapters 7-12, in which we meet the supreme, the only -- The Shadout Mapes. We also finally land on a name for the podcast, have another round of "Is This Movie Boring or Not - The Conjuring edition," and sort through the quagmire that is Thufir Hawat's warroom. As always, follow us on social media @sandthepodcast, and email us your Dune thoughts, questions, and philosophies at sandthepodcast@gmail.com.
May 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Molly and Lance are BACK! Join us for our discussion of the first six chapters of Frank Herbert's Dune. Whether you have read these chapters or you just enjoy people really talking about something they kind of know about this podcast is for you!
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Okay, Duners! Welcome to our podcast about Frank Herbert's Dune . In this, the inagural episode, we (Lance and Molly) discuss our ~special relationships~ with Dune, our intentions for this lil pod, the movies we watched this week (featuring such flicks as Eric Rohmer's The Green RAY and steampunk heartthrob Mortal Engines), and David Lynch's phantasmagoric, electric sandworm, hottest-Sting-you've-ever-seen 1984 adaptation. Unfortunately we do not get to this last section (and arguably the main f...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
