Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

Shit is getting very very real on Andor Season 2. We have huge climactic payoffs of 4 year running storylines, massive boiling pots of tension over these 3 episodes, and events that change the show forever. Only 1 movie left! Chapters ​ Introduction (00:00:00) ​ Welcome to the Rebellion Roundtable (00:04:31) Notes and Links ​ Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is availabl...

EPISODE 250. JASON CONCEPCION . THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. THE GREATEST LETTERS SEGMENT IN THE HISTORY OF PODCASTS. MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:11:39) The Empire Strikes Back Roundtable (00:19:12) INCREDIBLE LETTERS (01:33:48) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Came...

OK. After a somewhat uneven start with last week’s episodes that included the challenging adventures on Planet F#%kup, Tony Gilroy and the Andor crew are COOKING now with this second batch of episodes. Another year has passed and the forces of the rebellion and the Empire are being drawn inexorably into a simmering conflict on the planet Ghorman. Cassian will find his loyalty to Luthen tested and...

At long last, it’s the return of the Senior Editor of Fangoria magazine , Meredith Borders . She has long held the Escape Hatch Eighties Fantasy Chair, and from that perch she shares her love for the 1982 animated classic The Last Unicorn. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:09:27) The Last Unicorn Roundtable (00:17:46) Your Letters (01:14:50) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Mer...

We are BACK with part 1 of our 4 part series on Andor Season 2. This week: Cassian goes on a daring mission, Bix and Brasso experience life in the shadows as undocumented workers, and Mon Mothma just can’t catch a break at her awful daughter’s wedding. All this plus the craziest sitcom dinner in Star Wars history! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Harvest Roundtable (00:06:37) Notes and Links Check...

Riding in to save us in our hour of need, it’s the host of the tech media podcast Channels, Peter Kafka .We cover the very zany and somewhat horny 1973 swashbuckler by the creative team from Superman II, The Three Musketeers. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:17:30) The Three Musketeers Roundtable (00:26:11) Your Letters (01:07:29) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our al...

Rix Road is….the turning point, when a people pushed too far stand up and fight. After escaping from Narkina 5, Cassian Andor receives the shocking news that his beloved adopted mother Marva has died, and returns to Ferrix to try and make sense of things. Learning that Bix has been grabbed he will team up with community fixture Brasso to mount a daring rescue. Meanwhile, all of the disparate force...

We’re joined by former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe . He tells us why he decided to protest Trump and the MAGA movement, even knowing that it meant he would be arrested, and tells us what we can do to resist ourselves that doesn’t require getting arrested! Then, we FINALLY cover the modern sci-fi political classic that is more relevant than ever, District 9! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00...

It’s the penultimate movie from Andor Season 1, but it contains the ultimate hour of television of the last decade. We continue to marvel at the flawless writing in these episodes, reflecting the confidence in the audience and themselves that Tony Gilroy and Beau Willimon demonstrate. Their call to action is a balm to our battered souls, and one that we can all use right now. There is One Way Out....

It’s the return of the founder of particle.news , Sara Beykpour . Sara previously joined us for Ex Machina, The SciFi Miniseries Dune, and Alfonso Cuaron’s masterpiece Children of Men. Well, now we tackle his other science survival thriller, 2013’s Sandra Bullock and George Clooney classic, Gravity! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:17:13) Gravity Roundtable (00:26:01) Your Letters (...

We are bathing in the brilliance of Tony Gilroy’s Andor as we continue our 8 episode Escape Hatch limited series with Andor Season 1 Episodes 4-6, The Eye. We go deep into the introductions of (somehow?!) relatable fascist Deedra Meero, Syril Karn’s overbearing mother, Mon Mothma’s shitty husband, and of course the most incredible heist in TV history, pulled off by a team that includes the wildly...

It’s the triumphant return of ILM’s Visual Effects Editor, Lorelei David! We finally luxuriate in the definitive Corey movie, the punk rock, near sci-fi 80s classic starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, Repo Man! Also, Lorelei gave a shoutout to her pal’s new indie film The Paper Bag Plan touring film festivals as we speak. Check it out if you see it at a theater near you! Chapters Intro...

Listen, there’s only one good thing keeping our hearts going as [gestures all around] this is happening, and that is Tony Gilroy’s Andor. The single greatest Star Wars property since Empire Strikes Back, and in the running for the greatest television series of all time (even though it’s ‘just a Star War’!) All glory to Tony and Kathleen. You didn’t really think we wouldn’t cover this, did you? We...

It’s always a good time when we have the very smart and very thoughtful host of Channels with Peter Kafka , Peter Kafka .We catch up on SXSW 2025 and engage in some obligatory political takes. Then we tackle Gene Hackman’s first Oscar winning performance, William Friedkin’s NYC crime classic, The French Connection! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:17:33) The French Connection Roundt...

At last, it’s the return of noted fantasy enthusiast and the co-host of the Twin Vipers podcast, Jonesy Love Beer ! We catch up on tennis, improving our health, and friendship. Then we tackle the first truly great modern fantasy film, 1981’s classic Dragonslayer. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:16:35) Dragonslayer Roundtable (00:23:15) Your Letters (01:06:57) Notes and Links Check...

WE’RE BACK! And we brought back the creator of Skree Magazine and OG star of the Escape Hatch Letters Segment, Corey Corcoran ! After catching up on Haitch’s tennis escapades, and Andor S2 hype, we finally cover Corey’s pick, 1990’s Abel Ferrara Christopher Walken classic, King of New York. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:15:55) King of New York Roundtable (00:29:45) Your Letters (...

LISTEN. We’ve been doing this for 4 ½ years, we’re coasting now, that doesn’t mean we don’t love you. We’re on ski week, but we fired up the mics to give you a 26 minute update on how things are going (SPOILER: not great!), and then we revisit this classic Dune Pod episode from all the way back in November of ‘22. Revisit my reentry into the world after having completed the Hoffman Process. Hear t...

Can’t believe how lucky we are, cuh. We’re joined by the host of the New York Times political podcast The Run Up , Astead Herndon . We have an amazing discussion about what Astead learned in the trenches covering the last few elections, specifically how the major parties ignore and take their voters for granted (at their own peril!) Then we get into one of his favorite nostalgia treats from his ea...

We finally settle the score: is Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather any good? Joining us to make the call is [checks notes] the co-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World , Tommy Vietor! Plus, we get an update on how Trump 2.0 is going as well as how we’re all dealing with [gestures around] all this. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:10:07) Tommy Vietor Interview (00:15:45)...

Before he was the co-host of Pod Save the World , Ben Rhodes was the Deputy National Security Advisor for President Barack Obama. In that role, he was a consumer of Top Secret intelligence collected by the intelligence services. This gives him a very unique perspective as we finally tackle the 2011 adaptation of the John Le Carré spy masterpiece, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A phenomenal political a...

Tilda is forever our angel. For Part 2 of our Tilda double header, in the movie that put her over the top in her classic portrayal as the angel Gabriel, she faces off with Keanu Reeves as Constantine! Joining us to discuss is the co-host of the X-Ray Vision podcast , Rosie Knight . Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:18:00) Constantine Roundtable (00:27:40) Your Letters (01:23:56) Note...

We’re bound to learn something as we’re joined by the co-host of The Filmcast Podcast , Devindra Hardawar ! We tackle Part 1 of our latest Tilda Swinton Double Header, the Coens 2008 overlooked political thriller masterpiece, Burn After Reading. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:14:14) Burn After Reading Roundtable (00:16:44) Your Letters (01:16:46) Notes and Links Check out Escape H...

We are back bay-bee! And we kick the doors off 2025 with the return of NY Times Bestselling author, Dave Itzkoff ! He has clearly established his Escape Hatch beat as gritty New York City movies from the 70s and 80s, and today is one of the all time classics, Walter Hill’s 1979 streetgang masterpiece, The Warriors. Come out and play with us! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:14:03) T...

We know, we know…we said we’d be back in a week during the Mailbag ep, but I didn’t realize there was ANOTHER week before we got back. So Jason and I fired up the mics from vacation, and recorded a special new retrospective of the episode our listeners selected as the greatest Escape Hatch ever (it was actually Dune Pod at this point - but STILL), the first appearance of the actor from Warrior, Ba...

We know, we know…the holidays are OVER! But we’re still on our winter holidays break enjoying a little time with our families. Still, we wouldn’t leave y’all hanging, so we have a special treat for you, our First Annual Escape Hatch Mail Bag Episode! And we gotta shoutout the incredible letters and voicemails sent in from the Escape Hatch community, they truly have to be heard to be believed. We l...