Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

After 212 episodes, we try something different. REALLY different. Meanwhile, we’re rejoined by the host of the brand new (relaunched) media tech podcast, Channels with Peter Kafka , Peter Kafka . We cover Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, and Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1976 paranoia thriller classic, Marathon Man. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:17:41) Marathon Man Roundtable (00:28:2...

Season 8: The Great Big Ones™ continues as we finally cover Steven Spielberg’s movie that re-defined blockbusters for all time, Jaws. Joining us are not one, but TWO expert shark enthusiasts: the director of the documentary Sharksploitation , Stephen Scarlata , and the co-host of Bat & Spider , dale_a Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:23:44:34) Jaws Roundtable (00:28:55) Your Letters...

Look, I screwed up as my end of summer imploded, OK? So this is a rare episode with no guest host, just Jason and me (the only other movies when that has happened were Die Hard, Heat, The Dead Zone, To Live and Die in L.A., and both parts of Denis’ Dune.) Perfect timing for two old Gen X broskis to cut it up about Kevin Smith’s 1994 masterpiece, Clerks. Can you feel the nostalgia? Chapters Introdu...

Huge. Frickin’. Ep. Jason is back and we’re rejoined by the co-host of The Cinenauts , ctcher . AND called back up, out of his self imposed podcasting retirement, ctcher's now disgraced former co-host (and current Senior Director of Community and Social Media at Yuga Labs ) Ian de Borja . And there are looottttttsss of firsts here: we cover our very first ever David Fincher film and our very f...

BIG EPISODE. Jason’s on assignment so we welcome the producer and co-host of The Cinenauts , ctcher . And the co-host of The Flimcast , Devindra Hardawar . We tackle Alex Garland’s eerie sci-fi masterpiece, Annihilation. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:12) Annihilation Roundtable (00:14:02) Your Letters (01:10:29) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collect...

We finally cover our very first Martin Scorsese film! Can that be right? Check the tapes, it’s right. We cover his 1982 prescient media critique, starring Robert Deniro and Jerry Lewis, The King of Comedy. We call in the King of Podcasting, the co-host of The Austin Danger Podcast , Kev ! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:17:42) The King of Comedy Roundtable (00:20:32) Your Letters (...

For over 200 consecutive episodes (starting all the way back on Episode 12, our S2 premiere covering David Lynch’s Dune!), one man has been along for the ride every step of the way, leaving us a voicemail. And now he FINALLY joins us in the main portion of the show as guest host. The one and only, Corey from Austin, TX . And true to form, he takes us into the deep dark world of 90’s exploitation c...

A dream come true for us. The co-host of Pod Save the World and Pod Save America , the incomparable Tommy Vietor ! We cover our unfamiliar feeling of being Dems in array that Kamala Harris’ nomination has created, and Tommy and Jason debate the best bathrooms to poop in at the White House. Then, we cover Tommy’s HUGE PICK , Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg’s The Goonies. Unbelievable ep! Chapte...

TOMORROW is the season finale of Presumed Innocent. TODAY we have the director of FIVE of Presumed Innocent’s amazing episodes, Greg Yaitanes . Greg gives us behind the scenes details of working with Jake Gyllenhaal and the rest of the incredible cast, and then he joins the Escape Hatch Five Timers’ Club as we cover another entry in the Dad Movie Mt. Rushmore canon, Peter Weir’s 2003 nautical mast...

Summer vacation is OVER and we are back! We’re joined by Emmy winning producer Rob Schroeder and indie film director Ben Barnes . We cover Spike Jonez incredible head twisting debut feature film, Being John Malkovich! Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:18:37) Being John Malkovich Roundtable (00:26:29) Your Letters (01:33:02) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection...

School’s out and for our final episode before a quick Summer Break, we welcome back New York Times best selling author Dave Itzkoff ! And since nobody shouts summer vybes more than Walter Matthau, we tackle his 1974 classic New York heist thriller, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:15:54) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Roundtable (00:18:12) Your Letters...

At last, It’s the return of ILM VFx Editor Lorelei David, as we consume John Carpenter’s beloved subversive sci-fi classic starring Rowdy Roddy Piper, They Live! Witness the greatest fight scene and some of the best satire in sci-fi cinema history. Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:09:52) They Live Roundtable (00:14:27) Your Letters (01:16:27) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our...

It’s all been leading to this: the episode AFTER Episode 200. It’s the return of the writer of Across the Spider-Verse (and Beyond the Spider-Verse!), Dave Callaham! We tackle Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward’s 1990 genre classic Tremors. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:12) Tremors Roundtable (00:22:06) Your Letters (01:29:38) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new c...

It’s all been leading to this: Episode 200. We turned to our Top Men to celebrate the milestone, the showrunner of House of the Dragon Ryan Condal and the writer showrunner of Veep Dave Mandel ! Their movie props collecting podcast The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of just wrapped S7, so they were ready to go DEEP into all the incredible props, artwork, and writing that made Raiders of the Lost Ark o...

With only 2 episodes left until we hit 200, we’re bringing out the big guns. It’s the dramatic return of the hosts of the beloved X-Ray Vision Podcast : Rosie Knight and Jason Concepcion ! We knew we had to choose a huge movie after t heir appearance for X-Men (2000) late last year, so we’re tackling 2004’s high water mark for the entire superhero genre, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2! Chapters Introduc...

There are episodes and then there are EPISODES. Joining us to break down the incredible behind the scenes details of 8,000 years of the making of the Bible, PhD in theology & religion, and holy warrior fighting back the forces of intolerance across the internet every day, Dan McClellan . And we needed Dan to tackle Darren Aranofsky and Russell Crowe’s weird (REALLY weird!) fantasy, sci-fi(?),...

Think about Rome with us. As we fight our way to EPISODE 200 , we tackle Ridley Scott’s sword and sandals masterpiece, Gladiator. We’re joined by Escape Hatch Film Correspondent ctcher and Escape Hatch Projectionist, Silly Oswald . Are you not entertained? Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:58) Gladiator Roundtable (0:21:09) Your Letters (01:38:20)   Notes and Links Check out the E...

Akira Kurosawa. Ever heard of him? We kick off the final 5 episodes of Season 7: The Big Ones Part Two, with one of the pillars of cinema, Seven Samurai. We’re joined by Escape Hatch Kurosawa Korrespondent, MikeyP . And by Escape Hatch Projectionist, Silly Oswald .  Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:07:58) Seven Samurai Roundtable (0:10:02) Your Letters (01:39:18)   Notes and Links C...

It’s the triumphant return of warrior, actor, and philosopher Hoon Lee ! We tackle the Wachowski’s apex mountain, The Matrix Reloaded. This is as close to Dune Messiah as we’ve ever gotten, y’all. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:21:45) The Matrix Reloaded Roundtable (0:30:58) Your Letters (02:02:07)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order incl...

“ We go into the Art Institute [of Chicago] and every room there, there are paintings that look completely and utterly different from the other rooms. But in cinema, everything looks the same. And it's a really aggressive straight-jacket, aesthetically. We started talking about cubism, for instance, and we started talking about could you make a cubist film? And we realized that if you try to m...

This episode is really special. As our real world faces conflict with Russia and in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, we were incredibly lucky to welcome back former Deputy National Security Advisor and co-host of Pod Save the World , Ben Rhodes . We go deep into these threats, and then we find solace in fiction as we cover Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery as adversaries trying to find common...

HEY! Did you watch Civil War? Wanna talk about it? We did, so we recorded a very special bonus episode on it. We invited our dear pal and media tech journalist Peter Kafka because he had thoughts! Plus, Jason completely takes over the pod for this ep, so don’t miss it! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Came...

Escape Hatch Host Emeritus and co-host of the Paperkeg and Twin Vipers Podcasts, Jonesy Loves Beer . We kick off Nautical Month on Escape Hatch and a very special submarine episode double-header with Denzel Washington v Gene Hackman in Tony Scott’s 1995 classic, Crimson Tide. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:18:51) Crimson Tide Roundtable (0:22:12) Your Letters (01:34:49)  Notes and...

Join us as we go for a  walk on the Freak Beat, with the co-host of The Austin Danger Podcast , Kev . We finally take up James Cameron’s CGI sci-fi film Alita: Battle Angel. This shit is weird. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:17:41) Alita: Battle Angel Roundtable (0:28:37) Your Letters (01:41:39)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order include...

HUGE Ep . We cover one of the greatest films of all time, The Coen Brother’s 1990 mob masterpiece starring Gabriel Byrne and John Turturo, Miller’s Crossing. To guide us along the way, it’s the return of the legendary journalist covering the intersection of tech and media, Peter Kafka .  Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:08:48) Miller’s Crossing Roundtable (0:16:21) Your Letters (01:...