Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

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:...

This week, Haitch and Escape Hatch graphic designer Ctcher traveled to the SXSW Film and TV Festival!  We break down our favorite moments, including highlights like Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House, Gasoline Rainbow, and Grand Theft Hamlet. Then we’re joined by the co-host of The Filmcast, Devindra Hardawar to complete our serious sci-fi run with Ctcher’s favorite movie, Darren Aranofsky’s The Fountai...

BIG show this week. First, it’s the return of the showrunner of House of the Dragon , Ryan Condal . We cover Arnold Schwarzeneggar, for Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 sci-fi classic, Total Recall! Then, for a fascinating on the ground update on the IATSE Union negotiations just starting out  in Hollywood, we’re joined by friend of the pod, 3D digital set designer Tim Croshaw ! Chapters Introduction & H...

BWWWWAAAAHHHH! It’s finally time to talk about Inception. M.G. Sieger returns for his 3rd Nolan on the pod. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:29:01) Inception Roundtable (0:31:42) Your Letters (02:09:30)   Notes and Links Check out the Escape Hatch Merch! Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now . Join the Escape...

Dune: Part Two has arrived, and after 4 years we knew it was time for a party! It ended up being so much fun we got written up in The New York Times (actually!) It was incredible to share the podcast live with friends and family, but especially our dear friends from the discord who flew in for this very special Meetup! Recording live is wild, y’all. Bring on the Dune Messiah Meetup! Chapters Intro...

It’s all been leading to this. Our 4 year journey from Dune Pod to Escape Hatch was born from our excitement about Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and now he’s completed it. Hear our reactions to the incredible IMAX Premiere Screening we held last night, and the LIVE episode recording that happened right after. Then we go all the way into this instant masterpiece, Dune: Part Two. PS: be sure to stick aro...

We give you the latest breaking news on ZENDAYA’S ROBOT SUIT and the HUGE CASTING NEWS from the World Premiere in London. Then, we finally cover Cilian Murphy, Danny Boyle, and Alex Garland’s science fiction masterpiece, Sunshine. The co-host of The Engadget Podcast and The Filmcast , Devindra Hardawar brings his insights and gives us his first hand dispatches from the Vision Pro Spatial Computing...

In a very special episode, we celebrate the release on Netflix of the incredible Max Original series based on the writings of Bruce Lee, Warrior. Joining us to discuss the show is the hero of one of the most popular Dune Pod episodes ever ( The Matrix ), Hoon Lee .  And his co-star from Apple TV’s SEE and Warrior, Olivia Cheng . Plus Haitch got all behind the scenes details and insights from the f...

Huge get this week in the run up to Dune: Part Two. We welcome the author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune , Max Evry . He provides incredible behind the scenes details of Lynch’s Dune after interviewing David, Kyle, Rafaella, Bob, Fred, John, Virginia, and many many more. Then we get into what Stanley Kubrick called ‘his favorite movie ever’, David Lynch’s Eraserhead. Chapters...

Because you demanded it, we finally address the whole Taylor Swift situation. To do that, we welcome back the author of The New York Times bestsellers Robin and Mad As Hell: The Making of Network , Dave Itzkoff . We cover Paddy Chayefsky’s follow up to Network, the delightfully weird Altered States. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:12:47) Altered States Roundtable (0:27:20) Your Let...

AND we’re back after Haitch got COVID. We welcome the producer of Jodorowsky’s Dune , the director of Shudder’s original documentary Sharksploitation , and the host of the Best Movies Never Made and In the Shadow of the Neon Maniacs podcasts, Stephen Scarlata . We tackle our first real horror film on the pod, with Sam Neil and Lawrence Fishburne in Event Horizon. This is a freaky movie, y’all. Int...

We start 2024 off with a bang, as we welcome podcasting legend Veronica Belmont . We tackle her all time favorite movie, Michael Crichton & Stephen Spielberg’s classic, Jurassic Park! Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:10:03) Jurassic Park Roundtable (00:16:53) Your Letters (01:37:45) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every or...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! For this very special end of the year episode, we're once again joined by our queen, editor of Fangoria Magazine , Meredith Borders . What movie could be huge enough for a Season 7 NYE show? Well Jason’s wishes FINALLY come true, as tackle the most epic fantasy creature film of them all, Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal! Introduction (00:00:00) The Dark Crystal Roundtable (00:10:49) Y...