Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the host of the Austin Danger Podcast , Kev . We finally cover Dune Part Two’s Austin Butler, in his star making performance in Baz Lurhmann’s latest musical mega-spectacle, Elvis! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:19:55) Elvis Roundtable Discussion (00:26:15) Your Letters (01:17:10) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by technology and product thought leader, Tom Coates . We cover Haitch’s transformation at the Hoffman Process, go deep (deeep!) on the frustratingly conflicted conclusion of Elon’s War of Aggression, now that he lost and was forced to buy (and subsequently ruin) Twitter, and it’s broader implications on society. And then we cover the Star Trek spoof that...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back the co-host of the hit new podcast Twin Vipers , and guest on our Krull and Highlander episodes, Jonesy Loves Beer . We cover John Carpenter and Kurt Russel’s American martial arts action masterpiece, Big Trouble in Little China, streaming now on Hulu. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:08:23) Big Trouble in Little China Roundtable Discussion...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back legendary tech thought leader and investor M.G. Siegler ! M.G. started his Dune Pod run with Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, so we go back to where it all began, 2000’s Memento, streaming now on HBO Max. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:15:27) Memento Roundtable Discussion (00:19:09) Your Letters (01:18:44) Notes and Links Check out the D...

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason discuss THE NEW DUNE MOVIE. This SPOILER FILLED deep dive into the nitty gritty details of this towering achievement of cinema is one you won’t want to miss. We also have the latest breaking numbers on Dune’s opening weekend box-office performance. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:05:35) Roundtable Discussion (00:16:51) Your Lette...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back the co-host of the X-Ray Vision Podcast , Rosie Knight ! We cover Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, and Ridley Scott’s seriously gorgeous and very horny fantasy classic Legend! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:06:54) Rosie Knight Interview (00:13:32) Legend Roundtable Discussion (00:25:42) Your Letters (01:36:32) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason celebrate the heroic return of the director of HBO’s House of the Dragon, Jeff Bridges’ The Old Man, and the Sci-Fi Miniseries Children of Dune, Greg Yaitanes ! We dive deep into all 3 of these amazing projects spanning Greg’s illustrious career. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:10:44) Greg Yaitanes House of the Dragon & The Old Man Interview (00:12:28)...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the ​​New York Times culture writer and author of Mad As Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Television , Dave Itzkoff . We cover one of the most powerful and prescient exposes of media and corporate control, Paddy Chayefsky’s 1976’s classic, Network. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:07:46) Dave Itzkof...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by President Obama's chief speechwriter, and the author of Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America and DC comics super fanboy, Cody Keenan . Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:29:58) Superman III Roundtable Discussion (00:31:14) Your Letters (01:15:32) Notes and Links Cody’s Upcoming Book Tour . Cody is embarking on his na...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back the showrunner of HBO Max’s super hit, House of the Dragon, co-host of the hit podcast, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of , and owner of Conan’s Atlantean sword, Ryan Condal ! He’s back for part THREE of the Condal Dune Pod Michael Biehn Journey, this time for the greatest time travel action movie of all time, Arnold and James Cameron’s The Terminator. Stream...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back comicbook and podcast artist, MikeyP . We descend into John Milius’ right wing fever dreams, with 1984’s cold war classic starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Charlie Sheen, and C Thomas Howell, Red Dawn! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:08:33) Roundtable Discussion (00:16:10) Your Letters (01:15:11) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Po...

Regular hosts Haitch and Jason welcome back the co-host of the Film Hags podcast and Dune Pod's transcript artiste, Sophie Shin . We cover the drug and dancing fueled wild ride, featuring Dune Part 2’s Souheila Yacoub in her starmaking performance in Gaspar Noe’s Climax! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:11:21) Roundtable Discussion (00:21:23) Your Letters (01:14:15) Notes and Links C...

We are back from Summer Vacation, and regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the Founder and CEO of Warhorn , Brian Moseley . We finally cover the essential fantasy touchstone that changed Haitch’s life, the greatest fantasy film of the 20th century, Conan the Barbarian! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:11:11) Roundtable Part 1 (00:19:45) Roundtable Part 2 - After Sexual Assaul...

We are back from Summer Vacation, and regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the host of the Recode Media podcast, Peter Kafka . We cover Sean Connery’s 1983 sci-fi/western classic Outland! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:17:22) Peter Kafka on The State of Streaming Wars (00:20:33) Roundtable Discussion (00:30:43) Your Letters (01:18:42) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod...

In Part 2 of our Summer Vacation Spectacular on Dune Pod, regular hosts Haitch and Jason finally discuss the Emperor Shaddam IV himself, Christopher Walken, for his official Dune Pod debut, as we discuss David Cronenberg’s classic, The Dead Zone! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:9:34) Roundtable Discussion (00:15:23) Your Letters (01:07:56) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod Merc...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined by the CEO of TrueFire Studios Owen Grover ! We cover a wheelhouse entry in the GenXDadPodSciFi canon starring Dennis Quaid and Lou Gosset Jr., 1985’s Enemy Mine. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Roundtable Discussion (00:15:17) Your Letters (01:14:09) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store! Great swag and every order i...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined our own prodigal son, the og spiritual advisor and Movie Insider, Protolexus ! We travel to 1995 once again, and tackle Keanu’s attempt at William Gibson’s sci-fi classic Johnny Mnemonic! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:6:55) Roundtable Discussion (00:20:18) Your Letters (01:10:26) Notes and Links Check out the Dune...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined by UK wrestling announcer legend and noted TAPEDECK voice actor, Neil Bradbury ! We cover Roger Deakin’s second foray into animated features, 2011’s ILM Animation debut, Gore Verbinski’s slept on classic, Rango. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:15:30) Roundtable Discussion (00:30:23) Your Letters (01:11:56) Notes and...

ON THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY(!) of one of the greatest days in Dune Pod history , join us for this special re-presentation of one of our greatest episodes: that time Danny Haas joined us for the Dune IMAX Sneak Preview Event! We were hype with 4 months to go before we could finally see the movie, but got to see the first 10 minutes and lost our shit. Also Jason was generally out of his mind upon his...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined by co-host of the Ammonite Movie Night and Austin Danger Podcast , and the star of Dune Pod’s own letter’s segment Kev’s Questions, Kev . We cover Richard Kelly’s absolutely perfect(?) follow up to Donnie Darko, featuring the Rock, Stiffler, Justin Timberlake, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Cheri Oteri! Southland Tales. Chapters Introd...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are co-host of the Austin Danger Podcast , and star of our Mulholland Drive and Bound episodes, Mckenzie Wilkes . We cover her dream movie featuring a rougher around the edges Kyle Maclaughlin, Paul Verhoven’s Showgirls (available now on Tubi and Kanopy). Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:10:45) Roundtable Discussion (00:16:02) Y...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason cover Michael Mann’s 1995 heist genre masterpiece that changed the game forever, and featured the very first on-screen matchup of Hollywood’s biggest actors: Robert Deinro and Al Pacino, Heat! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:12:41) Roundtable Discussion (00:21:44) Your Letters (01:33:04) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod M...

In the very first installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined by the co-host of the hit podcast 70mm , Protolexus . We kickoff this journey with Part One of our discussion of Frank Herbert’s seminal work of fiction, Dune! Plus, in this Episode 1 SPECIAL EDITION , Haitch and Jason look back on the first 2 years of the podcast. So buckle up and join us for the ride! Chapters Special Edition...

In the 100th installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined by the co-host of the 70mm podcast, Danny Haas . We cover the classic Disney sci-fi film, The Black Hole, streaming now on Disney+! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:12:58) Jonesy Loves Beer Interview (00:19:51) Roundtable Discussion (00:24:38) Your Letters (01:07:55) Notes and Links Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store!...

In the latest installment of Dune Pod, Haitch and Jason are joined by the co-host of the Paperkeg and Interview with a Podcast Vampire podcasts, Jonesy Loves Beer . We cover the beloved classic starring Clancy Brown, Christopher Lambert, and Sean Connery, Highlander, streaming now on HBO Max! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:13:17) Jonesy Loves Beer Interview (00:15:34) Roundtable Di...