Spice World

Derek's adding "ovals" to the conspiracy board this week. We spend the chapter in a veritable Garden of Eden with Jessica and a Servok. There is a lot to decipher in this chapter. Before someone else knocks over Hawat’s door stop we cover… The Wrinkly Owl, Shadout Door Closer, What hath God wrought? Not Gamont, And The Glossary Game outshines the competition, but is overshadowed by a special surpr...

Does Paul ever sleep? We certainly haven't seen it. Paul evades the reaper's grasp, and even saves ol’ Shadout Mapes in the process. I've got a feeling things are starting to get weird(ing) in this book. To cleanse the wine burden between us, be they red wines or white wines, we offer… -Paul's stash of sedatives, -A hunter who seeks, -A debt paid in full, -And the most famous game on Tupile... The...

Don’t get too excited that we’re on Arrakis, or Dr. Yueh will tranq you. We follow Jessica to the south wing of the house. She encounters Yueh, and he will have to employ all of the tricks his Wanna taught him to avoid detection as the traitor. Wait, she only taught him one?!? The wine servok is up and running giving us more time to talk about… -Wellington Yueh, Big Game Hunter. -Jessica missing s...

Farewell Caladan, Hello Arrakis. Our shuttle just arrived this morning, but everyone is already busy as can be. We get our first glimpse of the Atreides' new home and check in on Lady Jessica. Honestly, she just can’t catch a break today, and I fear for the next person who reminds her she is not married to the Duke. We take care of our “wine-burden” and keep coming back to that bull… -El Muerte is...

We’ve been talking a lot about him so it's about time we meet Duke Leto. Paul and his dad spend some quality time together before the big move. The Duke spins some wild conspiracy theories, and, once our glasses are topped off we have our own conspiracies to go over… -The Mentat Duke to be. -Prison planets and conspiracies. -The Atreides love bullfighting, and so does the Emperor. -Will this tie e...

We stick around in the training room with Paul when Dr. Yueh enters. We’ve done general studies with Thufir, some calisthenics with Gurney, so now we let Yueh take us to church. We reverently sip our communion wine in this one while we talk about… There's more than ten fremen? Frank did a little plagiarism*. Writing a bible is hard. And will the Glossary Game have a definite winner? Episode Guide...

Well that was a long day…. wait a week has passed? Time jumps ahead and we follow Paul during his last “school” day on Caladan. Once the glasses are filled we talk about… -Thufir Hawat, a mentat’s mentat. -That inkvine scar. -Gurneys love for music. -And of course, the Glossary Game returns. Episode Guide 02:15 Chapter Summary Begins 01:06:50 Gurney Halleck 01:26:05 Thufir Hawat 01:37:45 Glossary...

Last week got pretty dark fast, so we’ve high-tailed it back to the cozy morning room in Castle Caladan. The Lady Jessica, Reverend Mother G.H.M., and Paul have seemingly spent the day together and we join them at sunset. Before the bottle is done we talk about… -Jessica’s first Bene Gesserit Oath. -The Reverend Mother’s full title. -C.H.O.A.M.: What is it and how many different ways does Derek pr...

Hopefully you did not get too comfortable on Caladan because we are on Geidi Prime this week with chapter 2 of Frank Herbert’s "Dune". We sit in on meeting with the Baron and learn his devious plan. As the wine flows we cover… -Twisted Mentats. -The night the Baron got his title. -A spotlight on the Emperor’s motivations. -The Glossary Game strikes back! Episode Guide 01:15 Chapter Summary Begins...

Our adventure begins with episode one of Spice World! Join Mike and Derek as they sift through chapter one of Frank Herbert’s science fiction masterpiece, "Dune".  Over a couple bottles of wine: -Derek tries to explain the glossary terms that crop up in the first chapter.  -Spell check, surprisingly, does not know “Gom Jabbar”. -We learn a big secret from the Dune Encyclopedia. -And the...

Never read Dune?  No worries, neither has Mike. Whether you are new to Dune, or you already know how to wear your stillsuit desert style; this podcast has something to offer. Pulling from the long out of print, Dune Encyclopedia, we can tell you stories such as: Who was Holtzman? What is it like on a Guild spaceship? How did the Baron come to power? We will be revealing some spoilers along th...