Pod Emperor of Dune

About Pod Emperor of Dune

Join nerd power couple Alex and Elayne as we take a spoiler-free chapter-by-chapter dive into the classic sci-fi Dune series by Frank Herbert. Elayne is a prolific sci-fi/fantasy reader who has somehow let this classic series pass her by, while Alex is on his second read and will be our resident “expert”. In each episode, released on Mondays, we'll recap and discuss up to three chapters, and talk about plot points, characters, and the Dune universe at large, all in a manner that's spoiler-free and safe for first-time readers. To keep up with us follow us on Twitter @nerdisaymore, to support us making content check us out at patreon.com/nerdisaymore, and feel free to reach out to us at nerdisaymore@gmail.com (mailto:nerdisaymore@gmail.com)!

Publisher

Nerd I Say More?

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 May 2020

Latest episode

27 Mar 2023

Latest episodes

123 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Mar 2023

   Season 7 Episode 8: Retrospective on Main Dune Series

   At long last, we get out act together and record our thoughts on the whole main Dune series, discussing the overarching plot, comparing our respective rankings, and considering how the series fits into the greater sci-fi canon. We hope to be back for future Dune content and, just maybe, some other nerdy podcasts about sci-fi. In the meantime, thank you for listening and watch out for sandworms!

2. 

   19 Dec 2022

   Season 7 Episode 7: Retrospective on Sandworms of Dune

   In this episode, we take a look back at all of Sandworms of Dune, discussing our thoughts on the this novel, its plots, and its characters, on its own merits, as the second half of the non-Frank-Herbert mainline Dune lineup, and as the conclusion to the Dune series as a whole.

3. 

   12 Dec 2022

   Season 7 Episode 6: Ex Machina

   In this episode, we take a look at the final third or so of Sandworms of Dune, in which the thinking machines orchestrate a duel between competing Paul gholas only for Duncan to turn out to be the Kwisatz Haderach they were looking for, the Oracle of Time shows up and finds both saving the human fleet and destroying Omnius to be barely an inconvenience, the Face Dancers are summarily dispatched before they can actually execute any of their plan to turn on the machines, and we see the final state of the Dune universe - complete with a surprising number of happy endings for characters from throughout the series.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

33 ratings

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