Season 1 Episode 1: Caladan

Join nerd power couple Alex and Elayne as we take a 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 slip by, while Alex is diving into his second read and will be our resident “expert”.

In this episode, we introduce ourselves and our plan for this podcast and take a look at the first three chapters of Dune, in which an old lady gets her creep on, a teenager gets tortured, campy supervillains gloat about their evil plans, and our main character Paul learns he might be the mysterious chosen one of a ladies-only cult who breed humans like prize racehorses. Or he might die. No pressure, right?

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Great Companion to Reading Dune

I discovered this podcast while rereading/listening to Dune in preparation for watching 5he new Dune movie.

I enjoyed the commentary that highlights important points a listener may miss in the audio version.

I recommend listening to the podcast after reading/listening to the relevant chapters of Dune.

the hosts of the podcast are easy to listen to. I look forward to the entire series because Dune is such a deep work.