Heretics of Dune (1981)

<p>In our latest episode, regular hosts <a href="https://twitter.com/matthh">Haitch</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/goldman">Jason</a> are joined by spiritual advisor, <a href="https://twitter.com/protolexus">Protolexus</a>. We discuss the penultimate book in the series, Heretics of Dune. We cover profit as a motive for creating art, a return to actual worldbuilding in the series, and what the actual fuck was going on with including literal Sex Duels in this book.</p> <p><strong>Chapters</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Introduction</strong> (00:00:00)</li> <li><strong>Dune News</strong> (00:08:26)</li> <li><strong>Roundtable Discussion</strong> (00:10:45)</li> <li><strong>Your Letters</strong> (01:14:48)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Notes and Links</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Read the episode transcript</strong>! Our transcript is <a href="https://medium.com/@dunepod">available here</a>.</li> <li><strong>Join the Dune Pod Discord Server</strong>! Our server is live, and this is the place to hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. It’s a spot to hang out, talk movies, books, games, whatever. Check out the <a href="https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t">invite here</a>.</li> <li><strong>Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn</strong>! Dune Pod is a member of <a href="https://tapedeckpods.com">TAPEDECK Podcasts</a>, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: <strong>70mm</strong> (a podcast for film lovers), <strong>Bat & Spider</strong> (low rent horror and exploitation films), <strong>Cinenauts</strong> (exploring the Criterion Collection), <strong>Lost Light</strong> (Transformers comics and movies), <strong>Will Run For</strong> (obsessing about running), and <strong>Film Hags</strong> (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!</a>.</li> <li><strong>Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography</strong> <a href="https://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/">Frank Herbert</a></li> <li><strong>See the movies we’ve watched and are goi