EPISODE · Oct 14, 2021 · 1H 49M
Dune: Our Friends the Worms
from Fire the Canon · host Jackie, Rachel, Theo
They said it couldn’t be done, but we did it! That’s right - in ONE episode, we manage to discuss all 800 pages of the sci-fi classic Dune, by Frank Herbert. (For a more analysis-heavy discussion, check out our later episode Frank Herbert's Dune: Little Miss Livermush.) Today as a guest, we have the world’s greatest Dunespert! (No, not Frank Herbert.) Rachel virtue signals about gummy diversity. Jackie explains K-pop boys to us. Theo realizes he’s had two Fremen by his side all along. Topics include: GumbyxPokey, the best athlete’s foot medication, David Lynch, Timothée Chalamet, Sting, heterosexuality, spoilers, sperm rights, Dr. Purple Lips, the New Jersey of space, Jimmy Stewart voice, dragon seduction in Dungeons & Dragons, a true Jessica, the weirding way & the weirding woman, ichthyosaurs, servant time, Stinky the Hutt, Big Brother the Hutt, Hutt-shaming, riding the worm, concubators, an original book idea, and book juice. Content warning: eugenics, sexism, racism, fatphobia, pedophilia ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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They said it couldn’t be done, but we did it! That’s right - in ONE episode, we manage to discuss all 800 pages of the sci-fi classic Dune, by Frank Herbert. (For a more analysis-heavy discussion, check out our later episode Frank Herbert's Dune: Little Miss Livermush.) Today as a guest, we have the world’s greatest Dunespert! (No, not Frank Herbert.) Rachel virtue signals about gummy diversity. Jackie explains K-pop boys to us. Theo realizes he’s had two Fremen by his side all along. Topics include: GumbyxPokey, the best athlete’s foot medication, David Lynch, Timothée Chalamet, Sting, heterosexuality, spoilers, sperm rights, Dr. Purple Lips, the New Jersey of space, Jimmy Stewart voice, dragon seduction in Dungeons & Dragons, a true Jessica, the weirding way & the weirding woman, ichthyosaurs, servant time, Stinky the Hutt, Big Brother the Hutt, Hutt-shaming, riding the worm, concubators, an original book idea, and book juice. Content warning: eugenics, sexism, racism, fatphobia, pedophilia
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