Gom Jabber with the Mua'Dweebs
by The Mua'Dweebs
A Dune podcast both thorough and flippant. Three friends breaking the book down chapter by chapter and trying to keep on schedule for the Christmas release of the movie while navigating feminism, mortal enemies, cross-universe alien contact and more.
Episodes
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Episode 26: Juicy Tubers
Noted plant organ expert James Naeger joins to 'Dweebs to expound on big juicy tubers and the value of a long cork.
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Episode 25 part 2: History Will Call Us Hosts
The 'Dweebs, once again joined by Andrew Mabry, reach the end of the textual journey and smash right into a shield wall of misogyny too impenetrable for any family's atomics. They contemplate the woes of editing a sphincteraholic, debate who's plans contain more plans, and continue their…
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Episode 25 part 1: the worst metaphor of all time
The ‘Dweebs welcome back desert daddy Andrew Mabry as they begin their journey into the final chapter of the book. Somehow, despite having dammed this river of content, it does not destroy them.
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Episode 24 Part 2: SANDRIDER
Special guest James Naeger uses nematodal abuse to shill honey wine - the 'Dweebs drink it up like a bunch of Fremen teenagers on their way to the spice orgy.
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Episode 24, Part 1: Plant Organ Expert
The Dweebs are joined by noted plant organ expert James Naeger from Schramm's mead in Ferndale Michigan to discuss the finer points of creepy children and fungal excretions.
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Episode 23: CHOAM Rag
The 'Dweebs yawn at Paul's War-Crimes-As-Geo-Engineering strategy. Baron Boyle advances the theory that Usul pulled a Churchill/Coventry with his son, to general derision.
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Episode 22: Bene Gesserit Outlaw
The ‘Dweebs make an uncomfortable reconnection with a ballad of their youth, and are underwhelmed by Paul’s big reveal.
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Episode 21: Tender Dweebs and salty Duchesses
The ‘Dweebs turn their hindsight on the Parade of Daddies, and find that good and evil look a little different 20 episodes later.
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Episode 20: Folding Space & A Litany Against Fear
The 'Dweebs are joined by a pair of professional beer brewers to discuss the finer points of dramatic interpretation and everyone's preferred method of sand-travel.
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Episode 19: Bats on Sapho
Andrew "Stilgar" Mabry continues to dance intellectual circles around the 'Dweebs while they consider the logistics of classified ads and guided missiles in a world without computers.
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Episode 18: Dessert Daddies & Worm Spankings
The 'Dweebs are joined by a special guest - who reveals he's been using The Voice to puppet Josh all along. They discuss Arakeen animal husbandry, lonely bro moments in the setting desert sun, the usual.
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Episode 17: Worm Tests and Babee Witches
The 'Dweebs consider the strange intersections of Feminism, Patriarchy, and being embarrassed of your mom, in Fremen society.
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Episode 16: Mantatsplaining
The Dweebs seem pretty coherent this week...a little too coherent. Alec won't shut up about Russian history, DRMLBMB won't shut up about cornbread, but don't worry, Josh brings us out on the bummer of all bummers.
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Episode 15: Big Crone Energy
The Dweebs give some side-eye to Frank's fascination with the potential of youth. DRMLBMB dreams of her terrible purpose. Josh...maybe has a little too much spice in his diet.
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BONUS EPISODE: We get Weirded
The hosts of Lets Get Weirding join the Dweebs for reactions and hot takes about the trailer. Alec & Josh keep trotting out conspiracy theories, which just embarrass DRMLBMB who is just trying to hang out with her cool new friends.
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Episode 14: Fancy Tights
Alec reads the Atreides for their drab ass clothes. DRMLBMB highlights the ancient patriarchal fear of female reproductive autonomy. Josh...*sigh*...thinks of one more thing.
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Episode 13: One More Thang...
The Dweebs grow old while Paul & Jamis sand-wrestle...to the death! Josh thinks of one last point...for the 300th time.
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Episode 12: Ughhhhh, Josh.
Josh introduces a thrilling new category of segment. Alec and Lilly wish they had staid out in the urg with Kynes.
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Episode 11: Spice Blow
Josh finally figures out where he picked up that case of Choam; Alec & Lily just will not stop bullying Paul.
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Episode 10: Nature Damnit
Alec & Lilly die of exposition exhaustion. Josh sings a mournful tune.
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Episode 9: Dune Juice
The Dweebs finally make their way into the deep desert, where they find themselves in contemplation of a melange of fluids.
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Episode 8: The ample sphincter
The Dweebs get up to some naked time, stan the Baron, and shove Paul in a locker.,
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Episode 7: Melanganaise
The Dweebs actually cover three chapters in a single episode, and still manage to find time to fall in love with the Baron Harkonnen!
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Episode 6: Dunesta
The Dweebs get a new sponsor, argue about Paul's and the Duke's manners, and get real excited about Jessica giving Thufir a literal verbal smackdown.
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Episode 5: Pew pew, pew pew.
Finally, we get to talk about worms exploding in the rear.
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Episode 4: Spacebag
Becoming increasingly old and leathery as they enter their fourth episode, the Mua'Dweebs launch into their longest discussion yet, and honestly they blow the lids off more then once deep CHOAM secret this time around. Plus be sure to listen all the way to the end, there is one hell of an Easter...
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Episode 3: Dunspiracy Uncovered
The Dweebs finally blow the lid off of BIG GESSERIT and their efforts to control the media. Or was it spice? I don't know, we're all very tired.
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Episode 2: Parade of Daddies
In their second dive into the funeral plains the 'Dweebs once again find themselves mostly sidelined by phallic imagery, and finally decide to speak out against CHOAM.
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Episode 1: Mortal Enemies
In their very first episode the Dweebs introduce themselves, explore the magic of linear recording, and reflect on late-industrial economic models of the upper Midwest.
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About this show
A Dune podcast both thorough and flippant. Three friends breaking the book down chapter by chapter and trying to keep on schedule for the Christmas release of the movie while navigating feminism, mortal enemies, cross-universe alien contact and more.
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