Sand: A Podcast About Dune
Sand is a Frank Herbert enthusiast podcast in which hosts Lance and Molly discuss the Dune series, book-club style. We also spend some time discussing the movies we've watched throughout the previous week for no other reason than we both just love the stuff. To the Dunes!
Episodes
53 episodes since 2020
God Emperor of Dune 48 - 50: Ups and Downs
We did it! We reached the end of God Emperor of Dune! In this episode, we cover the rise of Duncan and the fall of Leto II. As expected, not everyone makes it out of this book alive. We have a lot to cover with just three chapters so we hope yo...
June 24, 2022
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Season 4
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1:17:43
God Emperor of Dune 42 - 47: Who Hears God's Prayers?
Okay, Sandies! We're almost to the end of God Emperor of Dune! Can you believe it? In this episode, we feel the lady Siona doth protest too much her pairing with the hunk Duncan Idaho; come face to face at last with the much talked about Malky;...
June 12, 2022
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1:11:39
God Emperor of Dune 36 - 41: Stroke it Gently
Gross! If you've read this book with us, you know how gross Leto can get, but this is beyond the pale... Leto, you dirty bird!Join us for another episode where we finally get to talk about this test we've been hearing all about! We will obv...
May 27, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:02:20
God Emperor of Dune 30 - 35: Big Trouble in Little Citadel
Molly and Lance coming at you straight from Arrakis with a particularly spicy episode of SAND, in which we cover chapters 30-35 of God Emperor of Dune. It seems everyone has forgotten to take their spice this morning as we get one pissed off ch...
May 14, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:20:36
God Emperor of Dune 25-29: A Few More Stools
We're back again with our bellies full of worm stew! There's a LOT of our almighty worm just flappin' his wormy gums in this chunk of chapters. Lucky for you, Molly forgot to read a sixth chapter so we'll just be covering the five this time.
April 29, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:07:19
God Emperor of Dune 19-24: Manic Pixie Dream Hurl
It's Audience Day on Arrakis! Lance, Molly, and Leto II receive enlightening visits from Moneo, Duncan, Anteac, and the beguiling Hwi Noree, who's purity and innocence has the whole Citadel in a tizzy. We learn many things, such as how the Fish...
April 17, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:34:48
God Emperor of Dune 13 - 18: Last is First
Molly and Lance have joined the parade! They're headed to Festival City! They are curious how much of this book with be walking to a fair!Chapters thirteen through eighteen of God Emperor of Dune are covered.Dune talk starts at arou...
April 01, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:15:51
God Emperor of Dune 7-12: Arrakis Runs on Duncan
Sorry for the delay, friends! Ran into some technical difficulties :(. Lance and Molly take on chapters 7-12 of God Emperor of Dune in this episode of Sand! They learn many things such as: a grandfather can be his own grandfather; ...
March 20, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:14:23
God Emperor of Dune 1 - 6: Godspeed You! Emperor of Dune
We cracked open a new (crappy, old paperback version of this) book!God Emperor of Dune!Welcome to the new season, which will be presented every other week! Here, we cover the first six chapters of GEoD which starts off running! We, howe...
March 04, 2022
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1:18:06
God Emperor of Dune - Trailer
What’s up, Sandies?? We are BACK at last to discuss God Emperor of Dune. Sorry for the delay but just like Leto II, we had to wait 4,000 years between books. Lance and Molly are very excited to get into Frank Herbert’s fourth book, famed for it...
February 21, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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2:59
DUNE PART ONE: THE MOVIE
**An earlier version of this episode was posted with only one piece of audio. Oops! If you heard that, sorry! It's fixed now.**The moment is finally here — Denis Villeneuve's operatic take on the Duniverse has arrived and we have reunit...
November 09, 2021
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Season 4
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1:05:47
Children of Dune Miniseries: Episode 3
We're back and joined by Naomi Perryman who has not read the book Children of Dune, but did take a hit by watching the miniseries. We'll figure out if made any sense at all. Dune talk starts right away on this one!
July 09, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:03:44
Children of Dune The Miniseries: Episodes 1 & 2
Wherein we discuss episodes 1 & 2 of the Syfy Channel rendition of Children of Dune -- or rather, Lance tells Molly about the first episode because she skipped the first episode, not realizing the series did, in fact, include Dune Messiah. ...
July 02, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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44:51
Children of Dune 61 - 64: What Does it MEAN!?!?!?!
Suck on this, Nay-sayers! We did it! We finished Children of Dune!Here are the last four chapters and in true Dune fashion, it gets a little out there!Who will live? Who will die? Who will use their super strength to spin their aunt...
June 18, 2021
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1:24:46
Children of Dune 57 - 60: Desert Demon
In this, the penultimate episode of our Children of Dune recap, we find a frustrated Ghanima who still will not be respected by Stilgar, a sad and lonely Gurney just looking for his old friend Paul, and a mysterious new double agent in Alia's l...
June 11, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:11:03
Children of Dune 53 - 56: Arrakis Runs on Duncan
We are SO close to the end here, people! This is like the Pen-Penultimate Children of Dune book episode.We've got wild psychic faceoffs! We've got twists and turns! And we even lose a friend!Dune talk starts around 11 minutes and fi...
June 04, 2021
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1:02:17
Children of Dune 49 - 52: That Old Fremen Maxim
Y'all ... shit pops allll the way off in this set of chapters. I don't want to say more because what happens really needs to be experienced first hand to be believed. After finding the Golden Path, come find us to process it all! D...
May 28, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:14:18
Children of Dune 45 - 48: An Adult Beefswelling
We can’t believe it! Frank Herbert, you dirty bird! We get right to it, the most disgusting word ever made up used in maybe the most disgusting context. Dont worry, we won’t stop talking about it! Sure, there’s some great intrigue and ...
May 21, 2021
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1:03:51
Children of Dune 41 - 44: How'm I Supposed To Live With No Spice?
Duuuuuuuuuu(ne)de. We are tripping hard this chapter -- I mean, we're talking speculating-at-the-origin-of-the-universe, deciphering-the-nature-of-free-will/order-of-time-level stoned. Thanks a lot, Gurney! We also get to see a giddy Farad'n, s...
May 14, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:07:36
Children of Dune 37 - 40: HANDS!
This book is starting to get a lot more Dune-y! We welcome a new character in Namri! We also FINALLY officially reveal Leto’s captor (c’mon, Frank! This was too obvious) and go on a serious Spice trip!We open up the San...
May 07, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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46:18
Children of Dune 33 - 36: Trapvine!
Or: The once again triumphant return of the legend, the myth, the man -- Gurney Halleck! These chapters are chock full of grab-at-the-foot-of-my-robes preacher-ing, Indiana Jones-level adventuring, and multilayered, whose-plot-is-this-any...
April 30, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:12:35
Children of Dune 29 - 32: A Terrible Glove
Yes, of COURSE we’re back again with the latest ep! Woo-Boy, those Atreides kids are up to their necks in some sandy business… I don’t know if they’ll make it out alive, but I sure do like the ride.We also sit a spell with our good Lady ...
April 23, 2021
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59:26
Children of Dune 25 - 28: Taqwa!
Lance and Molly are back, with this round of chapters splitting their time between Salusa Secundus and Arrakis. Ghani and Leto handle their shit in the desert while Jessica questions Duncan's allegiances (getting strapped into an ornithopter at...
April 16, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:02:12
Children of Dune 21 - 24: Very Strong and Neat
Things are gettin' good! We have some actual mail to read, the usual movie talk, and our favorite chapter in the book so far! Find out what we mean and why we mean it!Dune talk starts at 17:30Here is the HORNS link we mention on...
April 09, 2021
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1:08:01
Children of Dune 17 - 20: Hayt to Say Goodbye
There really is only one headline for this group of chapters: The mentat ghoula known as Duncan Idaho is BACK and he is better than ever. But what plot lies behind those Tleilaxu eyes? Dune talk starts at 17:45
April 02, 2021
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:08:50