Histories focus on confrontations, some truth in that, but it hides more persistent things that go on, in spite of upheavals.

Persistent things?

What history touches the podcaster in the studio, recording her analysis of Dune while her husband is off somewhere, most likely a conscript, carrying a weapon.

Why is that persistent and more important than...

Her babies at home need food. Man's away on this perennial madness? Someone has to do the

podcasting.

She's a true image of human persistence.

That's right.

Y'all hear that?

You're listening to a true image of human persistence right now, according to Frank Herbert.

We're the ones that fucking matter.

That's what we have to say about it. We're the heroes. Woo! Welcome to Gham Jabar, your guide to the iconic world of Dune.

We'll be exploring the themes, philosophies, and characters found in the sandy

depths of this vast universe from Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novels to the adaptations on film and

TV. My name is Leo. My name's Aboo. Oh, and today on the show, we are continuing our

page-by-page breakdown of Dune Chapter House or chapter house Dune. We are like 10

episodes into this and I still don't know the order of those words. What a book. We've got a lot

to talk about today. Yeah. The assigned chapters were thick. Triple C, wormy boy,

Lato on his cart thick. But before we get too far into it, let's get our

housekeeping out of the way. As usual, this is a book club episode. So there are no spoilers

today for any of the books or pages that we've covered thus far. So if you're up to date with

the reading that we've assigned, you are safe to listen

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