The Messy Canon of Dune, Explained

Gom Jabbar: A Dune Podcast

Lore Party Media

Arts, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Abu and Leo unpack the messy canon of the Dune universe and break down everything you need to know about Frank Herbert's iconic books, the Dune Encyclopedia, and the novels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. This episode contains SPOILERS for only the first book in the Dune saga. CONTENT WARNING: The topic of sexual assault comes up in the discussion from about 0:54 to 1:05 in the episode. Get ad-free episodes and bonus content by becoming a Patron Check out the custom-designed Dune swag on our merch store This podcast is part of the Lore Party Podcast Network. Visit our site to learn more about all our great shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm to our listeners. A quick content warning before we get into this episode. Around the 54-minute mark,
0:06.3	Leo and I will be discussing some creative choices by Brian and Kevin J. Anderson in one of their books.
0:12.2	The conversation involves sexual assault, and I know that's a topic that not all of our listeners may be comfortable with.
0:18.9	So we just wanted to let you know here up at the top
0:22.0	that around 54 minutes we'll start talking about that.
0:25.2	And we wrap up that discussion at around to the one hour and five minute mark.
0:30.1	So you can skip that part of the episode if you'd like to.
0:33.1	We hope you enjoy this one.
0:35.7	Today on the show, we're opening the can of worms.
0:39.9	The can of sand worms.
0:43.6	Okay.
0:44.0	Of the canonicity.
0:46.6	You're saying something different every time, and now I'm unclear on what this
0:51.7	episode is.
0:52.2	Never let them know what you're going to say next.
0:55.1	Keep them guessing.
0:56.6	We're talking canonicity. Welcome to Gomjabar, your guide to the iconic world of Dune.
1:26.5	We'll be exploring the themes, philosophies, and characters found in the sandy depths of this fast universe,
1:32.8	from Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novels to the adaptations on film and TV.
1:37.9	My name's Abu.
1:38.9	My name is Leo.
1:40.3	And Leo, we're here to untangle this messy web, this ball of yarn, this rubber band ball.
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