The Road to Dune (Part 1)

Gom Jabbar: A Dune Podcast

Lore Party Media

Arts, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Abu and Leo get meta and explore the origins of Dune itself. They dive into The Road to Dune, a 2005 book detailing how Frank Herbert was inspired to write his sci-fi epic. The book also reveals letters between Frank and his collaborators, giving us insight into how the iconic story came together. This episode contains SPOILERS for Dune and Dune Messiah. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GomJabbar Check out our merch: https://www.gomjabbarshop.com This podcast is part of the Lore Party Podcast Network. Visit our site to learn more about all our great shows: https://loreparty.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on the show, a review of Dune before its publication somehow applies to Gomja Bar, quote, slow spots, warrying conversations, bursts of melodrama, end quote, what?
0:13.7	Rude!
0:15.2	Bursts?
0:16.1	It's constant melodrama, okay?
0:18.2	Couldn't be us.
0:19.3	Different show.
0:19.8	Different show. Different show.
0:29.3	Welcome to Gom Jabar, your guide to the iconic world of Dune.
0:38.6	We'll be exploring the themes, philosophies, and characters found in the sandy depths of this vast universe, from Frank Herbert'sbreaking novels to the adaptations on film and TV. My name's Abu. My name is Leo. And Leo. Yes. We're talking books,
0:47.0	but not the books, a different book about the book. I can't wait to launch a podcast about this
0:54.1	podcast about this episode.
0:56.2	Yeah.
0:56.9	We're talking about something completely different today, kind of.
1:01.1	Yeah, it's still Dune.
1:02.3	We promise it's still Dune.
1:03.4	But today's episode is pretty meta, actually.
1:06.9	Yeah.
1:07.2	Because we're going to be talking about a book called The Road to Dune, which was published in 2005.
1:13.9	Right.
1:14.3	And this book actually features a history of Frank Herbert and Dune, how he came up with the story and the journey and the journey of getting Dune published and out there in the world.
1:27.1	Yeah.
1:32.7	You know, it's a little bit off the beaten path, but we are excited to talk about maybe some of these lesser discussed elements of Dune.
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