Episode 619: Dune (Patreon)

Despite the many attempts to transform Dune into something a little more palatable to the mainstream, Frank Herbert's 800-page sci-fi epic didn't truly catch fire with the mainstream until the release of the recent two-part adaptation by Denis Villeneuve. So what's going on with this book, and why have so many failed to translate it to a different medium? On this episode of Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit and Merritt K as the crew dives deep into the countless dunes of... Dune.