Podcasts that mention 📚 Dune by Frank Herbert

So many of the most influential tech weirdos in the country’s entire vision of reality is based on misinterpreting Dune, like yeah, that's what fiction is for, but okay.

In this segment, the speaker references the book 'Dune' to illustrate how influential figures in the tech industry often misinterpret its themes, highlighting a common perception of fiction among these individuals.

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Now, let me leave you with some words from Frank Herbert in 'Dune': 'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.

In the closing of the podcast episode, Lex Fridman quotes a poignant passage from Frank Herbert's 'Dune,' emphasizing the importance of overcoming fear, which resonates with the broader themes discussed throughout the episode.

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With my old shop, Legendary, just putting out Dune, which I thought was phenomenal, I was over the moon when we secured the rights because I love the book and the entire world of Dune.

In this segment, Thomas Tull expresses his excitement about securing the rights to produce the movie 'Dune'. He also shares his admiration for the original book and the vast universe created by Frank Herbert.

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But um, but recently I've been more drawn towards uh books that uh, um, I all books that I have been with me since a long time! Like the Dune books, the books that I read when I was a teenager!

Denis Villeneuve shares his affinity for books from his younger years, particularly mentioning 'Dune', which he read as a teenager. This reflection ties into his approach to filmmaking and his inspirations during a conversation with the podcast hosts.

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Johnny Betts from Private Eye, Taylor Rolator from 21 Jump Street, you might know him as Glenn from Finish Line, um, you might know him as Jack Passion from WKA Road, probably not, but you might know him more as Gurney HCK from Dune or Thanos from Avengers: Endgame or or Dan White for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for 2008's Milk.

One of the hosts introduces Josh Brolin by highlighting various roles he has portrayed, specifically mentioning his character Gurney Halleck from *Dune*.

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I don't want to rain on your parade, but just let me know if it's now or 40 minutes. I can talk about Dune, because I have 800,000 questions. You can... you can about Dune anytime you want!

During the conversation, one of the hosts expresses their excitement about discussing *Dune* and mentions having many questions about it.

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You know, if you do Dune with a certain director, it's going to be a certain thing! Somebody who understands what takes to use, whatever! And then if you do Dune with Denny VNV, it's going to... you know, the... the foundation the... you know, the worst, it's going to be is still really good!

Josh Brolin discusses the adaptation of *Dune*, emphasizing how different directors can significantly influence the film's outcome.

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Okay, so wait, so AR is the sand real? Can I talk about Dune? Can I talk about...

During the discussion, one of the hosts wonders whether he can begin questioning about the movie *Dune*, making an implicit reference to the book as well.

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But I mean, what he's accomplished in Dune is like, it's hard to get the tone and the feel and the actors and the script and the sets, and just everything works perfectly. It creates a world that we haven't seen. Yeah, it's very collaborative.

One of the hosts discusses the impressive accomplishments of the director in creating the film adaptation of *Dune*, highlighting the challenges of capturing the right tone, feel, and collaboration among the cast and crew.

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So it became a very, very collaborative process. So that's what I get from Dune. Denny, my good, good friend now, but he's a guy who I would work on anything with because that kind of collaborative effort is the top.

In this segment, Josh Brolin discusses his experience working on *Dune*, highlighting the collaborative nature of the project and his strong rapport with director Denny.

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But things like Dune, as Sean pointed out, it's world-building. It's creating a world; it's creating a whole thing that's so hard to get right. Yeah, no kidding.

During the conversation, one of the hosts points out that *Dune* serves as an example of world-building and emphasizes the challenge of creating such a complex world.

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Uh, so I got into a little dust-up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert because we had both seen Dune! We went to the world premiere, and I didn't hang out with him there, but we saw each other!

Neil discusses a disagreement he had with Stephen Colbert regarding the physics of the sand worm's movement during their visit to the premiere of Dune.

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No, the books are so good, the first one, honestly the second one, I struggle with, but the first one is, wait a minute, what book? Dune?

During a discussion about the quality of certain books, the podcast guest references `Dune`, indicating that the first book is particularly good, while expressing some difficulty with the second.

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Dune by Frank Herbert! Shut up!

During the conversation, Matt Serra brings up the book 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, making a remark about it while comparing elements from 'Dune' and 'Star Wars'.

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