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Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

by Haitch Industries

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

It’s the return of former Deputy National Security Adviser and Pod Save the World co-host Ben Rhodes! Ben helps us make sense of the current unprecedented geopolitical events unfolding in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, and…
Barry Lyndon (1975)

October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 44 min

It’s the return of NY Times Bestselling author Dave Itzkoff! He’s firmly established his Escape Hatch beat as gritty New York City movies from the 70s and 80s, so this week he leaves the subway behind for the candlelit drawing rooms of…
Dunkirk (2017)

October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

After 6 years, we finally have the Voltron style crossover we’ve always dreamed of: Dune Pod x Gom Jabbar! We’re joined by their co-host and producer, Abu Zafar! He’s also the super producer of our beloved sister pod X-Ray Vision. We keep…
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 58 min

Jason drops a bombshell announcement on the podcast! Plus: we talk romantic three-ways with Grok and then keep the romance theme going with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s 3rd outing together, 2010’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse…
The Lost Boys (1987)

September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min

It's the return of two of our favorite Lucasfilm friends — ILM's Lorelei David and Lucasfilm Animation's Nico Anastassiou! The SUMMER OF JASON continues with Joel Schumacher's 1987 dark and sexy vampire classic, The Lost Boys. Chapters…

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

2 years ago we tried to do Iron Giant, and Haitch crashed his car. This week we tried again, but were blocked by a guest’s shooting schedules. The universe is trying to hold us back, but the SUMMER OF JASON persists, as we pivot to the…
The Fly (1986)

September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min

It’s the return of our scream queen, Senior Editor at FANGORIA and author of First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium, Meredith Borders! The SUMMER OF JASON continues (whereby Jason learns that even I don’t actually get to pick the movies)…
Deep Blue Sea (1999)

August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

It’s Shark Week on Escape Hatch as we welcome back the director of Sharksploitation, producer of Jodorowsky's Dune, co-host of Best Movies Never Made, Stephen Scarlata. He last joined us with @dale_a for Jaws, and this time we cover ‘the…
The Dark Knight (2008)

August 20, 2026 · 2 hr 3 min

We’re back from our late summer vacation and we're joined by the CEO of Particle News, Sara Beykpour. We catch up on the last 2 weeks with updates on the Democratic Civil War, dispatches from the AI wilds, and why these insufferable tech…
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

August 7, 2026 · 2 hr 2 min

Look, when you’re discussing one of most beloved films in the history of cinema, you want to make sure you have your bases covered. So we turned to the man who literally wrote the book (Stranded on Earth: How Night Skies Became E.T. the…
Barton Fink (1991)

August 1, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

The SUMMER OF JASON continues as we finally cover the Coen Brothers' 1991 Hollywood writer’s block nightmare starring John Turturo and John Goodman, Barton Fink. Joining us is the showrunner of Veep, writer/director (Seinfeld, Curb Your…
The Odyssey (2026)

July 22, 2026 · 2 hr 1 min

The Summer of Jason continues our long journey as we're joined by Homeric teacher and scholar Bijani Mizell! Bijani has taught The Odyssey for over 10 years to high school kids, so she was a lock to help us tackle Christopher Nolan’s…

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About the show

Your portal into cinematic pocket universes, fostering community far from the digital chaos. Join co-hosts Haitch and Jason as we welcome special guests and talk about their favorite movies. We love the genre films that inspired the creation of this show, but we talk about all kinds of movies. Just look at our episodes, choose your favorite movie, and dive right in!