- wöchentlichErscheinungsrhythmus
- 1 h 07typische Länge
- vor 3 Tagenletzte Folge
Gom Jabbar is the ultimate guide to the Dune universe for both longtime fans and newcomers. Join hosts Abu and Leo as they dive deep into every aspect of Dune lore, from Frank Herbert's original novels to HBO's television show and Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster films. New episodes every other Friday.
Folgen
Book Club: Dune Messiah (pg 50–99)
In Dune Messiah, Paul Atreides receives a dangerous gift: Hayt, a Tleilaxu ghola of Duncan Idaho. Abu and Leo cover pages 50 to 99 of Dune Messiah and take a listener's question about why Paul couldn't simply call off the jihad. Scytale's v
Go subscribe to Spice & Dice: A Dune D&D Podcast
DUNEgeon Master Noah Perito guides Abu Zafar and Leo Wiggins through original adventures inspired by Frank Herbert's stories and the Dune Encyclopedia. As hosts of the #1 Dune podcast Gom Jabbar, Abu and Leo have spent six years exploring e
Dune: Part Three Final Trailer Breakdown
The final trailer for Dune: Part Three is out, and this emergency episode breaks it down shot by shot. Abu and Leo pull apart what they see as deliberate misdirection in Denis Villeneuve's marketing and trade theories on what the trailer ac
Announcement: Heretics Amulet
Leo made a videogame! Abu and Leo chat about Heretics Amulet, a single player video game with its fair share of Dune references, available now on Steam. Check out Heretics Amulet here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5372090/Heretics_Amu
Book Club: Dune Messiah (pg 1-49)
Dune Messiah opens twelve years into Muad'Dib's jihad, with Emperor Paul Atreides worn down by his own visions. Abu and Leo kick off their Dune Messiah Book Club with the first 50 pages, just in time for Dune: Part Three. Bronso of Ix gets
Book Club: Sandworms of Dune (Part 2)
Abu and Leo conclude their reluctant coverage of Sandworms of Dune, the final part of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's conclusion of the Dune saga. They summarize the remainder of the book and discuss what it's all about, in the end. T
Book Club: Sandworms of Dune (Part 1)
Abu and Leo reluctantly launch into their coverage of Sandworms of Dune, the final part of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's conclusion of the Dune saga. They summarize the first half of the book, and vent their feelings along the way.
Irulan Corrino
Princess Irulan Corrino, Shaddam IV's eldest daughter and Paul's wife in name only, finally gets her own character deep dive. Abu and Leo dig into what the Dune Encyclopedia says about her life and legacy, with an eye on Florence Pugh's ret
Greenslaves and Occupation Force: Frank Herbert Before Dune
Abu and Leo dig into "Greenslaves" and "Occupation Force," two stories Herbert wrote in the decade before Dune made him famous, to see what they reveal about the mind behind the books. "Greenslaves," published in Amazing in March 1965 and l
Lost Entries: Psychology of the Sardaukar and Harkonnens
Abu and Leo finish their Lost Entries run through Carl B. Yoke's psychology manuscripts, uncovered at the Fullerton Archives. This week they read two unpublished Dune Encyclopedia entries on the psychology of the Sardaukar and the Harkonnen
Book Club: Hunters of Dune (Part 2)
Abu and Leo finish Hunters of Dune, the first book in Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's conclusion of the Dune saga. They break down the back half of the book and vent their feelings about how this is all just so wrong. They cover the I
Lost Entries: Psychology of the Fremen
An unpublished Dune Encyclopedia manuscript called Psychology of the Fremen never made it past Willis E. McNelly's editing desk, until now. Abu and Leo dig into what got cut, in part one of a two-episode dive into the Fullerton archives' un
DISPATCH: Hugo Winners, Bobiverse Returns & Silo's Divisive Finale
The 2026 Hugo Awards hand Best Novel to Alix E. Harrow's The Everlasting and give Murderbot its first-ever trophy, while WorldCon finally reveals the price for the 2023 Hugo scandal: a lifetime ban for administrator Dave McCarty and lesser
Book Club: Hunters of Dune (Part 1)
Abu and Leo begin the book club coverage of Hunters of Dune, the first novel completing Frank Herbert's saga after his death. They walk through the first half of the book's tangled plot before turning to the continuity breaks and creative c
Producer's Commentary: Revisiting The Road to Dune
Since we're in our #BrianHerbertEra, Abu and Leo revisit an episode from 2022 covering the history of Dune as told by Brian Herbert in his book, The Road to Dune. SUPPORT THE SHOW Get ad-free episodes and more: patreon.com/gomjabbar (http
The Hidden Jews of Dune With DZ Kalman
Frank Herbert spent five books showing how faiths merge, mutate, and drift beyond recognition. Then, in Chapterhouse: Dune, he wrote in a community of Jews who had not changed at all. Abu and Leo gather critical takes from Jewish readers an
Mailbag: Ranking All Six Dune Novels and Why We Never Needed a Seventh Book
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) close out the book club with a live listener Q&A, the first one recorded with every page of Frank Herbert's saga behind them.
Lost Entries: Roj Amalkin and the Stone Burner
Abu and Leo return to the Lost Entries series with two Dune Encyclopedia manuscripts that never made it into print. Both were written by one of the Encyclopedia's most prolific contributors, and detail the life of Dune's Oppenheimer: a man
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune (Part 16)
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) complete their read-through of Chapterhouse Dune by diving deep into chapters 46-48. They refle
Announcing Spice & Dice: A Dune D&D Podcast
Abu and Leo officially announce Spice & Dice, a new Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast set in the far corners of the Dune universe, with Noah Perito back in the dungeon master's chair. The show is built to welcome newcomers to D&D as mu
Dune: Part Three Trailer Full Analysis & Breakdown
Abu and Leo break down the new Dune: Part Three trailer shot by shot, tracing what it reveals about Paul Atreides' transformation from reluctant messiah to feared emperor. They dig into the trailer's visual clues, editing misdirections, and
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune (Part 15)
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) continue their read-through of Chapterhouse Dune by diving deep into chapters 43-45. This episode
Dune: Part Three Trailer Instant Reactions
The second trailer for Dune: Part Three just dropped and it somehow raises even more questions about the film, despite giving us new glimpses of what to expect this December. Our full breakdown will be released on all podcast feeds this wee
Relay: Pantheon Season 1, Episodes 1-4
Abu and Leo dig into Pantheon, the wildly underrated animated sci-fi series almost nobody watched. Across the first four episodes they wrestle with what the show has to say about mortality, capitalism, and the promises we make about new tec
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune (Part 14)
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) continue their read-through of Chapterhouse: Dune with chapters 40 - 42. Teg launches his attack on Gammu, Odrade meets with
The Fremen Jihad
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) dig into the Fremen Jihad, the brutal 12-year war Frank Herbert left almost entirely off-page between his first two novels. Lean
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune (Part 13)
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) continue their read-through of Chapterhouse: Dune with chapters 37 -39. Odrade says her goodbyes, the mission to Junction begins
The True History of the Butlerian Jihad
Six years into the show, Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) finally give the most consequential event in Dune history its own episode. From Jehanne Butler's person
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune (Part 12)
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) continue their read-through of Chapterhouse Dune by diving deep into chapters 34-36. This episode contai
Producer’s Commentary: Revisiting the Dune Tarot
Abu (https://bsky.app/profile/abuzafar.bsky.social) and Leo (https://bsky.app/profile/leowigginsvo.bsky.social) return to one of their earliest and most popular episodes to provide bonus commentary and analysis years later.
