The long-awaited Dune sequel is in theaters now — and it's a huge hit. To celebrate, we're resurfacing one of our favorite episodes from the past. Is Dune a white savior fantasy? A subversive eco-parable? To find out, we talk to Haris Durrani, author of an influential essay about Dune.
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Episode 142: Books That'll Get You Through The Winter Months
Episode 141: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Zines
Episode 140: Silicon Valley is doomed to misunderstand the future, with Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Episode 139: How To Write About Violence (with Fonda Lee and Lauren Beukes)
Episode 138: Battlestar Galactica, 20 Years Later
Episode 137: The Creativity Fallacy
Episode 136: Who Wants to Live on an Eyeball Earth? With Aomawa Shields
Episode 135: The Myth of Free Speech
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