We're back! For today's Dune Talk show, we're happy to bring you this interview with Dominic J. Nardi and N. Trevor Brierly. Our special guests are the editors of Discovering Dune: Essays on Frank Herbert’s Epic Saga (2022), a collection of academic essays that brings together 14 insightful perspectives on the rich themes of Dune—including politics, religion, ecology, and philosophy—as well as explorations into several of its key characters.

Garin and Marcus bring their questions regarding "Political Prescience" and "A Critical Moment", the respective essays that Dominic and Trevor contributed. How is the paradox of prescience handled in Frank Herbert's works? How is religion portrayed in the Dune books? We also get into the state of scholarship on Dune and why the authors hope this new publication will inspire readers to continue their own exploration of this fascinating saga.

Segments:

0:00:00 - Intro
0:05:50 - Discovering Dune
0:26:35 - Paradox of Prescience
0:35:31 - Religion
0:44:50 - Key Takeaways
0:49:46 - Outro

Show notes:

This episode featured Discovering Dune: Essays on Frank Herbert’s Epic Saga, edited by Dominic J. Nardi and N. Trevor Brierly, a new collection of 14 scholarly essays published by McFarland. For further information see our earlier announcement.

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This show's hosts:

Marcus Gabriel | @MarcusIsWriting
Garin Granata | @DuneCompanion

Special guests:

Dominic J. Nardi | @nardiviews
N. Trevor Brierly | @ntbrierly

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Special thanks goes out to Ashton GIeckman for music and Sheldon Lee for voice overs.

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Interview With the Editors of 'Discovering Dune': Prescience and Religion