Ep. 258 - Dune vs. LOTR w/ Jess of the Shire

In episode 258 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Jess of the Shire to compare and contrast Arrakis and Middle-earth, Frank Herbert and J.R.R. Tolkien. We had a lot of fun covering everything from dragons to sandworms, to personality quirks of Herbert and Tolkien.

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0:00 - Jess the Face-Essayist Cosplayer
13:24 - Jess's favorite LOTR character
15:54 - Technology in LOTR and Dune
23:50 - Frank Herbert the Philosopher
26:02 - Would Tolkien and Herbert have been friends?
32:44 - Is Paul Atreides the baddie?
34:33 - Why Did Tolkien Dislike Dune?
44:36 - Dragons or Sand Worms?
56:50 - Tolkien's Eucatastrophe vs. Herbert's Recurrent Shape
1:01:42 - What about Space Wizards?
1:06:37 - Jess's script writing and video production process