• Cable Guy (1996)
    Mar 2 2026

    We’re finally re-joined by our hero, the Silver Fox, the VP of Merch, the original Podcast BadBoy, and the co-host of the the co-host of the Bat and Spider podcast, dale_a. We tackle Ben Stiller’s 1996 cult classic the broke out Jim Carrey’s acting career, The Cable Guy. Plus we cover close-up magic, the Winter Olympics, looming military strikes in Iran, and whether Haitch committed m#*$er at gymnastics camp in 1984.

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:20:10)
    • The Cable Guy Roundtable (00:34:32)
    • Your Letters (01:17:08)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Best of Escape Hatch: No Country for Old Men (2007)
    Feb 23 2026

    We’re on winter break, so in this special Best of episode, we start with the current state of Dems trying to appeal to the youths, Jason tells us all about vibecoding some incredible new tools for the pod, and then we go all the way back to Episode 6(!) of Dune Pod. Relive how we were dealing with deeeep COVID and Jason’s nervousness about whether Dune Part 2 would even get made. Plus we’re joined by Ian De Borja as we tackle one of the GOATs, The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men!

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Best of Escape Hatch: No Country for Old Men (00:23:03)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
    Feb 16 2026

    We’re joined by the host of the podcast Channels, Peter Kafka, as we go back to 1982’s Los Angeles, with Cameron Crowe and Amy Heckerling’s teenage masterpiece starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Phoebe Cates, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. We cover how The Pool Scene changed a generation, the first time Haitch got blue balls (after making out all night at a church lock in), why the Super Bowl sucked so hard, and just how sweet all those conservative tears taste right about now.

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:25:11)
    • Fast Times at Ridgemont High Roundtable (00:34:28)
    • Your Letters (01:16:39)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Point Blank (1967)
    Feb 9 2026

    This is a wild one. We’re joined by House of the Dragon S3 director Loni Peristere and the creator of John Wick, Derek Kolstad! We cover Lee Marvin’s 1967 classic, Point Blank! Other topics include a S3 HotD update, that one time when Loni REINVENTED modern sci-fi visual effects with his revolutionary approach on Firefly (and then Battlestar Galactica!), and creating a legendary modern action hero.

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:18:00)
    • Point Blank Roundtable (00:30:21)
    • Your Letters (01:28:02)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Panic Room (2002)
    Feb 2 2026

    t’s always a great time when we’re joined by the co-host of the X-Ray Vision podcast, the incomparable Rosie Knight! We tackle David Fincher’s 2002 taut thriller starring Jodie Foster, Forrest Whitaker, and Dwight Yoakim(?!), Panic Room. Other topics include how the Dems and ordinary citizens in Minnesota are effectively fighting back, and of course #hogtalk (on both Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and The Pitt)!

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:23:13)
    • Panic Room Roundtable (00:41:17)
    • Your Letters (01:38:17)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Starman (1984)
    Jan 26 2026

    It’s the dramatic return of our Scream Queen, Sr. Editor of Fangoria Magazine, Meredith Borders. Meredith is hot off the massive Kickstarter launch of her brand new book, First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium! We talk about John Carpenter’s forgotten masterpiece, Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen’s 1980s classic Starman. We also cover Greenland, the (gestures around) whole situation going on, #dunesday, Christopher Nolan v Denis Villeneuve, and our love for the first episode of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms!

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:15:02)
    • Starman Roundtable (00:27:56)
    • Your Letters (01:28:47)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Adaptation (2002)
    Jan 19 2026

    We kicked Jason to the curb to allow us to record when Escape Hatch film correspondent and co-host of the Cinenauts podcast ctcher was available. And he’s joined by the Mayor of the Freak Beat and co-host of The Austin Danger Podcast, Kev. By their command, we cover Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonez’ sophomore effort, the wildly inventive Adaptation.

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:21:05)
    • Adaptation Roundtable (00:30:41)
    • Your Letters (01:24:10)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • The Prophecy (1995)
    Jan 12 2026

    We’re back, baby! And joining us to kick off the new year in style it’s the 3rd living host of Escape Hatch, the co-host of the Twin Vipers podcast, Jonesy Love Beer. Not gonna lie, this was a tough one as we tackled Christopher Walken’s unhinged performance in Gregory ‘Highlander” Widen’s less successful effort, The Prophecy. (It does have a young, sexy Viggo Mortenson playing the devil, so it has that going for it.)

    Chapters

    • Introduction (00:00:00)
    • Hatch News (00:33:07)
    • The Prophecy Roundtable (00:44:55)
    • Your Letters (01:29:00)

    Notes and Links

    • Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now.
    • Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here.
    • Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!.
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
    • Escape Hatch’s Breaking Dune News Twitter list
    • Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211.
    • Follow @escapehatchpod on Bluesky,Instagram, and TikTok.
    • Music by Scott Fritz and Who’z the Boss Music.
    • Cover art by ctcher.
    • Edited and produced by Haitch.
    • Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 58 mins