Wool-Shift-Dust: a Silo TV podcast

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Elysia and Luke return with weekly coverage of a sure-to-be-epic season 3 of the dystopic scifi thriller Silo, releasing on Apple TV starting July 3. The show that put our podcast on the map (and after which it is named) returns for a third season exploring the origins of the Silo system, adapting Shift, the second book in the trilogy – and we'll be giving you both the book-reader comparisons (without spoiling ahead) and non-book-reader tinfoil hat theories about what's really going on.*In between episodes and seasons of Silo, join us for an in-depth dive into Frank Herbert's novel Dune and all of the adaptations of that story.Using the most famous science-fiction book ever written as our base, we're looking at the choices made in different times by different creators: How does one adapt a story that's been deemed unadaptable – what worked, and what didn't? And how does each attempt leave a deeper understanding of this rich galaxy of politics, philosophy, and lore?*Also, browse our feed for our in-depth coverage of Apple TV’s dystopic scifi thriller Silo's first two seasons, from two different perspectives: book reader Elysia, and show-only Luke, with spoilers only up to the episode discussed and equivalent parts of the book.Plus past holiday specials like the endless variations of A Christmas Carol as well as It's a Wonderful Life / Knife, The Craft films, and Edgar Allan Poe and The Fall of the House of Usher coverage – not to mention our coverage of both seasons of Beacon 23 – Hugh Howey's other TV adaptation.Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupAnd Discord: https://discord.gg/8CeM9crUEmail us: [email protected] the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Cub:Supercast (preferred): https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/WoolShiftDust/Silo season passes: https://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Published by The Lorehounds. (c) Elysia Brenner 2023-2025

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Silo: S3-e4 – "Whatever You Do, Don't Go Home" (but you can't stay here)

As Daniel and Helen's investigation heats up in one timeline, and Juliette is back on the run in another, Silo season 3, episode 4 reminds its characters "Whatever You Do, Don't Go Home." And Luke and Elysia pick apart all the investigations, the subtly dropped references, and the webs of alliances in this game-changing entry into the mid-season stretch.Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.No spoilers for any book (or trailer) elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available each week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passeshttps://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupThreads: @elysiacbOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 26

2 hr 7 min

Silo: S3-e3 – "A Dark Web" of past and present

"A Dark Web" – episode 3 of season 3 of Silo on Apple TV – has Luke and Elysia mining both show reveals and first-book canon to figure out what exactly our characters might be digging up this week. From close encounters of a hacker kind in Silo 18's distant past, which is looking increasingly like our present, to reforged bonds in relationships old and new, we're poring over every detail like we're Sheriff Billings prepping for a Pact competition. And then asking... But what if this were a 1950s Noir?The WTF Cloud encounter (Apple TV YT clip)Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.No spoilers for any book (or trailer) elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available each week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passeshttps://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupThreads: @elysiacbOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 19

2 hr 29 min

Silo S3: e1-2 – The memory manipulation mailbag

The community at large checks in on vibes from characters old and new, the most intriguing mysteries of the third season of Silo (through episode 2), and other assorted theories casting new light on the stocks of Supply and more.Plus, Nichole, Nevermind the Music's psychology professor, drops in to address the real science behind this season's memory manipulations.Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.No spoilers for any book (or trailer) elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available each week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passeshttps://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupThreads: @elysiacbOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 17

1 hr 36 min

Silo: S3-e2 – "It's All Good" in Amnesiaville

Elysia and Luke celebrate the return of a long-awaited character and the introduction of one of Elysia's book favorites, and the many moral quandaries he lays on the table. Checking in first on the origin story, Luke lays out his now assuredly more refined non-reader theories, and then (with little book basis) both ponder the mysteries of the happenings of Silo 18, from missing persons to the Algorithm's latest revelations.Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.No spoilers for any book (or trailer) elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available each week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passeshttps://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 10

1 hr 56 min

Silo: S3-e1 – "Who Are You?" (and what is THAT?)

Elysia and Luke will jog your foggy memories with a deep dive into "Who Are You?" – the first episode of Silo season 3 on Apple TV – including reminders of where we left key characters and events at the end of season 2. Elysia dishes on which characters come from the books and which are completely new, while Luke adds key military intel and fresh new tin-foil hat, non-reader theories about the past and present of Daniel, Juliette, and the rest.Hugh Howey's recent blog post about book changes (full book spoilers!)Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired.No spoilers for any book (or trailer) elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available each week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passes (so far: S1 + books and/or S2 – S3 coming next week) https://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 3

2 hr 32 min

Silo S3 – "There's a new [season] coming..." – trailer 2 breakdown

Elysia and Luke return to dissect the second (this time a full) trailer for season 3 of Silo, releasing weekly on Apple TV starting July 3. Going frame by frame, quote by quote, Elysia breaks down what's baffling to book readers (without any future spoilers) while show-only Luke cooks up some new (or reheats some old favorite) tinfoil-theories.Silo S3 trailer 2Spoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired – plus non-book-spoiler discussion of the contents of the first season 3 teaser and promotional photos.No spoilers for any book elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available in about a week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passes (so far: S1 + books and/or S2)https://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 8

1 hr

Silo S3 – first teaser, photos, & date announced!

With season 3 of Silo officially locked and loaded for a July 3rd premiere, book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke reconvene in IT to comb the new teaser trailer for clues and look through some new promotional images released by Apple to whet our anticipation. Tune in for a reminder of where we left things with certain key characters in season 2, and Luke's latest tin-foil-hat theories about what's really going on.• Silo S3 teaser 1• Official S3 photosSpoilers for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired – plus non-book-spoiler discussion of the contents of the first season 3 teaser and promotional photos.No spoilers for any book elements that have not yet appeared on screen. A separate full-spoiler episode will be available in about a week to subscribers.Join the Book Club (spoilercasts)On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDustSilo Season Passes (so far: S1 + books and/or S2)https://siloseasonpasses.supercast.com/Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupOr on the Lorehounds DiscordFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia, Luke)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 10

48 min

Dune ep 2 – The novel, Book 1: "Dune" (first half)

At long last, the original Dune novel breakdown series begins in earnest! Following up on their episode about the author Frank Herbert and creation of the book, this episode dives into the beginning of the story itself:After an opening discussion of the significance and nuance of the overall story with David from the Lorehounds, where they lay the foundations for key vocabulary and themes (00:26:11), including the complexities of Paul Atreides, the balance of powers in the universe, and how the timeline of Dune relates to our own, Elysia and Luke break down the first 10 chapters of the novel (00:48:20), the first half of Book 1 (of 3): "Dune" – just through the hunter-seeker incident.Warning: We do spoil key plot points in this book, and certain plot points of the follow-up books. Frank Herbert front-loaded those spoilers into this opening section himself, so we're pointing them out and talking about how it all connects.Key places, characters, groups, and other vocab discussed this episode...• Paul Atreides: Mau'dib, Kwisatz Haderach (more titles to come)• The Bene Gesserit: Missionaria Protectiva, Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, truthsayers, the gom jabbar, the Voice, the Litany Against Fear• The Corrino Empire: Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, Princess Irulan (writer, Bene Gesserit), the Sardaukar (Imperial army), Salusa Secundus (Sardaukar home planet)• The balance of power: The Landsraad (Great Houses) / CHOAM Company, the Spacing Guild, the Bene Gesserit – weapons & protection: shield belts, kinjal knife, lasguns, kanly (formal blood fued) – religion: the Butlerian Jihad (ancient war against thinking machines), the Orange-Catholic Bible• House Atreides: Caladan (water planet), Duke Leto (father), Lady Jessica (mother, Bene Gesserit), Thufir Hawat (Mentat: sapho juice), Dr. Wellington Yueh (Suk Doctor), Duncan Idaho (Swordmaster, ambassador to the Fremen), Gurney Halleck (Warmaster, baliset player)• House Harkonnen: Giedi Prime (planet), Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (suspensor suspendors), Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (nephew, heir), Pieter de Vries (Mentat, ambassador to Arrakis),• House Fenring: The Count and his wife Margot (Bene Gesserit) – Previous inhabitants of the palace in Arrakeen, now swapped and in control of Caladan• Arrakis (planet: "Dune"): Spice melange, Arrakeen (capital city), the Weirding Room, Fremen culture, crysknife, Shai-Hulud (sandworm), stillsuits• Fremen (people): Shadout Mapes (head housekeeper), Liet-Kynes (Planetary Ecologist, Judge of the Change), Chani (Kynes' daughter)Coming up in this series...• Dune, the novel: Books 1b, 2, and 3• Ranking the novel's most iconic scenes• Jodorowsky's Dune• Dune 1984• The Dune games• Syfy's Dune• Villeneuve's Dune trilogy• Dune: Messiah (the novel)Get in touchEmail us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupOr on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/gM5VhTea2TFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Produced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsExplore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsIntro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-MarshAdditional SFX from Freesound.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Apr 28

2 hr 34 min

A Christmas Carol Twists, part 2: Magoo, Ameri-Canadianacana, Hallmark, & Christmas Karma

It is time for Luke and Elysia's 2025 Christmas Carol adaptation blitz to come to a close with five of the most fun movies of the bunch, from the first ever Christmas special through the Great Depression and the Old West to love in the Aussie airline air to an underexplored history of Uganda.Watch the films yourself, or let them recap them for you, pointing out all the best and/or most ridiculous bits.Films discussed this episode:Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) – YouTube mini docAn American Christmas Carol (1979) Ebenezer (1998) Christmas Above the Clouds (2025) Christmas Karma (2025)This year's Christmas Carol classics (already released): Scrooge (1913), Scrooge (1935), The Stingiest Man in Town (1956), The Stingiest Man in Town (1975), Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009)Dark Christmas Carols (already released): FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) vs. Carol for Another Christmas (1964)Catch up on the "five staves" of last year's Dickens specials...I – It all begins with the short opening notes episode, which sets the stage for all our Dickens Christmas coverageII – The Dickens novella A Christmas Carol, and an audio drama of his short story "The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton" (Supercast, Patreon)III – Many of the most classic classic Christmas Carol adaptationsIV – An intermezzo on Dickens' life and the creation of this taleV – Finally, our first round-up of cinematic twists on the classic tale2023 holiday special: The It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverseJoin the Book ClubOn Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ (The Silozen level is equivalent to Patreon benefits)Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDust Email us: [email protected] us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddupOr on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/gM5VhTea2TFind us also on the podcasts... The Lorehounds (Elysia)The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia)It Could Be Said (Luke)Explore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcastsProduced by Elysia BrennerPublished by The LorehoundsIntro & outro music: "Land of Ice and Snow" by HygieusMusicAdditional SFX from Freesound.org & Ovani SoundAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 24, 2025

2 hr 41 min