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b'On this week\\u2019s show, the panel returns to Arrakis! First up, the trio reviews Dune: Part Two, the (as the title suggests) second part of Denis Villeneuve\\u2019s adaptation of Frank Herbert\\u2019s 1965 science fiction epic. In it, Timoth\\xe9e Chalamet plays Paul Atreides, the supposed \\u201cmessiah\\u201d of Arrakis, a hostile desert planet rich in spice, in a fantastic feat of world building and worm-riding. Then, they examine God Save Texas, a three-part docu-series streaming on Max that follows three Texan filmmakers (Richard Linklakter, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa) as they return to their respective hometowns and chronicle the state\\u2019s complex history with the prison system, oil business, and border laws. Finally, the panel is joined by Paul Schnee, an acclaimed casting director whose credits include Spotlight, Winter\\u2019s Bone, and The Help, to discuss the Academy Awards\\u2019 most recent addition: an Oscar for Casting.\\xa0\\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Eliot: What are some pieces of culture that your children have introduced to you?\\xa0\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\xa0\\nOutro music: \\u201cLast Sunday\\u201d by OTE\\nEndorsements:\\nDana: Werner Herzog\\u2019s 2011 documentary, Into the Abyss. The film examines America\\u2019s capital punishment system.\\xa0\\nJulia: The Lady and the Tramp, which is still great and bizarre, and somehow, makes the dogs\\u2026 hot?\\xa0\\nSteve: Australian novelist Helen Garner\\u2019s 2014 non-fiction book The House of Grief, which follows a man and his broken life, a community wracked by tragedy, and the long and torturous road to closure.\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\\xa0\\nHosts\\nDana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'