Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

<p> This week <a href="https://twitter.com/matthh">Haitch</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/goldman">Jason</a> got tired of waiting for <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinenauts/id1537339108">the Cinenauts podcast</a> to come back from hiatus, so they welcome one of the co-hosts, who is also Dune Pod’s graphic designer, <a href="https://twitter.com/ctcher">Ctcher</a>! We FINALLY do our first Spielberg?! The maestro’s classic blockbuster followup to Jaws, 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind! </p> <p><strong>Chapters</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Introduction</strong> (00:00:00)</li> <li><strong>Dune News</strong> (00:08:08)</li> <li><strong>Close Encounters Roundtable Discussion</strong> (00:12:02)</li> <li><strong>Your Letters</strong> (01:45:07)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Notes and Links</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store!</strong> Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. <a href="https://dune-pod-shop.fourthwall.com/">Browse our collection now</a>.</li> <li><strong>Join the Dune Pod Discord Server</strong>! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the <a href="https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t">invite here</a>.</li> <li><strong>Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn</strong>! Dune Pod is a member of <a href="https://tapedeckpods.com">TAPEDECK Podcasts</a>, alongside: <strong>70mm</strong> (a podcast for film lovers), <strong>Bat & Spider</strong> (low rent horror and exploitation films), <strong>The Letterboxd Show</strong> (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), <strong>Cinenauts</strong> (exploring the Criterion Collection), <strong>Lost Light</strong> (Transformers comics and more), <strong>Will Run For</strong> (obsessed with running), and <strong>Film Hags</strong> (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.</li> <li><strong>See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch</strong> on <a href="https://letterboxd.com/dunepod">Letterboxd</a></li> <li><strong