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DickHeads Podcast
by Langhorne J Tweed
Like a pink laser beam of insanity beaming straight into your brain hole, authors and longtime DickHeads, David Agranoff and Anthony Trevino break down each of Philip K. Dick's novels in order of publication with very little help from their engineer Langhorne J Tweed. Plus: Interviews. Story Vs. Film. And other bits of PKD history.
Episodes
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Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
Hello Dickheads. We're back with Humpty Dumpty in Oakland. When Jim Fergesson receives a windfall after he sells his garage, things are looking up for him. Unfortunately, things aren't so bright for Al Miller. Join us as we discuss this early straight novel from PKD. Plus: Barney's Debut. Not…
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Radio Free Albemuth - with Lisa Morton
The acclaimed horror novelist and Radio Free Albemuth playwright Lisa Morton joins the DickHeads for the final published science fiction novel we have to cover. Radio Free Albemuth is part autobiography, part VALIS mythology, and part rough draft. Most of all, it is pure PKD. Plus: Riffing on the...
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In Milton Lumky Territory
Hello fellow DickHeads. Yes, we are back. No, Langhorne is not dead yet. And this time, it's another straight novel, In Milton Lumky Territory. Another trunk piece published shortly after his untimely death. Here, he tells the story of young Bruce, his attempt to make it as a salesman in the...
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Puttering About in a Small Land
Hello PKD fans. We're back with the next straight novel written early in PKD's career but published after his death. This is an interesting take on an extramarital affair. We are joined by PKD collector and scholar Frank Hollander to discuss this odd semi-autobiographical effort. Plus: Relatively...
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The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike
Hello PKD fans. A land deal goes south, and someone has to take the fall. Revenge is the name of the game in this cat-and-cat thriller set in a small coastal town in Northern California. Who will win the neighborhood, their pride, and possibly even the water company in this battle of wits—even…
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The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
Hello PKD fans. Published the month after his death Philip K. Dick's, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer distinguishes itself;f in several ways. It is a straight novel, a semi-biography of Bishop James Pike, as well as being the final book in his VALIS trilogy. See what the two David's and a...
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The Divine Invasion
Editor's Note: We recommend you check out our interview with Judaic scholar, Aharon Varady, before listening to this episode. •Interview #28 - Aharon Varady - PKD & Judaism ►► https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/interview-28-ahjaron-varady-pkd-judaism Hello PKD fans. Welcome to a brand new...
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VALIS - special guest David Gill
Editor's Note: We recommend checking out our VALIS Incident episode to get extra insight into the subject matter before diving into this one. We have dedicated this episode to the memory of Phil's good friend and fellow writer Radell Faraday Nelson 1931-2022. R.I.P. Greetings, PKD fans. David…
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A Scanner Darkly - Book Vs. Film
Hello, and welcome back. Richard Linklater's 2006 adaptation of A Scanner Darkly is considered by many to be the ultimate adaption of a Philip K. Dick novel. But is it perfect? And is it really faithful to the source material? What would PKD himself think of it? The DickHeads attempt to answer...
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A Scanner Darkly - special guest John Shirley
Hello DickHeads. As we round some of the final curves in Dick's life, we find ourselves faced with one of if not THE definitive drug books of an era in A Scanner Darkly. Join us as we explore this hilarious tale of utter despair. Along for the ride is author and man for all seasons, John Shirley....
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Crap Artist/Barjo - Book Vs. Film
Okay, my fellow DickHeads welcome back. After one reasonably lengthy mental breakdown, we are back with some new material. For this episode, it was decided it would work best if I, LJT, handled it solo. Something about an artsy French film with no genre plot to be found made from a book neither…
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Deus Irae - with F. Brett Cox
Hello, DickHeads. Welcome to a new year and a new episode. This time we're taking a look at Deus Irae, a joint effort between PKD and Roger Zelazny. We've even brought in a Zelazny expert, F. Brett Cox, to help fill in the gaps in our Zelazny knowledge, of which there are many. So join us in the...
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Confessions of a Crap Artist - with Jason Sacks
Hello DickHeads. We've made our way through 30 novels with this episode on Confessions of a Crap Artist. And another milestone, we've hit our first PKD literary effort. So join the guys and special guest Jason Sacks as we discuss this wild and heavily autobiographical book. Plus: Mundane Novels....
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Hello DickHeads. We've got a long one for you. Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is not only a classic PKD novel often counted amongst his very best but, in his own words, was "the first really new thing I've done since EYE IN THE SKY." We hope you enjoy this deep dive that includes some of…
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We Can Build You - with David Gill
Hello DickHeads. We've invited fellow Dickhead David Gill on the show to discuss that Abraham Lincoln robot book. You know the one - We Can Build You, published in 1972. Is it a book only a devout Dickhead can enjoy? Or can a casual reader pick up what PKD is putting down? Let's find out. Plus:...
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A Maze of Death
Hello DickHeads. Here comes a strange one. A Maze of Death is PKD's 27th published novel and the only one so far with a foreword by the author and a table of contents. Both of which are more exciting than they initially sound. Maze is the story of 14 spacefaring adventurers, a strange walking...
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Our Friends From Frolix 8
Hello DickHeads. We're back with another offering from Dick's busiest period. Our Friend From Frolix 8 explores a world where several species of humanity vie for control of the planet. Meanwhile, a crazy man is on his way back from a distant planet with what could be the final solution to all of...
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Galactic Pot-Healer
Hey Dickheads. The boys are back with our next installment and it turned out to hold more surprises than a Glimmung's hiring practices. Galactic Pot-Healer is PKD's twenty-fifth published novel and possibly his most divisive yet. Plus: The charisma of spoiled milk. Borderline moron. And…
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Ubik - with Stephen Graham Jones
Hello. This time we are joined by fellow dickhead Stephen Graham Jones author of the highly praised horror novel The Only Good Indians, to discuss PKD's twenty-fourth published novel, the ubiquitous Ubik. The story starts in classic PKD form, and just when you think you know where it's going, it...
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Androids/Blade Runner - Book Vs. Film
Welcome to Season 3 of Dickheads Podcast. Here is the next installment of our month-long tribute to Blade Runner, in which we discuss the many differences (and quite a few similarities) between Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (the book) and Blade Runner (the movie). Plus: Los Frisco. Actors...
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Dickheads Podcast ends our second season with one of PKD's most well-known novels, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? There's a lot to unpack in this novel that is often overshadowed by the immensely popular Blade Runner franchise of films, comics, and games. We do our best to discuss every...
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The Ganymede Takeover
The world has been conquered by space worms and humanity's last hope lies with a psychic revolutionary hiding from the law in the mountains of the worst place on earth, Tennessee. The Ganymede Takeover is the first of only two novels Philip K. Dick coauthored and the only one (of a planned 3) to…
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Counter-Clock World - with Jayaprakash Satyamurthy
Remain calm, smoke your sogum, and pay no attention to all those old-born repopulating our world. Unfortunately for Sebastian Hermes and his crew of resuscitation technicians, it's not that easy after discovering the slowly resurrecting corpse of a major religious leader. Join the DickHeads and...
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The Zap Gun - with Scott R. Jones
This time we take a look at The Zap Gun. PKD was paid to write the outline for this one and promptly ignored it entirely when it came down to the actual writing. Scott R. Jones author of Anthony's favorite book this year, Stonefish, Joins us in finding out if ignoring the outline was the right...
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Lies Inc. - with D. Harlan Wilson
"Acrid smoke billowed about him, stinging his nostrils." This line is the one said to begin the craziness that is Lies, Inc. But not its beginning. PKD's 19th novel started as a shorter work, The Unteleported Man. However, it has been published in many forms—some after Dick's death. Joining your...
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Now Wait for Last Year
PKD's 18th published novel begins by telling us not only are human beings did not originate on earth, but our progenitors have conscripted us into an unwinnable war. And that's the world Dr. Virgil Sweetscent finds himself in a position to save. "Will he?" Should be the next question, but…
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The Crack in Space
So, where to begin? There was some disagreement here about the overall quality of PKD's 17th published novel. One of us described it as "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe written by a room full of monkeys. Another as, "A sad wet placenta of a book." And the third said, "I didn't super like…
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Dr. Bloodmoney
Well, here it is. Finally. Our discussion of Dr. Bloodmoney and I have to say; we get three very different views here. This one is a favorite amongst some brilliant people, but not amongst other brilliant people. The battle rages on. Plus: Post Apocalypse Fanboys. Flipper Baby Apologies. And the...
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - with J. David Osborne
What'll it be? Can-D or Chew-Z? Both are quite a trip but watch out for the side effects. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is considered one of the MUST read novels in the PKD library. Here the DickHeads along with special guest J. David Osborne find out for themselves if this is true or…
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Clans of the Alphane Moon
Welcome to the Alphane Moon, a disputed territory currently held by the human race. A place where an individual can live in relative peace with like-minded individuals. And by 'like-minded' I mean 'share a psychosis.' The boys disagree on a lot of parts of PKD's 14th published novel of divorce…
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The Simulacra - with Cody Goodfellow
It's time for PKD's 13th published novel The Simulacra. We were lucky enough to have author Cody Goodfellow stop by and give his thoughts on this wacky post-apocalyptic book with a whopping 56 named characters. This one is packed with highbrow humor along with all the regular Dickian elements....
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The Penultimate Truth
What do a subterranean President, psychic detective, and futuristic Don Draper have in common? Correct. They are all characters in Philip K. Dick's 12th novel, The Penultimate Truth. This time the DickHeads try to follow the maze of interlacing storylines in a post WW3 world where admen have...
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Paycheck - Story Vs. Film
An envelope full of seemingly valueless items can sometimes mean the difference between rich and poor or even life or death. It's time to compare the classic PKD story 'Paycheck' with its not so classic translation to film 'Paycheck.' Anthony was lucky enough to be away working on other projects,...
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Martian Time-Slip
Gubble gubble fellow DickHeads. It's about to get gubbish up in here. Philip K. Dick's 11th published novel Martian Time-Slip is an exploration of schizophrenia and autism as they affect the lives of colonists on Mars. And in this episode, the DickHeads explore, among other things, the vastly...
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Heinleiners - Starship Troopers - Story Vs. Film
Is it an alternate reality or is something a little different happening this episode? The classic novel Starship Troopers and its equally classic film adaption go head to head in the latest edition of Heinleiners. Grok it while you can. Plus: David pontificates. Anthony Eviscerates. And Langhorne...
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The Game-Players of Titan
Who's up for a little Space Monopoly? You can find out how to play in PKD's 10th published novel The Game-Players of Titan. And in the first book episode of our second season, you can listen to what the Dickheads have to say about a world where real-life property is won and lost by gambling on a...
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The Man in the High Castle - Story Vs. Film
This time we take a look at season 1 of the Amazon Prime version of The Man in the High Castle. In it we explore the many ups and downs of turning a classic novel into a television show and whether the creators have succeeded with this one. Plus: Different boring. The Marshall chewing scenery.…
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The Man in the High Castle
Dick's 9th published novel, The Man in the High Castle, is considered by many to be his best. Do you think the Dickheads will agree with this view? Or with each other for that matter? Listen and find out in our super-sized season finale. Plus: Swastikas in space. The Grasshopper of Time. And wet...
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Vulcan's Hammer
PKD's 7th novel Vulcan's Hammer is considered by many, including Dick himself, to be his worst. But one of our three Dickeads counts it as his favorite so far. Can you guess which one? Plus: Salty ass supercomputers. Bread & Butter Sci-Fi. And a walking simulator. Music on this episode is from -...
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The Impossible Planet - Story Vs. Film
This time we look at the Electric Dreams episode Impossible Planet and how it compares to PKD's original short story The Impossible Planet. Quite a few Dickhead traditions are bucked in this one. Plus: Sassy Robots. Anthony in a good mood. And "Happy Naked Time." Music on this episode is from -...
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Dr. Futurity
What happens when a mild-mannered doctor is thrust into a whacky future devoid of white people? This 1960 novel started as the impossible to find novelette Time Pawn written way back in '53. Join us in exploring Dr. Futurity. Plus: The Bronchitis Ward. Danzig. And The Big Bang Theory guy murders...
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Imposter/Impostor - Story Vs. Film
Which do you prefer? In this episode we take a look at the 2002 Dimension Films adaptation of the PKD story IMPOSTER. Plus: Boris Karloff and the BBC's Out of This World. Alien Love Triangle. And the LT. Dan Band. Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by Tod Machover Check it out here:...
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Time Out of Joint
Time Out of Joint was PKD's first book published outside of ACE. It's a wild ride with the famous newspaper puzzle solver Ragle Gumm. Find out what we thought of this "Novel of Menace." Plus: Secret Thespians. How not to pronounce Goethe. And Post-Apocalyptic Jive Talk. Music on this episode is...
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Human Is - Story Vs. Film
Which do you prefer? We take on our first episode of the acclaimed series Electric Dreams. Plus: Angsty Dick Theories. Alien parasite adultery. And a possible stunt ass.
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Eye In The Sky
Eye In The Sky is PKD's 5th published book and a Dickhead favorite (so far.) We have a lot to discuss in our longest episode yet. See Dick's world through our eyes. We have also introduced a new section this episode where we answer your questions. Plus: PKD VR. Jaunty little tunes. And Dick's mom.
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Adjustment Team/The Adjustment Bureau - Story Vs. Film
Which do you prefer? Can a movie be better than it's source material? Find out when we discuss Adjustment Team versus The Adjustment Bureau. Plus we discuss: Talking dogs. The usefulness of turning people to ash. And, of course, Love.
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The Cosmic Puppets
The Cosmic Puppets is the 4th novel published by PKD. For the first time there is consensus among these three dickheads. See if you agree with our assessment of Dick's combination of Lewis Carroll and Franz Kafka. Plus: A weird intergalactic mariachi nazi. Psychological fantasy of the dream type....
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2nd Variety/Screamers - Story Vs. Film
Which do you prefer? The short story or the B-movie? We go in-depth on both. The bickering is at an all-time high due to the heatwave. Plus we discuss: How many stars Peter Weller's presence is worth. Nerding on astronomy. And teddy bears.
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The Man Who Japed
It's time for PKD's 3rd published novel. The hilarious story of future marketing gone bad. And a headless statue. Plus: Wackadoo Psychiatry. Block Parties. And the definition of jape.
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Total Recall - Film Vs. Story
Film or story? Do you have a preference? Care to see if we do? Hear what we thought of this wackadoo sci-fi extravaganza and the alternate reality where David Cronenberg wrote and directed. Plus we discuss: Dan Quayle. The Cola Wars. And Jingle All The Way.
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Like a pink laser beam of insanity beaming straight into your brain hole, authors and longtime DickHeads, David Agranoff and Anthony Trevino break down each of Philip K. Dick's novels in order of publication with very little help from their engineer Langhorne J Tweed. Plus: Interviews. Story Vs. Film. And other bits of PKD history.
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