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PKDheads Podcast
by DAL
Like a pink laser beam of insanity beaming straight into your brain hole, authors and longtime D**kHeads David Agranoff and D. Harlan Wilson break down each of Philip K. D**k's novels in order of publication with very little help from their engineer Langhorne J Tweed. Plus: Interviews. Story Vs. Film episodes. And other bits of PKD history. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dickheadspodcast/support
Episodes
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DickHeads Podcast #53 - 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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Interview #38 - Jay Edelson - AI & Jonathan Gavalas
Hello DickHeads. It seems as if Philip K. Dick's fear of the machines taking over is coming true before our eyes. That is why today, we have a discussion on this interesting and divisive subject. David Agranoff explores PKD's fears, his class action case against Artificial Intelligence, and the...
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Interview #37 - Ben H. Winters - Benjamin
D. Harlan Wilson's interview with author Ben H. Winters. Conducted in late July, they discuss Ben's now-completed, heavily Philip K. Dick influenced comic series Benjamin. Ben began his career with the parody novel Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and is best known for mystery/sci-fi novels...
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Interview #36 - Cody Goodfellow - New Tomorrow - with Anthony Trevino
Hello DickHeads. The Hangout interview with Cody Goodfellow somehow didn't get recorded. To make up for it, David decided to rope in our old friend and former co-host, Anthony Trevino, to do a more traditional DickHeads Podcast interview with the author. Here they discuss Cody's latest novel, New...
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Interview #35 - Anthony Peake - A Life of Philip K. Dick
Hello, PKD & Anthony Peake fans. D. Harlan Wilson conducted this interview with the acclaimed author a while back, and finally, here it is now. Get ready to get metaphysical as they discuss everything from aliens to the true meaning of Deja Vu to mind-opening drugs—All within the framework of...
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Episode #52 - 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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Interview #34 - Linda Castellani - The Dark-Haired Girl
Content warning: Linda is honest about the sexist environment at the university at the time; there are plenty of ugly moments between Phil and Linda, which are explained in this podcast. –DA On this episode of the Dickheads podcast, The Davids welcome Linda Castellani. In the early 70s, she was…
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Episode #51 - 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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Live Podcast from PKD Fest 2024 - Featuring Jonathan Lethem & Stephen Graham Jones
The 'Not a Book Club Book Club' podcast on PKD, his books, and influence. We recently went live from the Philip K. Dick Festival in Fort Morgan, CO, along with fellow DickHeads Jonathan Lethem & Stephen Graham Jones. I was at home but had fun in the chat and even managed to get some technical...
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Episode #50 - Puttering About in a Small Land - with Frank Hollander
Hello PKD fans. We're back with the next straight novel, Puttering About in a Small Land, 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...
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Interview #33 - Barry Malzberg - The Second Interview
The Two Davids (Agranoff & Wilson) sit down with author Barry Malzberg to discuss his books, legacy, and what it was like to ascend the ranks amongst the new wave. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Electric Larryland Discord ►► https://discord.com/channels/557458722268643329...
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Cut for Time - Frank's Story - Puttering About in a Small Land
Here is the intro slash bio slash interview with PKD collector and scholar Frank Hollander from our discussion of Puttering About in a Small Land. He asked if we wanted the long version and I'm glad we said we did. Enjoy. •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed •Electric Larryland...
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Interview #32 - Reggie Herbert & Victoria Stewart - 800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick
800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick is a play about the last few days of Philip K. Dick's life and supposes the internal worlds he might have lived in since the VALIS incident or maybe even his whole life. All three DickHeads Podcast hosts made it to this interview with the…
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Episode #49 - 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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Interview #31 - Bill Sarill - VALIS: An Opera
Back in September of last year there was a single weekend run of VALIS: An Opera at the MIT Theater Arts Performance Space in Cambridge, MA. While the Dickheads weren't lucky enough to bag tickets, one of the OG Dickheads was. And in this interview, Bill Sarill discusses said opera, his thoughts…
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Episode #48 - 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 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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Interview #30 - Lord Running Clam - Pink Beam
Ganymedean slime mold, festival organizer, chronicler, and ultimate PKD fan Lord Running Clam, stopped by to chat with our two Davids about his history, where PKD fandom is now, and where it might lead as we look into the future. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Electric...
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Interview #29 - Keith Giles - The Gospel of Philip K. Dick
The two Davids chat with the exceedingly busy and prolific Keith Giles about the many projects he has going on right now, including his new book, Sola Deus: What If God Is All of Us?, his introduction to and publishing of a series of Philip K. Dick short story collections, Sci-Fi Lullabies…
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Episode #47 - 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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Interview #28 - Aharon Varady - PKD & Judaism
With The Divine Invasion lurking in the shadows of our near future, David figured it might benefit all who are interested in a deeper understanding of the novel to speak to a religious scholar. Aharon Varady is just that person. Recommended by friend of the podcast David Gill, Aharon is not only...
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Dick Adjacent #18 - Dick Adjacent - Hugo Winners 1966 & 68 - Roger Zelazny - with Mark Conlan
Hello Zelaznuts and DickHeads alike. Here at last, after three and a half years of gathering dust on the shelf, is the final episode in David's Hugo Winners of the 1960s series. Frequent guest Mark Conlan joins him to discuss the pluses and minuses of Roger Zelazny's This Immortal (Hugo Award for...
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Episode #46 - VALIS - special guest David Gill
Editor's Note: We recommend you check out our VALIS Incident episode to get more insight into the subject matter before you dive 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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Interview #27 - Walter Nelson - Ray Nelson
David chats with Walter Nelson on the legacy of his recently passed father, Ray Nelson, and how growing up the son of a famous author in the Berkeley scene was different than the typical American upbringing. Including what it was like having PKD as a babysitter. Unfortunately, this interview is a...
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Episode #45 - 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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Interview #26 - Dr. Sherryl Vint - Animal Alterity/DADOES?
David sits down with professor of Media & Cultural Studies at UC Riverside, Dr. Sherryl Vint, to discuss her book Animal Alterity and the value of science fiction within the animal rights movement. The conversation is also a deep dive into some of the lesser discussed elements of Do Androids…
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DHP Live Blade Runner 40th Anniversary from Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
On June 25th, 1982, Blade Runner was released in theaters; in the ensuing 40 years some stuff happened until finally, on June 25th, 2022, the DickHeads Podcast recorded a live episode at the amazing Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore for the 40th anniversary of the Blade Runner release. In it, we…
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Dick Adjacent #17 - The Stars My Destination - with D. Harlan Wilson
Hello DickHeads. Here's a new Dick Adjacent for all you Alfred Bester fans. With references to Joyce, Dumas, Blake, Pound, and Shelley, along with the usual dose of PKD, this one is a literary smörgåsbord. And it's really no wonder considering professor/writer/publisher D. Harlan Wilson is back…
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Episode #44 - A Scanner Darkly - special guest John Shirley
Hello DickHeads. As we round some of the final curves of 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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DHP A Scanner Darkly - The Backstory
With special guest John Shirley. Sometimes an episode runs too long and I'm forced to cut out some small bits. Usually these tidbits end up on Patreon in one form or another. However, this particular story, while long, I considered too important to cut or keep hidden behind that $1 paywall. So...
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Dick Adjacent #16 - The Big Jump - Leigh Brackett
In the first episode of this podcast, Solar Lottery, David said he would someday do this episode. So four years later, in January of this year, he sat down with a couple of colleagues and discussed the lesser-known novel The Big Jump by Leigh Brackett. The pair of talents he was privileged to…
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Episode #43 - 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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Episode #42 - 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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Interview #25 - S.D. Authors Live - from the North Park Book Fair
Happy New Year, PKD fans. We have something a little different for you to start the year off. A LIVE recording. This last December, Verbatim Books & North Park Main Street got together to host the North Park Book Fair, and while not all the DickHeads could attend, David was there representing the...
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Episode #41 - 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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Dick Adjacent #15 - 1974 The VALIS Incident
Well DickHeads we have made it to the VALIS incident. And in celebration, David brought together family, friends, and a PKD fan/gnostic expert to discuss Phil's path through this seriously odd time. Tessa B. Dick, William Sarill, and Ted Hand guide us through 1974 with personal insights and…
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Interview #24 - Lavie Tidhar - Osama 10th Anniversary
David sits down with Lavie Tidhar on the 10th anniversary of his controversial novel Osama to discuss the book, PKD, and projects past & future. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Electric Larryland Discord ►► https://discord.com/channels/557458722268643329 David's YouTube...
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Episode #40 - 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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Dick Adjacent #14 - Judith Merril Roundtable
Dick Adjacent is back. And it's a good one too. The story goes that after David finished reading some of Judith Merril's stories, he found a scathing review she wrote of PKD's story Roog, and with that connection made, it seemed only appropriate to gather a panel of experts together and discuss…
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Episode #39 - 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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Interview #22 - Cliff Jones Jr. - From PKD Fest 2019
Hello, my fellow Dickheads. Two years. I've been patiently working towards getting this pair of interviews (Cliff Jones Jr. & Nick Buchanan) into an acceptable form for two years. Only through the dedication of the fans and the support of our Patrons did I gain the wherewithal and skills to...
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Interview #23 - Nick Buchanan - From PKD Fest 2019
Hello, my fellow Dickheads. Two years. I've been patiently working towards getting this pair of interviews (Cliff Jones Jr. & Nick Buchanan) into an acceptable form for two years. Only through the dedication of the fans and the support of our Patrons did I gain the wherewithal and skills to...
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Episode #38 - 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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Interview #21 - Molly Tanzer - Vermillion/PKD Award
Molly Tanzer takes some time out of her busy day to discuss her novel Vermillion the story of "Gunslinging, chain smoking, Stetson-wearing Taoist psychopomp, Elouise “Lou” Merriwether" as she attempts to solve a missing persons (people) case in 1800s San Francisco. They, of course, also go…
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Interview #20 - David Gill
David sits down with fellow Philip K. Dick fanatic and PKD scholar David Gill for an off-the-cuff conversation on the man, his works, and his legacy. David Gill has been a devoted DickHead for over 25 years and even wrote his master's thesis on Dick's novel Time Out of Joint. For the last fifteen...
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Episode #37 - 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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Interview #19 - John Shirley - Stormland
David recently had the opportunity to interview the multitalented John Shirley. During the interview they discuss PKD's influence, John's music and recent collaboration with BOC, his writing career, and of course his latest novel Stormland. Available now. Our Patreon ►►...
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Episode #36 - 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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Episode #35 - 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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Episode #34 - DADOES?/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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Interview #18 - Chris Frith - Voight-Kampff Test
The 'not a book club book club' podcast on PKD, his books, and influence. Hello Dickheads. This time around David spends some time with Psychologist Chris Frith discussing the many twists and turns PKD's mind took in creating his many worlds. He also takes advantage of Chris's vast knowledge of…
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Like a pink laser beam of insanity beaming straight into your brain hole, authors and longtime D**kHeads David Agranoff and D. Harlan Wilson break down each of Philip K. D**k's novels in order of publication with very little help from their engineer Langhorne J Tweed. Plus: Interviews. Story Vs. Film episodes. And other bits of PKD history. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dickheadspodcast/support
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