We Love Dick: A Philip K. Dick Podcast

Wa issues an open Monopoly challenge to all listeners. Foot realizes videogames have hamstrung him with toxic coping mechanisms. Momma E gets highbrow about classical music and how learning the cello polished her soul into the perfect gem we admire today. Sharp editing and dope music by Cary goddamn Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

We're joined by Regan, FPS killer and socialist, to discuss The Hanging Stranger. Things get sentimental as we recall moments of pure joy, scruitinize one anothers' relationshipshttps://welovedickpodcast.libsyn.com/ to politics, and throw shade on Foot for his vile cowardice.   As always, music and production by the illustrious Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels   Say hi! [email protected] @wldpodcast

We have seen Dune 2 and will discuss shortly. In the meantime, enjoy the story of Benny Cemoli -- a non-existant cult leader invented by the omniscient, mechanical New York Times. We compare the lengths of pneumatic tubes, erotic fanfic manuscripts, and ChatGPT's influence. Sweet jams and production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddanie

We're back to fulfill a listener request from Rumi J! Under discussion in this episode: the mind/body problem, transcending existential dread through ultimate frisbee, and Foot's hatred for Terrence Malick. As always, music and production by the illustrious Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels   Say hi! [email protected] @wldpodcast

If you had to travel 2000 years into the past, what knowledge would you use to dominate the ancient world? If you met a time-traveling repairman of 2043's most lucrative gadget, what question would you ask him? If you gave an ipad to a medival peasant, how long would it take him to find porn? Join us for thrilling exploration of these questions and more.   As always, music and production by the Mighty Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels   Email us at: [email protected] Harrangue us on Twitter: @wldpodcast

Pussy so good it reduces rugged explorers to tamed livestock. Aliens so old they don't even remember how their technology works. A cosmos so vast even millennials can afford a home. Join us as we discuss PKD's condemnation the 'low aesthetic plateau' of mankind via a sci-fi reincarnation of Circe. As always, production and music by the Illustrious Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast

We're back to talk about the mechanics of backwards-time, hate on Christopher Nolan, and ask hypothetical questions about immortality.  SWABBLES! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

The gang is back to examine 1969's THE PRESERVING MACHINE. We talk about the collapse of society, what survives, Trolls World Tour, and potential new media technologies. Would mutant music sound good to modern ears? Would pop music survive in the wilderness? Songs we wanna hang out with playlist. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

Happy Holidays! In this episode: the benefits of city living, the theory of the x-gene, and we continue our discussion of how an individual could change world events. Take the Dark Core Faces Test and let us know how you do Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

We welcomed Producer Cary on the microphone for the first time to talk about Stargate. We talk about the wilhelm scream, 5th avenue candy bars, and ask what Ra was doing all that time before our heroes showed up. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

You know what it is. Part 2 of A Scanner Darkly We talk about the back half of the novel and a bit about the movie. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

The wld dudes and dudette are back to deliver the big D - Substance D. In this discussion, we dive into the dark underbelly of down under California and disagree on the depths of drug addition, describe the development of McD's and discover youtube datura trips. drop us a line at [email protected] dog us on twitter @wldpodcast development of this podcast by Cary Daniels

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, we're talking about John Carpenter's THE THING and its source material Who Goes There? We talk the mechanics of absorption, the effectiveness of the animal blood serum tests, who got turned first, and the coolness of Kurt Russell. (Dorsa - this is for you Email us at [email protected] follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels  

The Crawlers! Does anyone read these? I stress over which parts of the episode to highlight, but it feels entirely possible that no one ever even notices or cares. Is it possible that these descriptions are.... tears in the rain? If you care about the short summary of the podcast episodes, email us at [email protected]  and tell me in detail why you're such a sicko. follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels  

As promised, we read John le Carré's 355 page spy novel. We speculate on what's real, how difficult it is to seduce people, if  it's pulp or not, and the 2011 adaptation.   Email us at [email protected] follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

Momma E is back to talk about precognition, time travel, and Big Noodle.   Email us at [email protected] follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

The second bonus episode! We're ostensibly discussing HBO Max's newish Sci-Fi show, but we mostly spend the time praising our king, Ridley Scott, and try to figure out what went wrong with everything that followed the first two episodes.   **Spoiler alert** we spoil everything.   email us at [email protected] follow us on twitter @wldpocast Music and production by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels  

In this 1953 story, PKD ruminates on anarchy, technology, and war.  We, in turn, gab about SLC Punk, how we'd fare in the Mad Max wasteland, and whether Foot could start a motorcycle without Google.   Upcoming bonus ep: Raised by Wolves   Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter: @wldpodcast Music by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels

Foot and Wa talk Jackass, Dave Bautista's Drax, Dick's sense of humor, and answer listener emails.   Wa's thing: The Afterparty Foot's thing: Defector ?? follow us on twitter @wldpodcast email us at [email protected]

Happy new year! In this episode we do our best to get cancelled by discussing culpability, racism, and model building.   Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast email us at [email protected]   Foot's thing: The Riddle of Scheherazade Wa's thing: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/le-creuset-skinny-grill/

For 1.5 hours, we talk about how sick Dune was.

In this week's episode we read Dick's 1953 story FAIR GAME. We talk about the history of math and science, the Junior Olympics, credulity and the Jude Law classic - Enemy at the Gates.   Foot's thing: 1979 erotic historical drama Caligula Wa's thing: DUNE Production by Cary! Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast email us at [email protected]

In this installment of WLD we dive into what's a realistic reaction to extreme circumstances, the merits of The Last Duel, if it's possible to identify somebody impersonating your friend on AOL instant messenger, and the paranoia of McCarthyism.  Wa's thing: The French Dispatch Foot's thing: The Stuff   Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast. Email us at [email protected]   Production and Editing by Cary

In this episode we delve into the mechanics of pod people replacement, Patrick Stewart's career, relating to your kids via sports facts, and Space Jam 2.   Foot's thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito_Coast_(film) Wa's thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hundred_Thousand_Kingdoms email us at [email protected] follow us on the twitter @wldpodcast

Momma E returns to talk about another story adapted into an episode of Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams. We discuss how advertising makes us feel, the invasive tactics of advertisers, and the pernicious influence of advertising,. Momma E's thing: F9 Wa's thing: Space Jam 2 Foot's thing: Censor Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter at @wldpodcast Production by Cary

We read Philip K Dick's 1957 "Misadjustment" We discuss who you can trust when on the run from the law, the "assassins" game, weird sexual sentences, and the ethics of owning sentient robots. Wa's thing: What About Bob? Foot's thing: America: The Farewell tour Email us at [email protected] Follow us on twitter at @wldpodcast Production by Cary

We're Back!   In this episode we discuss the power of nostalgia, the rules of board games, and leaving society behind to live an examined life.    

Join us as we discuss the inspiration for the Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger classic Total Recall. In this episode, we talk about memory, Michael Ironside, and the things we watched as kids.   Email us to join the quarantine book club [email protected] Follow us on twitter @ wldpodcast

The latter half of our first back to back recording session. In which we discuss the morality of pet ownership, good/evil splits, and very little of this very short story.   Email us at [email protected] @ us on Twitter: @wldpodcast

In this episode: keeping animals alive at sea, ego-less creatures, and addiction. Listen to the Dennis's neanderthal voice Email us at [email protected] @ us on Twitter: @wldpodcast

Living up to our biweekly schedule, we're back with another Electric Dreams episode.  This time, we discuss The Impossible Planet from 1953 - which is currently tied with "Strange Memories of Death" for 'Most Depressing Story'. We discuss sexy old ladies, the street value of our bodies, and Truth.   Intro / Outro: Two Lone Swordsmen - Kist   Watch Tom Cruise break his leg Email us at [email protected] @ us on Twitter: @wldpodcast  

Momma E is back once again for a deep dive into Dick's Electric Dreams. This week we're reading The Hood Maker. We discuss where thoughts come from, what you could do with an invisibility cloak, the allegory of the cave, and the attractiveness of Rod Sterling. Tv Carnage Watching people die inside THE BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR Talk to us on Discord!  

Brand new guests!  Bones and Roach join the cast as we discuss Nick at Nite, how to break up, organelles, and unicellular murder. Again, our levels were a little wacky, so sorry for sucking at this thing we've only been doing for two years. Intro: Takuya Kuroda - Piri Piri Outro: Cloudkicker - We're goin' in. We're going down. 

Join Wa, Foot, and Momma E as they discuss The Minority Report.  Really, they try to wrap their heads around a single time paradox for one hour.  Do they succeed?  Tune in to find out. Intro/outtro: Jib Kidder - Windowdipper

Join us for a classic PKD diversion: Mars, interstellar war, conspiracy, and crippling depression.  We discuss cats VS dogs, terminal illness, and what the hell is wrong with the youth of today. Intro: Adebisi Shank - Genki Shank Outro: Adebisi Shank - International Dreambeat

Back again with a relatively short story about the metaphysical Martian wub.  Join us as we discuss Deism, The Mummy, and the Spider-Man franchise. Intro: Home - Without A Sound   Outro: Eternity Forever - Movies

In this Episode, Wa's boss (codename Deemer) joins us to discuss space flight, depression, Donnie Darko, and whether or not humans should be upgraded.   Intro: Shawn Wasabi - Mac n' Cheese   Outro: GRIMECRAFT - Aquatic VIP

Double E is back in action as we FINALLY return to Man in the High Castle.  We wrap up the novel with this episode, discussing two-dude-threesomes, Alan Watts, Her, and Joaquin Phoenix. Congrats to Double E on delivering her baby.  She is now, officially, Momma E.   Intro: The Dreadnoughts - Eliza Lee Outro: "Mind over Mind" lecture series, Alan Watts

WLD welcomes it's fourth guest, Myrrh, to the show to discuss one of Dick's earliest stories. We touch on the mechanics of adjustment, the Mandela effect, and Disneyland.    Intro: Red Elk - Anywhere America   Outro: Perturbator - Death Squad

Wa and Foot are back and spanning three time zones to bring in our next guest, Vaid.  Join us as we discuss killer pinballs in "Return Match" while laughing too loudly and obliterating our mics. Sorry guys.  We suck.   Intro: Weddings - Show and Tell   Outtro: Weddings - It's You Not Me

In this episode, we welcome our 2nd guest - FRANKINCENSE.  Under discussion: partisan politics, toilet seats, and The Republic. "The Eye of the Sibyl" was published in 1987 and is one of the first pieces written by PKD after his whole "2-3-74" thing. Intro: DJ Ghostchild vs dFly - Intro Outro: Great Voices of Bulgaria, Women's Choir - Djore Dos

After a long hiatus (Wa moved to the Philippines), we are back to indulging our love of Dick.  This episode features our first guest, and is installment no. 1 of a 3 part series wherein we discuss The Man in the High Castle. Also in this episode: conspiracy theories, workplace attitudes, and horror movies. Intro: John Wizards - Muizenberg Outro: ABSRDST - Even if We Were Birds

Welcome to 2016!  Wa and Foot are back, discussing this posthumously published story from 1977.  Discussed this week: family stories, hypostatis, and the playing of footsie. Intro: The Treme Brass Band - Caledonia Outro: Made In Heights - Wildflowers

Happy New Year!  Foot is away this week, having sequestered himself in a cabin for New Years, so here is the very first episode of We Love Dick!  This episode was recorded in September as a test run for the podcast.  The story under discussion was "A Terran Odyssey," first published in 1963, then developed into Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb, which was published in 1965.

This week: straight read VS alt read, Coke VS Pepsi, hallucinations VS schizophrenia, The Wire, Fight Club, and The Story So Far. From the Episode: Dr. Hagopian http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/3/34651/1808153-hugoinspect.jpg Down to Clown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmiYyC4-FGw Intro Fighter X - BIG Jr.   Outro Paranoia Agent OST - Shiroi Oka, Maromi no Theme

This episode gets controversial when PKD forces Foot/Wa to discuss ABORTION and RACE.  This week's story, The Pre-Persons, was written shortly after (and in response to) the Roe V Wade ruling. Intro Carolina Chocolate Drops - Trouble in Your Mind The Honeydrips - Fall from a Height (The Field Way)

Wa and Foot continue their Dickery with this short, written in 1979.  They discuss THE SYSTEM, THE MAN, and AUTHORITY. Intro The Ditty Bops - Wake Up   Outro The Fall of Troy - The Dark Trail

It's time for a tiny 6 pager: Strange Memories of Death, published in 1979.  Apparently, based on real events from the life of PKD.  This episode, Wa and Foot discuss poverty, ambition, and their mothers. Intro: Ambry - Postcards from California Outro: ミドリ - ひみつの2人

Wa and Foot discuss another PKD story: Holy Quarrel.  First published in May of 1966.  Discussed this week: AI, fears of death and the infinite, philosophical bullshit, good movies where people talk to machines. Intro: Mega Drive - Mainframe Outro: Macross 82-99 - Fun Tonight

Foot and Wa begin their journey down the path to eventually becoming sick of doing this. We discuss another Philip K. Dick short story: The Electric Ant. We also talk about our greatest fears, earliest memories, and favorite movies.