We Love Dick: A Philip K. Dick Podcast

Join Wa and Foot on their quest to read through all 124 Philip K. Dick short stories. Tangents, foul language, and overly personal anecdotes are expected.

43. The Hanging Stranger 09/24/2024

43. The Hanging Stranger 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: Say hi! @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/33190272

42. If There Were No Benny Cemoli 03/20/2024

42. If There Were No Benny Cemoli 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 /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/30467268

41. Faith of our Fathers 10/18/2023

41. Faith of our Fathers 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: Say hi! @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/28358219

40. Service Call 07/23/2023

40. Service Call 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: Email us at: Harrangue us on Twitter: @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/27543180

39. Strange Eden 05/11/2023

39. Strange Eden 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 Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/26808744

38. Your Appointment Will Yesterday 03/22/2023

38. Your Appointment Will Yesterday 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 Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/26302371

37. The Preserving Machine 02/20/2023

37. The Preserving Machine 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? Email us at Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/25991964

36. Psi-Man Heal My Child! 12/09/2022

36. Psi-Man Heal My Child! 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. Email us at Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/25281471

35.5 Stargate 10/24/2022

35.5 Stargate 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 Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/24787002

35.b A Scanner Darkly part 2 10/01/2022

35.b A Scanner Darkly part 2 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 Follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Production by Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/24551058

35.a A Scanner Darkly part 1 09/04/2022

35.a A Scanner Darkly part 1 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 dog us on twitter @wldpodcast development of this podcast by Cary Daniels /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/24270300

34.5 The Thing 07/26/2022

34.5 The Thing 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<3) Email us at follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/23867421

34. The Crawlers 06/04/2022

34. The Crawlers 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 and tell me in detail why you're such a sicko. follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/23324912

33.5 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 05/17/2022

33.5 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 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 follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/23134562

33. A World of Talent 04/13/2022

33. A World of Talent Momma E is back to talk about precognition, time travel, and Big Noodle. Email us at follow us on twitter @wldpodcast Music and productionby Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/22776446

32.5 Raised by Wolves 03/25/2022

32.5 Raised by Wolves 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 follow us on twitter @wldpocast Music and production by Cary Daniels: /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/22568015

32: The Last of the Masters 02/14/2022

32: The Last of the Masters 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 Follow us on twitter: @wldpodcast Music by Cary Daniels: https://soundcloud.com/caryddaniels /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/22130561

31: The Eyes Have It 02/03/2022

31: The Eyes Have It 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 /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/22017365

30. Tony and the Beetles 01/12/2022

30. Tony and the Beetles 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 Foot's thing: The Riddle of Scheherazade Wa's thing: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/le-creuset-skinny-grill/ /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/21757418

29.5: DUNE 11/30/2021

29.5: DUNE For 1.5 hours, we talk about how sick Dune was. /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/21331475

29: Fair Game 11/14/2021

29: Fair Game 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] /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/21154070

28: IMPOSTOR 10/28/2021

28: IMPOSTOR 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 Production and Editing by Cary /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/20976710

27: Eletric Dreams: The Father Thing 10/14/2021

27: Eletric Dreams: The Father Thing 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: Wa's thing: email us at follow us on the twitter @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/20823356

Episode 26: Sales Pitch (Electric Dreams) 07/31/2021

Episode 26: Sales Pitch (Electric Dreams) Momma E returns on this episode where we talk about another story adapted into an episode of Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams. We discuss what Momma E has been up to since we last talked, how advertising makes us feel, the pernicious influence of advertising, and the invasive tactics of advertisers. /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/19987799

Misadjustment 07/11/2021

Misadjustment 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 Follow us on twitter at @wldpodcast Production by Cary /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/19769348

The Days of Perky Pat 06/12/2021

The Days of Perky Pat We're Back! /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/19449134

We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Total Recall) 05/11/2020

We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Total Recall) 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 Follow us on twitter @ wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/14364920

The Alien Mind 05/04/2020

The Alien Mind 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 @ us on Twitter: @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/14267207

Beyond Lies The Wub 04/18/2020

Beyond Lies The Wub In this episode: keeping animals alive at sea, ego-less creatures, and addiction. Email us at @ us on Twitter: @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/14039756

Electric Dreams: (The) Impossible Planet 08/21/2018

Electric Dreams: (The) Impossible Planet 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: - Kist Email us at @ us on Twitter: @wldpodcast /episode/index/show/welovedickpodcast/id/6950156

We Love Dick: A Philip K. Dick Podcast

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