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PKDheads Podcast

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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01:52:05

Dick Adjacent #7 - Shout-Out to Tony Boucher

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2020/06/12

David sits down with SciFi luminaries Gary K. Wolfe, Gordon Van Gelder, and F. Paul Wilson to discuss writer/editor William Anthony Parker White AKA Anthony Boucher, whom you may recognize from his countless mentions in our regular podcast. He stands, along with A.E. van Vogt and Don Wollheim, as one of the three people most responsible for getting Philip K. Dick to become a writer. Here they discuss, among other things, Boucher's novel Rocket to the Morgue, the Meñana Society, and, of course,

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01:32:20

Interview #16 - Evan Lampe - The 3rd Five

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2020/06/04

Evan Lampe visits David all the way from China to discuss the next set of books. Opinions vary about the quality, but there is no doubt this time in Philip K. Dick's life was productive. Plus, everything you need is inside these books. From a classical music jug band to a Christ figure selling drugs, the nerd kings discuss it all. Philip K. Dick and the World We Live In Paperback by Evan Lampe is available at: Wide Books - wide-books.com/index.html Amazon -

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02:10:03

Episode #29 - Lies Inc. - with D. Harlan Wilson

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2020/05/13

"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 Dickheads this time around is Writer/professor/provocateur D. Harlan Wilson lending his assistance in unraveling the odd history of this bizarre book. Plus: The worst John Henry tale ever. The dangers of

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01:04:24

Dick Adjacent #6 - A Canticle for Leibowitz - with...

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2020/04/15

David's back with a different set of friends to discuss the 1961 Hugo for best new novel winner, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Find A Canticle for Leibowitz: Amazon ►► https://www.amazon.com/Canticle-Leibowitz-LEIBOWITZ-May-09-2006-Paperback/dp/B0059EE0H6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=MMIFW1CEJTV5&dchild=1&keywords=a+canticle+for+leibowitz&qid=1586915985&sprefix=a+cantic%2Cdigital-text%2C191&sr=8-4 Find David Agranoff: Amazon ►►

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01:25:54

Interview #15 - Betsy Wollheim - DAW Books & Donald...

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2020/04/08

Hello, Dickheads. Shut-in as we are against the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we were still able to get together on Google Hangouts and have a great conversation with the President, co-Publisher, and co-Editor-in-Chief of science fiction and fantasy publisher DAW Books, Betsy Wollheim. She shares some of her vast knowledge with us built out of a lifetime in the publishing industry after being taught the ropes by her famous (and sometimes infamous) father, Donald Allen Wollheim. Enjoy. Our Patreon

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01:49:37

Episode #28 - Now Wait for Last Year

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2020/04/01

PKD's 18th published novel begins by telling us not only did human beings not originate on earth, but our progenitors have conscripted us into an unwinnable war. That's the world Dr. Virgil Sweetscent finds himself in a position to save. "Will he?" This would be the logical question to ask next, but instead, we hope you're asking, "What did DickHeads Podcast think of Now Wait for Last Year?" Plus: Doctor Daddy Sweetscent. Who's the Butter & Eggs man here? And antifrogs. Our Patreon ►►

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01:17:21

Dick Adjacent #5 - Stranger in a Strange Land - with...

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2020/02/28

Here in our continuing series of PKD adjacent topics, David is joined once again by superfan Mark Gabrish Conlan to discuss the winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel from 1968, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. A deep dive into the story of a human orphan raised by Martians and the controversial author who wrote it. Our Patreon ►► https://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Stranger in a Strange Land ►►

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01:16:13

Episode #27 - The Crack in Space

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2020/02/05

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 it." Join us in finding out what went right and horribly wrong in The Crack in Space. Plus: Fashionably cute. The heir to the Baskin-Robbins fortune. And many food analogies. Our Patreon ►►

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01:01:51

Interview #14 - Craig Callender - Time

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2020/01/31

Hello, Dickheads. David recently had the opportunity to interview Craig Callender professor of philosophy and co-director of the institute for practical ethics at UCSD. In this interview they discuss everything from how time is measured to why Back to the Future is terrible. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Find Craig Callender: Craig's Website ►► https://ccallender7.wixsite.com/mysite Amazon ►►

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01:11:01

Dick Adjacent #4 - Cancel Culture Roundtable - with...

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2020/01/29

Hello, DickHeads. Finally, after a month of holidays and a month of illness, we are back. And with something a little different. This time we got a pair of authors (Lisa Yaszek/The Future is Female and Alec Nevala-Lee/Astounding) together with LJT and David to discuss Cancel Culture and its relevance in light of the numerous award name changes; most notablyJeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she condemns John W. Campbell. NOTE: This was recorded in December of 2019. Our

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01:39:20

Episode #26 - Dr. Bloodmoney

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2019/11/22

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 question of what's worse, Anthony's idea for a PKD's Barely Legal calendar starring a page based on Dr. Bloodmoney or his holocaust denial. Our Patreon ►► www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Dicklike

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01:59:43

Episode #25 - The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch -...

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2019/10/08

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 not. Plus: Jailbreaking Twitter. Willy Eldritch and the Chew-Z factory. And a stigmata fleshlight. Our Patreon ►► https://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Dicklike Suggestions: David's Pick ►► Pax Americana:

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00:33:23

Dick Adjacent #3 - Stand on Zanzibar - with Duane Pesice

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2019/09/27

Here is the first official offering of David's 1960s Hugo Award for Best Novel series. The other two Hugo winners (Man in the High Castle, Starship Troopers) are discussed in episodes of the main podcast. The entire Dick Adjacent series is dedicated to exploring the era of sci-fi in which Philip K. Dick wrote in by examining works of his contemporaries. Here, David is joined by writer/publisher Duane Pesice for a discussion on the John Brunner classic Stand on Zanzibar, a weird and highly regarded

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01:00:51

Dick Adjacent #2 - Journals of the Plague Years -...

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2019/09/16

This is the second episode of our series on material related to either the subject matter, time frame, or other ties to the work of Philip K. Dick. In this episode is a discussion of the Norman Spinrad novel Journal of the Plague Years with AIDS activist and journalist Mark Gabrish Conlan. Part 2 of our Spinrad Spectacular celebrating the birthday of one of the most controversial writers of the past 50+ years. Our Patreon ►► www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Journals of the Plague Years ►►

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00:49:41

Interview #13 - Norman Spinrad - Spinrad Spectacular...

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2019/09/16

Welcome to the Norman Spinrad Spectacular. The interview with the man himself begins a little contentiously but don't worry, it doesn't take them long to get into a groove. They discuss Mr. Spinrad's entire career of over 50 years creating forward-thinking and controversial material. And you are going to want to stick around for the end to hear one (if not the) best PKD stories of all time. Langhorne's Patreon ►► www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by

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01:54:20

Episode #24 - Clans of the Alphane Moon

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2019/09/11

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 and mental illness costarring a psychic blob, a Hollywood showman/intergalactic spy, and a sadsack divorcee who writes propaganda speeches for the C.I.A. Plus: The intergalactic pitfalls of confusing

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Episode #23 - The Simulacra - with Cody Goodfellow

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2019/07/31

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. Plus: Dick's Divorcepedia. The Japanese Linda Ronstadt. And David finally hates some things (fortunately none of them is this novel.) Our Patreon ►► www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Cody's Author Page ►►

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00:57:55

Dick Adjacent #1 - Beyond Apollo with James Reich -...

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2019/07/19

Here in this phone recorded episode David discusses Beyond Apollo by Barry Malzbreg with guest author James Reich who wrote the introduction to a 2015 edition of the novel published by Anti-Oedipus Press in 2015. But they don't stop there; the discussion also includes everything from 2001 to William S. Burroughs. Enjoy. James Reich is the author of the novels Soft Invasions (December 2017), Mistah Kurtz! A Prelude to Heart of Darkness (March 2016), Bombshell (July 2013) and I, Judas (October 2011)

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00:53:01

Interview #12 - Barry Malzberg - Malzberg Spectacular...

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2019/07/19

David must have done something right because author Barry Malzberg was willing to sit down for a lengthy phone conversation with him. In this interview, Barry leads David through his experiences with multiple authors including PKD, the in's and out's of the publishing industry of the 60s and 70s, and more. Also, don't forget to check out part 2 of our Barry Malzberg Spectacular where author James Reich joins David in an in-depth look at the award-winning novel Beyond Apollo, which garnered the first

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01:10:52

Interview #11 - Lisa Yaszek - The Future Is Female!

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2019/07/05

Hello DickHeads. Here is David's interview with editor, author, and Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech, Lisa Yaszek. She stopped by to discuss her book The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin: A Library of America Special Publication and everything from PKD to John W. Campbell publishing Judith Merril on a dare. The Future Is Female! -

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