PKDheads Podcast

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 on the show to discuss his new critical companion to Bester's controversial novel The Stars My Destinati...

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. Plus: Orange Crush. Eleven hundred Planet of the Apes movies. And Kinky freak mother bastards. *Editor...

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 enjoy PKD's wackadoodle early 70s rollercoaster. •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed •...

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 have here are newcomer to Leigh Brackett writer/music manager/tarot reader Grant Wamack and long time 'Bra...

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 of them particularly dug wasn't their cuppa. But have no fear; I am here to guide you through the ups an...

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 mutant-filled post-Smash world and find out if the God of Wrath is the right god for you. Plus: Maybe 12...

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 podcast. While doing so, he had the chance to chat with several San Diego-based authors about their wo...

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. Yikes! And that scene with the animals. Find Jason Sacks • Seconds ►► https://galacticjourney.org/tag/d...

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 expert knowledge. *Editor's Note: This episode is presented uncut. •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/La...

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 Channel ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/Veganrevwithzombies/ Find Lavie Tidhar: Lavie's Website ►► https://...

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 David's most intense writing and publication history to date. Plus: Betty Ballantine rejects. Non-vanilla se...

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 her place in the science fiction universe. Considered a feminist force, she had to bully her way through...

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: Horrible taste exposed. Elon Musk's SciFi ignorance. And Yahoo Serious. •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patre...

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 complete them. I sincerely hope you enjoy these interviews. They were conducted way back in 2019 by Anthony...

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 complete them. I sincerely hope you enjoy these interviews. They were conducted way back in 2019 by Anthony...

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 tower, and a couple of new gods. Plus: Christians on PKD. Perspicaciousness. And the closest we've seen to...

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 in-depth on the PKD Award. What it is and whAt it's like to be a member of its jury. *We would also like to c...

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 years, he's been teaching English, often adding Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? to the syllabus....

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 humanity's problems. Plus: The Hong Kong flu. Thors Provoni & Morgo Save The Earth. And artificial head...

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 ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Electric Larryland Discord ►► https://discord.com/channels/557458722268643329 David's YouT...

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 downplaying the orgasm drive. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Electric Larryland Discord ►...

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 takes a right turn into blow your mind territory. Plus: Arguing PKD with Octavia Butler in a classroom...

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 don't read books. And Dustin Hoffman stars as Rick Deckard. Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/Langh...

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 the brain by going on a deep dive into several of the best known PKD novels. Plus, this episode continue...

In this episode of the Dick Adjacent series David has invited four translators of Asian science fiction on the show to discuss how, when, and why we see more and more stories translated into english. Concentrating mostly on China and Japan, David, Nathaniel Isaacson, Nick Mamatas, Tyran Grillo, and Angus Stewart discuss their favorites, what they think you should read, and what is coming next in g...