DickHeads Podcast

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,

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 Fre

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 publis

Puttering About in a Small Land

Hello PKD fans. We're back with the next straight novel written early in PKD's career but published after his death. This is an interesting take on an extramarital affair

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 Nort

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;f in several ways. It is a straight novel,

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 & Juda

VALIS - special guest David Gill

Editor's Note: We recommend checking out our VALIS Incident episode to get extra insight into the subject matter before diving into this one. We have dedicated this epis

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 pe

A Scanner Darkly - special guest John Shirley

Hello DickHeads. As we round some of the final curves in Dick's life, we find ourselves faced with one of if not THE definitive drug books of an era in A Scanner Darkly.

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

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

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. S

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

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.

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. Bo

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

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 twent

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 pub

Androids/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 fe