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 this it's pulp or not, and the 2011 adaptation.
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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.
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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
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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 ??
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Happy new year! In this episode we do our best to get cancelled by discussing culpability, racism, and model building.
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Foot's thing: The Riddle of Scheherazade
Wa's thing: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/le-creuset-skinny-grill/
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!
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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
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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
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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
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
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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.
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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.
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In this episode: keeping animals alive at sea, ego-less creatures, and addiction.
Listen to the Dennis's neanderthal voice
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
