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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We're back to talk about the mechanics of backwards-time, hate on Christopher Nolan, and ask hypothetical questions about immortality.
SWABBLES!
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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?
Songs we wanna hang out with playlist.
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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.
Take the Dark Core Faces Test and let us know how you do
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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 welovedickpodcast@gmail.com and tell me in detail why you're such a sicko.
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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.
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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
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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.