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RIZWAN VIRK- Are We Living In A SIMULATED UNIVERSE-Part 2 In this mind-blowing episode of Total Disclosure: UFOs, Cover-Ups & Conspiracy, host Ty Roberts joins forces with MIT graduate, tech visionary, and best-selling author Rizwan Virk to explore one of the most mind-bending theories of our time: Are we living in a simulation? We plunge into Philip K. Dick's captivating concept of reality as a vast rendered world, where life unfolds like a colossal video game. Could UFOs and non-human intelligences be part of this simulation—programmers, watchers, or even glitches in the system?Get ready to dive into fascinating topics like: The Mandela Effect and Déjà Vu as potential evidence of simulation resets. The mysteries of UFOs and what they signify in a simulated reality. The quest for a higher power—could there truly be a God, or merely a cosmic coder?What does this all mean for humanity, free will, and the disclosure movement? This episode shatters conventional UFO discussions, intertwining science, philosophy, and spirituality into a revolutionary dialogue about the essence of reality. 

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We get our butts to Mars this week for a conversation about an Arnold Schwarzenegger 90s sci-fi classic. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, TOTAL RECALL was directed by Paul Verhoeven and features intense visual effects, a complex plotline, and some surprisingly rich thematic concerns. It's also full of bullet-riddled action set pieces and a lot of wry humor.We're joined this week by Scott Tynes Miller, proprietor of Troubadour Booksellers in Charlotte, NC to discuss the ways memory and reality are intertwined and how they can be manipulated by counterfeits we sometimes willingly embrace.Also featured on this episode is an upcoming announcement about an official Fear of God Book Club starting next month, partnered with Troubadour Booksellers, that we're very excited to tell you about. It's a hearty and thoughtful episode this week and we really hope you enjoy it!7:26 - FoGadour Book Club (partnered with Troubadour Booksellers)25:55 - TOTAL RECALLSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Some attributes of the paranormal mind are dismissed as nonsense, but what can an exploration of pseudoscientific phenomena tell us about accepted scientific and cultural thought? In Parascientific Revolutions: The Science and Culture of the Paranormal, Derek Lee traces the evolution of psi epistemologies and uncovers how these ideas have migrated into scientific fields such as quantum physics and neurology, as well as diverse literary genres including science fiction, ethnic literature, and even government training manuals. Here, Lee is joined in conversation with Alicia Puglionesi.Derek Lee is author of Parascientific Revolutions: The Science and Culture of the Paranormal and assistant professor of literature at Wake Forest University.Alicia Puglionesi is a lecturer in the medicine, science, and humanities program at Johns Hopkins University and is author of Common Phantoms and In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession, and the Landscapes of American Empire and Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science.REFERENCES:Society for Psychical ResearchRoger LuckhurstStargate ProjectIngo SwannStar Fire / Ingo SwannPsitronAdrian DobbsPhilip K. DickWilliam Butler YeatsJoseph E. UscinskiPraise for the book:“Derek Lee engages the ‘pseudoscience' moniker, that ultimate rhetorical insult, and seeks to replace it with a more accurate ‘parascience'—a place where science and that which is other than science meet and express themselves in literally global pathways as distinct as pulp and science fiction, environmental thought, Asian and Indigenous ways of knowing, U.S. secret espionage, and ethnic fiction. Lee shows all of this with consummate skill and rigor, pushing us beyond our present impasses. This thing is not going away. This is a revolution.”—Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of How to Think Impossibly“Derek Lee delves into the rich history of the paranormal to instigate a captivating discussion of its influence on literature and science into the twenty-first century through SF and ethnic fictions with the unproven concepts of parascience—precognition, telekinesis, clairvoyance, spectral communication, and telepathy. A classic in the making!”—Isiah Lavender III, author of Afrofuturism RisingParascientific Revolutions: The Science and Culture of the Paranormal by Derek Lee is available from University of Minnesota Press. Thank you for listening.

En este episodio exploramos la conexión entre *¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas?*, la novela visionaria de Philip K. Dick, y su adaptación cinematográfica más influyente: *Blade Runner*. Analizamos cómo el autor planteó dilemas sobre identidad, empatía y lo que significa ser humano en un mundo dominado por la tecnología, y de qué forma Ridley Scott trasladó estas ideas al cine creando un referente absoluto de la ciencia ficción. Entre filosofía, literatura y estética cyberpunk, desentrañamos las diferencias, coincidencias e impacto cultural de ambas obras, que siguen marcando el debate sobre el futuro de la humanidad en la era tecnológica. ⚠️ Si este programa te ha gustado: comenta, dale a me gusta, compártelo. Ayúdanos a llegar a más gente 🙂 Estas son nuestras redes y puntos de apoyo: ☄ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa ☄ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/vuelodelcometa ☄ Telegram: https://t.me/vuelodelcometacomunidad ☄ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vuelodelcometa ☄ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vuelodelcometa ☄ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vuelodelcometa ☄ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@vuelodelcometa ☄ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vuelodelcometa.bsky.social ☄ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vuelodelcometa ☄ Web: alvaroaparicio.net Si quieres apoyar este y otros proyectos relacionados, puedes acudir a https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa o a través del sistema de mecenazgo en iVoox. Y si quieres contactar con nosotros para una promoción, no dudes en ponerte en contacto a través de: vuelodelcometapodcast@gmail.com #ciberpunk #cienciaficción #androides #distopía #inteligenciaartificial Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for September and October! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinReadathon - 9/13Glasser Book Club Pick - The BewitchingBooks Mentioned -The Good House by Tananarive DueAnother by Paul TremblaySeptember Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati RoyNonfiction, memoir, mother/daughter relationship, IndiaHot Desk by Laura DickermanRomance, book world, rival book editorsWild Reverence by Rebecca RossSet in the Divine Rivals universeAll the Way to the River by Elizabeth GilbertMemoir, love, queer, addiction, codependencyThe Secret of Secrets by Dan BrownNew Robert Langdon bookHistory Matters by David McCulloughEssay collectionAwake by Jen HatmakerMemoir, grief, divorce, infidelity, marriageWhat Can We Know by Ian McEwanSci fi, a hundred years in the future an academic searches for a mysterious poem read out loud in 2014What a Time to Be Alive by Jade ChangGrieving broke young woman accidentally become viral self help guruIt's Me They Follow by Jeannine CookMagical realism, bookstore owner helps people find love through books but is lonely herselfBest Woman by Rose DommuLiterary fiction, family dramedy, coming-of-age, trans protagonist, wedding dramaThe Wilderness by Angela FlournoyLiterary fiction, female friendship across 25 yearsVianne by Joanne HarrisSequel to ChocolatWhatever Happened to Lori Lovely? by Sarah McCoyLiterary fiction, 1950s actress leaves to become a nunLife and Death and Giants by Ron RindoLiterary fiction, teenage boy who is almost eight feet tall and changes people who meet himThe Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Takami NiedaLiterary fiction, feel good, Japan, people get emotionally healed by a hippo ride at a playgroundWe Love You, Bunny by Mona AwadWeird fiction, both prequel and sequel to BunnyOne of Us by Dan ChaonHorror, historical, 1915, orphaned twins on the run join a carnivalDinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada, translated by Philip GabrielLiterary, Japan, food, Tokyo library/cafe that is only open at night and serves meals inspired by books by dead authorsA Different Kind of Tension by Jonathan LethemShort stories, literary, surreal, specificWill There Ever Be Another You by Patricia LockwoodLiterary, woman with strange disease starts to lose grip on reality in pandemicLittle Movements by Lauren MorrowLiterary, race, class, art, small town, choreographySympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan, translated by Jesse KirkwoodSci fi, Japan, near future, architect designing a skyscraper for housing criminals becomes friends with chatbotThe Killer Question by Janice HallettMystery, amateur sleuth must solve a murder set during pub trivia, clubs are revealed through trivia questions, texts, and emailsA Killer Wedding by Joan O'LearyMystery, matriarch of ultra-rich Irish family is found dead at expensive weddingA Murderous Business by Cathy PegauMystery, queer, historical, NYCA Rather Peculiar Poisoning by Chrystal SchleyerHistorical cozy mystery, turn of the century, two brothers vie for the same woman, one gets poisonedThe Librarians by Sherry ThomasMystery, four librarians band together after two patrons show up deadThe Belles by Lacey N. DunhamThriller, dark academia, historical, 1950s, secluded collegeOld Money by Kelsey MillerThriller, returning to a small town twenty years later to solve murder of family memberHot Wax by M. L. RioThriller, rock and roll, road tripWitch You Would by Lia AmadorContemporary romance, paranormal, low stakes, witchesSweet Heat by Bolu BabalolaContemporary romance, second chance, wedding dramaThe Austen Affair by Madeline BellParanormal romance, feuding stars of an Austen film adaptation accidentally travel back in timeIt Seemed Like a Good Idea by Lauren BlakelyContemporary romance, small town, rom com, grumpy/sunshine, bodyguard, mistaken identity, forbidden romance, only one bedEvery Step She Takes by Alison CochrunQueer contemporary romance, travel, Portugal, sapphic, “practice” relationship that turns realIt Had to be Him by Adib KhorramGay contemporary romance, spicy, second chance, former classmates reuniting in ItalyLady Like by Mackenzi LeeHistorical queer romance, Regency, two women vying for the same duke fall in love with each otherThe Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan ParrishGay contemporary romance, New Orleans, low stakes, ghosts, toasty, hauntsBy the Horns by Ruby DixonSecond book in Royal Artifactual Guild seriesWitch of the Wolves by Kaylee ArcherRomantasy, witches, werewolves, Victorian, enemies to loversSpellcaster by Jaymin EveRomantasy, slow burn, dark academia, enemies to lovers, spicy, magicWhat Fury Brings by Tricia LevensellerRomantasy, spicy, princess in matriarchal fantasy world must kidnap a husband to become queenThe Shattering Peace by John ScalziOld Man's War, book 7A Ruin, Great and Free by Cadwell TurnbullThe Convergence Saga, book 3The First Thousand Trees by Premee MohamedAnnual Migration of Clouds, book 3Sunward by William AlexanderLow stakes sci fi, found family, space, courier training androidsExtremity by Nicholas BingeSci fi horror, time travel, police procedural, end of the world, Philip K Dick meets True DetectiveThief of Night by Holly BlackSequel to Book of NightThe Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan BoeyFantasy, horror, supernatural creatures, historical, Singapore, governessFate's Bane by C.L. ClarkNovella, sapphic romantasy, tragic, adventure, warring clansA Land So Wide by Erin A. CraigHistorical romantasy, gothic, Scottish fairytale retelling, Canadian wildernessThe Macabre by Kosoko JacksonQueer horror, art history, gay, fantasy, cursed paintingsSaltcrop by Yume KitaseiSci fi, cli fi, dystopian, two sisters on search for thirdThe Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie MartinezSapphic romantasy, Jewish folklore, gothic horror, golemsThe Faerie Morgana by Louisa MorganFantasy, Morgan le Fay reimaginingThe Summer War by Naomi NovikFantasy novella, young witch trying to undo spellAmong the Burning Flowers by Samantha ShannonFantasy, prequel to Priory of the Orange TreeUncharmed by Lucy Jane WoodRomantasy, low stakes, witches, found familyAcquired Taste by Clay McLeod ChapmanHorror, short storiesThe Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip FracassiHorror, funny, final girl, slasherSpread Me by Sarah GaileyHorror, erotic, novella, sci fi, mysterious specimen in remote lab breaks freePlay Nice by Rachel HarrisonHorror, haunted houseFiend by Alma KatsuHorror, powerful family with evil secretsWe Are Always Tender with Our Dead by Eric LaRoccaHorror, queer, small town, New England, violence, goreGalloway's Gospel by Sam RebeleinHorror, cult, small townWhy I Love Horror by Becky SpratfordNonfiction anthology with essays about horrorThe October Film Haunt by Michael WehuntHorror, cult horror movie, filmmakingYou Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph WhiteQueer horror, Alien meets MidsommarWhat Stalks the Deep by T. KingfisherSworn Soldier, book 3I Want to Be Where the Song Is by Mary J. BligeMemoirStill Bobbi by Bobbi BrownMemoir, makeup industryThe Improbable Victoria Woodhull: Suffrage, Free Love, and the First Woman To Run for President by Eden CollinsworthWomen's historyArticulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice by Rachel Renee KolbMemoirLin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist by Daniel Pollack-PelznerBiographyTruly by Lionel RichieMemoirNight People: How To Be a DJ in '90s New York City by Mark RonsonMemoirSuper Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places by Alex RileyScience, creatures who live in extreme environmentsReplaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary RoachScience, human bodyOctoberThe Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'NeillLiterary fiction, sisters returning home, Long Island, family secretsOverdue by Stephanie PerkinsLiterary fiction, librarian protagonist, couple agrees to a month of dating other people before they get marriedTom's Crossing by Mark Z. DanielewskiEpic Western, 1980s, Utah, two friends determined to rescue a pair of horsesThe Devil is a SouthpawLiterary fiction, story within a story, teen escaping from a detention centerWe'll Prescribe You Another Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison ShimodaSequelBad Bad Girl by Gish JenAuto-fiction, mother-daughter relationship, China, moving to USSoyangri Book Kitchen by Jee-hye Kim, translated by Shanna TanLiterary fiction, woman opens bookstore/cafe and transforms communityHeart the Lover by Lily KingPrequel/sequel to Writers and LoversThe Lucky Ride by Yasushi Kitagawa, translated by Takami NiedaMagical realism, a depressed man takes a magical taxi that changes his lifeThe Land of Sweet Forever by Harper LeeShort stories, essay collectionBog Queen by Anna NorthLiterary fiction, forensic anthropologist investigates strange ancient body found in bogMinor Black Figures by Brandon TaylorLiterary fiction, NYC, queer, Blackness, art worldMenu of Happiness by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse KirkwoodKamogawa Food Detectives, book 3We Had a Hunch by Tom RyanMystery, 3 former famous teen detectives return home to solve a new murderMockingbird Court by Juneau BlackShady Hollow, book 6Mirage City by Lev AC RosenEvander Mills, book 4The Wayfinder by Adam JohnsonHistorical fiction, Polynesian Islands, young girl on quest to save her peopleChristmas at the Women's Hotel by Daniel M. LaverySequel to Women's HotelThe Women of Artemis by Hannah LynnGreek retelling, Amazon warriors building an army to fight abusive menI am Cleopatra by Natasha SolomonsCleopatra reimaginingThe Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley ArmstrongHorror, strange inheritance, lakefront cottage, secrets, something in lakeThe Unveiling by Quan BarryHorror, survival horror, film scout on cruise to Antarctic, gets stuckGirl Dinner by Olivie BlakeHorror, dark academia, exclusive sorority with secretsHerculine by Grace ByronHorror, woman stalked by malevolent force flees to commune of trans women in IndianaThe Last Witch by C.J. CookeHistorical horror, 1400s Austria, witchcraft, witch huntsIf the Dead Belong Here by Carson FaustHorror, Indigenous Southern gothic, family ghosts, search for missing kidKing Sorrow by Joe HillHorror, dark academia, rare book thief, dragon who wants bloodCrafting for Sinners by Jenny KieferHorror, queer, religious cult, craftingThe Hong Kong Widow by Kristen LoeschHistorical horror, 1950s Hong Kong, competition between mediums in a haunted houseFutility by Nuzo OnohHorror, Nigeria, women summoning spirit to get revenge on bad menHer Wicked Roots by Tanya PellHorror, queer reimagining of Rappaccini's DaughterThe Graceview Patient by Caitling StarlingHorror, autoimmune disease, experimental medical trial at weird hospitalNowhere Burning by Catriona WardHorror, abandoned ranch of infamous movie star becomes refuge for teen runaways…but with a priceThe Salvage by Anbara SalamHorror, historical, gothic, Scotland, haunted shipwreckThe Devil She Knows by Alexandria BellefleurSapphic paranormal romance, deal with a sexy demonMate by Ali HazelwoodSequel to BrideWhen I Picture You by Sasha LaurensQueer contemporary romance, sapphic, music, forced proximity, workplace romanceJulia Song is Undateable by Susan LeeContemporary romance, high powered CEO hires dating coachThirsty by Lucy LehaneGay vampire romance, rom-com, screwball comedy, enemies to loversCover Story by Mhairi McFarlaneContemporary romance, fake dating, office cultureDealing with a Desperate Demon by Charlotte SteinParanormal romance, bookstore owner, demon, magicAnd Then There Was the One by Martha WatersHistorical romance, 1930s England, murder mysteryOur Vicious Oaths by N.E. DavenportRomantasy, magic, political intrigue, enemies to loversThe Ordeals by Rachel GreenlawRomantasy, elite magical college, deadly trials, dark academia, supernatural creaturesCinder House by Freya MarskeRomantasy, queer, Gothic romance, sapphic, Cinderella retellingThe Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha SuriRomantasy, historical, sapphic, medieval folklore, Britain, knight and witchAlchemy of Secrets by Stephanie GarberFantasy, romantasy, dark academia, historical, Los Angeles, magicThe Everlasting by Alix E. HarrowFantasy, romance, genre-bendy, reluctant lady knight and historian travel through time to rewrite their fatesWhen They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi LeeFantasy, sapphic, reimagining of the secret societies of postcolonial SingaporeAll That We See or Seem by Ken LieSci fi thriller, hacking, technology, virtual reality mysteryRed City by Marie LuFantasy, romance, alternative Los Angeles, magic warfare, dystopiaWitches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlayLow stakes fantasy, books, witches, magic, New EnglandThe Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten MillerFantasy, modern day witches waging war on the patriarchyPsychopomp and Circumstance by Eden RoyceFantasy, Southern gothic, historical, post Reconstruction, family funeral dramaKill the Beast by Serra SwiftFantasy, The Witcher meets Howl's Moving CastleQueen Demon by Martha WellsRising World, book 2A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi VoSinging Hills, book 6The Uncool by Cameron CroweMemoirVagabond by Tim CurryMemoirFuture Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey through the Space-Time Continuum by Michael J. Fox and Nelle FortenberryMemoirJoyride by Susan OrleanMemoir, creativityPride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution by Amanda VaillHistoryThe Man of Many Fathers by Roy Wood Jr.MemoirQueer Enlightenments: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers by Anthony DelaneyHistoryThe Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery Siddharth KaraLetter from Japan by Marie Kondo and Marie IidaNonfiction, Japanese customs that inspired Kondo's philosophy

SciFi, Mystery, Horror, Romance — it's all on the shelf.This month, we read books about immortality. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com

En nuestra centésima décima sexta entrega llega por fin a la Retardis uno de los grandes clásicos del género, largo tiempo solicitado por nuestros oyentes: Philip K. Dick. Dada la complejidad de su vida y obra, y al igual que con otras "vacas sagradas" que se han pasado por aquí, dedicaremos varios programas a su figura. En este primer programa nos centraremos en los primeros años de su biografía y sus primeros pasos en la literatura, comentando el primer volumen de cuentos publicado por Minotauro que abarca la obra producida entre 1951 y 1952. - Introducción. (0:08:30) - Biografía. Infancia y juventud. (0:25:15) - Comentario de los cuentos. 1951-1952. (3:13:30) - Paycheck. Relato y adaptación al cine. (5:39:00) - Comentarios de los oyentes y despedida. (6:11:15) Nos acompaña como música de ambiente "Psychedelic Desert Rock _ Downtempo Trip Hop & Psychedelic Music Mix" de Anatolian Production (https://youtu.be/5cMEpWJIE4A?si=K1OiG-bsswBa9SLN) y cerramos con "Ashes to ashes" de David Bowie. La sintonía, como de costumbre, es el "Spectre Detector" de los Tiki Tones. Síguenos y contacta con nosotros a través de Facebook (www.facebook.com/retronautas), Twitter (@losretronautas), Bluesky (@losretronautas.bsky.social) o escríbenos a nuestro correo electrónico: losretronautas@gmx.com Puedes también unirte a nuestro canal de Telegram. Contacta con nosotros para facilitarte el enlace. Si te ha gustado este programa y quieres invitarnos a un café, puedes hacerlo a través de: https://ko-fi.com/retronautas Y si estás comprometido con la C-F viejuna puedes unirte a la infantería móvil retronaútica en: https://www.patreon.com/losretronautas o aquí mismo, en Ivoox. Como patrocinador, serás informado de nuestros planes de vuelo, y tendrás acceso anticipado a los podcast "Micronautas". Saludos desde los días del futuro pasado.

Wrapping up Cage-A-Palooza 2025, Preston is back on the show to talk about 2007's Next. Based on a Philip K Dick novella, Nic Cage is a man who can see 2 minutes in to the future. He's racing to find a woman he had a vision of (more than 2 minutes in to his future) while the FBI is on his tail to get him to assist in find a nuclear bomb that is going to go off soon. So, is this some Sci Fi fun with time maniuplation? Or more of a dud? Let's find out...Find Preston at https://shows.acast.com/melancholygeekThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Hoy os traemos un dossier realizado de un modo completamente inesperado y diferente. ¿Sobre qué? Sobre una serie que marcó a toda una generación: MAZINGER Z. Os ofrecemos todo lo que os hace falta saber sobre la serie mítica y sobre las series que continuaron con su mitología. Además, hablaremos de varias leyendas urbanas que circularon en torno a la serie que os sorprenderán, amén de otros datos muy curiosos a día de hoy. Más tarde, en nuestro serie Sci-Fi Negro sobre Blanco, os traemos un especial sobre la obra del excepcional autor PHILIP K DICK. Un programa rematado in extremis del que nos acordaremos toda la vida. Esperemos que valga la pena. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In this week's bonus show, Matt and Keith catch up on the week's events, compare Philip K. Dick with J.R.R. Tolkien, and what Sci-Fi and Fantasy can teach us about our world today.If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.Join The Quollective today, and use Promo Code "heretic" to save an additional 10% off a yearly subscription (which is already 10% off a monthly subscription).Pick up Keith and Matt's book, Reading Romans Right, today!Please consider signing up to financially support the Network: QuoirCast on PatreonIf you want to be a guest on the show, email keith@quoir.com.LINKSQuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos

Humans wiped out by 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Philip K. Dick, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-505

Humans wiped out by 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Philip K. Dick, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-505

Humans wiped out by 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Philip K. Dick, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-505

Humans wiped out by 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Philip K. Dick, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-505

They were inside the sun, in a temperature of 900 Kelvin. With the refrigerators out there was only one wild chance to pull through. Ground by Hal Clement. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We're back!

00:00–15:00 — Kickoff, “are we in a sim?”, and brain‑tech worries We open with the show bumper and roll into a packed wheel—55 videos on deck. A 1977 Philip K. Dick clip sets the vibe: reality branches, “variables were changed”—Sam ties it to the Matrix/Mandela Effect. Then a sober detour into neuroweapons: DARPA's non‑invasive neuromodulation, aerosolized nano‑materials, and remotely reading/writing to the brain. Programming note/CTA: “fighting the algorithm”—likes, subs, and comments matter. A Mike Benz segment on “strategic non‑cooperation”: when protests cross into infrastructure shutdowns. 15:00–30:00 — Camera‑on‑screen fractal loop, then “clearest” black‑triangle UFO We spin the wheel into a trippy clip: a camera filming its own monitor creates a recursive, “deterministic chaos” feedback vortex—spirals, fractals, eyes. Hard pivot: a viral black‑triangle craft—AI detectors say it's not generated; sparks of blue light, no visible propulsion. TR‑3B/“Black Manta” gets name‑checked. Mike dissects the footage vs. classic 80s/90s “triangle” profiles and wonders if tech is being rolled out more overtly. 30:00–45:00 — Quick hit of mindset fuel We drop in a “manifest law” piece: “The illusion is that change takes time… change happens the moment you decide.” It's a reset on agency, focus, and alignment. Sam and Mike stamp it as “fire,” framing it as a needed energy bump mid‑show. 45:00–60:00 — “Taxation is theft”, Palantir, and the modern surveillance‑state stack Riffing on the money machine: the income tax as a control mechanism and why programs never shrink. Palantir gets a rundown—government contracts, ex‑intel leadership, and how “AI data analytics” ties back into the security apparatus. 60:00–75:00 — Epstein estate money moves A Patrick Bet‑David clip: two days before his death, Epstein's estate pushes ~$577M into the “1953 Trust”; later, refunds and shifting balances keep the money in motion, with attorneys/accountants named. 75:00–90:00 — Sam's Corner: polar anomalies & scrubbed images Sam's Corner kicks off: a 1968 ESSA‑7 satellite composite over the North Pole prompts talk of missing/censored imagery and long‑running mysteries. The guys note how “hard to find” some images are now and keep stacking oddball clips to close the show.   Watch Full Episodes on Sam's channels: - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SamTripoli - Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/SamTripoli Sam Tripoli: Tin Foil Hat Podcast Website: SamTripoli.com Twitter: https://x.com/samtripoli Midnight Mike: The OBDM Podcast Website: https://ourbigdumbmouth.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/obdmpod Doom Scrollin' Telegram: https://t.me/+La3v2IUctLlhYWUx  

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick w/ John Hill and Jesan Sorrells---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.00:10 The Promise of 100,000 Humanoid Robots by 2030.05:59 New Podcast Format Introduction.14:47  When Does Jesan Stop Reading a Book?19:20 Infinite Games, Culture, and Perspective.22:38 Hindsight and Decision-Making Insights from Playing Poker.27:11 Sociocultural Cycle Dynamics Explained.32:11 The Tech Bros. Learned All the Wrong Lessons from Philip K. Dick. 38:50 Rethinking Salesperson Stereotypes.45:54 Having a Human-Centric Sales Strategy.52:17 Government vs. Private Industry Venality.52:57 Conformity vs. Cultural Individuality.01:02:33 Reality Mirrors Fiction in Pandemics.01:07:53 Embracing Human Connection.01:12:20 Embracing AI Gatekeepers for Success in the Future.01:14:42 Sales Authenticity vs. Biases.01:19:51 "Revisiting AI and Societal Costs"01:27:01 The Coming Anthropomorphizing of Robots.01:34:53 The Summer of Love in 2068.01:38:48 Value of Genuine Human Connections.01:42:07 Cyclical Spiritual Awakenings in History.01:48:06 Staying on the Leadership Path with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON!Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox at: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/Contact HSCT for more information at 1-833-216-8296 to schedule a full DEMO of LeadingKeys with one of our team members.---Leadership ToolBox website: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/.Leadership ToolBox LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ldrshptlbx/.Leadership ToolBox YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/

In this mind-bending episode of Total Disclosure: UFOs, Cover-Ups & Conspiracy, host Ty Roberts sits down with MIT graduate, tech entrepreneur, and best-selling author Rizwan Virk to unravel one of the most profound theories of our time: Are we living in a simulation? We dive into Philip K. Dick's vision of reality as a rendered world, where life unfolds like a massive video game program. Could UFOs and non-human intelligences be part of this simulation—programmers, watchers, or even glitches in the code? Topics explored include:The Mandela Effect and Déjà Vu as potential proof of simulation resets.UFOs and what they represent in a simulated reality.The role of a higher power—is there truly a God, or simply a cosmic coder?What this means for humanity, free will, and the disclosure movement.This episode goes beyond traditional UFO conversations, fusing science, philosophy, and spirituality into a groundbreaking discussion about the true nature of reality. 

Making an Astro Gnosis presentation public, and just in time. Dr. Will Peer provides the Rosetta Stone in understanding Artificial Intelligence and our lovely Simulation. And why the Archons love drowning us in technology. You can bet he will bring the ideas of Philip K. Dick and The Matrix into the conversation. From the Eliza Effect to Social Presence Theory to Computers Are Social Actors Theory, get ready to see technology in a new and even more alive way. It's like taking the Red Pill for the first time. Dr. Peer is an adjunct computer science professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His work includes investigating the psychology of human beings perceiving a digital entity as real. Get The Occult Elvis: https://amzn.to/4jnTjE4 Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/ Gnostic Tarot Readings: https://thegodabovegod.com/gnostic-tarot-reading/ The Gnostic Tarot: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/synkrasis Homepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte AB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Support with donation: https://buy.stripe.com/00g16Q8RK8D93mw288

In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, Men In Black are government agents dressed in dark suits, who question, interrogate, harass, and threaten unidentified flying object witnesses to keep them silent about what they have seen. The term is also frequently used to describe mysterious men working for unknown organizations, as well as various branches of government allegedly tasked with protecting government UFO secrets or performing other strange activities. They are typically described as tall men with expressionless faces, slightly pale skin, and usually wearing black suits with black sunglasses.  Slip into another dimension with Joel as he goes even deeper to discover who the are Men In Black. He starts with Allen Greenfield and his connections between The Black Lodge and the mysterious MIB. He then looks at the Gnostic Demiurge and Philip K Dick's VALIS(Vast Active Living intelligence System) and if it spawned beings similar to the black suit men associated with UFOs. Lastly, Joel exposes the battle between The Great White Lodge and The Black Lodge and if it has been going on far longer than modern times. Free The Rabbits Merch: https://freetherabbits.myshopify.com Buy Me A Coffee: Donate Website: https://linktr.ee/joelthomasmedia Follow: Instagram | X | Facebook Watch: YouTube | Rumble Music: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music Films: merkelfilms.com Email: freetherabbitspodcast@gmail.com Distributed by: merkel.media Produced by: @jack_theproducer INTRO MUSIC Joel Thomas - Free The Rabbits YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify OUTRO MUSIC Joel Thomas - Imposter YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify

Postcards is back! I took a hiatus so I could finish a novel and a few other things. One of the other things was finishing the release of my 11th novel, Great America in Dead World. This novel is a philosophical science fiction experiment that is pretty much a homage to Philip K. Dick. In this episode, Lord Running Clam (author of Pink Beam the PKD companion) and my editor, Keith Giles interview me about the novel. More new episodes are on the way…Buy the book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/great-america-in-dead-world-david-agranoff/1147438405?ean=9781964252469 “Kai is a post-human woman who is technologically modified to survive the harsh realities of climate change and works as a "Janie" whose only job is to keep her wealthy clients alive in their simulation pods within Great America. Here, the blurred lines of a post-truth society threaten to destroy reality as we know it.Great America in Dead World by David Agranoff is an experimental satire patterned after the writing formula used by the late science fiction author Philip K. Dick.Agranoff's novel imagines a future dystopian world where, under the rule of President Supreme, global temperatures are on the rise, and the ultra-wealthy plug into a virtual Heaven while the working class keeps them alive in their pods. But when the global food supply begins to run out, what will keep Great America from devouring itself?”

Novela publicada originalmente por Philip K. Dick en 1962 con el nombre de "¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas?", la adaptación cinematográfica de 1982, a cargo de Ridley Scott y renombrada "Blade Runner", se convirtió rápidamente en un clásico atemporal, motivo que lleva a Max Espejel y Sergio Pérezgrovas a conversar sobre ambas obras.

Ursula K. Le Guin in 2014. Ursula K. Le Guin, who broke the artificial wall between science fiction and literature, died on January 22nd, 2018 at the age of 88. An essayist and poet along with being a fiction writer, she transcended all genres with the quality of her prose and the allegorical nature of her work. Best known for her novels The Left Hand of Darkness, which dealt with gender; The Dispossessed, which dealt with a utopian civilization; her series of novels in the fantasy realm of Earthsea; and her short stories, especially “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” Ursula K. Le Guin broke ground in several directions over the course of her writing life. But she started in science fiction fantasy. On September 29th, 2000, Richard Wolinsky and his then co-host Richard A. Lupoff spoke with Ursula K. Le Guin about her career as a writer and about her latest novel, a political and social science fiction allegory, “The Telling.” This podcast is taken from that interview, with segments from a short 1983 interview conducted by Richard A. Lupoff. The official interview ends at around the 36 minute mark, and the final fifteen minutes consist of a free-form discussion about Ursula LeGuin's history in the science fiction field and her thoughts on several writers, including Philip K. Dick and James Tiptree Jr. This interview was first posted on January 19, 2018.   The post The Probabilities Archive: Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) Visionary Science Fiction Author appeared first on KPFA.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick - Introduction w/ Jesan Sorrells---00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick03:15 "Introduction to Rick Deckard's World"10:04 Philip K. Dick's College Struggles14:07 Rosen Corporation's Role in Nexus 615:08 "Voight-Kampff Android Test Revealed"19:51 Philip K. Dick: Drugs and Influence22:09 Hallucinogens, Perception, and Apple's Origins28:32 Humanity Questioned: Android Identity Crisis29:58 Empathy and Control in Androids36:25 "Exploring Dick's Android Dilemma"40:09 "The Futility of New Proposals"41:29 Predicting the Future: A Balance---Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON!Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!--- ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out HSCT Publishing at: https://www.hsctpublishing.com/.Check out LeadingKeys at: https://www.leadingkeys.com/Check out Leadership ToolBox at: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/Contact HSCT for more information at 1-833-216-8296 to schedule a full DEMO of LeadingKeys with one of our team members.---Leadership ToolBox website: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/.Leadership ToolBox LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ldrshptlbx/.Leadership ToolBox YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadershiptoolbox/videosLeadership ToolBox Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldrshptlbx.Leadership ToolBox IG: https://www.instagram.com/leadershiptoolboxus/.Leadership ToolBox FB: https://www.facebook.com/

C.B. Smith joins me to dive into the sci-fi classic Total Recall (1990), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Paul Verhoeven. We break down its mind-bending plot, iconic special effects, and how it stacks up against Philip K. Dick's original story. Is this the ultimate Mars movie? Watch to find out!

Il 172° episodio di Illuminismo Psichedelico, con lo scrittore e sceneggiatore Peppe Fiore, è il settimo e ultimo appuntamento del festival nel festival che il podcast ha organizzato al 7 Chakras Festival 2025. In questa puntata un po' folle insieme a Peppe abbiamo fatto un viaggio piuttosto randomico tra suggestioni romanzesche, cinematografiche e tratte dalla serialità televisiva - tentando di evitare i riferimenti più scontati - per mostrare un parziale catalogo di restituzioni artistiche dell'esperienza psichedelica. Tra gli autori e le opere citate: Philip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Paura e Delirio a Las Vegas di Hunter Thompson, Queer di Luca Guadagnino, Gli interessi in comune di Vanni Santoni, Mad Men, Enter The Void di Gaspar Noe e le pagine finali di Siddartha di Herman Hesse. 

Today I'm joined by Julie Berghoff. Julie is a Production Designer who won the Emmy and the Art Directors Guild award for The Handmaid's Tale. She was also nominated for excellence in production design on Electric Dreams based on the short stories of Philip K. Dick. Her first feature film was Saw, directed by James Wan which earned over 103M. In 2005, she segued into comedy, designing the Oscar and Golden Globe Nominated Film, The Kids Are Alright and in 2015 Emmy Winner, Olive Kitteridge both directed by Lisa Cholodenko. I had her on the show today to discuss her Emmy-nominated work on Apple TV+ The Studio.

It's finally here. Nate reluctantly is forced to read a book he knew he wouldn't like going in. Uno Reverse! Nate is going to make his pain at reading this book into Ben's pain at listening to him discuss it. Prepare for Xanax Ben and Overstimulated Nate. The ultimate WAB Duo. Will anybody survive?Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

On February 20, 1974, while recovering from the effects of sodium pentothal administered for the extraction of an impacted wisdom tooth, Dick received a home delivery of Darvon from a young woman. When he opened the door, he was struck by the dark-haired girl's beauty, and was especially drawn to her golden necklace. He asked her about its curious fish-shaped design. As she was leaving, she replied: "This is a sign used by the early Christians." Dick called the symbol the "vesicle pisces". This name seems to have been based on his conflation of two related symbols, the Christian ichthys symbol (two intersecting arcs delineating a fish in profile), which the woman was wearing, and the vesica piscis.[39] Dick recounted that as the sun glinted off the gold pendant, the reflection caused the generation of a "pink beam" of light that mesmerized him. He came to believe the beam imparted wisdom and clairvoyance, and also believed it to be intelligent. On one occasion, he was startled by a separate recurrence of the pink beam, which imparted the information that his infant son was ill. The Dicks rushed the child to the hospital, where the illness was confirmed by professional diagnosis.[40][verification needed] After the woman's departure, Dick began experiencing strange hallucinations. Although initially attributing them to side effects from medication, he considered this explanation implausible after weeks of continued hallucination. He told Charles Platt: "I experienced an invasion of my mind by a transcendentally rational mind, as if I had been insane all my life and suddenly I had become sane."[41] Throughout February and March 1974, Dick experienced a series of hallucinations which he referred to as "2-3-74",[26][42] shorthand for February–March 1974. Aside from the "pink beam", he described the initial hallucinations as geometric patterns, and, occasionally, brief pictures of Jesus and ancient Rome. As the hallucinations increased in duration and frequency, Dick claimed he began to live two parallel lives—one as himself, "Philip K. Dick", and one as "Thomas",[43] a Christian persecuted by Romans in the first century AD. He referred to the "transcendentally rational mind" as "Zebra", "God" and "VALIS" (an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System). He wrote about the experiences, first in the semi-autobiographical novel Radio Free Albemuth, then in VALIS, The Divine Invasion, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer and the unfinished The Owl in Daylight (the VALIS trilogy).[citation needed] In 1974, Dick wrote a letter to the FBI, accusing various people, including University of California, San Diego professor Fredric Jameson, of being foreign agents of Warsaw Pact powers.[44] He also wrote that Stanisław Lem was probably a false name used by a composite committee operating on orders of the Communist party to gain control over public opinion.[45] At one point, Dick felt he had been taken over by the spirit of the prophet Elijah. He believed that an episode in his novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said was a detailed retelling of a biblical story from the Book of Acts, which he had never read.[46] He documented and discussed his experiences and faith in a private journal he called his "exegesis", portions of which were later published as The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick. The last novel he wrote was The Transmigration of Timothy Archer; it was published shortly after his death in 1982.[47]https://amzn.to/3ITbWCTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

No episódio de hoje, Tiago Meira, Fabio Fernandes e Ludimila Hashimoto conversam sobre os processos de tradução de Philip K. Dick, sua vida e sua obra.Siga o Viva Sci-Fi no Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vivascifi/⁠⁠⁠Canal no youtube do Fabio Fernandes: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TerraIncognitaBooksNStuff ⁠⁠⁠ Site do Fabio Fernandes: ⁠⁠⁠https://fabiofernandeswriter.com/ ⁠⁠⁠ Arte e produção: Carolina Meroni

The discussion covered various topics, including the end of the first half of summer, a dent in a Tesla, and the impact of Philip K. Dick's "Man in the High Castle." They discussed the political implications of Boaz Burgers' stance on immigration and the potential for cheating in elections. A Walmart stabbing incident was highlighted, where a former Marine's actions prevented further harm. The conversation also touched on Elon Musk's innovations, including Starlink's service interruption and his plans for chip manufacturing. Trump's trade deals with the EU and Japan were debated, emphasizing the reduction of tariffs and the potential impact on the global economy. The conversation begins with light-hearted banter about a lizard sighting under Speaker 2's house, which was later clarified to be near the doorbell camera. Speaker 1 mentions their dog, Willie, killing a raccoon. then shifts the topic to promoting PJ's Coffee in Louisiana, highlighting their offerings, including cold brews, pastries, and a special mention of Second Round Bakery cookies available on Etsy. He encourages listeners to visit, enjoy the Wi-Fi, and share feedback via email. 

Immerse yourself in captivating science fiction short stories, delivered daily! Explore futuristic worlds, time travel, alien encounters, and mind-bending adventures. Perfect for sci-fi lovers looking for a quick and engaging listen each day.

We finish Philip K. Dick's Dr. Bloodmoney. Content warnings for: misogyny, racism, ableism. On the next episode, we're discussing the first seven chapters of Nalo Hopkinson’s Brown Girl in the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin… Continue reading Dr. Bloodmoney – Part 2

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of some of cinema's greatest auteurs. In doing so, they will look at their filmographies, explore what drives them artistically and what makes their decision making process so fascinating. Add in a few silly tangents and a fun game at the end of the episode and you've got yourself a podcast we truly hope you love. On episode 106 of the Director Watch Podcast, the boys are joined by the host of The Waffle Press Movie Podcast, Diego Crespo discuss the latest film in their Paul Verhoeven series, Total Recall (1990). Following up the massive success of RoboCop, Verhoeven turned his attention to another world, the planet Mars and the work of Philip K. Dick to make another commentary on our military obsessed culture with Total Recall. Following the story of a construction worker who finds out he is actually a super spy who has been planted with false memories of his past and who he is, setting off a chain of events that leads he into a war between the powerful elites of our world and the newly formed colony on Mars. Thought provoking then as it is now, Verhoeven taps into our ongoing paranoia of who is in-charge of our world, and questions whether their leadership is more relevant than a body of citizens willing to fight for their place in the world. Ryan, Jay, and Diego breakdown their thoughts on the film, if its commentary is as strong as RoboCop, the visual effects, Arnold Schwarzenegger's performance, the meaning of the film's ending, and so much more. You can listen to the Director Watch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, YouTube and more. This podcast runs 2h3m. The guys will be back next week to continue their series on the films of Paul Verhoeven with a review of his film, Basic Instinct. You can rent it via iTunes and Amazon Prime rental in preparation for the next episode of Director Watch. Till then, let's get into it. Music: MUSICALIFE, from Pond5 (intro) and “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).

Alan Dershowitz is one of the most prolific legal scholars (and civil rights litigators) in this country of ours. In his latest book, The Preventive State, he takes the first step in developing the jurisprudence of what Philip K. Dick called precrime. Dershowitz argues that we need a better — and more transparent — legal system for calculating how many civil liberties we're willing to sacrifice in order to prevent potential harm. He and Adaam debate what such a system would look like, what's at stake of being lost, where do rights even come from, and whether the law is a rebellion against God.On the agenda:-Starting a conversation while canceled-False positives and false negatives-Kant in the streets, Bentham in the sheets (or: the Straussian case for legal ambiguity)-Our rights come from our wrongs-AI paving the path to Omelas-The Talmudic rebellionAlso:-Read Adaam's piece on Jewish Law as the triumph against divine totalitarianismUncertain Things is hosted and produced by Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Vanessa M. Quirk. For more doomsday thoughts, subscribe to: http://uncertain.substack.com. Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe

Dimitri, Khalid, and Jay the Neuroscientist (@the_hague_icc) continue their dive into the origins of the Fundamental Fysiks Group and Jack Sarfatti's long strange trip, including: Sarfatti's uncle and grandfather, the gifted children programs, Courtney Love's father Hank Harrison attending a West Coast version, Philip K. Dick and VALIS, Jeffrey Kripal's “Esalen and the Religion of No Religion”, Joseph Kuhn's “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions”, helicopter inventor Arthur Young's Institute for the Study of Consciousness in Berkeley, Werner Erhard, and more… For access to premium SJ episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad.

On this episode, we're presenting two of our favorite stories: Silvia's Blood was originally released in 2014, and is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick titled, "Upon the Dull Earth." Moon Graffiti was the first episode of our show, which began in 2012. It was inspired by a speech written for Richard Nixon by William Safire titled, "In Event of Moon Disaster." We're in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to: https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop We're now taking pre-orders through June 30. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth.  And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much! Follow The Truth on...INSTAGRAMBLUESKYTHREADSREDDIT And make sure you're subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don't miss us when we return! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Henry Harris has been called to the outpost for asteroid Y-3, humanity's first line of defense against a vast, strange galaxy, because there's a strange infection growing among the soldiers of the outpost: they think they're turning into plants. Adapted from "Piper in the Woods" by Philip K. Dick: (Warning, link NSFW as it contains a drawing of a nude alien) https://myths.link/piper  

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on the mysterious and miraculous substance Ubik that gets referenced in advertisements at the start of every chapter of the work (except the final one) as well as by Runciter in a video Joe Chip sees in his apartment. Ubik turns out to be a substance, developed by Ella Runciter and "other responsible half-lifers" that in its contemporary form undoes and protects against the effects of entropy and consumption by Jory in half-life. It can also be reverted to earlier an essentially unusable versions as well, as Joe Chip finds out. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on the city of Des Moines, Iowa, where Glen Runciter's body has been transported for his memorial. As it turns out, the team of surviving inertials (since by then Wendy and Al have died) are all there, and Joe Chip has to travel there to meet them. By then, everything, including the city, has reverted from their time-setting in the 1990s to the 1930s. It will turn out that the Des Moines they are experiencing is a projection produced by Jory, while all of them are in cold-pac To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

We talk about the first eight chapters of Philip K. Dick’s Dr. Bloodmoney. Content warnings for: misogyny, racism, ableism. On the next episode, we're discussing the remaining chapters of Philip K. Dick's Dr. Bloodmoney. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading Dr. Bloodmoney – Part 1

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on the many points in the novel, after the surprise attack on Glen Runciter, Joe Chip, and the entire team of the inertials, where a seemingly dead and in cold-pac Runciter breaks through into the "reality" of those who think themselves survivors. At first this happens through strange written interventions, like a matchbook cover, graffiti, and notes, and through Runciter appearing on currency. As time goes on, the manifestations extend to video and even a meeting between Joe Chip and Glen Runciter. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on the experience of bone-chilling cold, exhaustion and fatigue, and eventual death of a particularly gruesome sort that several of the characters experience once they are in cold-pac and in half-life. At first, they think that it is being caused by Pat Conley, who even thinks that to be the case herself, but it is actually the effect of Jory, a young man in half life, who is "eating" the other half-lifers. The main character, Joe Chip experiences this himself, but is saved for the moment by the application of Ubik in the form of a spray can To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

We're joined by Erik Davis to discuss his book High Weirdness - a history of psychedelics and counterculture as a triptych embodied with three prominent figures: Terrence McKenna, Philip K. Dick, and Robert Anton Wilson. From Blade Runner to the Illuminati to Magic Mushrooms these three laid down foundational blocks decades ago that underpin (or perhaps undermine?) our present. Terrence McKennaPhilip K. DickRobert Anton WilsonPyrrho - ancient Greek skepticOur coverage of Operation Mindf*ck (part 1 and part 2)Erik Davis links:Burning Shore (Substack)Techgnosis (huge web archive)Techgnosis (Book - Affiliate Link)High Weirdness (Affiliate Link) - the Audiobook read by the author is very good.  -B.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on one main theme of the novel, which is the characters noticing a pattern of objects at first being spoiled or worn out, then reverting to earlier obsolete forms, eventually affecting not just individual objects or even rooms but entire settings in which they find themselves. The examples focused upon include cigarettes, coffee and cream, coins and bills, a tape-recorder, appliances, an elevator, vehicles, and even Ubik itself. This mystery gets a resolution late in the novel when we discover that they are a result of Jory's inability to maintain a consistent phatasmagoric reality for his soon-to-be victims in half-life. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th Century American science-fiction short story writer and novelist, Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik It focuses specifically on the ambush that Ray Hollis engineers, using Stanton Mick's company, based on the moon, as a potential new client for Runciter Associates. Glen Runciter, Joe Chip, and a team of 11 inertials (anti-psionic talents) fly to the location. They are asked not to take readings, which Joe Chip does anyways, discovering that Mick is actually a bomb in human disguise. It turns out that there is a conspiracy that had been laid for quite a while, involving Hollis and his organization, perhaps Mick, Pat Conley, and Runciter's talent scout Ashwood. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Ubik here - https://amzn.to/4k8i348

Good grief! We're talking Peanuts this week on the show. We also review Ancestral Recall #1 from AHOY Comics, Avengers Academy #1 from Marvel Comics, and Benjamin #1 from Oni Press. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN ANCESTRAL RECALL #1 Writer: Jordan Clark Artist: Atagun Ilhan Publisher: AHOY Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 6, 2025 Black History: For painter Melvin Waring, it's an actual super power! When Melvin's wife mysteriously disappears, he must call on the most important Black figures of all time to help him in his search. A gripping new saga from two Milestone Initiative members: writer Jordan Clark (Aquaman, Star Wars Adventures) and artist Atagun Ilhan (Poison Ivy, Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet). [rating:4.5/5] MATTHEW AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 Writer: Anthony Oliveira Artist: Carola Borellia/Bailie Rosenlund Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: June 11, 2025 SCHOOL'S IN SESSION! Welcome to Avengers Academy! Seeking to guide the next generation of super heroes, CAPTAIN MARVEL assembles a misfit team of super-powered teens: CAPTAIN AMERICA OF THE RAILWAYS, BLOODLINE, ESCAPADE, MOON GIRL, RED GOBLIN, and new hero on the block, KID JUGGERNAUT! But classes are the least of their concerns as they fend off super-villain attacks, make new friends - and new foes - and learn what it really means to be Earth's mightiest heroes. For the FIRST TIME IN PRINT, read issues #1-6 of Marvel's hit infinity series AVENGERS ACADEMY by rising star ANTHONY OLIVEIRA and visionary artists CAROLA BORELLI and BAILIE ROSENLUND! Featuring the first appearance of an all-new SINISTER SIX, this is one book you don't want to miss! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO BENJAMIN #1 Writer: Ben H. Winters Artist: Leomacs Publisher: Oni Press Inc. Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: June 18, 2025 IN ONE L.A. MOTEL ROOM, A COSMIC QUEST IS ABOUT BEGIN.... Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award-winner Ben H. Winters (EC's Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman Trilogy) and rising star Leomacs (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss, Refrigerator Full of Heads) unravel a three-part, prestige format series exploring the hallucinatory second life of a brilliant author who imagined our desperate future but never imagined he'd become part of it . . More than just a writer, more than just a science-fiction icon, Benjamin J. Carp was a cultural revolutionary. Across 44 novels and hundreds of short stories-including the counterculture classic The Man They Couldn't Erase-Carp pushed the boundaries of literary respectability for the sci-fi genre and his readers' perception of reality itself . . . until decades of amphetamine abuse and Southern California excess finally ended a mind-bending career that always just escaped mainstream success. He died in 1982. Until 2025 . . . when Benjamin J. Carp awakens, alive, in a burned-out motel on the fringes of Los Angeles. He remembers dying. He knows he shouldn't exist. Is he a dream? A robot? A ghost? A clone? A simulation? In his own time, Carp pondered all of these scenarios intensely through his fiction-and, now, as he treks from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, he will be called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself. In the tradition of Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly and Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice comes a uniquely fascinating and hilariously deranged excursion into the metatextual nexus where existence and oblivion, past and future, genius and madness, and glitter and grim reality all meet just beyond Hollywood Boulevard . . . [rating: 3/5] DISCUSSION PEANUTS 1950 Writer/Artist: Charles Schulz This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination toPeanuts aficionados worldwide: Although there have been literally hundreds of Peanuts books published, many of the strips from the series' first two or three years have never been collected before―in large part because they showed a young Schulz working out the kinks in his new strip and include some characterizations and designs that are quite different from the cast we're all familiar with. (Among other things, three major cast members―Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus―initially show up as infants and only "grow" into their final "mature" selves as the months go by. Even Snoopy debuts as a puppy!) Thus The Complete Peanuts offers a unique chance to see a master of the art form refine his skills and solidify his universe, day by day, week by week, month by month. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dOo6YW CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

We talk about the third part of Walter M. Miller Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz. Content warnings for: racism, antisemitism, ableism, misogyny, child injury and death, suicide and euthanasia On the next episode, we're discussing the first eight chapters of Philip K. Dick’s Dr. Bloodmoney. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the… Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz – Part 3