Episode Synopsis "EP. 001 – Who was the real PKD?"
In November of 1971, science fiction author Philip K. Dick came home to find his San Rafael home in ruins. What’s known as the mysterious break-in incident has led to many a conspiracy theory. It’s an infamous period in the life of a writer who would give us dozens of novels, hundreds of short stories and the inspiration for some of Hollywood’s most fantastic mind-trips. But who was the real Philip K. Dick? Was he a speed-eating psychotic? A genius paranoiac? A schizophrenic philosopher? Or someone far less troubled but just as genius? We’ll talk with “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” editor Marc Haefele and PKD’s friends Nicole Panter and Tim Powers to learn more.