Ep 101 - The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

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🗓️ 24 February 2015

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Our odometer has rolled over, but the show's the same: this week we take you through the alternate history presented by Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle.

The basic question: what would happen if the Axis powers had won World War II? The sub-questions: what is real? Is it our reality, or the reality in this book, or the reality in the book in this book? We tackle those questions, our caffeine deficiencies, and more!

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0:00.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,
0:05.1	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:10.4	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	I actually wanted to talk to you about caffeine.
0:39.3	What do you want to ask about?
0:41.6	What is it like to give it up?
0:43.8	Because I'm addicted to it hard.
0:48.0	Well, like I said to you, and I mean, I didn't tell the standing of our listeners,
0:52.2	so it'll be new to them.
0:54.6	Is that the secret to quitting is to drink so much diet coke that feels like your body is eating
1:03.8	itself from the inside out.
1:05.1	And so what worked for me was getting to the point where keeping, like, to keep drinking caffeine
1:15.4	will feel worse than the withdrawal that would come with caffeine.
1:19.1	And I will say you did pick a version of caffeine that is hard on the body.
1:24.1	Yeah.
1:25.1	Like, I-
1:26.1	It's not like coffee.
1:27.1	I don't know.
1:27.4	Like, I feel like I could get into it if I wanted it, but I don't really want to.
1:30.8	Well, you've got a beer taste.
1:33.6	You know, I were talking about whiskey the other day.
1:35.6	You don't, I think, have room in your brain for another set of opinions.
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