Ep 611 - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, by Philip K. Dick

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This novel was the genesis of the Blade Runner film franchise, which means like many books it gets eclipsed a bit by its adaptation. But does the movie have a gadget you can use to make yourself feel specific emotions, including the emotion that makes you want to use the gadget more? I didn't think so.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.2	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.5	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.2	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Overdo.
0:44.7	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read and my name is Craig.
0:48.4	My name is Andrew.
0:49.4	Craig, you said a little different, Craig.
0:51.2	I am definitely not a replicant of Craig.
0:54.4	I am not an Andy of Craig.
0:57.0	I am a real boy with real vocal cord issues and I apologize to everyone.
1:04.3	This is not a normal podcast like, oh, we used the wrong microphone.
1:10.6	No.
1:11.6	Oh dang, now we could have passed it off like that though.
1:14.1	Oh, that would have been so smart.
1:15.6	That would have been great.
1:16.6	That would have been really sweet.
1:17.6	If only I had been sleeping normal hours I could have come up with such a scheme.
1:22.4	I'm also not an Andy just because that's not the name that I choose to go by.
1:27.6	No, you do not use that name.
1:29.4	Don't love it.
1:30.8	It's how I use the name.
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