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Podcast: The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Episode: The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick - Not All Monsters Come From Outer Space
Description: Something is wrong with Dad… Charlie knows it, but no one believes him. Is it all in his head, or has something terrifying taken his father’s place? The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Philip K. Dick, what a mind. It has been said that Dick believed he was living in two timelines simultaneously, one as himself in 1970s California and another as a persecuted Christian in ancient Rome. These bizarre experiences fueled his paranoia but also deepened the philosophical depth of his later works. Today’s story is...