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Podcast: Nightshade Diary
Episode: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale | Philip K. Dick | Podcast
Description: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale is a compact but deeply unsettling slice of classic sci-fi—one that bends memory, identity, and reality until none of them feel reliable.Published in 1966 by Philip K. Dick, the story follows Douglas Quail, an ordinary man with an extraordinary obsession: Mars. He dreams of going there, but his life—and his bank account—keep him grounded on Earth. That’s when he turns to a company called Rekal, Inc., which offers something almost too perfect: implanted memories.Why travel to Mars when you can rememb...