Updates: Podcast discussion of Philip K. Dick’s “Foster, You’re Dead”(1955)

Three locations where Philip K. Dick’s “Foster, You’re Dead” (1955) appeared: L to R. Star Science Fiction No. 3 (1955), The Best Of Philip K. Dick (1977), and Second Variety (1991) I appeared on the podcast DickHeads (i.e. Philip K. Dick fans) to discuss one of his most underrated (in my opinion) short fictions: “Foster, You’re Dead” (1955). If you want to read the short story before you listen to the quite detailed discussion, it’s available online here. I’m a sucker for science fiction satires of 50s American defense policy, commercialism, and idiocracy of fallout shelters. As I am allergic to listening to myself, I’ve not given it a re-listen! Hopefully it went as well as I thought it did at the time. Also, here is my short review of the story–part of my larger review of the entire original anthology Star Science Fiction No. 3, ed. Frederik Pohl (1955)–from last year if you don’t have time to listen to the podcast at the moment. “Foster, You’re Dead” (1955), Philip K. Dick, 5/5…