1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In &quot;Clans of the Alphane Moon&quot; by Philip K. Dick, a planet is colonized as an insane asylum, then abandoned, so that its inmates develop their own society and cultures. Tom Merritt, host of &quot;Sword and Laser&quot; joins to answer: what happens when pathologies become the basis of civilization, rather than its aberrations? You can check out &quot;Clans of the Alphane Moon&quot; as well as the other books and films discussed on the show by going to Mightyheaton.com/goodscifi&amp;nbsp; Alienating the Audience http://alienating.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17800943/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/94992191