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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 379, in which I take you into the Book Launch and reading I did of , my new novel, based on the award-winning short story of the same name, in the historic Players Club in New York City on March 27, 2024. __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 378, in which I present the many reasons that banning TikTok in the United States -- or even threatening to ban TikTok in the U.S. -- is a bad idea.
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 377, in which I review the third season of . __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 376, in which I interview Dan Abella in George's Cafe in Manhattan about The Mind Revolution Experience (March 14, 7-9pm at The Producer's Club, 358 W. 44th Street, NYC) and the upcoming Philip K. Dick Film Festival (April 4-7, Musuem of the Moving Image, and other places in NYC). __ __
Welcome to , Episode 375, in which I interview Richard Sparks about his new novel, , as well as the joys and woes, the trials and tribulations and triumphs of the writerly life. More about New Rock, New Role https://richardsparks.com/
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 374, in which I review the fourth season of True Detective on HBO Max. __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 373, in which I review the second season of on Amazon Prime Video. __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 372, in which I review . __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 371, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, Bruce Playfair, and Colleen Bement in a 2+ hour in-depth, fun discussion of , Seasons 1-4, on Apple TV+. __ __
Welcome to , Episode 370, in which I review , Season 24 premiere. Read this review.
Welcome to , Episode 369, in which I review the podcast, episodes 9-10. Read this review (written review of episode 10, with link to written review of episode 9) Podcast reviews of Episodes 1-5 and 6-8 Photo by Robert H. Jackson. Originally published in the , November 25, 1963. Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.
Welcome to , Episode 368, which I devote to consideration of tetrads for history and alternate history. Don't know what tetrads are? They're explained in the first few minutes of the podcast. Read about Tetrads for History and Alternate History here. FURTHER READING ON TETRADS: Laws of the Media (by Marshall McLuhan, with Preface by Paul Levinson); Tetrad Wheels of Cultural Evolution (Paul Levinson); Tetrad on the Selfie https://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2014/04/tetrad-on-selfie.html (Paul Levinson); Tetrads and Chiasmus: A Reclamation of the Tetrad Wheel (Matthew S. Lindia & Paul Levinson), FURTHER READING, LISTENING TO, VIEWING ALTERNATE HISTORY: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History by Jack Dann; Paul Levinson's review of ; Paul Levinson's interview with Jack Dann; Paul Levinson's interview with Rufus Sewell, who starred in series on Amazon Prime Video; Chuck Todd's interview with Paul Levinson about alternate histories; It's Real Life (alternate history about The Beatles by Paul Levinson, made into a radio play) Also -- a voicemail from Marshall McLuhan for me, in 1978
Welcome to , Episode 367, in which I review the podcast, episodes 6-8. Read this review (written review of episode 8, with links to written reviews episodes 6 and 7) Podcast review of Episodes 1-5 Dick Russell's The Man Who Knew Too Much img
Welcome to , Episode 366, in which I review Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein biopic. Read this review. Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 365, in which I review the first season of on Hallmark TV. Read this review. Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 364, in which I review the podcast, episodes 1-5. Read this review (written review of episode 5, with links to written reviews episodes 1-4) Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 363, in which I review season 1, on TNT. Read this review.
Welcome to , Episode 362, in which I review episodes 2.7-2.10, on Amazon Prime Video. Read this review (with links to reviews of earlier episodes and seasons, including the very first season of ).
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 361, in which Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and I talk about the second season of on Apple TV+. Relevant links: __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 360, in which Joel McKinnon and Cora Buhlert join me for a conversation about The Beatles' "Now and Then". We had reconvened for a conversation about the second season of the series on Apple TV+ -- I had asked them to join me to talk about the first season back in 2021 -- but Joel, who's been in a band for decades, asked me what I thought of The Beatles new single, and this led to a conversation about the new single, The Beatles in Hamburg, AI and recording, and lots of observations you won't hear any place else. (And look next week for the conversation about that ensued.) Relevant links: __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 359, in which I interview Jack Dann about his book and other things science fictional. Relevant links: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 358, in which I review episodes 2.1-2.6, on Amazon Prime Video. Read this review (with links to reviews of earlier seasons, including the very first season of Bosch).
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 357, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, and Roy Bjellquist in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of . __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 356, in which I interview Chris Cosmain about his novel and time travel. We also discuss how to succeed as a science fiction author. __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 355, in which I interview Dan Abella about the upcoming Psychedelic Film and Music Festival he is organizing. The Festival will take place October 20-22, 2023 in New York City, and there will both live and remote events and access. Links to some of what we discuss in the podcast: __ __
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 354, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York), Marybeth Ritkouski, and Michael Rizzo, in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of Season 3. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 353, in which Captain Phil and I discuss the new anthology -- with stories by Ambrose Bierce, Philip K. Dick, and other titans, as well as relative newbies like me -- and AI and Chat GPT. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 352, in which I interview Spencer Hannabuss, who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" at the end of the radio play adapted from my alternate history story about The Beatles, streaming on Killerwatt Radio. We also discuss our views of The Beatles and their preeminent role in popular culture. The interview concludes with a mini-concert of three songs by Spencer Hannabuss. Links: __ __
Welcome to , Episode 349, in which I visit Captain Phil's Planet on WUSB Radio (Stony Brook University) where he plays and we discuss the radio play "It's Real Life," adapted from my short story, narrated by Bobby Roberto, produced and streaming on Killerwatt.co Radio. __ __
Welcome to , Episode 348, in which I interview YouTube star cover artist Anne Reburn, who did the cover of John Lennon/The Beatles' "Real Love" in the radio play adapted from my short alternate history about The Beatles, streaming on Killerwatt Radio. Links: __ __
