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| Review of (Beatles) Anthology 2025: The Highs and the Highs (and the One Low) | 30 Nov 2025 | 00:20:31 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through episode 416, in which I review the The Beatles Anthology 2025 documentary. Relevant links:
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| Paul Levinson interviews Brooklyn Demme about One Battle After Another | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:37:52 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through episode 415, in which I interview Brooklyn Demme about Paul Thomas Anderson's movie One Battle After Another, in which Brooklyn played a minor role. But in a movie this great, every role is important. Relevant links:
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| Paul Levinson interviews David Browne about Talkin' Greenwich Village | 03 Feb 2025 | 01:01:50 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 406, and my in-depth interview with Rolling Stone writer David Browne about his masterful book, Talkin' Greenwich Village. We talk at length about Dave Van Ronk, Joni Mitchell, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, The Blues Project, Bob Lind, and a little less about many others, including Hegel and his spirit of an age. Relevant links:
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| Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about the House Jan 6 Hearings | 15 Jun 2022 | 01:01:12 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 317, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about the January 6 House Committee Hearings. (This interview was conducted the Sunday after the first hearing on June 9, 2022, but we discussed issues pertaining to the continuing hearings. We talk for the first 13 minutes about science fiction on television -- one of our usual topics of discussion -- and then begin to discuss the House Committee Hearings).
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| Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.7 | 13 Jun 2022 | 00:06:28 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 316, in which I review the seventh episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime. Written blog post review of this episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth podcast reviews of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1 ... 1.2... 1.3... 1.5-1.6 | |||
| Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.5 | 13 Jun 2022 | 00:06:21 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 315, in which I review the fifth episode of The Time Traveler's Wife on HBO. written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.1... 1.2... 1.3... 1.4 | |||
| Review of For All Mankind 3.1 | 12 Jun 2022 | 00:07:25 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 314, in which I review For All Mankind 3.1 on Apple TV+. Blog post written review of this episode Podcast reviews of prior seasons: Season 2 ... Season 1 Further reading:
*** Note added 27 October 2023: Check out my review of Jack Dann's new book, The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History | |||
| Review of The Orville 3.2 | 12 Jun 2022 | 00:05:56 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 313, in which I review episode 3.2 of The Orville on Hulu Written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.6 | 11 Jun 2022 | 00:07:39 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 312, in which I review the sixth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ Written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.1-2 ... 1.3... 1.4... 1.5 | |||
| Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.5-1.6 | 08 Jun 2022 | 00:09:15 | |
| Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.4 | 06 Jun 2022 | 00:07:05 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 310, in which I review the fourth episode of The Time Traveler's Wife on HBO. written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.1... 1.2... 1.3 Further reading:
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| Review of The Orville 3.1 | 05 Jun 2022 | 00:06:47 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 309, in which I review episode 3.1 of The Orville on Hulu Written blog post review of this episode | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.5 | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:06:20 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 308, in which I review the fifth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ Written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.1-2 ... 1.3... 1.4 | |||
| Dramatic Reading from 2nd Chapter of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles | 09 Jan 2025 | 00:24:25 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 405: Howard Margolin invited me to join him on his Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction show (on WUSB Radio) in a dramatic reading from the second chapter of my 2024 novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles. Here's the reading, with some commentary before and after by me. Relevant links:
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| Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about what must be done about the slaughter of children in America by AR15s | 02 Jun 2022 | 01:48:34 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 307, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about what must be done to stop the continuing slaughter of children in America by weapons designed for war. The interview begins with 15 minutes of a much lighter discussion about The Beatles and science fiction, and then proceeds to 90 minutes about what must be done about guns.
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| Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.3 | 31 May 2022 | 00:06:38 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 306, in which I review the third episode of The Time Traveler's Wife on HBO. Written blog post review of this episode | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.4 | 28 May 2022 | 00:07:04 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 305, in which I review the fourth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ Written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.1-2 ... 1.3 | |||
| Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.2 | 23 May 2022 | 00:07:45 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 304, in which I review the second episode of The Time Traveler's Wife on HBO. Written blog post review of this episode Podcast review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.1 | |||
| Review of Night Sky | 22 May 2022 | 00:07:42 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 303, in which I review all of Night Sky on Amazon Prime Video Written blog post review of this episode | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.3 | 21 May 2022 | 00:07:51 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 302, in which I review the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ Written blog post review of this episode Podcast review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.1-2 | |||
| Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.1 | 18 May 2022 | 00:07:08 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 301, in which I review the first episode of The Time Traveler's Wife on HBO. Written blog post review of this episode | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.1-1.2 | 17 May 2022 | 00:10:36 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 300, in which I review the first two episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ Written blog post review of these episodes | |||
| Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.4 | 16 May 2022 | 00:06:56 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 299, in which I review the fourth episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime. Written blog post review of this episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth. podcast reviews of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1 ... 1.2... 1.3
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| Star Trek: Picard Season Two: A Roundtable Discussion | 14 May 2022 | 01:23:39 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 298, in which Captain Phil, MaryBeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, and I discuss Star Trek: Picard Season 2 on Paramount+ and much more about Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG, and all things Star Trek and related. More about Mary Beth Ritkouski and Michael Rizzo at SciFi Distilled More about Captain Phil at Captain Phil's Planet Boarding the Enterprise (edited by David Gerrold and Robert J. Sawyer), anthology with essay "How Star Trek Liberated Television" by Paul Levinson, which discusses the Star Trek syndication impact Fringe Science: Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists (edited by Kevin R. Grazier) anthology with essay by Paul Levinson, "The Return of 1950s Television in Fringe," which discusses Levinson's "First Love Syndrome" in popular culture appreciation. Welcome Up: Songs of Space and Time (2020 LP by Paul Levinson on Old Bear Records and Light in the Attic Records) podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.10 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.9 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.8 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard season 1 a little time travel story -- free | |||
| Review of A Complete Unknown: Nearly Completely Superb, Slightly Alternate History | 28 Dec 2024 | 00:14:29 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 404, in which I review A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic, which my wife and I went to see on its opening day, Christmas, in New York. Relevant links:
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| Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.3 | 12 May 2022 | 00:07:06 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 297, in which I review the third episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime. Written blog post review of this episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth. podcast review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1 ... 1.2 | |||
| Agnieszka Stecko-Żukowska speaks to Paul Levinson about the impact on Poland of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | 11 May 2022 | 00:53:29 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 296, in which I interview Polish social media researcher Agnieszka Stecko-Żukowska about the impact on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on her family, her studies, and her country. Video of this interview is here. Previous interviews about the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine:
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| Review of Outer Range 1.7-8 | 07 May 2022 | 00:07:51 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 295, in which I review episodes 7 and 8 of Outer Range on Amazon Prime. Written blog post review of these episodes of Outer Range. | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.10 | 06 May 2022 | 00:06:27 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 294, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.10 on Paramount+ written blog post review of Star Trek: Picard 2.10 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.9 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.8 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard season 1 a little time travel story -- free
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| Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.2 | 04 May 2022 | 00:07:48 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 293, in which I review the second episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime. Written blog post review of this episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth. podcast review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1 Paul Levinson interviewed on WNBC-TV about David Bowie in 2016 -- video | |||
| Review of Slow Horses 1.6 | 03 May 2022 | 00:06:54 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 292, in which I review episode 1.6 of Slow Horses on Apple TV+ written blog post review of this episode of Slow Horses | |||
| Review of Outer Range 1.5-6 | 02 May 2022 | 00:06:21 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 291, in which I review episodes 5 and 6 of Outer Range on Amazon Prime. Written blog post review of these episodes of Outer Range. | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.9 | 02 May 2022 | 00:07:27 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 290, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.9 on Paramount+ written blog post review of Star Trek: Picard 2.9 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.8 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard season 1 a little time travel story -- free | |||
| Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about Elon Musk's Purchase of Twitter and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine | 29 Apr 2022 | 01:03:53 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 289, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. mentioned in this interview:
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| Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1 | 27 Apr 2022 | 00:08:00 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 288, in which I review the first episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime. Written blog post review of this episode of The Man Who Fell to Earth. | |||
| Paul Levinson interviews Jared Moshe about Aporia | 23 Dec 2024 | 00:27:07 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 403, in which I interview Jared Moshe about his movie Aporia, a time-travel movie on Hulu that explores, in a way I've never seen before, the wrenching ethical dilemmas that arise when you try to change the past. Relevant links:
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| Katia Iakovlenko speaks to Paul Levinson about getting Ukrainian voices out to the world | 26 Apr 2022 | 00:50:17 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 287, in which I interview Ukrainian scholar and writer Katia Iakovlenko about getting Ukrainian voices out to the world via art and writing, in this time of the Russian invasion. Watch video of this interview. mentioned in the interview:
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| Review of Outer Range 1.3-4 | 24 Apr 2022 | 00:07:23 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 286, in which I review episodes 3 and 4 of Outer Range on Amazon Prime. Written blog post review of these episodes of Outer Range. podcast review of Outer Range 1.1-2 | |||
| Review of Slow Horses 1.5 | 23 Apr 2022 | 00:06:45 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 285, in which I review episode 1.5 of Slow Horses on Apple TV+ Written review of this episode of Slow Horses | |||
| Interview with Joel McKinnon about Uncanny Similarity of Working for Apple and Working for Lumon | 23 Apr 2022 | 00:52:54 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 284, in which I interview Joel McKinnon about the uncanny similarity he noticed in working for Apple and working for Lumon (as depicted in Severance on Apple TV+). video of this interview podcast reviews of Severance: 1.1-1.2... 1.3... 1.4... 1.5 ...1.6... 1.7... 1.8... 1.9 audio podcast interview of Cora Buhlert and Joel McKinnon about first season of Foundation on Apple TV+ Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek, Foundation, and Isaac Asimov on the Seldon Crisis podcast. | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.8 | 22 Apr 2022 | 00:07:04 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 283, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.8 on Paramount+ written blog post review of Star Trek: Picard 2.8 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard season 1 a little time travel story -- free | |||
| Review of Bridgerton 2 | 19 Apr 2022 | 00:07:23 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 282, in which I review Bridgerton Season 2 on Netflix. Written blog post review of Season 2 of Bridgerton. Podcast review of Bridgerton Season 1. | |||
| Review of Outer Range 1.1-2 | 17 Apr 2022 | 00:06:49 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 281, in which I review the first two episodes of Outer Range on Amazon Prime. Written blog post review of these episodes of Outer Range. | |||
| Review of Slow Horses 1.4 | 16 Apr 2022 | 00:06:10 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 280, in which I review episode 1.4 of Slow Horses on Apple TV+ Written blog post review of this episode of Slow Horses Mick Jagger on how he came to write and sing "Strange Game" | |||
| Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7 | 15 Apr 2022 | 00:06:04 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 279, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.7 on Paramount+ written blog post review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard season 1 a little time travel story -- free | |||
| Review of Slow Horses 1.3 | 10 Apr 2022 | 00:05:19 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 278, in which I review episode 1.3 of Slow Horses on Apple TV+ Written blog post review of this episode of Slow Horses Podcast reviews: 1.1-2 | |||
| Review of Dexter: Original Sin 1.1-1.3 | 21 Dec 2024 | 00:11:34 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 402, in which I review Dexter: Original Sin on Paramount+Showtime. Relevant links:
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| Review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 6 | 10 Apr 2022 | 00:05:18 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 277, in which I review The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, episode 6, on Apple TV+ Written blog post review of this episode | |||
| Review of Severance 1.9 | 09 Apr 2022 | 00:07:46 | |
| Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:06:55 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 275, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.6 on Paramount+ written blog post review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1 podcast review of Star Trek: Picard season 1 a little time travel story -- free | |||