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| Paul Levinson interviews Tom Cooper 1 May 2025 about Wisdom Weavers | 30 May 2025 | 01:38:36 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 412, in which I interview Tom Cooper about his new book Wisdom Weavers: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan published on May 1, 2025 by Connected Editions. A group of 51 scholars from the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and Poland gathered on May 1 via Zoom -- a mini global village -- to see this interview with Tom Cooper. The interview and subsequent Q&A is presented here in audio its entirety. We started off with some casual conversation ...
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| Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about Tom Cooper's Wisdom Weavers | 19 Apr 2025 | 00:45:56 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 411: I returned to Captain Phil's Planet on WUSB (Stony Brook University) Radio the other day to talk to Captain Phil about Tom Cooper's new book, Wisdom Weavers: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan, to be pubished by Connected Editions (my publishing company) on May 1. As we discussed in the interview, I'll be interviewing Tom about his book via Zoom on the evening of Wisdom Weavers' publication -- 8pm (New York time), May 1. If you'd like to attend, email me at Levinson at Fordham dot edu and I'll be happy to send the Zoom URL to you. In the meantime, check out my Marshall McLuhan playlist on YouTube for 50 of my lectures, interviews, etc about McLuhan over the past 20 years. Here are my two books about McLuhan: Digital McLuhan and McLuhan in an Age of Social Media. You'll also find numerous essays about McLuhan on my Academia.edu page. And, if you're a fan of audio podcasts, just search on "McLuhan" on my Light On Light Through podcast page. | |||
| 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 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival, NYC, 14 Dec 2024 | 07 Dec 2024 | 00:39:16 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 401, in which I interview Dan Abella about The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival, NYC, 14 Dec 2024. (Kendall Brown, Operations Manager for the Festival, joins us in the interview.) Relevant links:
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| 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 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 Beatles '64 | 30 Nov 2024 | 00:16:28 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 400, in which I review the Beatles '64 documentary that just went up yesterday on Disney+. Here are links to some of the many people and things I discuss in the podcast:
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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. | |||
| 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 Dune: Prophecy 1.1-1.2: The Hart of the Matter | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:12:00 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 399, in which I review Dune: Prophecy 1.1-1.2 on HBO Max.
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| 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 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 | |||
| Review of Slow Horses 1.1-2 | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:06:01 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 274, in which I review the first two episodes of Slow Horses on Apple TV+ Written blog post review of these first two episodes of Slow Horses Listen to "Looking for Sunsets (In the Early Morning" (lyrics by Paul Levinson, music by Ed Fox) | |||
| Paul Levinson interviews Andrew Hoskins about AI and the End of the Human Past | 02 Nov 2024 | 01:06:46 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 398, in which I interview Andrew Hoskins about the new book he is writing, The Deadbot Society: AI and the End of the Human Past. Relevant links:
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| Review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 5 | 03 Apr 2022 | 00:06:33 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 273, in which I review The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, episode 5, on Apple TV+ Written blog post review of this episode | |||
| Review of Severance 1.8 | 02 Apr 2022 | 00:07:09 | |
| Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5 | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:06:33 | |
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 271, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.5 on Paramount+ written blog post 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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