Light On Light Through

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 370, in which I review Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Season 24 premiere. Read this review.    

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 369, in which I review the  Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 9-10. Read this review (written review of episode 10, with link to written review of episode 9) Podcast reviews of  Who Killed JFK? Episodes 1-5 and 6-8   Photo by Robert H. Jackson. Originally published in the  Dallas Times Herald , November 25, 1963. Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Ph...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , 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...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 367, in which I review the  Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 6-8. Read this review (written review of episode 8, with links to written reviews episodes 6 and 7) Podcast review of Who Killed JFK? Episodes 1-5 Dick Russell's The Man Who Knew Too Much

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 366, in which I review Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein biopic. Read  this review.  Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: 1955 Edward R. Murrow Person to Person interview with Leonard Bernstein 1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (CBS special with Bernstein)

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 365, in which I review the first season of The Way Home on Hallmark TV. Read this review.  Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: review of Chris Cosmain's time-travel novel Novikov Windows Sister Hazel All For You Maria Tayler Pens Everything I Wanted

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 364, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? 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: my review of Jack Dann's Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History  ... my podcast interview with Jack Dann my alternate history story about The B...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 363, in which I review The Lazarus Project,  season 1, on TNT. Read this review.

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 362, in which I review  Bosch: Legacy,  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 Bosch ). Podcast review of Bosch: Legacy 2.1-2.6

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 361, in which Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and I talk about the second season of Foundation  on Apple TV+.   Relevant links: our discussion of the first season of Foundation my reviews of the 2nd season of Foundation (with links to reviews of the 1st) Cora Buhlert's reviews of the 2nd season of Foundation Joel McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast

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 Foundation 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 T...

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 359, in which I interview Jack Dann about his book The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History and other things science fictional.  Relevant links: Jack Dann's first publication, his 1974 Wandering Stars anthology  How Paul Levinson discovered   Wandering Stars back in 1974 Jack Dann's The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History   Paul Levinson's...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 358, in which I review Bosch: Legacy,  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). Podcast review of Bosch: Legacy 2.7-2.10  

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  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . my written reviews   (w/spoilers) of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , Season 2 Roundtable podcast discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 1...

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 356, in which I interview Chris Cosmain about his novel Novikov Windows and time travel.  We also discuss how to succeed as a science fiction author. read my review of Novikov Windows buy the novel Chris Cosmain's web page read Paul Levinson's The Chronology Protection Case novelette watch The Chronology Protection Case movie video interview with director...

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. Among the topics we discuss: Hegel's spirit of an age ... Impressionism ... Matthew Modine ... Dennis McKenna ... Les Bicycl...

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  Star Trek: Picard  Season 3. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: my written reviews (w/spoilers) of Picard 3 more (tc, links to reviews) about Robots Through the Ages video  of Paul Levinson rea...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 353, in which Captain Phil and I discuss the new anthology Robots Through the Ages -- 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: more (tc, links to reviews) about Robots Through the Ages video of Paul Levinson reading from an ear...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 352, in which I interview Spencer Hannabuss, who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" at the end of the It's Real Life 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 thr...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 351, 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. listen to the radio play on Killerwatt.co , streaming free, where you'll find complete credits for the per...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 350, in which I interview YouTube star cover artist Anne Reburn, who did the cover of John Lennon/The Beatles' "Real Love" in the It's Real Life radio play adapted from my short alternate history about The Beatles, streaming on Killerwatt Radio.  The interview concludes with a mini-concert of three songs by Anne Reburn. Links: It's Real Life radioplay t...

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 349, in which I review  The Last of Us,  episodes 1.1-1.4, on HBO Max. Read this review.

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 348, in which I review The Pale Blue Eye  on Netflix. Read  this review. And here's an alternate history story about The Beatles with a dash of Poe.  

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 347, in which I review Kaleidoscope on Netflix. Read this review. See my in-depth video interview with Rufus Sewell about his role in The Man in The High Castle .      

Welcome to  Light On Light Through , Episode 346, in which I explore the connection between The Mosquito Coast 2.8 (on Apple TV+) and Hari Seldon of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Further reading: Written blog post of this exploration Paul Krugman's disappointment with Apple TV+ adaptation of Foundation . Importance of Foundation trilogy in Paul Krugman's Nobel laureate work in economics Furthe...