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Light On Light Through
Review of 'The Greatest Night in Pop'
2024/02/06
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 372, in which I review The Greatest Night in Pop: The Untold Story Behind 'We Are the World' .
my written blog post review of The Greatest Night in Pop the "We Are the World" video 30-minute documentary made shortly after "We Are the World"
Roundtable Discussion of For All Mankind, Seasons 1-4
2024/01/30
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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 For All Mankind , Seasons 1-4, on Apple TV+.
my written reviews (w/spoilers) of For All Mankind , Season 4 (link is to my review of the 10th episode, which has links to my reviews of the other 9 episodes) and earlier seasons Chuck Todd's podcast December 26, 2023 interview with me about For All Mankind and alternate histories "It's Real Life" (alternate history about The Beatles) story and radio play
Review of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 25 Premiere
2024/01/23
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 370, in which I review Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Season 24 premiere.
Read this review.
Review of the Who Killed JFK podcast, Episodes 9-10
2024/01/16
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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 Photography.
Tetrads for History and Alternate History
2024/01/09
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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 Cultural Evolution (Paul Levinson); Tetrad on the Selfie (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 A Fiction Writer's Guide to the Alternate History ; Paul Levinson's interview with Jack Dann ; Paul Levinson's interview with Rufus Sewell , who starred in The Man in the High Castle 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
Review of the Who Killed JFK podcast, Episodes 6-8
2024/01/02
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
Review of Maestro
2023/12/26
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)
Review of The Way Home season 1
2023/12/19
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
Review of the Who Killed JFK podcast, Episodes 1-5
2023/12/12
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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 Beatles
Review of The Lazarus Project season 1
2023/12/05
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 363, in which I review The Lazarus Project, season 1, on TNT.
Read this review.
Review of Bosch: Legacy 2.7-2.10
2023/11/28
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
Foundation 2nd Season: Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and Paul Levinson discuss
2023/11/21
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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
A Conversation about The Beatles 'Now and Then'
2023/11/14
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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 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 Foundation that ensued.)
Relevant links:
my review of "Now and Then" our 2021 conversation about the 1st season of Foundation
Paul Levinson interviews Jack Dann about Alternate History
2023/11/07
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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 review of The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History Paul Levinson's alternate history story about The Beatles, "It's Real Life " Paul Levinson's reaction to The Beatles' "Now and Then" Chuck Todd interviews Paul Levinson about alternate histories
Review of Bosch: Legacy 2.1-2.6
2023/10/31
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
Roundtable Discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2
2023/10/24
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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 "It's Real Life" story and radio play
Paul Levinson interviews Chris Cosmain about his Time Travel Novel 'Novikov Windows'
2023/10/17
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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 Jay Kensinger about The Chronology Protection Case movie "It's Real Life", Paul Levinson's alternate history story about The Beatles, discussed at the end of the podcast, read it here for free
Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about his upcoming Psychedelic Festival
2023/09/29
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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 Bicyclettes de Belsize ... Lewis Carroll ... John Lennon ... popular culture labels ... Philip K. Dick ... psychedelics and science fiction ... reading backwards ... Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy ... The Man Who Fell to Earth and its sequel ... Strawberry Alarm Clock ... The Moody Blues
Links to some of what we discuss in the podcast:
more about The Psychedelic Film Festival, October 20-22, 2023, Producers Club Theaters (358 W 44th St, New York, NY) video of this podcast interview more about Matthew Modine's I Am What You Are more about Dennis McKenna "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (Engelbert Humperdinck ) ... And here's a beautiful cover I just discovered by Kelly Ann Cosentino "I Am the Walrus" my interview with Rufus Sewell about his role in the TV adapation of Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle "Incense and Peppermints" "Tuesday Afternoon" my 2021 interview with Dan Abella about his book, The Theater of the Mind
Roundtable Discussion of Star Trek: Picard 3
2023/06/10
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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 reading from an early version of "Robinson Calculator" "It's Real Life" story and radio play
Robots Through the Ages, AI, and Chat GPT
2023/06/02
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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 early version of "Robinson Calculator" "The Civil Rights of Robots " "It's Real Life" story and radio play "Welcome Up " (words & music by Paul Levinson) "Welcome Up" instrumental remix by Cheeky CP & QRock639
Paul Levinson interviews Spencer Hannabuss
2023/05/15
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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 three songs by Spencer Hannabuss.
Links:
It's Real Life radioplay the original "It's Real Life" short story video of this interview with Spencer Hannabuss Spencer Hannabuss and The 286 Bandcamp page original recording of "If I Traveled to the Past" by Paul Levinson (words by Paul Levinson, music by John Anealio), produced by Chris Hoisington for Old Bear Records and Light in the Attic Records interview with Anne Reburn , who sang "Real Love" in "It's Real Life" radio play more about "Robinson Calculator" and Robots Through the Ages Chuck Todd interviews Paul Levinson about alternate histories
'It's Real Life' on Captain Phil's Planet
2023/04/09
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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 performances and production of the play, as well as an additional interview with me right after the radio play, and the three songs heard on the radio play read my original short story (free) adapted into the radio play my interview with Anne Reburn , who sang "Real Love" in the radio play Anne Reburn's YouTube video of "Real Love" as performed in the radio play my interview with Spencer Hannabus , who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" at the end of the radio play Chuck Todd interviews me about alternate histories
Paul Levinson interviews Anne Reburn
2023/03/31
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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 the original "It's Real Life" short story video of this interview with Anne Reburn video of Anne Reburn's cover of "Real Love" Anne Reburn's covers and original music on YouTube "Unbelievable (Inconceivable You)" by The Vogues (written by Paul Levinson, discussed in the interview) video of Paul Levinson interview with Spencer Hannabus, who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" (words by Paul Levinson, music by John Anealio), at the end of the It's Real Life radio play Chuck Todd interviews me me about alternate histories
Review of The Last of Us 1.1-1.4
2023/02/07
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.
Review of The Pale Blue Eye
2023/01/15
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.
Review of Kaleidoscope
2023/01/10
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 .
Review of The Mosquito Coast 2.8: Hari Seldon in Mexico
2022/12/23
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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
Further listening:
Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and Paul Levinson discuss season 1 of Foundation series on Apple TV+ Paul Levinson reviews season 1 of The Mosquito Coast
Review of Harry & Meghan
2022/12/19
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 345, in which I review Harry & Meghan on Netflix.
Written blog post reviews of Harry & Meghan : episodes 1-3 , 4-6
Review of The Peripheral 1.6
2022/11/20
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 344, in which I review The Peripheral episode 1.6 on Amazon Prime Video.
Written blog post of this review: 1.6: Now or Soonest Podcast reviews of The Peripheral 1.1-1.2 ... 1.3-1.5 Further reading: alternate realities about The Beatles (It's Real Life ) ... time travel ( Slipping Time ) Mentioned in this episode: upcoming special issue of Amazing Stories
Review of The Peripheral 1.3-1.5
2022/11/13
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 343, in which I review The Peripheral episodes 1.3-1.5 on Amazon Prime Video.
Written posts of this review: 1.3: John Snow ... 1.4-1.5 Lev's Tea and the AI Therapy Podcast review of The Peripheral 1.1-1.2 Further reading: alternate realities about The Beatles (It's Real Life ) ... time travel (Slipping Time ) Mentioned in this episode: upcoming special issue of Amazing Stories
Review of The Peripheral 1.1-12
2022/10/22
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 342, in which I review the first two episodes of The Peripheral on Amazon Prime Video.
Written post of this review on Vocal
Further reading: alternate realities about The Beatles (It's Real Life ) ... time travel (Slipping Time ) ... the grandfather paradox (Why Time Travel Is So Enjoyable )
Review of Blonde
2022/10/04
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 341, in which I review Blonde on Netflix.
Written post of this review on Vocal .
science fiction/fantasy novelette
Roundtable Discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022/10/01
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 340, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, Roy Bjellquist, and Colleen Bement in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds .
More about the discussants: Marybeth Ritkouski , Michael Rizzo , Roy Bjellquist , Colleen Bement
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.
It's Real Love -- alternate history short story (FREE) about The Beatles by Paul Levinson, now being made into a radio play, discussed in the podcast
More about Star Trek on Mastodon
Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about the Rise of Fascism and other Current Dangers
2022/09/26
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 339, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about the rise of fascism in the United States and other current dangers.
Review of Quantum Leap (2022) 1.1
2022/09/20
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 338, in which I review the new Quantum Leap (2022), first episode.
more about quantum entanglement in "The Chronology Protection Case" (movie , Amazon Prime) (novelette ).
Review of House of Dragons 1.1-1.3
2022/09/05
Welcome to Light On Ligh t Through , Episode 337, in which I review episodes 1.1-1.3 of House of Dragons on HBO Max
Blog post written review of these episodes.
FREE: My short story, It's Real Life -- expanding it into a novel, and working on a radioplay of the story, is why I haven't put up a podcast review in a month.
Review of The Orville season 3 finale
2022/08/05
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 336, in which I review episode 3.10 of The Orville on Hulu
Blog post written review of this episode
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2 ... 3.3 ... 3.4 ... 3.5 ... 3.6 ... 3.7-3.8 ... 3.9
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast .
First chapter of It's Real Life novel, mentioned at the end of the podcast
Review of The Orville 3.9
2022/07/30
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 335, in which I review episode 3.9 of The Orville on Hulu
Blog post written review of this episode
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2 ... 3.3 ... 3.4 ... 3.5 ... 3.6 ... 3.7-3.8
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast .
Review of No Time to Die
2022/07/29
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 334, in which I review No Time to Die , the final Daniel Craig as James Bond movie
Blog post written review of this movie
Podcast review of Casino Royale -- The Man Without the Golden Pun
Review of The Orville 3.7 - 3.8
2022/07/24
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 333, in which I review episodes 3.7 and 3.8 of The Orville on Hulu
Blog post written reviews of these episodes: 3.7 and 3.8
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2 ... 3.3 ... 3.4 ... 3.5 ... 3.6
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast .
First chapter of my just finished novel -- mentioned in the podcast -- alternate history about The Beatles: It's Real Life
Review of The Orville 3.6
2022/07/13
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 332, in which I review episode 3.6 of The Orville on Hulu
Blog post written review of this episode
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2 ... 3.3 ... 3.4 ... 3.5
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast .
First chapter of my novel in progress, alternate history about The Beatles: It's Real Life
Review of The Orville 3.5
2022/07/05
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 331, in which I review episode 3.5 of The Orville on Hulu
Blog post written review of this episode
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2 ... 3.3 ... 3.4
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast .
Review of Westworld 4.2
2022/07/04
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 330, in which I review episode 4.2 of Westworld on HBO.
Blogpost written review of this episode
Podcast reviews of this season: 4.1 ...
They're coming out into the open, for the first time in...
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Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth season 1 finale
2022/07/04
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 329, in which I review the season 1 finale 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 ... 1.7 ... 1.8 ... 1.9
Review of For All Mankind 3.3-3.4
2022/07/02
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 328, in which I review For All Mankind 3.3-3.4 on Apple TV+.
Blog post review of these episodes: 3.3 - 3.4
Podcast reviews of prior episodes and seasons: 3.1 3.2 ... Season 2 ... Season 1
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Orville, Isaac Asimov, much more on his Seldon Crisis podcast
*** 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 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.9
2022/07/01
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 327, in which I review the ninth 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 ... 1.6 ... 1.7 ... 1.8
Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Orville, Isaac Asimov, much more on his Seldon Crisis podcast
Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.9
2022/06/30
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 326, in which I review the ninth 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 ... 1.7 ... 1.8
Review of Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022/06/29
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 325, in which I review Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney.
Blogpost written review of this series.
Review of Westworld 4.1
2022/06/27
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 324, in which I review episode 4.1 of Westworld on HBO.
Blogpost written review of this episode
They're coming out into the open, for the first time in centuries ....
Review of The Orville 3.4
2022/06/25
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 323, in which I review episode 3.4 of The Orville on Hulu
Blog post written review of this episode
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2
... 3.3
Further reading related to this episode:
The Talmud versus The US Supreme Court Decision Today to Suspend Roe v. Wade
Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.8
2022/06/24
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 322, in which I review the eighth 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 ... 1.6 ... 1.7
Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.8
2022/06/23
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 322, in which I review the eighth 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 ... 1.7
Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.6
2022/06/23
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 321, in which I review the sixth 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 ... 1.5
Review of The Orville 3.3
2022/06/18
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 320, in which I review episode 3.3 of The Orville on Hulu
Written blog post review of this episode
Podcast reviews of The Orville third season: 3.1 ... 3.2
Review of For All Mankind 3.2
2022/06/18
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 319, in which I review For All Mankind 3.2 on Apple TV+.
Written blog post review of this episode
Podcast reviews of prior episodes and seasons: 3.1 ... Season 2 ... Season 1
*** 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 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.7
2022/06/17
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 318, in which I review the seventh 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 ... 1.6
Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about the House Jan 6 Hearings
2022/06/15
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Welcome to Light On Ligh t 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).
Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.7
2022/06/13
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
2022/06/13
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
2022/06/12
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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:
It's Real Life (free alternate history story about The Beatles) The Missing Orientation (free article about why we have not yet made it further than the Moon in our own reality)
*** 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
2022/06/12
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
2022/06/11
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
2022/06/08
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 311, in which I review the fifth and sixth episodes of The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime.
Written blog post reviews of these episodes of The Man Who Fell to Earth : 1.5 and 1.6
podcast reviews of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1 ... 1.2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4
Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.4
2022/06/06
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:
Lying by Sissela Bok "Why Time Travel Is So Enjoyable" by Paul Levinson
Review of The Orville 3.1
2022/06/05
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
2022/06/02
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
2022/06/02
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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.
Review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.3
2022/05/31
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
Podcast review of The Time Traveler's Wife 1.1 ... 1.2
Review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.4
2022/05/28
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
2022/05/23
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
2022/05/22
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
2022/05/21
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
2022/05/18
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
2022/05/17
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
2022/05/16
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
Paul Levinson interviewed on WNBC-TV about David Bowie in 2016
Star Trek: Picard Season Two: A Roundtable Discussion
2022/05/14
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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
2022/05/12
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
2022/05/11
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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:
with Polish poet and member of the bank Trupa Trupa, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski with Ukrainian writer Katia Iakovlenko
Review of Outer Range 1.7-8
2022/05/07
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.
podcast reviews of Outer Range 1.1-2 ... 1.3-4 ... 1.5-6
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.10
2022/05/06
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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
Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.2
2022/05/04
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
2022/05/03
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
Podcast reviews: 1.1-2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4 ... 1.5
Review of Outer Range 1.5-6
2022/05/02
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.
podcast reviews of Outer Range 1.1-2 ... 1.3-4
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.9
2022/05/02
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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
2022/04/29
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:
my brief essay Hitler, Trump, Putin alternate Beatles story It's Real Life Bob Mann's Hot Media podcast Frank LoBuono's Being Frank podcast
Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth 1.1
2022/04/27
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
2022/04/26
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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 :
"It's Time for Ukraine to Speak " recent essay by Katia Iakovlenko "warнякання " music by Антон Слєпаков / Андрiй Соколов Ukrainian artist/painter Horska Alla (1929-1970) "Pleasures of the Harbor " LP by Phil Ochs (1967) interview about Russian invasion of Ukraine with Polish poet and musician Grzegorz Kwiatkowski Katia Iakovlenko's Twitter
Review of Outer Range 1.3-4
2022/04/24
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
2022/04/23
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
Podcast reviews: 1.1-2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4
Interview with Joel McKinnon about Uncanny Similarity of Working for Apple and Working for Lumon
2022/04/23
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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
2022/04/22
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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
2022/04/19
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
2022/04/17
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
2022/04/16
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
Podcast reviews: 1.1-2 ... 1.3
Mick Jagger on how he came to write and sing "Strange Game"
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.7
2022/04/15
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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
2022/04/10
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
2022/04/10
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
Podcast reviews: 1-3 ... 4 ... 5
Review of Severance 1.9
2022/04/09
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 276, in which I review Severance episode 1.9 on Apple TV+.
written blog post review of Severance 1.9
podcast reviews of Severance : 1.1-1.2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4 ... 1.5 ...1.6 ... 1.7 ... 1.8
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.6
2022/04/08
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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
2022/04/04
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)
Review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 5
2022/04/03
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
Podcast reviews: 1-3 ... 4
Review of Severance 1.8
2022/04/02
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 272, in which I review Severance episode 1.8 on Apple TV+.
Written blog post review of Severance 1.8
podcast reviews of Severance : 1.1-1.2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4 ... 1.5 ...1.6 ... 1.7
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.5
2022/04/01
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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
Review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 4
2022/03/26
Welcome to Ligh t On Light Through , Episode 270, in which I review The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey , episode 4, on Apple TV+
Written blog post review of this episode
Podcast reviews: 1-3
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.4
2022/03/26
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Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 269, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.4 on Paramount+
written blog post 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 Severance 1.7
2022/03/26
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 268, in which I review Severance episode 1.7 on Apple TV+.
Written blog post review of Severance 1.7
podcast reviews of Severance : 1.1-1.2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4 ... 1.5 ...1.6
Review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 1-3
2022/03/23
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 267, in which I review The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey , episodes 1-3, on Apple TV+
Written blog post review of these three episodes
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.3
2022/03/20
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 266, in which I review Star Trek: Picard 2.3 on Paramount+
written blog post 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 Severance 1.6
2022/03/20
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 265, in which I review Severance episode 1.6 on Apple TV+.
Written blog post review of Severance 1.6
podcast reviews of Severance : 1.1-1.2 ... 1.3 ... 1.4 ... 1.5
Review of Suspicion (Season 1) Finale
2022/03/19
Welcome to Light On Light Through , Episode 264, in which I review the season one finale of Suspicion on Apple TV+.
Written blog post review of this episode of Suspicion
Podcast reviews of Suspicion 1.1-1.3 ... Suspicion 1.4 ... Suspicion 1.5 ... Suspicion 1.6 ... Suspicion 1.7
Review of Raised by Wolves season 2 finale
2022/03/17
Christine Feldman-Barrett interviewed by Paul Levinson about A Women's History of the Beatles
2022/03/15
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.2
2022/03/13
Review of Severance 1.5
2022/03/12
Review of Suspicion 1.7
2022/03/12
Review of Raised by Wolves 2.7
2022/03/11
Review of Severance 1.4
2022/03/06
Review of Suspicion 1.6
2022/03/05
Review of Star Trek: Picard 2.1
2022/03/05
Review of Raised by Wolves 2.6
2022/03/04
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski Interviewed by Paul Levinson about Russian Invasion of Ukraine
2022/03/01
Review of Severance 1.3
2022/02/26
Review of Suspicion 1.5
2022/02/25
Review of Raised by Wolves 2.5
2022/02/24
Review of Severance 1.1-1.2
2022/02/23
Review of Suspicion 1.4
2022/02/19
Review of Raised by Wolves 2.4
2022/02/19
Review of Suspicion 1.1-1.3
2022/02/12
Review of Kimi
2022/02/12
Review of Raised by Wolves 2.3
2022/02/11
Review of Reacher
2022/02/08
Review of Raised by Wolves 2.1-2
2022/02/05
Review of Beforeigners seasons 1 and 2
2022/02/03
Review of The Colony
2022/01/31
Arne Berggren and Kristine Berg Interviewed by Paul Levinson about Nordic Noir
2022/01/24
Review of Munich: The Edge of War
2022/01/22
Review of Ray Donovan: The Movie
2022/01/19
Review of Station Eleven 1.10
2022/01/14
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.9-10
2022/01/11
Review of Station Eleven 1.8-9
2022/01/06
Review of Return to Hogwarts
2022/01/03
Review of Station Eleven 1.6-7
2021/12/31
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.7-8
2021/12/29
Review of Don't Look Up
2021/12/27
Review of Station Eleven 1.4-5
2021/12/24
Review of The Matrix Resurrections
2021/12/23
Review of Station Eleven 1.1-3
2021/12/18
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.5-6
2021/12/12
Review of Invasion season 1 Finale
2021/12/10
Rufus Sewell interviewed by Paul Levinson about The Man in the High Castle
2021/12/08
The Theater of the Mind: Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about his New Book
2021/12/08
Page to Screen: Dune, Foundation, The Man in the High Castle, The End of Eternity
2021/12/05
Review of Invasion 1.9
2021/12/03
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.4
2021/11/30
Review of Invasion 1.8
2021/11/30
Review of The Beatles: Get Back, Part 3
2021/11/28
Review of The Beatles: Get Back, Part 2
2021/11/27
Review of The Beatles: Get Back, Part 1
2021/11/26
Foundation 1st Season: Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and Paul Levinson discuss
2021/11/24
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.3
2021/11/22
Review of Invasion 1.7
2021/11/20
Review of Foundation 1.10
2021/11/19
Who Killed JFK: Interview with Walter Herbst
2021/11/16
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.2
2021/11/14
Review of Invasion 1.6
2021/11/13
Review of Foundation 1.9
2021/11/12
Review of Dexter: New Blood 1.1
2021/11/08
Review of Finch
2021/11/07
Review of Invasion 1.5
2021/11/06
Review of Foundation 1.8
2021/11/05
Review of Invasion 1.4
2021/11/02
Review of Foundation 1.7
2021/10/29
Review of Invasion 1.1-3
2021/10/26
Review of Dune, Part One
2021/10/23
Review of Foundation 1.6
2021/10/22
Review of You seasons 1-3
2021/10/20
Review of Foundation 1.5
2021/10/15
Review of Squid Game
2021/10/12
Review of Foundation 1.4
2021/10/08
Review of The Many Saints of Newark
2021/10/02
Review of Foundation 1.3
2021/10/01
Review of Foundation 1.1-2
2021/09/24
Review of Star Trek: Discovery season 3
2021/09/16
Review of Sweet Girl
2021/09/07
Cuomo, Health Care, Online Education
2021/09/01
Foundation, COVID, Afghanistan
2021/08/26
Review of Reminiscence
2021/08/21
Thinking about Asimov's Foundation on Apple TV+
2021/07/17
Review of The Tomorrow War
2021/07/08
Review of The Rain
2021/07/02
Supreme Court Protects Student Right to Free Speech!
2021/06/24
Interview with Jay Kensinger about The Chronology Protection Case
2021/06/19
Solar Eclipse, Politics, Online Learning, Origin of Covid, More
2021/06/12
Review of the Mosquito Coast: Well Bitten
2021/06/05
Review of Mare of Easttown: Jude the Obscure Near Philadelphia
2021/06/04
Review of Debris season one
2021/05/27
Review of The Nevers, Part I
2021/05/22
Double Review of Decades Apart
2021/05/15
Review of Stowaway: Breathless Realism
2021/05/08
Tenet: A Re-View
2021/05/02
Biden and the Republicans
2021/04/29
Review of For All Mankind, Season 2
2021/04/24
Review of Home Before Dark
2021/04/18
Review of Q: Into the Storm
2021/04/13
Review of Shtisel 3: Cheesecake and Faith
2021/03/29
Review of For All Mankind (Season 1 and Episode 2.1)
2021/02/21
Review of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
2021/02/16
Opinions, Lies, and Polarization
2021/02/04
Twitter Ban of Trump Was Right, Even Though It Violates the Spirit of the First Amendment
2021/01/25
Insurrection, Trump, Impeachment, More
2021/01/11
Review of Bridgerton: Alternate Jane Austen
2021/01/03
Review of the Blumhouse Horror Quartet
2020/12/23
Review of The Queen's Gambit
2020/12/04
Review of The Undoing
2020/11/30
Tiger King: A McLuhanesque Perspective
2020/11/26
Why Did the Polls Get So Much Wrong Again in 2020 US Election?
2020/11/22
Review of The Crown season 4
2020/11/19
Why Did So Many People Vote for Trump?
2020/11/10
Truth Wins in the Marketplace of Ideas, Even When Situated in Social Media
2020/11/07
Grounds for Optimism the Day after the Election
2020/11/04
U.S. Senate vs. Twitter
2020/10/30
Review of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
2020/10/25
Why the US Gov Going after Google is Not a Good Idea
2020/10/23
Running Scared
2020/10/08
Review of Utopia
2020/10/04
Review of Raised by Wolves 6-10
2020/10/02
Trump Ban of TikTok Violates the First Amendment
2020/09/18
Review of Amazing Stories (2020) on Apple+ TV 1-5
2020/09/12
Review of Raised by Wolves 4-5
2020/09/11
Review of Raised by Wolves 1-3
2020/09/04
Report on Day Two of the 2020 Republican National Convention
2020/08/26
Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about the 2020 Democratic National Convention
2020/08/25
Report on Day Four of 2020 Democratic National Convention
2020/08/21
Report on Day Three of 2020 Democratic National Convention
2020/08/20
Report on Day Two of 2020 Democratic National Convention
2020/08/19
Report on Day One of 2020 Democratic National Convention
2020/08/18
Defending the Postal Service
2020/08/15
Kamala Harris: The First Step Back from the Precipice
2020/08/12
Why I Think America Is Not Permanently Unraveling
2020/08/09
Three Absentias
2020/08/06
SpaceX Splashdown
2020/08/02
The Safdies
2020/08/02
The Return of Unsolved Mysteries
2020/07/25
Survival of the Media Fit
2020/07/23
Media Determinism
2020/07/17
Justice in America: The View from the Jury
2020/07/05
The Problem of Police Authority
2020/07/04
Politics and Media in History
2020/07/03
Star Trek: Picard and Discoveries Reviewed
2020/04/18
Paul Levinson virtual concert at HELIOsphere
2020/04/09
Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about his New Album 'Welcome Up', and Trump
2020/01/31
Patrick Rands Debuts "Welcome Up" in Boston
2020/01/23
The Crown seasons 1-3: A Review
2019/11/30
The Irishman - a review
2019/11/28
The Man in the High Castle: review of extraordinary final Season 4
2019/11/16
Paul Levinson reads in 1999 from The Silk Code
2019/10/13
Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about his New Music, Science Fiction, and Trump
2019/08/05
Trump and the Media
2019/02/01
CP interviews PL about his Music, Views of Trump, and Ultima Thule
2019/01/02
The Village Voice Goes Silent
2018/12/12
Making a Murderer: Frightening Reflection of Justice in America
2018/10/25
The Man in the High Castle: review of superb Season 3
2018/10/08
Captain Phil Interviews Paul Levinson 2
2018/08/23
Captain Phil Interviews Paul Levinson
2018/08/16
review of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1
2018/03/05
Paul Levinson reads from Robinson Calculator
2017/12/07
The Omnipotent Ear
2017/11/02
Paul Levinson reads from Marilyn & Monet
2017/07/28
The Man in the High Castle - review of superb Season 2
2016/12/21
The Affair season 2
2016/11/16
A Conversation with Linda Kaplan Thaler
2015/09/16
Interview with John Glenn
2015/08/02
Philip K. Dick on Television
2015/02/23
Predestination and TV 12 Monkeys
2015/01/30
The Affair season 1
2014/12/23
Bones 100 and 200
2014/12/13
Why I Am Against Net Neutrality
2014/12/09
Three Time Travel Movies
2014/12/07
Outlander: First Half Season
2014/12/03
The Sopranos Revisited
2014/11/01
The Selfie and Marshall McLuhan
2014/10/26
Amazon vs. Hachette: I Stand with Amazon
2014/10/22
The Last Train to Margaretville
2014/10/14
Marshall McLuhan and the Kindle
2013/11/09
Science Fiction and Music
2013/11/08
Paul Levinson reads from Unburning Alexandria
2013/04/20
Occupy Wall Street Chronicles, Part 1
2011/11/24
Voice Mail from Marshall McLuhan, 1978
2011/11/07
Unconstitutional Wars
2011/04/27
Time to Say Goodbye to Nuclear Energy
2011/04/17
China Goes Totalitarian about Time Travel
2011/04/13
Kojo Nnamdi's NPR Interview with Paul Levinson about New New Media
2010/11/21
MSNBC Wrong to Suspend Keith Olbermann
2010/11/08
The Chronology Protection Case
2010/10/03
Paul Levinson Talks about His Music
2010/09/25
The Lincoln Penny and the VDB Litho: An Interview with Illustrator Joel Iskowitz
2010/08/08
Concerns about Kagan's First Amendment Position
2010/05/13
Why the Arizona Immigration Law is Unconstitutional
2010/05/01
Astronauts Right to Criticize Obama on Space
2010/04/17
FlashForward Reviewed: First 10 Episodes
2010/03/18
My Prius Is Fine
2010/03/11
Memo to ABC-TV and Cablevision: Stop Extorting Your Viewers
2010/03/07
New New Media and Religion
2010/02/28
A January 2010 TV Review Sampler
2010/01/28
Leno, Conan, and New New Media
2010/01/23
Weep Not for Newspapers
2009/11/30
How Does It Feel To Have A Book Published?
2009/10/31
Rob Sawyer Talks About FlashForward!
2009/09/18
An Introduction to New New Media
2009/08/08
Moon 40
2009/07/20
Sotomayor vs. First Amendment: An Interview with Avery and Lauren Doninger
2009/06/30
Star Trek: Reborn, Reset, Resplendent
2009/05/09
Author and Critic: Perilous Symbiosis
2009/04/12
Asimov's Foundation and Herbert's Dune Trilogies as Sources of Philosophy
2009/03/12
The Future of Media
2009/02/02
Conversation with Greenburgh NY Town Supervisor Paul Feiner about Blogging, Obama, and Caroline Kennedy
2009/01/16
I'm A Progressive Libertarian
2009/01/02
24 Season 6 Plus Redemption
2008/12/26
Cyberbullying and a Remedy: The Music of the Truth on Earth Band, and an Interview
2008/12/12
Lost 4 and 13
2008/11/22
Lost 4 and 8
2008/03/23
Science Fiction in the New Golden Age of Television
2008/02/17
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
2008/02/10
Interview with Analog Editor Stan Schmidt!
2007/12/02
Conversation with Ken Hudson/Kenny Hubble: Second Life!
2007/11/18
Another Network Undercuts the Results of its Own Post-Debate Presidential Poll - This Time, MSNBC about Barack Obama
2007/11/02
Interview with Rich Sommer - Mad Men's Harry Crane!
2007/10/28
Colmes Mends Ways About Misreporting Ron Paul; Hannity Recalcitrant
2007/10/22
First Year Anniversary Party!
2007/10/22
Question on My Midterm Exam About Ron Paul and Mass Media Mistreatment
2007/10/19
Help Me Celebrate First Anniversary of Light On Light Through
2007/10/15
Modest Political Proposal via Podcast: How About Working for the Best Candidates in =Both= Parties
2007/10/14
Howard Stern on Sirius Radio
2007/10/13
McLuhan as Micro Blogger
2007/10/13
Modest Proposal: Why Not Support the Best Candidates in Each of the Two Parties?
2007/10/13
Open Letter to CNBC Managing Editor: Apologize to American People about Your Taking Down of Ron Paul Poll, or Resign
2007/10/12
Ron Paul Makes the Only Worthy Point in the CNBC Republican Debate
2007/10/10
Celebrating Sputnik
2007/10/06
Complete Video of my Sept 28 Fordham University Lecture about Media Misreporting of Ron Paul
2007/10/04
Sputnik's 50 Years Old: And We're Still Toddlers in Space
2007/10/03
Latest ABC Mistreatment of Ron Paul: I Intend to Include This in the Next Edition of My Textbook
2007/10/01
Ron Paul at PBS Debate: I Am Against Federal Death Penalty
2007/09/28
Kucinich at Dem Debate: "I Would Give 16-Year Olds the Vote"
2007/09/27
An Example of How Pro-War Republicans Are Trying to Mislead Us about MoveOn.org and General Petraeus
2007/09/23
Five Major News Networks Ranked in Their Fair/Unfair Treatment of Ron Paul
2007/09/22
What Passes for Humor on Fox News These Days
2007/09/21
Welcome Back, Keith
2007/09/21
The Media Exile of Useless Places
2007/09/20
Hats Off to Dan Rather
2007/09/20
Shoutout for YouTube for Keeping Us Posted on Police Misconduct
2007/09/18
Fox Broadcasting Should Be Boycotted
2007/09/17
Interview with Me in the Smoking Poet
2007/09/16
Found in Translation
2007/09/15
Dylan's God on Our Side: Should Be Ron Paul's Campaign Song
2007/09/15
Interview with Obama Girl Producer Ben Relles!
2007/09/13
More Dylan: Evolution of the Interview
2007/09/12
Dylan
2007/09/11
Wild Things in the Neighborhood
2007/09/11
The Cell Phone Will Always Be the iPhone's Brightest Part
2007/09/10
One Sharp Cookie
2007/09/09
YouTube Video of My Aug 28 Talk in New York: Ron Paul and the Mass Media
2007/09/09
The Closest Thing to Time Travel...
2007/09/08
Copy of Letter I Wrote in 1972 about my Album, Twice Upon A Rhyme
2007/09/07
Redshift Rendezvous
2007/09/06
Pounce Pots to Pownce
2007/09/06
iPhones In My Classroom
2007/09/05
A Umami Tomato...
2007/09/03
Violence and Videogames: The Truth
2007/09/03
Sushi Manhattan
2007/09/02
NBC and iTunes Stop Their Old-Fashioned Dance
2007/09/02
Videogamers Beware: Hillary's Not On Your Side
2007/09/01
A. E. Housman on Diana Dying Young
2007/08/31
Last Night at the Village Pourhouse in NYC
2007/08/30
More Darkside of Digg: Is There A Digg Blacklist?
2007/08/29
A Lesson from AT&T History
2007/08/29
A Nice, Quiet Post About Tomatoes
2007/08/28
iPhone and Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
2007/08/27
Dexter In September
2007/08/26
My Four Rules: The Best You Can Do To Make It As A Writer
2007/08/26
Thumbshots
2007/08/26
Bravo George Hotz!
2007/08/25
complete run of my YouTube video clips
2007/08/25
The Call to Mental Telepathy
2007/08/25
The Sloan Ranger Interviews Paul Levinson about Media Misreporting of Ron Paul
2007/08/24
Cellphone as Porlock: Coleridge in the Digital Age
2007/08/23
Talking About Media Misreporting of Ron Paul this Tues Night in Manhattan
2007/08/23
iPhone Will Make Its First Appearance in Which TV Series?
2007/08/22
The Lama Will Be Late This Year
2007/08/21
Paul J. Feiner for Greenburgh Town Supervisor
2007/08/20
The Best Novel You Never Heard Of
2007/08/19
True Confession: Why I Would Never Write Under a Pseudonym
2007/08/19
Best Advice to Writers: Take a Hike!
2007/08/19
The Durability of Paper
2007/08/18
Bob Shannon Back on WCBS-FM Radio in New York
2007/08/16
Practical Rhyme
2007/08/15
Prester John's Speculum Becomes Real
2007/08/15
Sedition! A Conversation with Mark Shanahan
2007/08/14
John from Cincinnati Closes without Closure
2007/08/13
The Media Disenfranchising of Ron Paul
2007/08/11
Michael Pellegrin Interviews Me for the White Plains Times
2007/08/11
Personalized Address Labels for Sierra Waters
2007/08/11
The Bourne Ultimatum: The Hidden Dimension
2007/08/11
My Hibiscus Claims Its Place
2007/08/10
Resumed Journey
2007/08/09
The Power of Meta-Fiction
2007/08/08
More on "Sedition" - The Play and the Professor, Then and Now
2007/08/07
Immortality of the Twitter Mosaic
2007/08/07
Weeds Are Not All Spam
2007/08/06
Wiltse's "Sedition": Perfect Medium for 1917 First Amendment Story
2007/08/06
The Magic of Bluetooth
2007/08/04
Shoutout for Starland Vocal Band
2007/08/04
My Worst Novel
2007/08/04
Mass Media Textbook - 21st Century Style
2007/08/03
Coleridge's Tears
2007/08/03
Letter from Sierra Waters
2007/08/02
Calling for Backup
2007/08/02
The Lives and Times of Dr. Phil D'Amato
2007/08/02
Lessons in Myrtle
2007/08/02
Sopranos Conference - May 23-26, 2008
2007/08/01
Ben Relles - Obama Girl Video Producer - Interview In Next Few Weeks
2007/08/01
White Tea
2007/07/31
Twitter, Pownce, and iPhone: The Good Thing They Do
2007/07/31
The Secret Riches of the Panda
2007/07/30
The Dark Side of Digg
2007/07/30
Up on the Roof: The Power of Biology on Skyscrapers
2007/07/29
Hail the Mighty, Lowly Bacterium!
2007/07/28
That Special Bookstore
2007/07/28
Vikings, On a Cloudy Day
2007/07/28
A Voyage to Mars - in 1965...
2007/07/28
Squirrels and Science Fiction
2007/07/27
Sea Gulls and Hermit Crabs
2007/07/27
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The View from New York
2007/07/25
Digital Framez
2007/07/25
Harry Potter and the iPhone
2007/07/20
Vegan Shoes and Bags
2007/07/20
A Conversation with Robert J. Sawyer!
2007/06/24
Lost New Questions
2007/05/28
Exclusive TV Predictions - Finales for 24, Heroes, and Lost!
2007/05/20
Harry Potter and the Refutation of Illiteracy
2007/05/13
Memo To Networks: Tell Us Which Candidates Are Raising Their Hands!
2007/05/06
My Sweet Prius: Part II
2007/04/29
John Edwards' Favorite Book: The Trial of Socrates
2007/04/22
Four Imus Fallacies
2007/04/15
The Tudors and Rome: Golden Ages on Television
2007/04/08
Galactica Dylan
2007/04/01
Cops Cracking Down On Journalists - Again!
2007/03/25
The Four Phils
2007/03/18
Free Josh Wolf
2007/03/11
Gore Back On Center Stage
2007/03/04
Dummy in the HOV Lane
2007/02/25
Lost: Anatomy of a Loss
2007/02/18
How To Research Ancient History for Science Fiction
2007/02/11
Blockbuster, Netflix, the Web: The Future of Watching Movies out of Theaters
2007/02/04
How Goes the Ship of Free Speech?
2007/01/28
Keith Olbermann, Jack Bauer, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
2007/01/21
What on Earth Are They Doing to Poor Pluto?
2007/01/13
diGGin' Round: Further Adventures in Gate Opening
2007/01/07
The Stuff of the Cosmos
2006/12/31
Trader Joe's and Mo'
2006/12/24
The Goldplated Globes: What They Missed On Television
2006/12/16
The Wire Season 4 in 20 with Driis Speaking On Stringer
2006/12/09
Almost Walkin On Sunshine
2006/12/02
Every Eye's A Camera, Every Ear's A Mike
2006/11/26
The New James Bond - or, The Man Without the Golden Pun
2006/11/20
Time Travel in Fiction and Fact
2006/11/18
TV Roundup - The Field in Mid-November
2006/11/10
Elective Media
2006/11/07
The Wire Without Stringer
2006/11/04
A Cranky Look at Eastern Standard Time
2006/10/29
Wikipedia: The Open Gates of Knowledge
2006/10/28
Kidnapped & Battlestar Galactica - Leading the TV pack at quartertime
2006/10/23
Prius and the Reunion of Talking and Walking
2006/10/21
Light On Light Through
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Paul Levinson talks about TV, movies, politics, social media, outer space, good food, science fiction; occasionally reads from his science fiction stories, plays concerts of his music, interviews other authors
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