Paul Levinson Reads from Its Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles at The Players in NYC Paul Levinson 2026-09-24 | Paul Levinson Reads from Its Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles at The Players in NYC
Season 3 of Foundation: Paul Levinson, Joel McKinnon, and Cora Buhlert Discuss Paul Levinson 2025-09-16 | Cora Buhlert and Joel McKinnon and I reconvene to discuss the third season of The Foundation series on Apple TV+ -- we discussed the first season in November 2021, and the second season in November 2023.Cora joins Joel and me about 17 minutes into our discussion. my review of the Season 3 Foundation finale, with link to my reviews of all the other episodes in the first three seasons paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/09/foundation-season-3-finale-big-changes.htmlour discussion of 1st season: youtube.com/watch?v=3zZNZa_VbYgour discussion of 2nd season: youtu.be/p3dfDf7N7T0?si=Lul1Rkiyu2_o8iP5More from Cora http://corabuhlert.comMore from Joel https://seldoncrisis.transistor.fm/talk to us on Twitter/X: @CoraBuhlert @JoelGMcKinnon @PaulLev
Paul Levinson interviews Jaqueline McLeod Rogers about Crises Then As Now Paul Levinson 2025-09-10 | I had a wide-ranging conversation this afternoon with Jaqueline McLeod Rogers about her book Crises Then As Now: Marshall McLuhan, with Urbanist Jaqueline Tyrwhitt and Artist Gyorgy Kepes. In addition to McLuhan (and Tyrwhitt and Kepes), we also discussed Karl Popper (10min 28sec), Andrey Mir (16min 10sec), Joichi Ito (30min 22sec), Phil Ochs (40min, 52sec), the YES Network (45min 30sec), Neil Postman (48min, 40sec), and cancel culture.More about Crises Then As Now here amazon.com/dp/1433197812/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Life & Death of a 20th Century Troubadour: Paul Levinson and Josh Meyrowitz about Phil Ochs Paul Levinson 2025-08-04 | Welcome to Light On Light Though episode 414, the complete "radio documentary" on WFDU-FM from 1977 -- "Life & Death of a 20th Century Troubadour" -- in which Josh Meyrowitz and I discuss the life, death, and timeless impact of Phil Ochs and his music.Note added 6 August 2025: The first song we played in our documentary was "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon," Phil's update (of course) of "Here's to the State of Mississippi". I was therefore very glad to come upon Daniel Kelly's (@DanielKellyFolkMusic ) "Here's to the State of California" which calls out the current despoilers of democracy youtu.be/uIwYDsTPbbo?si=MOS2mdwBUYaxPVfn
Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The Diary of Yoko Moriwaki Paul Levinson 2025-07-31 | Yoko Moriwaki, a 13-year-old living in Hiroshima, began writing a diary on April 6, 1945. The diary ended on August 6, 1945, when Yoko was killed by the atom bomb that the United States dropped on her city. Dan Abella has written and directed a play based on Yoko's diary. The play will have two performances at The Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street, in Manhattanon August 6, 2025. I interviewed Dan about the play this afternoon ....More about The Diary of Yoko Moriwaki here dystopiamedia.comAnd the diary's available in print here amazon.com/dp/B00AXS50T0/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Announcing: Song of the Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart Paul Levinson 2025-07-17 | Coming January 2026 -- a new novel from Connected Editions! Song of the Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart!After a hurricane strikes a small Florida town, young Claire is never the same. Years later, her brother, Gunther, is still haunted by the suspicion that she was taken and replaced by something not quite human. Set in the wild landscapes of northern Florida and Western Appalachia, this eco-fiction (cli-fi) story is a lyrical, genre-blurring novel about loss, identity, and the hidden intelligence that pulses beneath our feet. Nature and technology dissolve into one, reshaping what it means to be human.About Sarah: Sarah Clarke Stuart is a Professor of Communication at Florida State College at Jacksonville where she teaches literature, film, composition, and emerging technologies. Author of Literary Lost: Viewing Television Through the Lens of Literature (Bloomsbury) and Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Worlds of Fringe (ECW Press), her nonfiction work explores the intersection of narrative, culture, and media. Song of the Unsung Mushroom is her debut novel; her previous fiction includes short stories such as “Immaculate,” which received Editor's Choice Award in the literary journal Fiction Fix. She contributed for many years to First Coast Magazine and Flamingo Magazine with articles grounded in a curious appreciation for the natural landscapes and stories of the region. Both Sarah’s fiction and current research are rooted in ecological interests and a deep sense of place and physical embodiment. Sarah is the creator and host of two podcasts: Lifeyness @thelifeynesspodcast which examines embodied mental health through storytelling, and AI Goes to College @AIGoestoCollegeFSCJ a series about artificial intelligence and the evolving nature of education. "I See Trees Differently" by @DahliaDumontTheBlueDahlia from La tradition americaine, 2018.Pre-sale on Amazon of Song of the Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart coming soon!
Paul Levinson interviews Michael M. Grynbaum about Empire of the Elite Paul Levinson 2025-07-10 | I interviewed Mike Grynbaum this past Monday about his book Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America, to be published July 15. Condé Nast is the publisher of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, Wired, and other iconic magazines, so we had a lot to talk about.order Empire of the Elite, published July 15, 2025 amazon.com/dp/B0DHY3LTBR/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Maureen Dowd interviews Mike Grynbaum at the 92nd Street Y, July 15, 2025 92ny.org/event/michael-grynbaum-with-maureen-dowdMike Grynbaum's "Mangia Mafia! Food, Punishment, and Cultural Identity in The Sopranos" in The Essential Sopranos Reader, eds. David Lavery, Douglas Howard, and Paul Levinson; University Press of Kentucky, 2011 amazon.com/dp/0813130123/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Excerpt from Empire of the Elite in The Hollywood Reporter hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/inside-vanity-fair-oscar-party-legacy-book-excerpt-1236309529Mike Grynbaum interviewed by Morning Joe about Empire of the Elite msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-empire-of-the-elite-tracks-the-glory-years-of-conde-nast-243252805852
from Welcome Up: Songs of Space and Time by Paul Levinson on Old Bear Records Paul Levinson 2025-06-16 | Words and music and vocal by Paul Levinson, produced by Chris Hoisington; recorded at Old Bear Studio 2018, released on Old Bear Records, 2020; full song and album open.spotify.com/album/37wvCBhRehNTULSRDkgVhi?si=7ePUjgPzSyK0BahQ26Ye6g
Paul Levinson interviews Tom Cooper 1 May 2025 about Wisdom Weavers Paul Levinson 2025-05-30 | 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 ... Transcript of the complete Zoom Chat that took place after the interview paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/05/paul-levinson-interviews-tom-cooper-re.htmlGet the book in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover here amazon.com/dp/B0DM4GZ99J/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Other audio interviews about Wisdom Weavers: Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about Wisdom Weavers on WUSB Radio paullev.libsyn.com/captain-phil-interviews-paul-levinson-about-tom-coopers-wisdom-weaversFrank LoBuono interviews Paul Levinson and Tom Cooper about Wisdom Weavers on the Being Frank podcast open.spotify.com/episode/0XBZosMACFMpoCSGy04txk?si=5fc6c0291ac54bb7Watch the entire interview on video youtu.be/3MHJFh_X-f0
Levinson interviews Cooper re Wisdom Weavers: The Lives & Thought of Harold Innis & Marshall McLuhan Paul Levinson 2025-05-02 | Tom Cooper's Wisdom Weavers: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan was published yesterday by Paul Levinson's Connected Editions. Levinson interviewed Cooper last night about the book, in front of a group of 51 scholars from the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and Poland gathered via Zoom -- a mini global village. The interview and subsequent Q&A is presented here in its entirety. We start off with some casual conversation ...Transcript of the complete Zoom Chat that took place after the interview paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/05/paul-levinson-interviews-tom-cooper-re.htmlGet the book in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover here amazon.com/dp/B0DM4GZ99J/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about Tom Coopers Wisdom Weavers Paul Levinson 2025-04-19 | 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@Fordham.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 youtube.com/watch?v=somk7CpeOcI&list=PLlJHBCMg-PQDThycnaZrVDL8G-YJ_d799&pp=gAQBHere are my two books about McLuhan: Digital McLuhan and McLuhan in an Age of Social Media amazon.com/dp/0415249910/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 and amazon.com/dp/B01711U3GG/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20You'll also find numerous essays about McLuhan on my Academia.edu page https://fordham.academia.edu/PaulLevinsonAnd, if you're a fan of audio podcasts, just search on "McLuhan" on my Light On Light Through podcast page paullev.libsyn.com
Paul Levinson Interviews The Polar Editors Paul Levinson 2025-04-12 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 410, in which I interview Kingsley Marin and Massimo Seriale, two freshmen at Fordham University, who have created and edit a new publication (independent of the University), The Polar. More about The Polar here yourpolarnews.com
Paul Levinson interviews Kingsley Marin & Massimo Seriale about The Polar Paul Levinson 2025-04-01 | I interview two Fordham University freshman about their new, unique publication The Polar, a totally independent online publication created and run by Kingsley Marin (aka King) and Massimo Seriale (aka Mass). They're Fordham University students but this important online journal is not an official university student activity.More about The Polar -- including a subscription button (FREE) -- over here www.yourpolarnews.com
Conversation 2: Sergio Pistoi & Paul Levinson Discuss The Last Of US in March 2023 Paul Levinson 2025-03-10 | Biologist Sergio Pistoi invited me to talk with him about the first season of The Last of Us shortly after it concluded on 12 March 2023. We had this discussion 28 March 2023, and it expanded into an analysis of the post-apocalyptic genre in general, with at look at some other post--apocalyptic narratives. With the second season of The Last of Us set to debut on 13 April 2025, this seemed like a good time to finally put up our discussion of 2023, which seems now like more than a century ago.Relevant links:Sergio and I discuss his book, DNA Nation youtu.be/Kf5hrEQonm4Review of The Last of Us, Season 1 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-last-of-us-season-one-finale-limits.html [this is a review of The Season 1 finale, with links to my review of all the earlier episode at the bottom of the review]Review of The Last of Us, Season 2, first two episodes paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-last-of-us-21-22-killing-cold.html
I talk to Simon Vozick-Levinson talk about why Sam Cookes A Change Is Gonna Come Is At the Top Paul Levinson 2025-03-09 | I talk to Simon Vozick-Levinson about why Sam Cooke was put at the top of Rolling Stone list of The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time. Spoiler alert: we also sing a bar or two from a few of Sam's songs. Listen to the whole discussion here youtu.be/YgR0F-IL3A8
Paul Levinson interviews Simon Vozick-Levinson re: Rolling Stone 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time Paul Levinson 2025-02-28 | I interviewed Simon Vozick-Levinson, Deputy Editor of Rolling Stone, a few hours ago about Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time. We discussed, in particular, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and Sam Cooke. We also discussed, given what's going on in the news today, Trump's mistreatment of Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, the inapt trashing of Francis Ford Coppola 's Megalopolis by the Razzies, and the band Trupa Trupa's appearance tomorrow night (1 May at 9pm) at Bowery Electric in New York City.Relevant links:Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Protest Songs of All Timerollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-protest-songs-1235154848The science fantasy story I wrote, "Sam's Requests," inspired by Sam Cooke's song "Having a Party" youtu.be/OmMbN_MrlTQ?si=El1Aur-gvDyoaaE9 -- read the story here amazon.com/dp/B079SZBWWM/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 or here https://vocal.media/fiction/sam-s-requestsMy review of Trupa Trupa at the Bowery Electric, Manhattan, 1 March 2025 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/03/trupa-trupa-at-bowery-electric-in-new.htmlMy interview with David Browne about his book, Talkin' Greenwich Village youtu.be/cWOCAUDJ2U8NY Times listing of the three-hour show Joshua Meyrowitz and I did about Phil Ochs, shortly after his death in 1976, on WFDU-FM Radio instagram.com/p/DGq3c7gyas_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==My interview with Sarah Seltzer about her novel The Singer Sisters youtu.be/E4iMSE--R4Y
Unique, Dramatic Reading of Its Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, at Big Red Books Paul Levinson 2025-02-24 | At Big Red Books in Nyack, NY, on 23 February 2025, I was joined by Anthony Marinelli, Amanda Greer, Denise Reed, and Frank LoBuono in a unique, pop-up dramatic reading from my novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles. What was unique about this dramatic reading is that Anthony Marinelli (a playwright) and Amanda Greer (an actress) are not only real people but important characters in the novel. Denise Reed is also an actress (who played the part of the nanny in a 2024 episode of CBS's hit series FBI), and Frank LoBuono is the host of the Being Frank Podcast, where I've been interviewed many times. (Richie Fulco, owner of Big Red Books, had a cameo in the reading.) The reading is followed by a Q & A with the perceptive audience. (Thanks Frank for getting this video recorded.)Relevant links:Get a copy of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles here amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 (or, if you're in Nyack, at Big Red Books)My review of Why I Had to Kill You While You Slept -- a play by Anthony Marinelli, starring Amanda Greer and Denise Reed paullevinson.blogspot.com/2023/10/why-i-had-to-kill-you-while-you-slept.htmlFrank LoBuono's interview of Anthony Marinelli, Amanda Greer, Denise Reed, and me on the Being Frank Podcast, open.spotify.com/episode/02Akvr9SVjA3XgdGmYip5u?si=977eeafd26754e11
Paul Levinson interviews Lance Strate about His New Book: Not A, Not Be, &C Paul Levinson 2025-02-12 | I interviewed Lance Strate this afternoon about his latest book, "Not A, Not Be, &C". Among the topics we discussed: general semantics, media ecology, Marshall McLuhan, Alfred Korzybski, Neil Postman, Elon Musk, politics, space travel, poetry, and humor.Relevant links:more about "Not A, Not Be, &C": amazon.com/dp/B0DH4R123W/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20register for the FREE ABC Book Launch at The Players in Manhattan: nysgs.org/event-6053406Lance & I at the Book Launch for my novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, last March at The Players: youtu.be/FDDCtTROEJQmore about Touching the Face of the Cosmos amazon.com/dp/B019HF7H5Y/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Pre-order Tom Cooper's Wisdom Weavers: The Lives and Thought of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan amazon.com/dp/B0DM4GZ99J/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Its Real Love dramatic reading at Big Red Books Paul Levinson 2025-02-05 | In this video: YT, Anthony Marinelli, Amanda Greer, Frank LoBuono, Denise Reed; vocal by youtube.com/@AnneReburn (from the It's Real Life radio play on KLW the Killerwatt , produced by Vin Ciclone). Dramatic reading -- FREE -- at Big Red Books in Nyack, NY, 23 February 4:30pm
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Paul Levinson interviews David Browne about Talkin Greenwich Village Paul Levinson 2025-02-03 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 406, and my in-depth interview with Rolling Stone writer David Browne about his masterful book, Talkin' Greenwich Village. We talk at length about Dave Van Ronk, Joni Mitchell, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, The Blues Project, Bob Lind, and a little less about many others, including Hegel and his spirit of an age. Relevant links:Get a copy of Talkin' Greenwich Village: amazon.com/dp/B0CR933JMT/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20My review of Talkin' Greenwich Village: paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/01/david-brownes-talkin-greenwich-village.html Catch David Browne at Big Red Books in Nyack, NY, March 6 bigredbooks.net/events/1721320250306Catch me at Big Red Books, Nyack, NY, February 23, doing a dramatic reading from It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, with Anthony Marinelli and Amanda Greer, real people who appear as characters in the novel, and Frank LoBuono and Denise Reed. eventbrite.com/e/dramatic-reading-from-its-real-life-an-alternate-history-of-the-beatles-tickets-1222908625619
Paul Levinson interviews David Browne about Talkin Greenwich Village Paul Levinson 2025-02-01 | My in-depth interview with Rolling Stone writer David Browne about his masterful book, Talkin' Greenwich Village. We talk at length about Dave Van Ronk, Joni Mitchell, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, The Blues Project, Bob Lind, and a little less about many others, including Hegel and his spirit of an age.Note: Slight glitch in the video recording at 50 min 41 secs, but you can still get the gist of what I was saying.Relevant links:Get a copy of Talkin' Greenwich Village: amazon.com/dp/B0CR933JMT/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20My review of Talkin' Greenwich Village: paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/01/david-brownes-talkin-greenwich-village.html
Dramatic Reading from 2nd Chapter of Its Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles Paul Levinson 2025-01-09 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 405: Howard Margolin invited me to join him on his Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction show (on WUSB Radio) in a dramatic reading from the second chapter of my 2024 novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles. Here's the reading, with some commentary before and after by me. Relevant links: Get the Kindle, paperback, or hardcover of the novel amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Read the award-winning first chapter of the novel, FREE https://vocal.media/fiction/it-s-real-lifeListen to the award-winning radioplay adapted from the 1st chapter, FREE killerwatt.co/2023/03/bobby-roberto-presents-its-real-life.htmlAnne Reburn's recording of "Real Love" for the radioplay youtu.be/p1oPGrh_mSU?si=mk-ntL560wJjCta8Watch my reading the 1st chapter of the novel at its book launch at The Players in NYC, March 27, 2024 youtu.be/FDDCtTROEJQInterview about the novel on Bloggerythms bloggerhythms.blogspot.com/2023/07/its-real-life-alternate-history-of.htmlFebruary 23, 2025 up-coming in-person dramatic reading from parts of the novel -- at Big Red Books in Nyack, NY -- featuring Anthony Marinelli (playwright, director) and Amanda Greer (actor), who are real-life characters in the novel bigredbooks.net/events/1648320250223My reviews of Max & Domino (play), and Why I Had to Kill You While You Slept (movie), both written and directed by Anthony Marinelli and starring Amanda Greer paullevinson.blogspot.com/2017/10/max-domino-dark-funny-iconic.html and paullevinson.blogspot.com/2023/10/why-i-had-to-kill-you-while-you-slept.htmlListen to the full episode of Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction, with both the reading in this podcast, and Howard Margolin's interview with me, before and after our reading, December 27, 2024, FREE http://captphilonline.com/Destinies/Destinies_12_27_24.mp3
Review of A Complete Unknown: Nearly Completely Superb, Slightly Alternate History Paul Levinson 2024-12-29 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 404, in which I review A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic, which my wife and I went to see on its opening day, Christmas, in New York. Relevant links: my written review of A Complete Unknown paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-complete-unknown-completely-superb.htmlFrank LoBuono's podcast interview with Terri Thal, Dylan's first manager open.spotify.com/episode/3wZhjOICx6ugKNHupG8XPq?si=6249b2acd8e64b69my written review of Jack Dann's The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History paullevinson.blogspot.com/2023/10/review-of-jack-danns-fiction-writers.htmlmy podcast interview with Jack Dann paullev.libsyn.com/paul-levinson-interviews-jack-dann-about-alternate-historymy video interview of Sarah Seltzer, author The Singer Sisters, a novel about a folk-singing family youtu.be/E4iMSE--R4YIt's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles (my novel) amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Paul Levinson interviews Sarah Seltzer about The Singer Sisters Paul Levinson 2024-12-25 | My interview of Sarah Seltzer about her debut, much talked-about novel, The Singer Sisters. We discuss what she wrote about in the novel, the song lyrics she created for the book, the role of critics in the creative world, and more.Relevant links:Get The Singer Sisters here amazon.com/dp/B0CJ83VWSF/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20My review of The Singer Sisters paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-singer-sisters-musical-mystique.htmlListen to two songs from The Singer Sisters recorded by GoodKitty youtube.com/channel/UCUyzer_hbHZTsfWoAGMFUJw"Route 95" youtube.com/watch?v=UupeBkxE4e4&t=109s"Flower" youtube.com/watch?v=jFvIkVQg5JQThe scathing review of my novel, The Pixel Eye, that I mention in the interview jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/only-chance-of-livingMy review of A Complete Unknown paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-complete-unknown-completely-superb.html
Paul Levinson interviews Jared Moshe about Aporia Paul Levinson 2024-12-23 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 403, in which I interview Jared Moshe about his movie Aporia, a time-travel movie on Hulu that explores, in a way I've never seen before, the wrenching ethical dilemmas that arise when you try to change the past. Relevant links: my written review of Aporia Aporia on Hulu more about Jared Moshe here my best-known time travel novel my best-known alternate history novel
Review of Dexter: Original Sin 1.1-1.3 Paul Levinson 2024-12-21 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 402, in which I review Dexter: Original Sin on Paramount+Showtime.Relevant links:written reviews of Dexter: Original Sin 1.1 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/12/dexter-original-sin-11-activation-of.html and 1.2-1.3 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/12/dexter-original-sin-12-13-finger-is.html (with links to written reviews of all episodes of Dexter: New Blood and all eight seasons of the original Dexter) audio podcast reviews of Dexter: New Blood 1.1 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-review-of-dexter-new-blood-111.2 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dexter-new-blood-121.3 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dexter-new-blood-131.4 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dexter-new-blood-141.5-1.6 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dexter-new-blood-15-61.7-1.8 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dexter-new-blood-17-81.9-1.10 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dexter-new-blood-19-10
Paul Levinson interviews Jared Moshe about Aporia, his Time Travel Movie Paul Levinson 2024-12-19 | I interview Jared Moshe about his new time travel movie, Aporia, now streaming on Hulu.Relevant links:my review of Aporia paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/12/aporia-firing-back-in-time.htmlAporia on Hulu hulu.com/movie/aporia-d97d2dfb-b3d6-444d-9e4b-408045a84599more about Jared Moshe jaredmoshe.commy best-known time travel novel amazon.com/dp/B00AMUDJNS/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20my best-known alternate history novel amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival, NYC, 14 Dec 2024 Paul Levinson 2024-12-07 | 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: The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival written interview with me by Evan Levine, in which I discuss Hegel's "spirit of an age" (see 10th question in the interview) Dan Abella's play, "Timothy X’s Journey from PTSD to Wholeness," to be performed live at the Festival [scroll down] McLuhan in an Age of Social Media Lioness (streaming on Paramount+)
Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival, NYC, 14 Dec 2024 Paul Levinson 2024-12-07 | I interview Dan Abella about The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival which will take place in Manhattan, at the Producer's Club, 358 West 45th Street, on Saturday, December 14, 2024. (Kendall Brown, Operations Manager for the Festival, joins us in the interview.)Links to some of what we discuss in the interview:The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival: psychedelicfilmandmusicfestival.comwritten interview with me by Evan Levine, in which I discuss Hegel's "spirit of an age" (see 10th question in the interview): swanfungus.substack.com/p/interesting-people-paul-levinsonDan Abella's play, "Timothy X’s Journey from PTSD to Wholeness," to be performed live at the Festival: psychedelicfilmandmusicfestival.com [scroll down]McLuhan in an Age of Social Media: amazon.com/dp/B01711U3GG/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Lioness (streaming on Paramount+): paramountplus.com/shows/lioness
Review of Beatles 64 Paul Levinson 2024-11-30 | 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:my written review of Beatles '64: https://vocal.media/stories/review-of-beatles-64 my 1972 article about Murray the K in The Village Voice: https://www.academia.edu/30244407/Murray_the_K_in_Nostalgias_Noosemy 1971 article about Paul McCartney in The Village Voice: https://www.academia.edu/30244297/A_Vote_for_McCartneythe song I wrote and recorded about Murray the K: open.spotify.com/track/0lxKwV7mkZTha4CvXpZzBG?si=6b8c894807b3435cmy podcast reviews of Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back: paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-the-beatles-get-back-part-1 my podcast review of Maestro: paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-maestroMcLuhan in an Age of Social Media amazon.com/dp/B01711U3GG/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Evan Levine's 25 November 2024 written interview with me swanfungus.substack.com/p/interesting-people-paul-levinson
Review of Dune: Prophecy 1.1-1.2: The Hart of the Matter Paul Levinson 2024-11-28 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 399, in which I review Dune: Prophecy 1.1-1.2 on HBO Max. written review of Dune Prophecy 1.1-1.2 https://vocal.media/stories/review-of-dune-prophecy-1-1-1-2
Paul Levinson talks to Andrew Hoskins about AI & the End of the Human Past Paul Levinson 2024-10-30 | I talked to Andrew Hoskins a few hours ago about his article "AI and Memory" -- published last month in Memory, Mind, and Media -- and the book he is developing on this topic, "The Deadbot Society: AI and the End of the Human Past"Here's the article cambridge.org/core/journals/memory-mind-and-media/article/ai-and-memory/BB2E4B113B826133E1B6C8DB6BACD192Also, here's the AI-created video I mentioned in our conversation youtube.com/watch?v=IJ5VHyYzJYIAnd you find out more about McLuhan in an Age of Social Media here amazon.com/dp/B01711U3GG/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Paul Levinson interviews Gerrit Van Woudenberg about Quantum Suicide Paul Levinson 2024-10-18 | Released today (October 18, 2024) on Tubi, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video: Gerrit Van Woudenberg's feature multiverse movie, Quantum Suicide. We talked about it for almost an hour the other day ...Some relevant links:my review of Quantum Suicide https://vocal.media/futurism/review-of-quantum-suicideThe Chronology Protection Case movie on Amazon Prime Video amazon.com/dp/B00NEH25KY/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20The Chronology Protection Case novelette amazon.com/dp/B00YSZIRTO/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Paul Levinson interviews Gerrit Van Woudenberg about his new movie Quantum Suicide Paul Levinson 2024-10-16 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 397, in which I interview Gerrit Van Houtenberg about his new multiple universe feature film, Quantum Suicide, debuting on Amazon Prime Video on October 18. Relevant links: my review of Quantum Suicide https://vocal.media/futurism/review-of-quantum-suicideThe Chronology Protection Case movie on Amazon Prime Video amazon.com/dp/B00NEH25KY/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20The Chronology Protection Case novelette amazon.com/dp/B00YSZIRTO/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20
Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson on WZBC Radio about his alternate history Beatles novel Paul Levinson 2024-10-09 | Patrick Rands interviewed me at the end of September about my novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles. We did the interview via Zoom, and here's the video.Relevant links:more about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20check out Big Red Books, 120 Main Street, Nyack, NY, if you'd like to get a paperback copy of It's Real Life in person bigredbooks.net/events/463320241006It's Real Life radioplay on Killerwatt Radio killerwatt.co/2023/03/bobby-roberto-presents-its-real-life.htmlAnne Reburn's cover of Real Love youtu.be/p1oPGrh_mSU?si=-pup65diIZEaxG1mmy interview with Anne Reburn paullev.libsyn.com/paul-levinson-interviews-anne-reburnYoko Ono's Cambridge 1969 drive.google.com/file/d/1lHdr17T-SkgWZnkvDeoFxhlJS8UuDcIF/view?usp=sharing
Paul Levinson interviews Bob Hutchings: An Optimistic Discussion of AI Paul Levinson 2024-10-07 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 396, in which I interview Bob Hutchins about AI. My guess is you'll find this discussion much more optimistic about AI than what you'll usually hear. Discussed or mentioned in this interview: "On Behalf of Humanity: The Technological Edge" my 1996 article https://www.academia.edu/35996849/On_Behalf_of_Humanity_The_Technological_EdgeThe Media Ecology Association media-ecology.orgNew Explorations: Studies in Culture and Communication jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/nexjmy review of Confronting the Presidents https://vocal.media/theSwamp/confronting-the-presidents
Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about Its Real Life on WZBC Radio Paul Levinson 2024-10-03 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 395, in which Patrick Rands interviews me about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles on his WZBC Radio program Abstract Terrain. more about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20say hello at the Meet and Greet at Big Red Books, 120 Main Street, Nyack, NY, Sunday, October 6, 12noon-2pm bigredbooks.net/events/463320241006radio play of It's Real Life on Killerwatt Radio killerwatt.co/2023/03/bobby-roberto-presents-its-real-life.htmlAnne Reburn's cover of Real Love my interview with Anne Reburn youtu.be/p1oPGrh_mSU?si=-pup65diIZEaxG1mYoko Ono's Cambridge 1969 drive.google.com/file/d/1lHdr17T-SkgWZnkvDeoFxhlJS8UuDcIF/view?usp=sharing
Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The New York Science Fiction Film Festival Paul Levinson 2024-09-07 | I interviewed Dan Abella today about The New York Science Fiction Film Festival, to take place Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Stuart Cinema and Cafe, 79 West Street in Brooklyn, NY. More details here newyorksci-fifest.comAmong the science fiction filmmakers we discuss: Gerrit Van Woudenberg, Jay Kensinger, Frank Spotnitz, M. Night Shyamalan, Francis Ford CoppolaAmong the science fiction authors we discuss: Philip K. Dick, Sam Delany, Robert Harris, Walter Mosley
Its the Debate that Failed, Not Biden Paul Levinson 2024-06-30 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 393, in which I argue that debate performance has nothing to do with how a candidate actually performs as President. See also: It's the Debate that Failed Last Night, Not Biden blog post paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/06/its-debate-that-failed-last-night-not.htmlNY Times Editorial Board: President Biden Should Leave the Race nytimes.com/2024/06/28/opinion/biden-election-debate-trump.htmlWhat's Wrong with The New York Times blog post paullevinson.blogspot.com/2023/10/whats-wrong-with-new-york-times.htmlPhiladelphia Inquirer Editorial: Donald Trump Should Leave the Race inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/first-presidential-debate-joe-biden-donald-trump-withdraw-20240629.html
Review of Dark Matter 1.9 Paul Levinson 2024-06-26 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 392, in which I review Dark Matter 1.9 on Apple TV+.Further places:podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-11-12podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-13-14podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-15podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-16podcast review of Dark Matter 1.7 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-17podcast review of Dark Matter 1.8 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-18written blog post review of episode 1.9 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/06/dark-matter-19-science-fiction-and.htmlSee also Deadline's interview with Blake Crouch deadline.com/2024/06/dark-matter-creator-blake-crouch-finale-apple-tv-1235981773
Review of Dark Matter 1.8 Paul Levinson 2024-06-20 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 391, in which I review Dark Matter 1.8 on Apple TV+.Further places:podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-11-12podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-13-14podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-15podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-16podcast review of Dark Matter 1.7 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-17written blog post review of episode 1.8 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/06/dark-matter-18-bevy-of-jasons.html
Review of Dark Matter 1.7 Paul Levinson 2024-06-12 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 390, in which I review Dark Matter 1.7 on Apple TV+. Further places:podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-11-12podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-13-14podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-15podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-16written blog post review of episode 1.7 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/06/dark-matter-17-obama-tower.html
Review of Dark Matter 1.6 Paul Levinson 2024-06-06 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 389, in which I review Dark Matter 1.6 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-11-12podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-13-14podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-15written blog post review of episode 1.6 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/06/dark-matter-16-bunch-of-chicagos.html
Review of Dark Matter 1.5 Paul Levinson 2024-05-30 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 388, in which I review Dark Matter 1.5 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-11-12podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-dark-matter-13-14written blog post review of episode 1.5 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/05/dark-matter-15-lesson.html
Review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 Paul Levinson 2024-05-22 | Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 387, in which I review Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 youtu.be/oEv2CHZSKN4written blog post reviews of episodes 1.3 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/05/dark-matter-13-missing-fingers.htmland 1.4 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2024/05/dark-matter-14-multiverse-unveiled.html
Paul Levinson interviews Mark Dawidziak about Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and more Paul Levinson 2024-05-14 | I interview Mark Dawidziak about his newest book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe. We also talk about Mark Twain, the joys of writing and fame, and lots of other like things.More about A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe here: amazon.com/dp/B09Y47K24N/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20Written review of The Pale Blue Eye paullevinson.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-pale-blue-eye-splendid-secret.html
