Podcast appearances and mentions of eric molinsky

Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 141 Sam is joined by animator and filmmaker Dean DeBlois. His work includes Lilo & Stitch and the How To Train Your Dragon animated trilogy. His latest film, the live action version of How To Train Your Dragon, is in UK cinemas now.  Dean has chosen The Iron Giant (87 mins), directed by Brad Bird and starring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., and Vin Diesel. Sam and Dean discuss bringing the animated world of How To Train Your Dragon into live action, the California animation scene in the late 90s, and seeing an early cut of The Iron Giant on VHS. Thank you for downloading. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. We're an independent podcast and every recommendation helps - thank you!  You can also show your support for the podcast by leaving us a tip at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/90minfilmfest Website: 90minfilmfest.com Blue Sky:  @90minfilmfest.bsky.social Instagram: @90MinFilmFest Tweet: @90MinFilmFest  We are a proud member of the Stripped Media Network. Hosted and produced by Sam Clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Dean DeBlois. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by Martin Austwick. Artwork by Sam Gilbey.  Bonus Link: Sam spoke to Imaginary Worlds host Eric Molinsky about The Iron Giant back in 2021, and you can listen to his episode here.

The widespread infection of roughly four million virtual characters all started with a giant snake demon. In 2005, the massively multiplayer online video game World Of Warcraft introduced a special event raid, where groups of players could team up to fight a giant snake demon named Hakkar the Soulflayer. Hakkar would cast a spell called “Corrupted Blood” on players, which would slowly whittle down their health.The effect of the spell was only supposed to last inside the raid arena—when players returned to the main world of the game, the spell would dissipate. But thanks to a software glitch, that wasn't the case if the player had a pet companion. When the pets returned to the main world, they started infecting players and non-playable characters with the Corrupted Blood spell. If the player wasn't powerful enough to heal themselves, they would die and erupt in a fountain of blood before turning into a skeleton.What followed was a virtual pandemic that startlingly resembled today's COVID-19 pandemic, from the spread, human behavior, and cultural response. Blizzard, the developer of the game, wanted players to social distance. Some players listened, but others flouted the rules, traveling freely and spreading the disease with them. Conspiracy theories formed about how the virus was engineered by Blizzard on purpose, and others placed blame on players with pets as the cause of the outbreak, mirroring the racist anti-Asian attacks and rhetoric surrounding COVID-19 today. Coincidentally, two epidemiologists, Nina Fefferman and Eric Lofgren, were there to witness the World Of Warcraft outbreak unfold. They studied and used the incident to model human behavior in response to a pandemic. Their findings were published in The Lancet in 2007. Many of their observations came to pass in 2020 when COVID-19 appeared. Today, we're revisiting a 2021 conversation that SciFri producer Dee Peterschmidt had with Eric Molinsky, host of the podcast Imaginary Worlds, who reported this story for his show. He talks about the epidemiologists who studied the outbreak and how it prepared them for the public responses to COVID-19.Universe of Art is hosted and produced by Dee Peterschmidt, who also wrote the music. Our show art is illustrated by Abelle Hayford. And support for Science Friday's science and arts coverage comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.Do you have science-inspired art you'd like to share with us for a future episode? Send us an email or a voice memo touniverse@sciencefriday.com.

A few months ago, Lisa and David played Ghost Light at Myss Tic in Brooklyn, NY, with Eric Molinsky, host of the podast Imaginary Worlds. Eric has been a long time immersive theater and larp fan, but he had yet to be sold on escape rooms. They were convinced that he (like so many others!) just hadn't had the opportunity to experience what great escape rooms have to offer - so they pitched him on doing an escape room episode.  What he made was a beautiful exploration of the escape room world. We absolutely love the episode that he produced and want to make sure that our community is aware of it.    REPOD Season 9 is currently in the works... we have some amazing episodes already lined up for you. More soon. 

Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. This episode was written and sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason. Dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. Portions of this episode were recorded at The Bridge Sounds and Stage with recording engineers Javier Lom and Alex Alinson. CAST This episode features: James Oliva as Michael Tate (he/him) Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez (she/her) Josh Rubino as Bernie (he/him) Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her) Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her) Rick Zieff as Mayor (he/her) Daisy Guevara as Kavlyn (she/her) Jordan Higgs as Ethan Bespin and Cheese Bots (he/him and it/cheese) Sam Musher as Emily Bespin (she/her) James Johnston as Dimitri Stamatis (he/him) Eric Molinsky as Charlie on the MTA (he/him) Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him) Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him) Alexander Danner as The Narrator (he/him) Bonnie Bogovich as Infernal Machine (she/her) Ian DePriest as Brian Brown (he/him) Sawyer Greene as Frankie (they/them) Vinay Nariani as Yard Goat (he/him) and Jordan Cobb as Valiance Johnson (he/him) MUSIC Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Snow Bound by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede Drums by Jim Johanson  Sign up for our newsletter here! You can support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/GreaterBoston Content Notes Corporate Surveillance Threats of impending disaster Struggles with mental health and purposeful isolation Discussions of grief and loneliness Greater Boston is a ThirdSight Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Content notes at end of show notes PRODUCTION Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon. This episode was written by Alexander Danner with Jeff Van dreason and sound designed by Alexander Danner. Dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. Portions of this episode were recorded at The Bridge Sounds and Stage with recording engineers Javier Lom and Alex Alinson. CAST This episode featured: Alexander Danner as The Narrator Jordan Higgs as Ethan Bespin and Cheese Robots Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis and Cheese Robots Mike Linden as Oliver West and Some Dude on the Train James Johnston as Dimitri Stamatis Johanna Bodnyk as Mallory Michael Melia as Philip West Mario Da Rosa Jr as Isaiah Powell Tanja Milojevic as Jelena Segeivich with a special appearance by Eric Molinsky as Charlie on the MTA Eric hosts the wonderful podcast Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them, and why we suspend our disbelief. Interviews recorded with real Greater Boston Residents. MUSIC Charlie on the MTA recorded by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede Hanged Man and Charlie on the MTA alternate version recorded by Adrienne Howard, Emily Peterson, and Dirk Tiede For news and updates, you can sign up for our newsletter! Link in the show notes! You can support Greater Boston on Patreon. Find all of our sponsor discount links here.  Greater Boston is a ThirdSight Media production. Content Notes Corporate surveillance Parental guilt Absent father Discussion of parental cruelty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Old Tech Creepy? (Analog Horror, The Gothic & Hauntology) Mason finds a mysterious VHS copy of Candle Cove. Not having a VCR, he heads to Perry's Airbnb mansion only to discover that Perry is also VCR-less. After a short debate, they hop into the FolksWagen and head to Todd's pawn shop. And that's where things get a bit strange... In this episode: A dramatization of the Candle Cove creepypasta. A discussion about Analog Horror and how it intersects with folklore. The Carterhaugh School breaks down Gothic. The term "hauntology" as explained by Diane Rodgers. Imaginary Worlds host Eric Molinsky makes an appearance. Guests: Diane A. Rodgers PhD, Senior Lecturer in Media at Sheffield Hallam University Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman from the Carterhaugh School of Folklore & the Fantastic Eric Molinsky, creator and host of the Imaginary Worlds podcast. Alex Hera, filmmaker. Creator of the documentary, "The History of Analog Horror", and a 100 Episode webseries called "Walker Creek", which was later re-edited into a feature-length video, and was the basis of a feature-length documentary titled "Making an ARG: Walker Creek". Featuring voice acting from: Brooke Jennett of THIRTEEN as Voice #1 in the opening story. Daniel Spencer of Frankenstein's Jukebox as Voice #2 in the opening story Erin King of The Amelia Project as Voice #3 in the opening story Rich Daigle (aka Mouth Almighty) voices Todd the pawn shop owner.

This week, we're sharing an episode of Imaginary Worlds. For the last 30 years, the real world has been catching up to Neal Stephenson's vision of the future in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, which influenced the creators of Google Earth, Second Life, Oculus Rift and more. Now the centerpiece of the novel, a virtual world called The Metaverse, may become a daily part of our lives thanks to Facebook (renamed Meta) and other big tech companies. In this episode of Imaginary Worlds, host Eric Molinsky explores whether it's a good idea to use a satirical cyberpunk novel from decades ago as a blueprint for the future.You can hear more episodes of Imaginary Worlds at https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you think of an alien abduction, what do you picture? Humanoid creatures, medical experiments, lost memories retrieved through hypnosis? That narrative was largely unknown until Betty and Barney Hill went public about their own alien abduction in the 1960s. Betty Hill's niece, Kathleen Marden, recounts how the story went viral and her aunt and uncle became unwitting celebrities. Then professors Susan Lepselter, Chris Bader, Joseph O. Baker and Stephanie Kelley-Romano explain how the Hills' alien abduction changed science fiction forever. Thanks to Eric Molinsky for bringing us this story that originally aired on his terrific podcast Imaginary Worlds. Eric's got a lot more stories like this one so subscribe wherever you listen.  Decoder Ring is written by Willa Paskin and produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Sr. Supervising Producer of Narrative Podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our Technical Director. If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com If you love the show and want to support us, consider joining Slate Plus. With Slate Plus you get ad-free podcasts, bonus episodes, and total access to all of Slate's journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of an alien abduction, what do you picture? Humanoid creatures, medical experiments, lost memories retrieved through hypnosis? That narrative was largely unknown until Betty and Barney Hill went public about their own alien abduction in the 1960s. Betty Hill's niece, Kathleen Marden, recounts how the story went viral and her aunt and uncle became unwitting celebrities. Then professors Susan Lepselter, Chris Bader, Joseph O. Baker and Stephanie Kelley-Romano explain how the Hills' alien abduction changed science fiction forever. Thanks to Eric Molinsky for bringing us this story that originally aired on his terrific podcast Imaginary Worlds. Eric's got a lot more stories like this one so subscribe wherever you listen.  Decoder Ring is written by Willa Paskin and produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Sr. Supervising Producer of Narrative Podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our Technical Director. If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com If you love the show and want to support us, consider joining Slate Plus. With Slate Plus you get ad-free podcasts, bonus episodes, and total access to all of Slate's journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of an alien abduction, what do you picture? Humanoid creatures, medical experiments, lost memories retrieved through hypnosis? That narrative was largely unknown until Betty and Barney Hill went public about their own alien abduction in the 1960s. Betty Hill's niece, Kathleen Marden, recounts how the story went viral and her aunt and uncle became unwitting celebrities. And professors Susan Lepselter, Chris Bader, Joseph O. Baker and Stephanie Kelley-Romano explain how the Hills' alien abduction changed science fiction forever. Thanks to Eric Molinsky for bringing us this story that originally aired on his terrific podcast Imaginary Worlds. Eric's got a lot more stories like this one so subscribe wherever you listen.  Decoder Ring is written by Willa Paskin and produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Sr. Supervising Producer of Narrative Podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our Technical Director. If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com If you love the show and want to support us, consider joining Slate Plus. With Slate Plus you get ad-free podcasts, bonus episodes, and total access to all of Slate's journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of an alien abduction, what do you picture? Humanoid creatures, medical experiments, lost memories retrieved through hypnosis? That narrative was largely unknown until Betty and Barney Hill went public about their own alien abduction in the 1960s. Betty Hill's niece, Kathleen Marden, recounts how the story went viral and her aunt and uncle became unwitting celebrities. And professors Susan Lepselter, Chris Bader, Joseph O. Baker and Stephanie Kelley-Romano explain how the Hills' alien abduction changed science fiction forever. Thanks to Eric Molinsky for bringing us this story that originally aired on his terrific podcast Imaginary Worlds. Eric's got a lot more stories like this one so subscribe wherever you listen.  Decoder Ring is written by Willa Paskin and produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Sr. Supervising Producer of Narrative Podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our Technical Director. If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com If you love the show and want to support us, consider joining Slate Plus. With Slate Plus you get ad-free podcasts, bonus episodes, and total access to all of Slate's journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anders har taget den serie med han har genset flest gange nemlig komedie serien, The Office. Troels har taget en af hans længst lyttede podcasts med, Imaginary Worlds. Vi vil meget gerne høre om de ting i synes er fede så skriv endelig til os på diverse kanaler eller på email fedtpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:fedtpodcast@gmail.com)

Apologies for being a bit late, but brand new Doctor Who was on! We wanted to do a full season review for Series 13, so we asked our friend Eric Molinsky of the Imaginary Worlds podcast to join us! Find out how Eric's Doctor Who journey is coming along and listen as we all review Doctor Who: Flux. We'll return later this month. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/doctorwhoandcompany/support

Apologies for being a bit late, but brand new Doctor Who was on!  We wanted to do a full season review for Series 13, so we asked our friend Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds podcast to join us!  Find out how Eric's Doctor Who journey is coming along and listen as we all review Doctor Who: Flux. We'll return later this month.  Thanks for listening!

Eric Molinsky is the creator and host of Imaginary Worlds, a podcast exploring fictional worlds and works, the non-fiction stories behind them, and the communities around those stories. Born in Boston, Eric moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in animation for several years, thinking it was what he wanted. Eventually, he came to realize that his true passion was in crafting stories and “pieces of time.” Eric moved back to the East coast and started working for New York public radio and began finding his footing in the audio storytelling industry. Frustrated with public radio's tongue in cheek attitude toward covering science fiction and fantasy, Eric became a freelancer to tell stories he wanted to tell, and eventually started his own podcast to do just that. Since then, he's taught classes at NYU in podcasting and audio storytelling, and through his podcast, he's discovered whole new imaginary worlds to fall in love with. Subscribe to our Newsletter! https://findingfounders.co/subscribe Website: findingfounders.co Follow Sam: https://www.instagram.com/samueldonner/ Follow Finding Founders IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingfounderspodcast/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/finding-founders/support

Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 72 Sam is joined by Eric Molinsky, host of the podcast Imaginary Worlds. Eric has chosen The Iron Giant (87 mins), directed by Brad Bird and starring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., and Vin Diesel. Sam and Eric discuss breaking into podcasting via public radio, working on Rugrats, and how Eric got the inside scoop on The Iron Giant whilst studying at CalArts. Thank you for downloading. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. We're an independent podcast and every recommendation helps - thank you! Website: 90minfilmfest.com Tweet: @90MinFilmFest  Instagram: @90MinFilmFest  We are a proud member of the Stripped Media Network. Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star Eric Molinsky. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey.   

(https://followfridaypodcast.com/eric-molinsky#rec364802906 (Full transcript at FollowFridayPodcast.com)) "Imagine if NPR went to Comic-Con and decided that's all they ever wanted to cover." That's how Eric Molinsky describes his podcast https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/ (Imaginary Worlds), which takes science fiction, fantasy, and other "genre" entertainment seriously — and explores the depths that have attracted fans for decades. "When it gets couched within Marvel or Star Trek or Star Wars, people that aren't into that stuff just laugh and think, 'Oh, it's a bunch of nerds arguing,'" Molinsky says. "It's like, 'No, they're talking about gender, race, representation, capitalism in there. They're arguing over the same things you're arguing over. It's just within a fantasy world.'" On today's episode of Follow Friday, Molinsky explains why he follows https://www.youtube.com/c/postmodernjukebox/videos (Postmodern Jukebox), a group of cover musicians who filter modern songs through vintage genres; https://twitter.com/yourpaljames007 (Your Pal James), a dormant art project that parodies action figure photography; https://www.instagram.com/sebcolorisation/ (Sébastien de Oliveira), who expertly colorizes historical photos; and https://www.instagram.com/terriblemap/ (Terrible Maps), an aggressively unhelpful geographical resource. You can get bonus episodes of Follow Friday every week — including a bonus follow from Eric, coming early next week — when you https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (back Follow Friday on Patreon), starting at just $1 a month. And, if you're in the US and you're pledging $5 or more as of October 31, you will get a handwritten thank-you note and a sheet of Follow Friday stickers, which are not available anywhere else! Visit https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (patreon.com/followfriday) to get started. Follow us: - Follow Eric Molinsky on Twitter https://twitter.com/emolinsky (@emolinsky) and Imaginary Worlds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/imaginary_worlds_podcast/ (@imaginary_worlds_podcast) - Follow us @followfridaypod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram), and https://www.tiktok.com/@followfridaypod/ (TikTok) and find clips from the show on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVlDOyFjj9ulmiIrsBJlMqg (our YouTube channel) - Follow Eric Johnson on Twitter https://twitter.com/heyheyesj (@heyheyesj) Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Shinri, and Elizabeth This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Support this podcast

Whether we are trying to keep up with the big heads or you’re attempting to be find a decent seat in the movie theatre; we’re winding back the clocks to 1993 to discuss the first season of Rocko’s Modern Life. You’ll get to here Dan and Josh’s memories of the show and the adult humor that flew over our heads as children. Rocko comes with a surprising amount of depth as well. We’ll be addressing the nature of rejection, prejudice, consumerism, sexual fetishes and much more. Be sure to check out Dan’s bonus interview with Eric Molinsky: http://bit.ly/vicep381If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (& produced by) and Dan Rockwood. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today!

It's become a tradition here at Who & Company to do something a bit different in April and this year we decided to discuss some of our favorite movies and pair them with Doctor Who episodes! No spoilers and plenty of clips. Then Drew sits down with previous guest and fellow podcaster Eric Molinsky to catch up with Imaginary Worlds and what he thought of Series 12. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/doctorwhoandcompany/support

It's become a tradition at Who & Company to do something a bit different every April and this year we've decided to talk about some of our all-time favorite films.  But of course this is a Doctor Who podcast, so we're pairing these films with Doctor Who episodes that are similar.  There are no spoilers and LOTS of clips! Then we catch up with previous guest and fellow podcaster Eric Molinsky about his show Imaginary Worlds and what he thought about Series 12. We'd love to hear your feedback!  You can find us on Twitter @whoandcompany or by email at whoandcompany@yahoo.com.  

Learning From World Of Warcraft’s Virtual Pandemic The widespread infection of roughly four million virtual characters all started with a giant snake demon. In 2005, the massively multiplayer online video game World Of Warcraft introduced a special event raid, where groups of players could team up to fight a giant snake demon named Hakkar the Soulflayer. Hakkar would cast a spell called “Corrupted Blood” on players, which would slowly whittle down their health. The effect of the spell was only supposed to last inside the raid arena—when players returned to the main world of the game, the spell would dissipate. But thanks to a software glitch, that wasn’t the case if the player had a pet companion. When the pets returned to the main world, they started infecting players and non-playable characters with the Corrupted Blood spell. If the player wasn’t powerful enough to heal themselves, they would die and erupt in a fountain of blood before turning into a skeleton. What followed was a virtual pandemic that startlingly resembled today’s COVID-19 pandemic, from the spread, human behavior, and cultural response. Blizzard, the developer of the game, wanted players to social distance. Some players listened, others flouted the rules, traveling freely and spreading the disease with them. Conspiracy theories formed about how the virus was engineered by Blizzard on purpose, and others placed blame on players with pets as the cause of the outbreak, mirroring the racist anti-Asian attacks and rhetoric surrounding COVID-19 today.  Coincidentally, two epidemiologists, Nina Fefferman and Eric Lofgren, were there to witness the World Of Warcraft outbreak unfold. They studied and used the incident to model human behavior in response to a pandemic. Their findings were published in The Lancet in 2007. Many of their observations came to pass in 2020 when COVID-19 appeared.  SciFri producer Daniel Peterschmidt sat down with Eric Molinsky, host of the podcast Imaginary Worlds, who reported this story for his show. He talks about the epidemiologists who studied the outbreak and how it prepared them for public responses to COVID-19. Why Is Daydreaming Difficult For Grownups? Children have a natural talent for imagination. Even in moments of boredom, their imagination can take them away into daydreams that help pass the time in a flash. But for many adults, falling into a daydream is hard, especially when our minds are filled with worries about tomorrow’s obligations, finances, and a global pandemic.  Turns out those who feel this way are not alone. New research shows that adults report getting to a daydreaming state is harder than experiencing their unguided thoughts. Adults often require a prompt to think about something pleasant, and tend to ruminate on unpleasant things.  Daydreaming can be an antidote to boredom, and researcher Erin Westgate of the University of Florida says that’s important. Her previous research shows that boredom can cause sadistic behavior in people. Westgate joins guest host John Dankosky and Manoush Zomorodi, host of the TED Radio Hour and author of the book “Bored and Brilliant,” who argues leaning into boredom can unlock our most creative selves. Can We Geoengineer Our Way Out Of A Natural Disaster? Humans have always altered their landscapes—from simple agriculture used to cultivate specific crops to huge projects like damming rivers to change the flow of entire ecosystems. And many of these human interventions have unintended consequences and have led to major environmental disasters. In her book Under A White Sky: The Nature Of The Future, author Elizabeth Kolbert talks to scientists and people working on geoengineering projects and technology to mitigate and avert damage caused by humans in the natural world like climate change. The projects range from electrifying rivers to turning CO2 emissions into rocks. Kolbert discusses if we can solve these natural problems with the tools that created the problems in the first place, and at what cost?

Now that Patricia, Casey, and Ashli have finished Season 2 of As Told by Ginger, they pick out the highlights of their review of every episode. Enjoy the laughs and though provoking discussions. 1. Never Can Say Goodbye: 00:50 2. Gym Class Confidential w/Eryk Casemiro: 5:38 3. Fast Reputation: 15:37 4. The Nurses’s Strike: 26:25 5. Trouble in Gal Pal Land: 35:01 6. Sibling Revile-ry: 42:16 7. Losing Nana Bishop: 51:54 8. TGIF: 1:02:33 9. Lunatic Lake w/Eric Molinsky: 1:10:44 10. April’s Fools: 1:31:04 11. Ms. Foutley’s Boys w/Darin McGowan: 1:40:48 12. Love with a Proper Transfer Student: 1:58:28 13. Family Therapy w/Paul Greenberg and Jackie Harris Greenberg: 2:12:42 14. New Girl in Town: 2:26:54 15. Ginger’s Solo: 2:32:00 16. Mommie Nearest: 2:40:18 17. And She Was Gone w/Mark Risley: 2:45:41 18. No Hope For Courtney: 2:59:29 19. Next Question: 3:06:34 20. Driven to Extremes: 3:13:29 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Old School Lane Interviews, Patricia and Casey conclude Season 2 of We’re in Between where they interviewed some of the storyboard artists who worked on As Told by Ginger including returning guests Eric Molinsky and Darin McGowan and newcomers Michael Kenny, Pablo Solis, Joe Scott, Rob Goodin, and Sean Pendergrass. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 29th episode of As Told by Ginger "Lunatic Lake" alongside special guest Eric Molinsky, who was one of the storyboard artists and claims it as his personal favorite. The plot focuses on Ginger and Carl going to Loon Lake alongside the Bishop family having to deal with Joann's extreme attitude as well as an escaped lunatic. We also read off the listeners' comments from episodes 25-28. This episode was nominated for an Emmy, the second one for the series after "Hello Stranger". Did it deserve to be nominated? How good was the episode overall? Sit back and relax as we discuss some interesting behind the scenes stories in our longest podcast episode to date.

https://www.nerdsadutling.com Eric Molinsky from Imaginary Worlds Podcast joins us to discuss his show and all things regarding nerd/geek culture.  For more on his show please visit https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org Intro music credits  Artist: Protodome Song: Soda Swing

Eric Molinsky creates pieces of time and let's you escape into imaginary worlds. I talk with Eric about his journey from agonizing animator to becoming the host of the wonderful sci-fi & phantasy podcast Imaginary Worlds. Find more content on livingunconventionally.com/226 and imaginaryworldspodcast.org

The Pride Flag: the object, the symbol, the movement. It serves as a beacon of hope to LGBTQ people around the world, but does this hope extend equally to everyone? We speak to Mike Lorocco, Dominique Morgan, Tracy Huerta, and Cecil wilder to find out. If you would like to get involved with Dominique's organization, Black and Pink, be sure to visit their website: https://www.blackandpink.org/ This episode was produced during our summer course "Creating a Narrative Podcast" with Eric Molinsky, host of the podcast, Imaginary Worlds: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/courses/WRIT1-CE9108-creating-a-narrative-podcast.html

Here's a surprise episode as our holiday present to you! Our guest is Eric Molinsky of the Imaginary Worlds podcast returning to our show after two years to discuss how his newfound journey into the world of Doctor Who has come along since then.

The pilot episode for "Favorite F*ing Thing!". Type: Personal Essay. Topic: Podcasts. Notes: Special thanks to Frank Winters, Donna and Bryan Bellew, Eric Molinsky of "Imaginary Worlds", the McElroy Family, and Outkast. Music: "Hey Ya!" - Outkast; "Castleshire" - Chris Haugen; "A Quiet Thought" - Wayne Jones; "Deja Vu (TTAZZ Remix)" - Griffin McElroy. 

In our previous episode, I played an excerpt from Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine, in which the hosts discussed the history of the man who may have inspired the creation of Frankenstein. This week I offer, in its entirety, an episode of Eric Molinsky’s podcast, Imaginary Worlds, titled “The Year Without a Summer.” This episode, which … Continue reading Bonus – Eric Molinsky’s Imaginary Worlds →

Have you ever truly grieved over the loss of someone in a book? Together with Eric Molinsky, host of the Imaginary Worlds podcast, Frank and Gwen dive into the psychology of readers' responses to character deaths. Don't worry, it's not as depressing as it sounds! Maybe! Guest Star: Eric Molinsky Eric's podcast, Imaginary Worlds, the "Imaginary Deaths" episode, the fanfiction episode, and the Madeline Miller episode Some books with deaths we've mourned: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin (the Red Wedding is in the third book, A Storm of Swords) More recommendations: "Dr. Who" -- the David Tennant season The Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller Sabrina the Teenage Witch (available in many formats at the Library) and Riverdale (always)

Magic: The Gathering is a card game and your goal is to knock your opponent down to zero points. But Magic: The Gathering also has a deep mythology about an infinite number of parallel worlds. Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds looks at why this handheld card game has survived the onslaught of competition from digital games, and how the designers at Wizards of the Coast create a sense of story and world-building within a non-sequential card game. Subscribe to Imaginary Worlds on Apple Podcasts and RadioPublic

Magic: The Gathering is a card game and your goal is to knock your opponent down to zero points. But Magic: The Gathering also has a deep mythology about an infinite number of parallel worlds. Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds looks at why this handheld card game has survived the onslaught of competition from digital games, and how the designers at Wizards of the Coast create a sense of story and world-building within a non-sequential card game. Subscribe to Imaginary Worlds on Apple Podcasts and RadioPublic

How do GOTHAM and METROPOLIS impact Batman and Superman? What if they switched cities? What is it about these cities that makes these types of heroes necessary? Eric Molinsky (from the Imaginary Worlds podcast) joins Daryl and Jay to dig deeper into GOTHAM and METROPOLIS. Want to dig into more of our favorite geek locales? Eric joins us to chat about the City of Rapture (Bioshock), Central City (The Flash), Toontown (Roger Rabbit), and more! Available to Patreon supporters at $2-a-month or more!   LINKS: MORE CONTENT (our blog) SUPPORT US (...unlock EXCLUSIVE content!) FACEBOOK GROUP   SUBSCRIBE iTunes | Podbean | Stitcher   SOCIAL Facebook Group | The Story Geeks YouTube Channel | Reclamation Society YouTube Channel Twitter | Instagram | Email: thestorygeeks@gmail.com

The "golden age of radio drama" may have been a stellar period for storytelling -- but the stories weren't all golden bright. Sci-fi and horror radio dramas explored deep anxieties people felt from the Depression through the Cold War, and set the stage for later stories that couldn't be told yet without special effects. Eric Molinsky of the podcast Imaginary Worlds co-hosts this episode as we hear from historians like Neil Verma and Richard J. Hand, and radio drama veterans like Dirk Maggs and Richard Toscan. Plus Emory Braswell recalls the day he thought Martians invaded New Jersey.   20K is made out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor.  Sign up for Musicbed Membership music.20k.org.  Check out the SONOS Beam at sonos.com  Get a free month of Splice at splice.com/20k and enter promo code 20k.  Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/theaterforthemind

    Show Notes: Imaginary World's Eric Molinsky joined us this week to talk about Desperately Seeking Susan, 80's culture, the nostalgia factor and toxic fandom, and more! (and !) We're also on Patreon! Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you can comment on this post at , you can email us at  or find us on . Don’t forget to

Our man-on-the-street Eric Molinsky returns to revisit Big Black Mariah, talking about lyric comprehension and the quality of Waits's voice in relation to bed frames and animated characters. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big Black Mariah, Big Time, Tom Waits (1988) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

This week, Mr. Eric is joined by Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds, a podcast for adults and teens about all things fantasy and sci-fi. They’ll share the tale of Zach’s last adventure with his beloved blanket, Fluffy. Lessons include: toys are meant to be played with, even if they don’t last forever; saying goodbye to someone doesn’t mean forgetting them.

Nerf-herder? Frack? Farking Zarquon? Guest producers Forrest Phillips and Emily Block guide us through cursing in fictional Worlds. Special guests include Marc Okrand - creator of Star Trek’s Klingon language, David J. Peterson - creator of Game of Thrones Dothraki language, and host of the Imaginary Worlds podcast, Eric Molinsky. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The end of the world didn't scare them. They were nuclear launch officers, that's their job. What scared them was the ghost. Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Featuring Woody Fu, Danielle Delgado, and Billy Griffin, Jr. This episode was sponsored in part by Burrow (Use the promo code THETRUTH to get $50 off your order)

The end of the world didn't scare them. They were nuclear launch officers, that's their job. What scared them was the ghost. Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Featuring Woody Fu, Danielle Delgado, and Billy Griffin, Jr. This episode was sponsored in part by Burrow (Use the promo code THETRUTH to get $50 off your order)

The end of the world didn't scare them. They were nuclear launch officers, that's their job. What scared them was the ghost. Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Featuring Woody Fu, Danielle Delgado, and Billy Griffin, Jr. This episode was sponsored in part by Burrow (Use the promo code THETRUTH to get $50 off your order)

Former Doctor Who Brand Manager Edward Russell joins us to talk about his time on the show and chooses Top of the Pops as his Classic Show! Plus, an update with podcaster Eric Molinsky.

Eric Molinsky joins us to talk Doctor Who and one of his favorite sci-fi shows, the J.J. Abrams television hit, Fringe.

For our final week with Eric Molinsky we discuss a Sesame Street crossover, oblique western storytelling, the dreamlike landscapes of Waits’s worlds, and the power of group singing folk music. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Diamonds & Gold, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) Deep Blue Sea, The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, Traditional/Pete Seeger (1960) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

For a second week with Eric Molinsky, Martin and Sam take a look at the image of police as both a mortal figure as well as an existential threat, as well as Waits’s role (through his music) as an ambassador for the strangeness of his worlds. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big Black Mariah, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) Sound of da Police, Return of the Boom Bap, KRS-One (1993) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

As they continue through Rain Dogs, Martin and Sam are joined by Eric Molinsky of the Imaginary Worlds Podcast. Discussion focuses not only on the songwriting of Waits, but also the talk-show stylings of David Letterman, the idea of stepping into character for both songs as well as promotional appearances, and the Harvard witticisms of another singing Tom. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Tango Till They're Sore, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) The Masochism Tango, An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer, Tom Lehrer (1959) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

You’ve encountered technobabble when Doc Brown is shouting about flux capacitors in Back To The Future, or when Isaac Asimov writes about positronic brains. Astrophysicist Katie Mack and NASA JPL technologist Manan Arya discuss how science fact relates to science fiction. This episode is a collaboration with Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds; listen to his episode about technobabble, featuring ACTUAL HOLLYWOOD TECHNOBABBLERS, at http://imaginaryworldspodcast.org. The show’s online home is http://theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at http://twitter.com/allusionistshow and http://facebook.com/allusionistshow. The Allusionist is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX, a collective of the best podcasts on the interwaves. Find all our podcasts at http://radiotopia.fm.

A cryogenically-frozen man is revived in the future, to a world that is not quite what he expected. Written by Eric Molinsky, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Scott Adsit, Amy Warren, and Ed Herbstman, with Anna Neu, Billy Griffin, Alexis Lambright, Louis Kornfeld, Elana Fishbein, Joanna Hausmann, and Kerry Kastin.

A cryogenically-frozen man is revived in the future, to a world that is not quite what he expected. Written by Eric Molinsky, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Scott Adsit, Amy Warren, and Ed Herbstman, with Anna Neu, Billy Griffin, Alexis Lambright, Louis Kornfeld, Elana Fishbein, Joanna Hausmann, and Kerry Kastin.

A cryogenically-frozen man is revived in the future, to a world that is not quite what he expected. Written by Eric Molinsky, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Scott Adsit, Amy Warren, and Ed Herbstman, with Anna Neu, Billy Griffin, Alexis Lambright, Louis Kornfeld, Elana Fishbein, Joanna Hausmann, and Kerry Kastin.

In this episode of We're in Between, Patricia and Casey discuss about the 29th episode of As Told by Ginger "Lunatic Lake" alongside special guest Eric Molinsky, who was one of the storyboard artists and claims it as his personal favorite. The plot focuses on Ginger and Carl going to Loon Lake with the Bishop family. They end up having to deal with Joann's extreme attitude as well as an escaped lunatic. We also read off the listeners' comments from episodes 25-28.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 10 TRANSCRIPT: "I’m going to go see my brother Jake today. Mom said I can use her car while I’m here in case I want to visit friends. The thing is... I don’t want to visit anybody. I just want to lay low. Every time the phone rings or I get a text I’m afraid to see who it is." END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 9 TRANSCRIPT: "I’m going to Hemlock to see my parents.  They don’t even know yet.  I haven’t called them.  I didn’t even know I was going to leave really.  Not until after I had - well - cleaned all of the blood up." END EXCERPT Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 1 TRANSCRIPT: "I’m going to start from the beginning.  The beginning being three days ago.  But first, let’s make this a true audio diary.  I guess that’s what we can call this.  An audio diary. I’m doing this is because of what’s been happening over the last couple of days.  It’s weird.  No… weird isn’t the right word. It’s… Well, it’s scary." END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 2 TRANSCRIPT: "I didn’t even think about the scotch smell. It was, after all, just an odor.  It was explainable and unimportant.  At that moment my mind was focused on getting to work.  Looking back… I should have stayed in bed." END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 12 TRANSCRIPT: "She’s always there.  Always.  When I wake up in the morning I’m me.  I open my eyes and for a moment - the briefest of moments - everything is normal.  It’s like every other morning for the past 26 years.  I’m just me and I have the whole day to look forward to - my whole life.  And then - a split second later - she’s there in the background and everything she’s done comes floating back. " END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 3 TRANSCRIPT: "Someone came in and wiped the hard drives in the server room," she said. "Wiped them? What do you mean?” "Well, I don’t know if they were wiped,” she said. “But something happened to them. Maybe someone came in and poured coffee all over them. The point is they did something to them. Everything’s down. Everything. Chris is freaking out. He’s been with the IT guys all morning trying to figure it out." END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 11 TRANSCRIPT: "That was Jake.  He’s been getting emails.  Tons of them.  All night long apparently.  They stopped a couple of hours ago.  They’re from a ‘ScotchGirl2016’ email address. " END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 8 TRANSCRIPT: "...he showed me the video on an iPad.  I wish I could remember the officer’s name.  The nice one.  I want to say it was Williams. The video was off a woman standing at Pam’s door.  It came from a security camera across the street.  A convenience store.  The camera was inside the store and the window was smudgy but you could still see a woman walk up to Pam’s door and stand there.  She knocked…" END EXCERPT Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 7 TRANSCRIPT: "They’re sure I did it.  At least that’s how they are acting. They think I’m the one who attacked Pam.  It’s not just Pam who thinks it.  Everyone does.  You should have seen the way the police looked at me." END EXCERPT Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 4 TRANSCRIPT: "I’ve started having bad dreams. When I wake up they're gone. Just a vague sensation that something isn’t right. That something happened... something bad. They felt real too. When I woke up this morning I looked at the clock and saw it was 4:15 am. I never went back to sleep... I couldn’t." END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 5 TRANSCRIPT: I really think I’m going crazy. I mean… I get here and I bump into one of Brian’s friends in the waiting room. I think his name’s Mike. He looked at me really weird. I tried to cover the gash over my eye. He never asked what happened. He just told me that Pam was there. It took me a second for it to sink in who he was talking about. I’d just talked to her last night when she told me about Brian and Janine. “What happened to her?” I asked. He looked surprised at first. Then shook his head. “She was hurt really bad.” END EXCERPT Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

The Conclusion. EXCERPT FROM TAPE 13 TRANSCRIPT: "My parents are very upset about Uncle Ron’s grave.  I think that it’s somehow bringing it all back for my dad.  He was really quiet tonight.  I wanted to ask him questions about Ron but every time I did the words wouldn’t come out.  Like how he died for one.  You’d think I would remember something like that." END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

EXCERPT FROM TAPE 6 TRANSCRIPT: "I can’t do anything.  I can’t watch TV.  I can’t sleep.  I can’t call anyone.I suppose I could call someone but who?  And what would I say?  That I’m being accused of attacking Pam? That she is in the hospital, and… oh, but the way, they also think I broke into work and ruined a few thousand dollars worth of computer equipment that essentially shut everything down for two days?" END EXCERPT. Scotch stars Mackenzie Bryant as Bobbi and Eric Molinsky as Jake. Rick Coste is a writer and producer.  Projects include The Behemoth, Bryar Lane, Scotch, Charlie's Mailbox, The Fiona Potts Interview , and Waterguns & Rainbows. Learn more at Modernaudiodrama.com.

The voice of a cartoon boy takes a shot at live action. Starring Erica Schroeder as Betsy and Happy Louie. With Brian Dykstra, Marc Thompson, Justin Morgan, Rosie Whalen, Susan J. Jacks, Chris Kipiniak, Lorena Russi, Eric Molinsky, Kerry Kastin, Asher Herbstman, and Rob Webber. Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

The voice of a cartoon boy takes a shot at live action. Starring Erica Schroeder as Betsy and Happy Louie. With Brian Dykstra, Marc Thompson, Justin Morgan, Rosie Whalen, Susan J. Jacks, Chris Kipiniak, Lorena Russi, Eric Molinsky, Kerry Kastin, Asher Herbstman, and Rob Webber. Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

The voice of a cartoon boy takes a shot at live action. Starring Erica Schroeder as Betsy and Happy Louie. With Brian Dykstra, Marc Thompson, Justin Morgan, Rosie Whalen, Susan J. Jacks, Chris Kipiniak, Lorena Russi, Eric Molinsky, Kerry Kastin, Asher Herbstman, and Rob Webber. Written by Eric Molinsky (of the Imaginary Worlds podcast) and produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

Dr. Briony Horgan and Dr. Meg Rosenburg are here to explain that the moon is actually shrinking. It's getting smaller. And we know that it is because we have been studying it. Today's guest is Eric Molinsky, host of the "Imaginary Worlds" podcast. 

Scifi and Fantasy Our different aptitudes for processing fantasy. Fantasy tropes, internal consistency, Patrick Rothfuss. Wizard and muggle technologies Telegraphs, internets, owls and agentive magical paper airplanes. Other things too! The power of names “True name” magic in Harry Potter. IRL examples. Ancient Egypt, Medieval Europe, Jewish mysticism, Aronofsky’s Pi. Rothfuss again. Classism and wizard racism Wizard Hitler! Wizard warfare Magic bullet machine gun enchanted buckler wizards. Enchanted riot shields with a wand-hole in them. Other innovations. Characters The fascististic headmistress, Ballatrix, Luna, and other characters we wanted to note. Harry Potter: iTunesAmazon Imaginary Worlds Podcast: Apple PodcastsRSS Support the show!

Today: a tale of darkness, gathering storms, and a terrifying creature that resembles a human man… No, nothing topical: it’s The Year Without A Summer, the story of how Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. This piece first appeared on Eric Molinsky’s excellent podcast Imaginary Worlds. Hear all the episodes at http://imaginaryworldspodcast.org. For more information, visit http://theallusionist.org/frankenstein. Find me at http://twitter.com/allusionistshow and http://facebook.com/allusionistshow. The Allusionist is a proud member of Radiotopia.fm from PRX.org.

The most notable monster created by Howard Phillips Lovecraft was completely omnipotent, yet completely uncaring.  A massive, tentacled being that sleeps in the depths of the ocean--Cthulhu.  A creature that will one day rise again from its watery home to reclaim the Earth for itself.In this episode of Here Be Monsters, we team up with Eric Molinsky of the Imaginary Worlds Podcast from Panoply Studios. Eric speaks with Sheldon Solomon, a psychologist who co-founded the study of Terror Management Theory.  Solomon explains the absurd lengths that humans go to avoid realizing their own mortality.  And thus, Eric embarks on a fictional journey to find out why a creature so loathsome is constantly being turned into Cthulhu plushy toys and Cthulhu onesies for babies. Eric visits a store call Love Craft in Redhook, New York, where he meets Roberta Suydam (played by Ann Scobie). Roberta tells him to look in the water off Rockaway point, Cthulhu is real.  Seeking confirmation, he visits the Lovecraft Archives, deep in a basement lab in Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.  There, professor George Angell (played by Dan Truman) introduces him to the re-animated brain of "Howard" (played by Bill Lobely).  Howard Lovecraft turns out to be just as racist in death as he was in life.  Deciding to take matters into his own hands, Eric rents a boat to see what's out there in the waters off Rockaway Point, but as he draws closer to the dome rising from the water, he finds himself at wits' end.Balancing the literary genius of Lovecraft's dark mythos with his unabashed xenophobia is no easy task.  Readers must either choose to ignore the troubling aspects of his personal character, or disgrace him for his beliefs.  Or possibly, they may superposition themselves in both camps at once, trying understand Lovecraft as if he's a just another creature in a universe of his own making.Music: Serocell

The most notable monster created by Howard Phillips Lovecraft was completely omnipotent, yet completely uncaring. A massive, tentacled being that sleeps in the depths of the ocean--Cthulhu. A creature that will one day rise again from its watery home to reclaim the Earth for itself.In this episode of Here Be Monsters, we team up with Eric Molinsky of the Imaginary Worlds Podcast from Panoply Studios. Eric speaks with Sheldon Solomon, a psychologist who co-founded the study of Terror Management Theory. Solomon explains the absurd lengths that humans go to avoid realizing their own mortality. And thus, Eric embarks on a fictional journey to find out why a creature so loathsome is constantly being turned into Cthulhu plushy toys and Cthulhu onesies for babies. Eric visits a store call Love Craft in Redhook, New York, where he meets Roberta Suydam (played by Ann Scobie). Roberta tells him to look in the water off Rockaway point, Cthulhu is real. Seeking confirmation, he visits the Lovecraft Archives, deep in a basement lab in Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. There, professor George Angell (played by Dan Truman) introduces him to the re-animated brain of "Howard" (played by Bill Lobely). Howard Lovecraft turns out to be just as racist in death as he was in life. Deciding to take matters into his own hands, Eric rents a boat to see what's out there in the waters off Rockaway Point, but as he draws closer to the dome rising from the water, he finds himself at wits' end.Balancing the literary genius of Lovecraft's dark mythos with his unabashed xenophobia is no easy task. Readers must either choose to ignore the troubling aspects of his personal character, or disgrace him for his beliefs. Or possibly, they may superposition themselves in both camps at once, trying understand Lovecraft as if he's a just another creature in a universe of his own making.Music: Serocell

On the latest Bantha Banter, Jeff sits down with Eric Molinsky from WNYC public radio in New York! Eric has a great podcast of his own called Imaginary Worlds, which you can find at the link below. Eric also has … Continue reading →

Brian Laughran and Peter Kreten from WXAV 88.3FM interview ,via phone, Eric Molinsky the creator of a fantastic podcast called Imaginary Worlds. On this extensive interview, the three of them discuss how the program was created, how imagination influences how Molinsky produces the program, and the rise of superheros in pop culture. For more information on Imaginary Worlds, please visit its official website: www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org.

This hour some of our favorite childhood icons: from the man who gave us Thing One & Thing Two... to Dorothy, the Tin Man and Toto too. Dr Seuss and the Butter Battles by Eleanor McDowall (Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4, 2011) Theodor 'Dr Seuss' Geisel remains one of the best-loved children's authors in America. Famed for his witty and often subversive stories such as, 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' his whimsical characters and playful rhymes are deeply embedded in American childhoods and those of children around the world. However, few readers are aware of the surprising political subtext to many of his tales. American Icons: The Wizard of Oz [Excerpt] by Ave Carrillo, Jonathan Mitchell and Eric Molinsky with host Kurt Andersen (Studio360, 2005) It's been more than seventy years since movie audiences first watched The Wizard of Oz. Meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, but none of the business sense.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Somewhere hidden in the sleepy suburbs of New Jersey, there is a very small town. This all-American village boasts good public transit, its own reservoir, a coffee shop, a church, a bank... you name it. Their international airport rarely has delays.  Where is this idyllic hideaway? That's a military secret.  CyberCity, as it's called, serves as a training ground for a new class of specialized "cyber warriors," capable of defending against cyber attack. Every day, soldiers plot to take over the town, by hacking into its schools, its water systems, its power grid, and its Internet, as colleagues and instructors watch on screens in the other room. It's run by the SANS Institute's Ed Skoudis, whom the military hired to design a new generation of training equipment –  and, as Skoudis said, your average digital simulator wasn't going to cut it: "If you tell them, 'Hey, one of your folks was able to hack into a power grid and turn the lights back on,' certain people in the military leadership would look at that and say, 'You just showed me that my people can play a video game.' Whereas we can say it was a real power grid. Admittedly controlling a city whose surface area was 48 square feet – but still." While we can't disclose CyberCity's precise location, we can say this: Skoudis' souped-up model train set sits very near the center of innovation in military training, national security and technology-fueled warfare. We sent radio producer Eric Molinsky (of the podcast "Imaginary Worlds") to check it out in person. We were oohing and aahing right along with him (listen above). Because what Skoudis told him was simultaneously terrifying... "Those people in CyberCity are not physical little people. What they are is, they're data.... Most of the residents have birth records in the hospital, some of them are getting various medical treatments, they have prescription medications – all that stuff is in the hospital. We have social networking inside of Cyber City. We have something very like Facebook, we have something very much like Twitter. We have a newspaper in Cyber City. We call it the Cyber City Sentinel. So for example we'll have a reporter who writes Cyber City Sentinel articles. That reporter also has a bank account. That reporter also has birth records. She has a family. So there's really – I guess the way to describe it is there's a fabric to the citizenry of Cyber City." ...and kind of charming. Listen to the full story on this week's episode of New Tech City, in the audio player above, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed. CyberCity by day. Everything has a specific purpose for cyber war scenarios. One mission involves thwarting a train hijacking. (Eric Molinsky) Skoudis is proud of the details within CyberCity like this house with a flowerpot. Those details reminds him that people's livelihoods are at stake in cyber warfare. (Eric Molinsky) It feels like a hazy bright morning by the power plant in CyberCity. (Eric Molinsky) There are some notes of whimsy on the model, like the DeLorean from Back to the Future. (Eric Molinsky) Some cyber war games involve challenging but realistic rules of engagement, like avoiding the school. (Eric Molinsky)   The military requested a mission where a fire breaks out in the chemical plant. They couldn't use real fire, so they use lights and orange and yellow streamers until the "fire" is put out. (Eric Molinsky) The eerie calm of night settles over a city steeling for the next attack. (Eric Molinsky) The power plant may be a plastic simulation, but the computer system that runs it underneath the model is as realistic as possible.. (Eric Molinsky) Technicians monitor CyberCity through web cams. They can also use those laptops to make mayhem happen. (Eric Molinsky) Ed Skoudis describes his Steampunk office as “a mad scientists' lab from the 1880s.” There's a model train that runs along the ceiling. He also has Edison bulbs, an Enigma machine, vintage radios. (Eric Molinsky)   This week, Manoush is up for a challenge: Come up with a topic you know you should care about, but it just sounds so boring. We'll figure out a way to make it interesting, and we'll convince you to care once and for all (well, first we'll figure out if you need to care. That first.)  Email us (newtechcity@wnyc.org), tweet at us (@NewTechCity), or leave a comment on our New Tech City Facebook page. 

You might remember zoot suits from the swing craze in the late nineties. But for one Southern California tailor and her prom-bound customers, zoot suits have never gone out of style. Produced by Eric Molinsky.

Walt Disney was not a controversial figure during his lifetime. But after his death in 1966, historians began putting forth a variety of disquieting revelations about him: The animator and studio chief had testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, it turned out, and he may have been an FBI informant. He was allegedly interested in cryogenics. And he was reportedly prone to making anti-Semitic remarks. But subsequent biographers disagreed, sparking a long battle over Disney’s legacy. Eric Molinsky worked in the animation industry, and has long wondered not only if the claims of Disney’s anti-Semitism are true but also why they remain a point of fascination and ridicule among cartoonists and others nearly a half-century after his death. For this week’s Vox Tablet, Molinsky, now a radio producer, spoke to an animation historian, a Disney-obsessed playwright, and a fairy-tale scholar in an effort to understand if Disney the man, or Disney’s world view, was truly bad for the... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Artist-programmer R. Luke DuBois has his own map of the U.S., and it's not colored with red states and blue. DuBois doesn't need the polls; he gathered his data from 19 million dating profiles. Politics, schmolitics – he wants to know what we really think about. Who's shy, who's bored, who's sexy. And who wants to be spanked. Produced by Studio 360's Eric Molinsky.

You might remember zoot suits from the swing craze in the late nineties. But for one Southern California tailor and her prom-bound customers, zoot suits have never gone out of style. Produced by Eric Molinsky.

You might remember zoot suits from the swing craze in the late nineties. But for one Southern California tailor and her prom-bound customers, zoot suits have never gone out of style. Produced by Eric Molinsky.