Podcast appearances and mentions of Jonathan R Eller

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 6 discusses Bradbury and the real-life space programme, and interviews Jonathan R. Eller (Director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies) about his new biographical volume BRADBURY BEYOND APOLLO. Phil and Jon also talk about Jon's first Bradbury book, RAY BRADBURY: THE LIFE OF FICTION, co-written with Bill Touponce.

Imagine a society where truth and knowledge have no value, people are glued to their screens, and world war feels imminent. Or think of a place enraptured by the seductive promises of a carnival-hawker con man. Sound familiar? The first, of course, is the dystopia of Fahrenheit 451, the story of a firefighter charged with burning books in order to destroy knowledge. The second is the fictional Green Town, Illinois, the setting of Something Wicked This Way Comes, the story of a sinister traveling carnival leader and the young boys who thwart his plot to enslave their home. They are two of the most famous novels by one of the most brilliant and beloved science fiction writers of all time: Ray Bradbury. The author, who saw the dangers inherent to the modern world, used a variety of genres, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, to illuminate pressing issues like censorship and xenophobia. Author Lilliam Rivera, Arizona State University Center for Science and the Imagination professor Michael Bennett, and Jonathan R. Eller, Director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University, visit Zócalo in honor of what would have been longtime Angeleno Bradbury’s 100th birthday, to discuss what he would make of 2020, and what his work can teach us in the current moment. This discussion was moderated by ZYZZYVA managing editor Oscar Villalon, with opening comments by actor Joe Mantegna, and was co-presented with the Fowler Museum at UCLA on August 27, 2020. Visit www.zocalopublicsquare.org to read our articles and learn about upcoming events. Twitter: twitter.com/thepublicsquare Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepublicsquare/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/zocalopublicsquare

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 5 discusses biographies of Bradbury, and interviews Jonathan R. Eller - the author of BRADBURY BEYOND APOLLO, and Director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies.

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Caroline Roberts talks with Ben DeGrow, Director of Education Policy at The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, about school choice, previewing his panel presentation at Acton's upcoming Education and Freedom event. Then, Caroline Roberts hosts another Econ Quiz with guest Dave Hebert, Professor of Economics at Aquinas college on the topic of the week: tax reform. Finally, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks with Jonathan R. Eller, Chancellors Professor of English at the Indiana University School for Liberal Arts and Director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies about the life and legacy Ray Bradbury. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.