Podcast appearances and mentions of Paul Levinson

In today's installment of Scandalous Games Theatre, Dr. Kevin Impellizeri, PhD, recites Jack Thompson's "A Modest Video Game Proposal," delivered via open letter on October 10, 2005, in which the self proclaimed "only certified sane lawyer in the State of Florida" offered a $10,000 charitable donation in the name of then Take-Two CEO Paul Eibeler if a game company developed and distributed a game in which all Jack's personal enemies were brutally killed. However, when a company came forward to develop the game, titled I'm OK: A Murder Simulator (Thompsonsoft, PC, 2006) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_O.K_%E2%80%93_A_Murder_Simulator), Thompson reneged on the deal. When the makers of Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, made the donation in his name to the Entertainment Software Association Foundation (on a check with the memo, "For Jack Thompson Because Jack Thompson Won't"), Jack faxed the Seattle police department on October 18, 2005, accusing Penny Arcade of instigating “criminal harassment of me by various means.”  For more on Jack's antics, including how his mad crusade against video games led to him getting permanently disbarred, check out our two-part series on Mr. Jack Thompson.Sources: "Paul Levinson vs. Jack Thompson on videogames and violence," Paul Levinson on YouTube, April 17, 2007, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XtWV-tIeVg.Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor - Complete - BWV1041, by GregorQuendel via Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/classical-string-quartet-bach-violin-concerto-in-a-minor-complete-bwv1041-289529/). JackThompson.org: http://jackthompson.org/archives/index.htm#10_10_05_01. This is also a useful source for a bunch of Jack's other open letters and public correspondence.All other sound effects in the public domain via Pixabay's license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/.More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com. 

What if The Beatles did reunite—and the world was never the same? In this special episode, Christy Alexander Hallberg welcomes acclaimed author, media scholar, and musician Paul Levinson to talk about his novel ‘It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles', based on his award-winning short story that reimagines a very different musical timeline. Set in 1996, the novel follows legendary New York DJ Pete Fornatale as he heads to Grand Central Terminal—only to discover the music world has shifted in strange and unexpected ways. From speculative “what-ifs” to cultural commentary, this episode explores the legacy of The Beatles through the lens of fiction, nostalgia, and imagination. Paul also reads a captivating excerpt from the novel, giving listeners a taste of this alternate universe where the Fab Four's story didn't end in 1970. Paul Levinson, Ph.D., is professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University in NYC. His nonfiction books, including ‘The Soft Edge', ‘Digital McLuhan', ‘Realspace', ‘Cellphone', and ‘New New Media', have been translated into fifteen languages. His science fiction novels include ‘The Silk Code' (winner of Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999), ‘Borrowed Tides', ‘The Consciousness Plague', ‘The Pixel Eye', ‘The Plot to Save Socrates', ‘Unburning Alexandria', ‘Chronica', and ‘It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles'. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, the History Channel, and NPR.   PLAYLIST: Rock is Lit theme music Sixties 60's music (free to use) “Looking for Sunsets (In the Early Morning)”—lyrics by Paul Levinson (lead vocals), music by Ed Fox “Murray the K's Back in Town”—music and lyrics by Paul Levinson (lead vocals) “Samantha”—music and lyrics by Paul Levinson (lead vocals) Sixties 60's music (free to use) Rock is Lit theme music   LINKS: Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/rock-is-lit-212451 Leave a rating and comment for Rock is Lit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-is-lit/id1642987350 Paul Levinson's website: https://paullev.com/ Paul Levinson on YouTube and Facebook: @PaulLevinson Paul Levinson on Instagram: @paullevins Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: www.christyalexanderhallberg.com  Rock is Lit on Instagram & Bluesky: @rockislitpodcast Christy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram and YouTube: @christyhallberg Christy Alexander Hallberg on Facebook: @ChristyAlexanderHallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 409, in which I interview Simon Vozick-Levinson, Deputy Editor of Rolling Stone, about the magazine's list of the 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time.  We talk in particular about Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and Sam Cooke, and also discuss the importance of publications like Rolling Stone standing up for democracy in these politically troubling times. As a special treat, at the end of this interview, I play a song, "Dance with Destiny," from James Harris's new LP, The Moons of Jupiter.  This is consistent with Phil Ochs' view that we needs works of beauty especially in troubled times. Relevant links: Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time The science fantasy story I wrote, "Sam's Requests," inspired by Sam Cooke's song "Having a Party" ... read the story here ... or here (free) My review of Trupa Trupa at the Bowery Electric, Manhattan, 1 March 2025 My Light On Light Through interview with David Browne about his book, Talkin' Greenwich Village NY Times listing of the three-hour show Joshua Meyrowitz and I did about Phil Ochs, after his death in 1976, on WFDU-FM Radio My Light On Light Through interview with Sarah Seltzer about her novel The Singer Sisters The Moons of Jupiter on Bandcamp (soundscapes by Nicky Rowe, vocals by James Harris)

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 408, and my in-depth interview with Lance Strare about his new book, Not A, Not Be &C. Relevant links: Get a copy of Not A, Not Be &C Come see Lance, Thom Gencarelli, and me talking about Lance's book at The Players in Manhattan on 19 February 2025 at 6pm.  More information about this book launch, including FREE registration, here Frank LoBuono's Facebook page -- where he will be live streaming the dramatic reading from my novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, taking place at Big Red Books in Nyack, NY, 23 February 2025.

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 407, and my in-depth interview with Sarah Seltzer about her novel, The Singer Sisters. Relevant links: Get a copy of The Singer Sisters My review of The Singer Sisters Sarah Seltzer personal appearances at JCC-MidWestchester (Scarsdale, NY) February 28, and JCC-Rockland (West Nyack, NY) March 12 Dramatic reading from It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles with Paul Levinson, Anthony Marinelli, Amanda Greer, Frank LoBuono, and Denise Reed, at Big Red Books, Nyack NY, February 23.  

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 My review of Talkin' Greenwich Village Catch David Browne at Big Red Books in Nyack, NY, March 6 Catch 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.

In his third appearance on The Human Voice, media theorist and science fiction author Paul Levinson shares a fascinating conversation about the timeless relevance of media ecology, technology's role in human progress, and the myths surrounding information overload. Paul reflects on his seminal 1996 article On Behalf of Humanity and its argument that the issue isn't too much information but a lack of organizational tools.   Drawing connections between historical innovations and today's AI landscape, Paul explores the concept of “remedial media”—new technologies that solve problems created by previous ones—and how it applies to challenges like algorithmic bias and deep fakes. From his collaborations with media icons Neil Postman and Marshall McLuhan to his optimistic vision for technology as a force for good, Paul offers insights that resonate across decades.   The episode wraps up with Paul's thoughts on techno-pessimism, the power of storytelling, and a fun recommendation for mystery fans: A Perfect Couple. He also highlights his recent alternate history book, Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, imagining a world where John Lennon was never assassinated.   Key Topics Covered: • Information overload vs. information organization • Remedial media as a framework for technological progress • AI, digital watermarks, and the future of human-machine collaboration • Why techno-pessimism often gains more attention • Recommendations for media and books   Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that spans history, technology, and the enduring human connection to media.

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

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+)

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 398, in which I interview Andrew Hoskins about the new book he is writing, The Deadbot Society: AI and the End of the Human Past. Relevant links: "AI and Memory" an article by Andrew Hoskins the AI-created video I mentioned in our conversation more about McLuhan in an Age of Social Media

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 The Chronology Protection Case movie on Amazon Prime Video The Chronology Protection Case novelette

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 The Media Ecology Association New Explorations: Studies in Culture and Communication my review of Confronting the Presidents    

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 here say hello at the Meet and Greet at Big Red Books, 120 Main Street, Nyack, NY, Sunday, October 6, 12noon-2pm  It's Real Life radioplay on Killerwatt Radio Anne Reburn's cover of Real Love my interview with Anne Reburn Yoko Ono's Cambridge 1969  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 394, in which I interview Dan Abella 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 my review of Gerrit Van Woudenberg's Quantum Suicide my in-depth interview with Rufus Sewell about The Man in the High Castle Among the science fiction filmmakers we discuss: Gerrit Van Woudenberg, Jay Kensinger, Frank Spotnitz, M. Night Shyamalan, Francis Ford Coppola Among the science fiction authors we discuss: Philip K. Dick, Sam Delany, Robert Harris, Walter Mosley  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 386, in which I talk to Mark Dawidziak about his latest book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, and another iconic author Mark has written about, Mark Twain. more about A Mystery of Mysteries  watch a video of this interiew written review of The Pale Blue Eye more about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 379, in which I take you into the Book Launch and reading I did of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, my new novel, based on the award-winning short story of the same name, in the historic Players Club in New York City on March 27, 2024. "Paul Levinson's It's Real Life is a page-turning exploration into that multiverse known as rock and roll. But it is much more than a marvelous adventure narrated by a master storyteller...it is also an exquisite meditation on the very nature of alternate history." -- Jack Dann, The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History Watch the video of the Book Launch here. Get the book here. Listen to the radio play adapted from the short story here. Listen to "If I Traveled to the Past" here. Interview about the novel here. More about The Players. More about the New York Society for General Semantics (sponsor of the Book Launch.)  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 376, in which I interview Dan Abella in George's Cafe in Manhattan about The Mind Revolution Experience (March 14, 7-9pm at The Producer's Club, 358 W. 44th Street, NYC) and the upcoming Philip K. Dick Film Festival (April 4-7, Musuem of the Moving Image, and other places in NYC). more about The Mind Revolution Experience here more about the PKD Film Festival here more about my novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles -- that I'll be doing a reading from at the PKD Film Festival -- here

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 375, in which I interview Richard Sparks about his new novel, New Rock, New Role, as well as the joys and woes, the trials and tribulations and triumphs of the writerly life. More about New Rock, New Role  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 368, which I devote to consideration of tetrads for history and alternate history.   Don't know what tetrads are?  They're explained in the first few minutes of the podcast. Read about Tetrads for History and Alternate History here. Further reading on Tetrads: Laws of the Media (by Marshall McLuhan, with Preface by Paul Levinson); Tetrad Wheels of Cultural Evolution (Paul Levinson); Tetrad on the Selfie (Paul Levinson); Tetrads and Chiasmus: A Reclamation of the Tetrad Wheel (Matthew S. Lindia & Paul Levinson), Further reading, listening to, viewing Alternate History: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History by Jack Dann; Paul Levinson's review of A Fiction Writer's Guide to the Alternate History; Paul Levinson's interview with Jack Dann; Paul Levinson's interview with Rufus Sewell, who starred in The Man in the High Castle series on Amazon Prime Video; Chuck Todd's interview with Paul Levinson about alternate histories; It's Real Life (alternate history about The Beatles by Paul Levinson, made into a radio play)  Also -- a voicemail from Marshall McLuhan for me, in 1978  

What if John Lennon survived the assassination attempt? Are we living in the worst timeline possible with Russia? What if Sandra Day O'Connor had been made Supreme Court chief justice? Chuck Todd sits down with Fordham professor (and big alt history fan!) Paul Levinson for an extravaganza of topics, on the last ToddCast of 2023. 

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

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 359, in which I interview Jack Dann about his book The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History and other things science fictional.  Relevant links: Jack Dann's first publication, his 1974 Wandering Stars anthology  How Paul Levinson discovered Wandering Stars back in 1974 Jack Dann's The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History  Paul Levinson's review of The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History  Paul Levinson's alternate history story about The Beatles, "It's Real Life" Paul Levinson's reaction to The Beatles' "Now and Then"   

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 356, in which I interview Chris Cosmain about his novel Novikov Windows and time travel.  We also discuss how to succeed as a science fiction author. read my review of Novikov Windows buy the novel Chris Cosmain's web page read Paul Levinson's The Chronology Protection Case novelette watch The Chronology Protection Case movie video interview with director Jay Kensinger about The Chronology Protection Case movie "It's Real Life", Paul Levinson's alternate history story about The Beatles, discussed at the end of the podcast, read it here for free  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 355, in which I interview Dan Abella about the upcoming Psychedelic Film and Music Festival he is organizing.  The Festival will take place October 20-22, 2023 in New York City, and there will both live and remote events and access. Among the topics we discuss: Hegel's spirit of an age ... Impressionism ... Matthew Modine ... Dennis McKenna ... Les Bicyclettes de Belsize ... Lewis Carroll ... John Lennon ... popular culture labels ... Philip K. Dick ... psychedelics and science fiction ... reading backwards ... Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy ... The Man Who Fell to Earth and its sequel ... Strawberry Alarm Clock ... The Moody Blues Links to some of what we discuss in the podcast: more about The Psychedelic Film Festival, October 20-22, 2023, Producers Club Theaters (358 W 44th St, New York, NY) video of this podcast interview more about Matthew Modine's I Am What You Are more about Dennis McKenna "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (Engelbert Humperdinck) ... And here's a beautiful cover I just discovered by Kelly Ann Cosentino "I Am the Walrus" my interview with Rufus Sewell about his role in the TV adapation of Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle "Incense and Peppermints" "Tuesday Afternoon" my 2021 interview with Dan Abella about his book, The Theater of the Mind  

"The Whole Point of the Podcast is that the Future Isn't Set in Stone" in which we discuss Foundation, S2E05 "The Sighted and the Seen" This week media analyst, Fordham professor, and Renaissance human Paul Levinson joins the conversation! That Beatles reference below, Paul? That's for you. Here's the usual spoiler warning. If you haven't, go watch the episode. We'll be here. Foundation, Season 2 seems to be leaning even harder on comic relief and sexy time than it had been. Still, the plot wanders forward. After a fairly dark opening, we get the comic relief from Gaal, Salvor, and Hari. The beggar crashes into a forest on Ignus reminiscent of Star Trek: Generations. Where's Jordi LaForge when you need him? Salvor yells "I'm flying dead stick!" Hari replies, "Is that bad?" That's pretty funny but it's not the best line. They encounter an old friend and then a crowd of mysterious mentalics. Could they be the nucleus of the Second Foundation? Meanwhile, Sereth and Rue drive their arc forward with the sexy time while the theme of memory is writ large. We learn who was behind the murder of Sareth's Family while Day is becoming more unstable and Demerzel just keeps getting creepier. Rue manages to send Dawn and Dusk on a journey to see the Wizard, which is to say the vending machine version of Cleon the First. Imagine two Junior High School Elvis impersonators meeting the One True Elvis and you have the general idea. Later they're impressed by the size of C-1's... uh... data. It's a lot to digest and we talk about it. You should join us! We can't promise it will help, but a splendid time is guaranteed for all!

Paul Levinson returns just in time to discuss the release of Robots through the Ages, published by Blackstone Publishing, it includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new. This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature.  Paul's story, Robinson Calculator, is included in this collection. We talk about the future of AI, should robots have rights, and what does the way we treat our technology say about us.

Who is Hari Seldon really? Is the Apple TV+ Foundation TV series character (or characters) in line with the one Asimov created 80 years ago? What bearing does his project to create a science capable of predicting and managing the future have on us today? Can a human creation become self aware and interact with its creator in totally unforeseen ways? Let's take a look at a few of these questions.Active Transcript (read and listen)Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 354, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York), Marybeth Ritkouski, and Michael Rizzo, in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of Star Trek: Picard Season 3. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: my written reviews (w/spoilers) of Picard 3 more (tc, links to reviews) about Robots Through the Ages video of Paul Levinson reading from an early version of "Robinson Calculator" "It's Real Life" story and radio play  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 353, in which Captain Phil and I discuss the new anthology Robots Through the Ages -- with stories by Ambrose Bierce, Philip K. Dick, and other titans, as well as relative newbies like me -- and AI and Chat GPT. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: more (tc, links to reviews) about Robots Through the Ages video of Paul Levinson reading from an early version of "Robinson Calculator" "The Civil Rights of Robots" "It's Real Life" story and radio play  "Welcome Up" (words & music by Paul Levinson) "Welcome Up" instrumental remix by Cheeky CP & QRock639  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 352, in which I interview Spencer Hannabuss, who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" at the end of the It's Real Life radio play adapted from my alternate history story about The Beatles, streaming on Killerwatt Radio.  We also discuss our views of The Beatles and their preeminent role in popular culture.  The interview concludes with a mini-concert of three songs by Spencer Hannabuss. Links: It's Real Life radioplay the original "It's Real Life" short story video of this interview with Spencer Hannabuss Spencer Hannabuss and The 286 Bandcamp page original recording of "If I Traveled to the Past" by Paul Levinson (words by Paul Levinson, music by John Anealio), produced by Chris Hoisington for Old Bear Records and Light in the Attic Records interview with Anne Reburn, who sang "Real Love" in "It's Real Life" radio play more about "Robinson Calculator" and Robots Through the Ages    

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 350, in which I interview YouTube star cover artist Anne Reburn, who did the cover of John Lennon/The Beatles' "Real Love" in the It's Real Life radio play adapted from my short alternate history about The Beatles, streaming on Killerwatt Radio.  The interview concludes with a mini-concert of three songs by Anne Reburn. Links: It's Real Life radioplay the original "It's Real Life" short story video of this interview with Anne Reburn video of Anne Reburn's cover of "Real Love" Anne Reburn's covers and original music on YouTube "Unbelievable (Inconceivable You)" by The Vogues (written by Paul Levinson, discussed in the interview) video of Paul Levinson interview with Spencer Hannabus, who sang "If I Traveled to the Past" (words by Paul Levinson, music by John Anealio), at the end of the It's Real Life radio play  

This is a fascinating discussion with Paul Levinson, an American author, singer-songwriter, and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. His novels, short fiction, and non-fiction works have been translated into sixteen languages. We discuss his relationship with Marshall McLuhan, time travel, Media Ecology, and why understanding the effects and power of media is so important.  -Created and Published by Human Voice Media 2023

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 346, in which I explore the connection between The Mosquito Coast 2.8 (on Apple TV+) and Hari Seldon of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Further reading: Written blog post of this exploration Paul Krugman's disappointment with Apple TV+ adaptation of Foundation. Importance of Foundation trilogy in Paul Krugman's Nobel laureate work in economics Further listening: Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and Paul Levinson discuss season 1 of Foundation series on Apple TV+ Paul Levinson reviews season 1 of The Mosquito Coast        

This episode of the Popperian Podcast features an interview that Jed Lea-Henry conducted with Paul Levinson. They speak about the philosophy of W.W. Bartley, the history of comprehensive rationalism, Karl Popper's critical rationalism, why Bartley thought that all such theories were inadequate and unnecessarily opened the door for irrationalism, and how Bartley's own theory of pancritical rationalism corrected these errors. Paul Levinson is an American author, singer-songwriter, and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. His novels, short fiction, and non-fiction works have been translated into sixteen languages. He is frequently quoted in news articles and appears as a guest commentator on major news outlets. He is also a songwriter, singer, and record producer. *** Paul Levinson | Paul Levinson | Fordham *** Amazon.com: Paul Levinson: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle *** In Pursuit of Truth: Essays on the Philosophy of Karl Popper on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday In Pursuit of Truth: Essays on the Philosophy of Karl Popper on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday: Levinson, Paul: 9780391026094: Amazon.com: Books Support via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/jedleahenry Support via PayPal – https://www.paypal.me/jrleahenry Shop – https://shop.spreadshirt.com.au/JLH-shop/ Support via Bitcoin - 31wQMYixAJ7Tisp773cSvpUuzr2rmRhjaW Website – The Popperian Podcast — Jed Lea-Henry Libsyn – The Popperian Podcast (libsyn.com) Youtube – The Popperian Podcast - YouTube Twitter – https://twitter.com/jedleahenry RSS - https://popperian-podcast.libsyn.com/rss *** Underlying artwork by Arturo Espinosa

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Elon Musk claims he won't allow Twitter to become a "hellscape." Musk's actions in his first days as owner of the social media giant contradict that statement. What will it mean to democracy now that Twitter is run by a self-described "free speech absolutist?" Host Bob Mann and guest Paul Levinson discuss the Twitter situation.  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 340, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, Roy Bjellquist, and Colleen Bement in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. More about the discussants: Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo,  Roy Bjellquist, Colleen Bement Boarding the Enterprise (edited by David Gerrold and Robert J. Sawyer), anthology with essay "How Star Trek Liberated Television" by Paul Levinson, which discusses the Star Trek syndication impact Fringe Science: Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists (edited by Kevin R. Grazier) anthology with essay by Paul Levinson, "The Return of 1950s Television in Fringe," which discusses Levinson's "First Love Syndrome" in popular culture appreciation. It's Real Love -- alternate history short story (FREE) about The Beatles by Paul Levinson, now being made into a radio play, discussed in the podcast

Not every nation enjoys the free press rights provided in the U.S. Constitution. Russia is one of many nations dominated by state-run media. Putin's propaganda machine is sending the Russian people and the world a a misleading view of the war in Ukraine. Doctor Paul Levinson, Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, is my guest on episode 404. Paul and I discuss state-run media and its portrayal of the war in Ukraine. 

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 339, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about the rise of fascism in the United States and other current dangers.  

Paul Levinson, professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University, joins the show to discuss all things smart phone including, the device's, how society interacts with them, and why continue to call them "phones."

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 336, in which I review episode 3.10 of The Orville on Hulu Blog post written review  of this episode Podcast reviews of The Orville third season:  3.1... 3.2 ... 3.3... 3.4... 3.5... 3.6... 3.7-3.8... 3.9 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast. First chapter of It's Real Life novel, mentioned at the end of the podcast

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 335, in which I review episode 3.9 of The Orville on Hulu Blog post written review  of this episode Podcast reviews of The Orville third season:  3.1... 3.2 ... 3.3... 3.4... 3.5... 3.6... 3.7-3.8 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast.

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 333, in which I review episodes 3.7 and 3.8 of The Orville on Hulu Blog post written reviews  of these episodes: 3.7 and 3.8 Podcast reviews of The Orville third season:  3.1... 3.2 ... 3.3... 3.4... 3.5... 3.6 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast. First chapter of my just finished novel -- mentioned in the podcast -- alternate history about The Beatles: It's Real Life

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 332, in which I review episode 3.6 of The Orville on Hulu Blog post written review of this episode Podcast reviews of The Orville third season:  3.1... 3.2 ... 3.3... 3.4... 3.5 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast. First chapter of my novel in progress, alternate history about The Beatles: It's Real Life

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 331, in which I review episode 3.5 of The Orville on Hulu Blog post written review of this episode Podcast reviews of The Orville third season:  3.1... 3.2 ... 3.3... 3.4 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek and The Orville on McKinnon's Seldon Crisis podcast.

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 328, in which I review For All Mankind 3.3-3.4 on Apple TV+. Blog post review of these episodes:  3.3 - 3.4 Podcast reviews of prior episodes and seasons: 3.1  3.2 ... Season 2 ... Season 1 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Orville, Isaac Asimov, much more on his Seldon Crisis podcast

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 327, in which I review the ninth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+ written blog post review of this episode Podcast reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.1-2 ... 1.3... 1.4... 1.5... 1.6... 1.7... 1.8 Joel McKinnon interviews Paul Levinson about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Orville, Isaac Asimov, much more on his Seldon Crisis podcast

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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 317, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about the January 6 House Committee Hearings.  (This interview was conducted the Sunday after the first hearing on June 9, 2022, but we discussed issues pertaining to the continuing hearings.  We talk for the first 13 minutes about science fiction on television -- one of our usual topics of discussion -- and then begin to discuss the House Committee Hearings).  

Elon Musk says he is an absolutist when it comes to free speech. Does that include misinformation and incitement to violence? On Hot Media episode 326, Host Bob Mann and Dr. Paul Levinson discuss what Twitter could be like should Musk take control. Bob and Paul also talk about the crisis in streaming. Netflix is making changes and CNN+ has shut down just weeks after it launched.