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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 115 - a 2019 New Year's special - in which Captain Phil (on WUSB Radio) interviews me about my music, views of Donald Trump, and NASA's Ultima Thule fly-by.…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 114, in which I reflect on the shuttering of The Village Voice this past September, and discuss the crucial role it played in my life as a writer.

The first…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 113, in which I review Making a Murderer, both seasons.  These 20 episodes should be required viewing for anyone who wants to see the reality of our justice…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 112, in which I review The Man in the High Castle - Season 3. I thought it was the best season so far, which is high praise indeed, since I thought the firs…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 111, in which Captain Phil interviews me for a second time -- this time about Aretha Franklin, my novel Borrowed Tides, Mars, Carl Sagan, David Kyle, and su…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 110, in which Captain Phil interviews me about my music, science fiction, political views, and everything including the kitchen sink.  

Captain Phil is the …

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 109, in which I review all ten episodes, one by one, of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (first season).

Links mentioned in the podcast -

1. My written review…

Welcome to Episode 108 of Llght On Light Through, in which I read a new work-in-progress, "Robinson Calculator," on Hour of the Wolf on WBAI-FM Radio on November 16, 2017 at 2 o'clock in the morning.…

It all started in the hot summer of 1960, when Marilyn Monroe walked off the set of The Misfits and began to hear a haunting song in her head, "Candle in the Wind," which wouldn't be written until 19…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 105, in which I review The Man in the High Castle - Season 2. Other than mentioning that I think this is easily among the best science fiction television s…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 104, in which I review every episode of The Affair - Season 2 - one of my all-time favorite series on any kind of television.

You can find my written review…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 103, in which I interview Linda Kaplan Thaler.  Linda and I wrote a bunch of songs in the late 1960s, including "Not Yet Ready to Say Goodbye," which appear…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 102, in which I interview John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, about what he sees as a constructive intersection of space travel and religion.  Th…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 101, in which I review the pilot of Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle - that is, the pilot of a series to be streamed on Amazon, based on Dick's a…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 100, in which I review Predestination (the movie made from Robert Heinlein's 1959 story "All You Zombies") and the first three episodes of the 12 Monkeys TV…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 99, in which I review every episode of The Affair - Season 1 - my favorite new series on television.

You can find my written reviews of these episodes her…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 98, in which I play, back to back, my review of Bones 100 (100th episode) as recorded in 2010 and my review of Bones 200 (200th) episode, written just a few…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 97, in which I explain why, even though I usually support progressive causes, I'm against net neutrality - or the government mandating that all providers of…

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 96, in which I review three recent, under-the radar, off-the-beaten track time travel movies: Dimensions, I'll Follow You Down, and 95ers: Time Runners.

If …