Light On Light Through
Paul Levinson talks about TV, movies, politics, social media, outer space, good food, science fiction; occasionally reads from his science fiction stories, plays concerts of his music, interviews other authors
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 415
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
The Stuff of the Cosmos
Happy New Year! And welcome to Episode 15 of Light On Light Through: The Stuff of the Cosmos ... Carl Sagan, who died ten years ago at the end of December, said that, because we come from the cosmo…
Trader Joe's and Mo'
Happy holidays! Episode 14 of Light On Light Through is mostly about food ... in particular the revolution in convenience and delicious eating being brought about by places like Trader Joe's ... I ta…
The Goldplated Globes: What They Missed On Television
I'm talking about the Golden Globe Awards, of course, and I call them "The Gold Plated Globes" in this Episode - lucky #13 - of Light On Light Through because of what they missed on television in the…
The Wire Season 4 in 20 with Driis Speaking On Stringer
Just in time for the Season 4 finale of The Wire, Episode 12 of Light On Light Through has Idris Elba aka Stringer Bell speaking on Stringer, in his new rap record - Driis Speaks on Stringer - in whi…
Almost Walkin On Sunshine
Oh yeah ... almost walkin' on sunshine, in my Crocs ... and talkin' all about it in Episode 11 of Light On Light Through ... from Thom McCan to Clark's Wallabees to Rockport to Crocs ... a manifesto …
Every Eye's A Camera, Every Ear's A Mike
Welcome to the 10th Episode of Light On Light Through ... Every Eye's A Camera, Every Ear's A Mike ... or, How the Cell Phone On YouTube Has Made Movie Stars of Us All, For Better or Worse...
It's go…
The New James Bond - or, The Man Without the Golden Pun
Whoa ... a special Sunday bonus Episode of Light On Light Through... a brief review of the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale... or, as I like to call it, The Man Without the Golden Pun...
The gist …
Time Travel in Fiction and Fact
Time for something a bit different ...Episode 8 of Light On Light Through -- Time Travel in Fiction and Fact ... a jam-packed 30-minute show ... with
- a special clip from my Edgar-nominated radiopl…
TV Roundup - The Field in Mid-November
a jumbo episode of =Light On Light Through= --thumbail discussions of Battlestar Galactica, Dexter, Heroes, Kidnapped, Lost, The Nine, Six Degrees, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Wire ... the w…
Elective Media
A special Election-Day Episode of Light On Light Through - Episode 6 - Elective Media, in which I discuss the shift in the way we get our news and election coverage - from network news which attracte…
The Wire Without Stringer
I say it's the best show about the real world on television - but is The Wire as good as it was without Stringer Bell? In Episode 5 of Light On Light Through I probe the powerful appeal of bad guys …
A Cranky Look at Eastern Standard Time
A special bonus episode of Light On Light Through - which I guess would make this Episode 4 - in which I lament the loss of sunlight at the end of the day under the cruel Standard Time regime that ha…
Wikipedia: The Open Gates of Knowledge
For centuries, the public has relied upon encyclopedias - written by carefully chosen experts, vetted by a few venerable editors....
For the past few years, Wikipedia has tried something a little dif…
Kidnapped & Battlestar Galactica - Leading the TV pack at quartertime
... well, certainly not in the ratings - at least as far as Kidnapped goes - but these two shows have brought the intelligence and intensity and courage of dramas on television to new heights...
in K…
Prius and the Reunion of Talking and Walking
on the road to teleportation ... once upon a time, to talk to a person - to communicate - meant you had to be in that person's physical presence ... writing and subsequent media changed all of that..…