Light On Light Through

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 195, in which I review the fourth episode of Foundation, just up today on Apple TV+ earlier podcasts about Foundation: October 1, 2021: Review of Foundation 1.3 ...  September 24, 2021:  Review of Foundation 1.1-2 .... July 17, 2021: Thinking about Asimov's Foundation Series on AppleTV+ ... March 12, 2009:  Asimov's Foundation and Herbert's Dune Trilogies as Sources of Philosophy written blog post review of Foundation 1.4 postcard from Isaac Asimov to me in 1979 about the Foundation trilogy

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 194, in which I review The Many Saints of Newark, the Sopranos prequel movie just up on HBO Max yesterday. The Sopranos Revisited 2014 podcast with reviews of the final nine episodes of The Sopranos, recorded minutes after the episodes ended, and additional commentary and analysis This Thing of Ours: Investigating The Sopranos, 2002 anthology with my essay "Naked Bodies, Three Showings a Week, No Commercials: The Sopranos as a Nuts-and-Bolts Triumph of Non-Network TV" Sopranos Conference at Fordham University, 2008, Final Program Interview with Dominic Chianese (2008, video, 1 hr 22 mins) The Essential Sopranos, 2011 anthology with my essay "The Sopranos and the Closure Junkies" The Sopranos: The Complete Series, 2014 blu-ray package, including documentary, Defining A Landmark  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 193, in which I review the third episode of Foundation, just up today on Apple TV+ earlier podcasts about Foundation: September 24, 2021:  Review of Foundation 1.1-2 .... July 17, 2021: Thinking about Asimov's Foundation Series on AppleTV+ ... March 12, 2009:  Asimov's Foundation and Herbert's Dune Trilogies as Sources of Philosophy written blog post review of Foundation 1.3 postcard from Isaac Asimov to me in 1979 about the Foundation trilogy

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 192, in which I review the first two episodes of Foundation, just up today on Apple TV+ earlier podcasts about Foundation: July 17, 2021: Thinking about Asimov's Foundation Series on AppleTV+ ... March 12, 2009:  Asimov's Foundation and Herbert's Dune Trilogies as Sources of Philosophy written blog post review of Foundation 1.1-2 postcard from Isaac Asimov to me in 1979 about the Foundation trilogy  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 191, in which I review Star Trek: Discovery season 3. written review The Missing Orientation podcast review of Picard season 1, and Discovery seasons 1 and 2

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 190,  in which I review the movie Sweet Girl. written review of Sweet Girl thank you Phil Merkel for the Public Service Announcement about Music Beats Cancer more on Music Beats Cancer here

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 189, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about Andrew Cuomo, heath care, online education, Rufus Sewell, and much more (a series of unrelated but currently significant topics).  Also, at the end of podcast, Rorie Kelly reads here poem, "Glasses". Further -- my 90-minute interview with Rufus Sewell: video ... book Online Education -- Even Better Than I Expected (scroll down) Plagues and Peoples (William McNeill)  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 188, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about the Foundation series, how it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the news that just broke this morning about the bombings in Afghanistan.  (Note: recorded before the news of the US casualties.) Further: Thinking about Asimov's Foundation on Apple TV+ "Rage of the Responsible" (Paul Krugman) Paul Levinson Talks to Rufus about The Man in the High Castle: Deconstructing the TV Series

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 187,  in which I review the new movie (released 20 August 2021) Reminiscence. My written review is here.

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 186,  in which I consider the history, implications, and possibilities of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series debuting on Apple TV+ this September. See the trailer. 2009 podcast episode: Asimov's Foundation and Herbert's Dune Trilogies as Sources of Philosophy

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 185,  in which I review The Tomorrow War.    So, I saw today in The Hollywood Reporter that The Tomorrow War has been picked up for a sequel on Amazon Prime Video -- which supports my view  that, contrary to some nitpicking critics, The Tomorrow War is one excellent movie!   Listen to my review and find out why.  (No real spoilers, except at the very end of my review.)  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 184,  in which I review The Rain. Blog post review of The Rain

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 183, in which I discuss the importance of the Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. US Supreme Court decision yesterday, which found that a high school's attempt to punish a student for using obscene language on her Snapchat violated the student's  (Brandi Levy's) First Amendment rights. Read the Supreme Court decision here. Read blog post about the decision here.  Interview with Avery and Lauren Doninger

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 182, in which I interview Jay Kensinger about "The Chronology Protection Case," the short film he made (now on Amazon Prime) from from my 1995 Nebula nominated novelette of the same name. See video of the interview Read the original story See the movie on Prime Video Jay Kensinger's account of how he made the movie complete, uncut radio play of "The Chronology Protection Case," recorded before a live audience at the Mark Goodson Theater in the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City in September 2002, nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Radio Play (radioplay written by Mark Shanahan) audio reading of original "The Chronology Protection Case" [starts at 27min 20secs]   

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 181, in which "Captain" Phil Merkel interviews me about the recent solar eclipse, politics, Phil Ochs, online learning, origin of Covid, defense of Dr. Fauci, and much much more (including a shout-out to the Applebee's in Batavia, New York, near the end of the episode).  

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 180,  in which I review The Mosquito Coast, Season One. Blogpost written reviews: #s1-2: Edgy, Attractive, Enlightened, Important #3: Broadening Horizons #4: Charlie and the Gun #5: Charlie and the Gun, Part II #6: What Kind of Brother? #7: I'm Well Bitten

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 179,  in which I review Mare of Easttown. Blogpost written review: Jude the Obscure Near Philadelphia 

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 178,  in which I review Debris, season one. Blogpost written reviews: Debris 1.1 Some Probability of Gems Among the Pieces Debris 1.2 Clones Debris 1.3 Trapped Out of Time Debris 1.4 Suspentia Belief Debris 1.5 Fine Tuning Debris 1.6 Fountain of Youth and Its Complications Debris 1.7 Ferry Cross the Moebius Strip Debris 1.8 Resurrection and Its Hazards Debris 1.9 Resets 1 (no review Debris 1.10) Debris 1.11 Connections Debris 1.12 Happy? Debris season 1 finale Fringe with a Vengeance 2010 History Channel interview first starship to Alpha Centauri ... launched on basis of Iroquois legend

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 177,  in which I review  The Nevers, Part I (episodes 1.1 through 1.6) Blogpost written reviews: The Nevers 1.1: Never Say Never The Nevers 1.2: Song and Gun The Nevers 1.3: Mary's Melody The Nevers 1.4: Who Needs to Be Found?  The Nevers 1.5: "Mindful of the Roses" The Nevers 1.6: Sporific Terrific Listen to Sally Go 'Round the Roses    

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 176, in which I review a short film that I first saw in May 2020, and its Director's "Noir" Cut that I saw yesterday, May 14, 2021: Decades Apart blogpost reviews: Decades Apart: Worth Keeping Close Decades Apart (Director's Cut): Worth Keeping Closer See the Director's Cut on YouTube