Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 228, in which I review The Matrix Resurrections.  of The Matrix Resurrections.

Review of The Matrix Resurrections

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 349, in which I visit Captain Phil's Planet on WUSB Radio (Stony Brook University) where he plays and we discuss the radio play "It's Real Life," adapted from my short story, narrated by Bobby Roberto, produced and streaming on Killerwatt.co Radio.

'It's Real Life' on Captain Phil's Planet

Welcome to&nbsp;Light On Light Through, Episode 358, in which I review Bosch: Legacy,&nbsp;episodes 2.1-2.6, on Amazon Prime Video.

Review of Bosch: Legacy 2.1-2.6

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 360, in which Joel McKinnon and Cora Buhlert join me for a conversation about The Beatles' "Now and Then".&nbsp; We had reconvened for a conversation about the second season of the Foundation series on Apple TV+ -- I had asked them to join me to talk about the first season back in 2021 -- but Joel, who's been in a band for decades, asked me what I thought of The Beatles new single, and this led to a conversation about the new single, The Beatles in Hamburg, AI and recording, and lots of observations you won't hear any place else.

A Conversation about The Beatles 'Now and Then'

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 399, in which I review Dune: Prophecy 1.1-1.2 on HBO Max.

Review of Dune: Prophecy 1.1-1.2: The Hart of the Matter

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.

Paul Levinson interviews Jared Moshe about Aporia

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 404, in which I review A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic, which my wife and I went to see on its opening day, Christmas, in New York.

Review of A Complete Unknown: Nearly Completely Superb, Slightly Alternate History

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 405: Howard Margolin invited me to join him on his Destinies: The Voice of Science Fiction show (on WUSB Radio) in a dramatic reading from the second chapter of my 2024 novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles.&nbsp; Here's the reading, with some commentary before and after by me.

Dramatic Reading from 2nd Chapter of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 407, and my in-depth interview with Sarah Seltzer about her novel, The Singer Sisters.

Paul Levinson interviews Sarah Seltzer about The Singer Sisters

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

Paul Levinson interviews Lance Strate about 'Not A, Not Be &C'

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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; This is consistent with Phil Ochs' view that we needs works of beauty especially in troubled times.

Paul Levinson interviews Simon.Vozick-Levinson about Rolling Stone's Top 100 Protest Songs

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 410, in which I interview Kingsley Marin and Massimo Seriale, two freshmen at Fordham University, who have created and edit a new publication (independent of the University), The Polar. More about The Polar . &nbsp;

Paul Levinson Interviews The Polar Editors

I returned to Captain Phil's Planet on WUSB (Stony Brook University) Radio the other day to talk to&nbsp; Captain Phil about Tom Cooper's new book, , to be pubished by Connected Editions (my publishing company) on May 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; As we discussed in the interview, I'll be interviewing Tom about his book via Zoom on the evening of Wisdom Weavers' publication -- 8pm (New York time), May 1.&nbsp; If you'd like to attend, email me at  and I'll be happy to send the Zoom URL to you. In the meantime, check out my  playlist on YouTube for 50 of my lectures, interviews, etc about McLuhan over the past 20 years.&nbsp; Here are my two books about McLuhan:  and .&nbsp; You'll also find numerous essays about McLuhan on my .&nbsp; And, if you're a fan of audio podcasts, just search on "McLuhan" on my  podcast page.

Captain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about Tom Cooper's Wisdom Weavers

Welcome to Light On Light Though episode 414, the complete "radio documentary" on WFDU-FM from 1977 -- "Life &amp; Death of a 20th Century Troubadour" -- in which Josh Meyrowitz and I discuss the life, death, and timeless impact of Phil Ochs and his music.

Life & Death of a 20th Century Troubadour: Paul Levinson and Josh Meyrowitz about Phil Ochs

Welcome to Light On Light Through episode 416, in which I review the The Beatles Anthology 2025 documentary.

Review of Beatles Anthology 2025

my most re-recorded song - from the Twice Upon a Rhyme album; live performance at this concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTCYlNnQpEs   Twice Upon a Rhyme album (HappySad Records, 1972; re-issued on CD by Beatball/Big Pink in 2008; re-issued on re-pressed vinyl by Whiplash/Sound of Salvation Records in 2010) ... 2nd track on album ... words and music by Paul Levinson and Ed Fox ...  Paul Levinson lead vocal, Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal harmony, Peter Rosenthal guitar, Jay Sackett bass, Donny Frankel piano and organ, Mitch Greenberg drums, Brian King trumpet, Israel Esquenazi violin

Looking for Sunsets (in the Early Morning)

Herb Abramson (of Atlantic Records fame), Paul Levinson, and Ed Fox produced this bubblegum song and sold it to Buddah Records, which released it in 1969. It reached #4 in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA area, and was played on a few stations across the country.David Fox (no relation to Ed) wrote the song.He and his group the Wooley Thumpers (David Fox, Jerry Zolten, Frank Siegel and Pete Schwimmer) recorded it.Levinson came up with the name Protozoa, which Buddah used on the release.(Peter Rosenthal, who put a few of his patented guitar licks on the record, once told Levinson that he had worked for the "Protozoa Squad" - meaning the biology squad - in high school, which gave Levinson the idea for the name.)Levinson wailed a little falsetto near the end of the record. Levinson, Ed Fox, and Rosenthal went on to record Twice Upon a Rhyme (13 song album) released on Levinson's HappySad Records in 1972, re-issued on CD by Beatball Records in 2008 and on re-mastered vinyl by Whiplash/Sound of Salvation Records in 2010.More of Levinson's music here on Soundcloud and <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/paullevinson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.reverbnation.com/paullevinson</a> ...


Ring Around My Rosie

performed in concert here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTCYlNnQpEs from the Twice Upon a Rhyme album (HappySad Record, 1972; re-issued on CD by Beatball/Big Pink in 2008; re-issued on re-pressed vinyl by Whiplash/Sound of Salvation Records in 2010) ... first track on album ... words and music by Paul Levinson ...  Paul Levinson lead vocal, Paul Levinson and Ed Fox harmony, Peter Rosenthal guitar and bass, Mike Dorfman drums, Boris Midney clarinet

Today Is Just Like You

Paul Levinson, PhD, is Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City.  His eight nonfiction books, including The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004), and New New Media (2009)  have been the subject of major articles in the New York Times, Wired, the Christian Science Monitor, and have been translated into fifteen languages.  His science fiction novels include The Silk Code (1999, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel), Borrowed Tides (2001), The Consciousness Plague (2002), The Pixel Eye (2003), The Plot To Save Socrates (2006), Unburning Alexandria (2013), Chronica (2014), and It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles (2024).  His novels and short stories have been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, Sidewise, Prometheus, Audie, and Sturgeon Awards.  His award-nominated novelette, “The Chronology Protection Case,” was made into a short film and is on Amazon Prime Video. His alternate history story about The Beatles, "It's Real Life," was made into a radio play, was a finalist for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and was expanded into a novel in 2024. Paul Levinson has appeared on "The CBS Evening News,"  CNN, "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" (PBS),  "Nightline" (ABC),  and numerous national and international TV and radio programs.  His 1972 LP, Twice Upon a Rhyme, was re-issued on mini-CD by Big Pink Records in 2009, and was re-issued in a vinyl remastered re-pressing by Sound of Salvation/Whiplash Records in 2010.  "Welcome Up: Songs of Space and Time," was released by Old Bear Records and Light in the Attic Records in 2020.  Levinson reviews the best of television in his InfiniteRegress.tv blog.

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