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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
Episodes
Light On Light ThroughReview of The Rain
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 184, in which I review The Rain. Blog post review of The Rain
Light On Light ThroughSupreme Court Protects Student Right to Free Speech!
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…
Light On Light ThroughInterview with Jay Kensinger about The Chronology Protection Case
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…
Light On Light ThroughSolar Eclipse, Politics, Online Learning, Origin of Covid, More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 181, in which "Captain" Phil Merkel interviews me about the recent solar eclipse, politics, Phil Ochs, online…
Light On Light ThroughReview of the Mosquito Coast: Well Bitten
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 180, in which I review The Mosquito Coast, Season One. Blogpost written reviews: #s1-2: Edgy, Attractive…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Mare of Easttown: Jude the Obscure Near Philadelphia
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 179, in which I review Mare of Easttown. Blogpost written review: Jude the Obscure Near Philadelphia
Light On Light ThroughReview of Debris season one
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…
Light On Light ThroughReview of The Nevers, Part I
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…
Light On Light ThroughDouble Review of Decades Apart
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…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Stowaway: Breathless Realism
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 175, in which I review Stowaway. blogpost review: Stowaway: Breathless Realism See also The Missing Orientation
Light On Light ThroughTenet: A Re-View
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 174, in which I review, re-view, re-vu Tenet. Blog post review
Light On Light ThroughBiden and the Republicans
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 173, in which "Captain" Phil Merkel interviews me about Joe Biden's speech to Congress last night, and how likely it…
Light On Light ThroughReview of For All Mankind, Season 2
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 172, in which I review For All Mankind (Episodes 2.2-29) on Apple TV+. Podcast review of For All Mankind, episodes…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Home Before Dark
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 171, in which I review Home Before Dark on Apple TV+. Blog post review of Home Before Dark Further viewing: The…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Q: Into the Storm
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 170, in which I review Q: Into the Storm. Blog post review of Q: Into the Storm. *Special thanks to my student…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Shtisel 3: Cheesecake and Faith
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 169, in which I review Season 3 of Shtisel. Blog post review of Shtisel. See also Unorthodox: Less and More than…
Light On Light ThroughReview of For All Mankind (Season 1 and Episode 2.1)
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 168, in which I review For All Mankind (Season 1 and Episode 2.1) on Apple TV+. Podcast review of For All Mankind…
Light On Light ThroughReview of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 167, in which I review The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, on Amazon Prime Video. If Groundhog Day is a 10, I rate The…
Light On Light ThroughOpinions, Lies, and Polarization
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 166, in which I discuss how opinions and lies compete with facts in today's media, and lead to increasing…
Light On Light ThroughTwitter Ban of Trump Was Right, Even Though It Violates the Spirit of the First Amendment
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 165, in which Brian Standing on WORT-FM Radio (Madison, Wisconsin) interviews me about why I think Twitter's banning…
Light On Light ThroughInsurrection, Trump, Impeachment, More
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 164, in which Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) interviews me about last week's storming of the…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Bridgerton: Alternate Jane Austen
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 163, in which I review Bridgerton, and say it's an alternate history Jane Austen story. Read this review…
Light On Light ThroughReview of the Blumhouse Horror Quartet
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 162, in which I review four Blumhouse horror movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Further reading, written…
Light On Light ThroughReview of The Queen's Gambit
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 161, in which I review The Queen's Gambit, reported today (3 December 2020) in The Hollywood Reporter as "atop the…
Light On Light ThroughReview of The Undoing
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 160, in which I review the just-concluded limited series on HBO, The Undoing.
Light On Light ThroughTiger King: A McLuhanesque Perspective
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 159, in which I offer a McLuhanesque perspective about Tiger King, Netflix's runaway smash docu-series. Further…
Light On Light ThroughWhy Did the Polls Get So Much Wrong Again in 2020 US Election?
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 158, in which I discuss why the polls got so much wrong, again, in the 2020 US Presidential election. They did…
Light On Light ThroughReview of The Crown season 4
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 157, in which I review The Crown season 4 -- the best season so far in this superb series. Further listening: Review…
Light On Light ThroughWhy Did So Many People Vote for Trump?
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 156, in which I consider why more than 70 million Americans voted for Donald Trump in the just concluded…
Light On Light ThroughTruth Wins in the Marketplace of Ideas, Even When Situated in Social Media
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 155, in which I put Joe Biden's victory in some philosophic context: it offers proof of John Milton's argument, way…
Light On Light ThroughGrounds for Optimism the Day after the Election
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 154, in which I explain how Joe Biden is winning the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
Light On Light ThroughU.S. Senate vs. Twitter
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 153, in which I dig into the issues raised by the appearance of the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google before the…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 152, in which I review Borat 2: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Light On Light ThroughWhy the US Gov Going after Google is Not a Good Idea
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 151, in which I argue that the U. S. government pursuing anti-trust action against Google is not a good idea. My…
Light On Light ThroughRunning Scared
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 150, in which I discuss Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2nd 2020 Presidential debate because it was virtual…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Utopia
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 149, in which I review Utopia,now streaming on Amazon Prime. Further reading (blog post): Utopia: More Fun than the…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Raised by Wolves 6-10
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 148, in which I review episodes six to ten of Raised by Wolves. Further listening: podcast review of Raised by…
Light On Light ThroughTrump Ban of TikTok Violates the First Amendment
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 147, in which I offer a lecture I gave just last night -- the night before Trump's ban on TikTok was announced --…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Amazing Stories (2020) on Apple+ TV 1-5
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 146, in which I review all five episodes of Amazing Stories (2020) now on Apple+ TV. Further reading: Amazing…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Raised by Wolves 4-5
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 145, in which I review episodes four and five of Raised by Wolves. (Cameo by Tina) Further listening: podcast review…
Light On Light ThroughReview of Raised by Wolves 1-3
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 144, in which I review the first three episodes of a powerful new science fiction series, Raised by Wolves. Further…
Light On Light ThroughReport on Day Two of the 2020 Republican National Convention
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 143, in which I offer my assessment of the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention: lies. Further…
Light On Light ThroughCaptain Phil interviews Paul Levinson about the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 142, in which the inimitable Captain Phil (on WUSB Radio) interviews me again, this time about the 2020 Democratic…
Light On Light ThroughReport on Day Four of 2020 Democratic National Convention
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 141, in which I offer my assessment of the fourth and final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention…
Light On Light ThroughReport on Day Three of 2020 Democratic National Convention
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 140, in which I offer my assessment of the third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Podcast take on…
Light On Light ThroughReport on Day Two of 2020 Democratic National Convention
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 139, in which I offer my assessment of the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Podcast take on…
Light On Light ThroughReport on Day One of 2020 Democratic National Convention
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 138, in which I offer my assessment of the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Podcast take on…
Light On Light ThroughDefending the Postal Service
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 137, in which I explain why I think we Americans must do everything in our power to defend the US Postal Service…
Light On Light ThroughKamala Harris: The First Step Back from the Precipice
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 136, in which I explain why I think Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate is America's first…
Light On Light ThroughWhy I Think America Is Not Permanently Unraveling
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 135, in which I rebut Wade Davis's claim in a recent essay in Rolling Stone that America's decline is irreversible…
Light On Light ThroughThree Absentias
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 134, in which I review the three seasons so far of Absentia. Read the reviews in my blog: Absentia 1: In Your Face…
Light On Light ThroughSpaceX Splashdown
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 133, in which I give context to why the SpaceX splashdown today is such a momentous event in lifting our species off…
Light On Light ThroughThe Safdies
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 132, in which I review two movies by The Safdie Brothers -- Good Time and Uncut Gems. Read these reviews: Good Time…
Light On Light ThroughThe Return of Unsolved Mysteries
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 131, in which I review Unsolved Mysteries, recently returned, on Netflix. Further reading: Unsolved Mysteries Is…
Light On Light ThroughSurvival of the Media Fit
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 130, in which I talk about one of the bedrocks of my "anthropotropic" theory of media evolution -- why some media…
Light On Light ThroughMedia Determinism
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 129, in which I give you a little primer about "media determinism," the bedrock of just about all media studies…
Light On Light ThroughJustice in America: The View from the Jury
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 128, in which I tell you what happened more than seven years ago, when I served as foreperson on a jury in…
Light On Light ThroughThe Problem of Police Authority
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 127, in which I talk about the problem of police authority, which has afflicted African-Americans for decades to the…
Light On Light ThroughPolitics and Media in History
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 126, in which I share an online lecture I gave a few days ago about Politics and Media in History. I touch on such…
Light On Light ThroughStar Trek: Picard and Discoveries Reviewed
Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 125, in which I review Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery seasons 1 and 2. Here, for anyone who would also…