Light On Light Through

You'll hear a little of this and lot of that on Light On Light Through - my reviews of great television series and movies, my interviews with authors and creative media people and their interviews of me, my media theory and political commentary, thoughts about my favorite cars and food and space travel, discussions of my music, and a few of my readings from my science fiction stories. In the first years, starting in 2006, I put up a new episode at least once a month. More recently, it became more or less often than once a month, usually less often. But in the Summer of 2020, I began getting more in the mood to podcast, and I began publishing a new episode much more often -- Paul Levinson

24 October 2021: Interview about Light On Light Through podcast

26 December 2023: Chuck Todd interviews Paul Levinson about Alternate Realities on The Chuck Toddcast

22 December 2024: The three latest written interviews of me are here, here and here.

Paul Levinson interviews Sarah Seltzer about The Singer Sisters

Feb 6, 2025

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

Relevant links:

Get a copy of The Singer Sisters
My review of The Singer Sisters
Sarah Seltzer personal appearances at JCC-MidWestchester (Scarsdale, NY) February 28, and JCC-Rockland (

Paul Levinson interviews David Browne about Talkin' Greenwich Village

Feb 3, 2025

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 406, and my in-depth interview with Rolling Stone writer David Browne about his masterful book, Talkin' Greenwich Village. We talk at length about Dave Van Ronk, Joni Mitchell, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, The Blues Project, Bob Lind, and a little less about many others, including...

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

Dec 28, 2024

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.

Relevant links:

my written review of A Complete Unknown
Frank LoBuono's podcast interview with Terri Thal, Dylan's first...

Review of Beatles '64

Nov 30, 2024

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 400, in which I review the Beatles '64 documentary that just went up yesterday on Disney+.

Here are links to some of the many people and things I discuss in the podcast:

my written review of Beatles '64
my 1972 article about Murray the K in The Village Voice
my 1971 article...

Review of 'The Greatest Night in Pop'

Feb 6, 2024

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 372, in which I review The Greatest Night in Pop: The Untold Story Behind 'We Are the World'.

my written blog post review of The Greatest Night in Pop
the "We Are the World" video
30-minute documentary made shortly after "We Are the...