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, 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. These are usually audio and a few are video. 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 a lot less often. But in the Fall of 2018, I began getting more in the mood to podcast, and you can expect new episodes now a little more frequently. - Paul Levinson

Why the US Gov Going after Google is Not a Good Idea

Oct 23, 2020

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 reasons range from media evolution, which responds to human needs, taking care of information monopolies as it did regarding Microsoft's near-monopoly in the...

Running Scared

Oct 8, 2020

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 (online not in person) which would allow him to be easily "cut off".

Review of Utopia

Oct 4, 2020

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 149, in which I review Utopia,now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Review of Raised by Wolves 6-10

Oct 2, 2020

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 Wolves 1-3

podcast review of Raised by Wolves 4-5

Trump Ban of TikTok Violates the First Amendment

Sep 18, 2020

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 -- about why that ban violates the First Amendment. I discuss such issues as why the public's right to know protects non-American media in the United States,...