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Light On Light Through

Light On Light Through

By: Paul Levinson
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 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 authorsCopyright (c) 2006-2025 by Paul Levinson; permission given to distribute everywhere Art Politics & Government
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  • A Conversation with Sarah Clarke Stuart about Song of the Unsung Mushroom

    A Conversation with Sarah Clarke Stuart about Song of the Unsung Mushroom
    Feb 8 2026

    Welcome to Light On Light Through episode 417, in which Sarah Clarke Stuart and her husband Jonathan Oakes join me and my wife Tina Vozick in a conversation about Sarah's debut novel, Song of the Unsung Mushroom, published January 15, 2026 by Connected Editions (a boutique publisher that I and Tina created and operate).

    At times joining our conversation are Alexis Stuart (who created the cover for Sarah's novel), Susan Clarke, Molly Vozick-Levinson, Elizabeth Clarke, Chryssi Steven, Meghan Vickers, Bud Gundy, and Edwin Stepp (thanks to the last three for providing blurbs for the novel).

    Relevant links:

    • Kindle, paperback, hardcover, audiobook (read by Sarah for Listen and Live Audio) of the novel here
    • More about Connected Editions here
    • YouTube video of this conversation here
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Review of (Beatles) Anthology 2025: The Highs and the Highs (and the One Low)

    Review of (Beatles) Anthology 2025: The Highs and the Highs (and the One Low)
    Nov 30 2025

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

    Relevant links:

    • my written review of Anthology 2025
    • my 2024 podcast review of Beatles '64
    • my 1972 article in The Village Voice: Murray the K in Nostalgia's Noose
    • my 1971 article in The Village Voice: A Vote for McCartney
    • my 1972 song Murray the K's Back In Town
    • my 2024 novel It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles
    • 2023 radioplay It's Real Life on Killerwatt Radio adapted from first chapter of my novel (audiobook of radioplay here)
    • my 2025 written review of One to One: John & Yoko
    • my 2017-2018 written reviews of Rob Sheffield's book Dreaming the Beatles (I review every chapter!)
    • my 2016 review of Billy J. Kramer's book Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
    • my thoughts about The Beatles' Now and Then
    • "The Beatles and Podcasts" my Fall 2023 essay in the Journal of Beatles Studies
    • my 2023 written review of John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial
    • my 2021 podcast reviews of Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back
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    21 mins
  • Paul Levinson interviews Brooklyn Demme about One Battle After Another

    Paul Levinson interviews Brooklyn Demme about One Battle After Another
    Oct 31 2025

    Welcome to Light On Light Through episode 415, in which I interview Brooklyn Demme about Paul Thomas Anderson's movie One Battle After Another, in which Brooklyn played a minor role. But in a movie this great, every role is important.

    Relevant links:

    • my review of One Battle After Another
    • Simon Vozick-Levinson's A Guide to the Revolutionary Music in 'One Battle After Another' in Rolling Stone, September 29, 2025
    • screening of That Kid (produced by Brooklyn Demme) in Nyack, NY November 1, 2025 at 12 Noon
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    38 mins
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