All Pieces for Eric Molinsky

 
Saving the Girl
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Margot Kidder as Lois Lane, Credit: Eric Molinsky
What exactly is the role of the love interest in the superhero story? Is she just the emotional stakes for the hero? Can she ever be anything more?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 15:56
  • Purchases: 3
In Defense of Captain Hook
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Erik Bergmann as Captain Hook, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Peter Pan is not supposed to grow up, but he has grown from a symbol of immaturity to an iconic inner-child. Either way Captain Hook got a raw deal...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 22:27
  • Purchases: 3
The Golem and The Jinni
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: My interpretation of Chava, the Golem.
I talk with Helene Wecker, author of "The Golem and The Jinni," a novel about Jewish and Arabic mythological characters meeting in New York.

Bought by WABE and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 24:02
  • Purchases: 2
Sexy Robots
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Summer Glau as Cameron the Terminator, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Desirable robots are creepy, strangely alluring and technologically improbable. As part of my podcast series Imaginary Worlds, I explore whether th...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 15:45
  • Purchases: 1
Being Batman (For Now)
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Scott Snyder, Credit: Eric Molinsky
They say you shouldn't meet your heroes because you might be disappointed. What happens when you're told from now on you are your childhood hero? ...

Bought by WJCT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 19:21
  • Purchases: 4
A Perfect World
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Victor Considerant, with tail, Credit: Eric Molinsky
A French philosopher was certain his ideas would help human beings evolve -- not just emotionally or psychologically. We would grow tails. In this ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:22
  • Purchases: 3
Politics of Thrones
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones., Credit: Eric Molinsky
There are a surprising number of foreign policy experts who are obsessed with Game of Thrones, which they say is more real than Scandal or House of...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:43
  • Purchases: 1
How I Won the Larp
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In my second episode on larping, I go on an epic journey to find out why it's therapeutic to become imaginary people.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 39:13
Sidekicks: Watson
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In part one of my mini-series on sidekicks, I look at why Doctor Watson is the most iconic and long-standing sidekick in pop culture.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 27:58
My So Called Evil Plan
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the first of a two part series on villains, we look at four of the most popular villains today who don’t want to take over the world. They want ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 21:57
In Defense of The Star Wars Holiday Special
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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It will never be a holiday classic – far, far from it. But can we redeem the greatest villain in the Star Wars universe, the 1978 made-for-TV Star ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 24, 2019
  • Length: 21:48
  • Purchases: 1
Can Villains Be Good?
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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They took over the world. They crushed our heroes. Now they feel bad. What does it take for a villain to be redeemed -- and what does it take for u...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 23:44
  • Purchases: 1
Under a Red Moon
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Ron Moore's new show For All Mankind imagines what if the Soviet Union landed a man on the moon first? What if that nightmare scenario forced NASA ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 31:34
  • Purchases: 1
Talking to the Dead
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In Jason Suran’s show The Other Side, he keeps reminding the audience that he cannot talk to the dead. Then why does he do such a good job of convi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
Scoring Godzilla
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In 1954, director Ishiro Honda and composer Akira Ifukube disagreed about what Godzilla represented. But their collaboration added layers of depth ...

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 24:20
  • Purchases: 2
Ends of Evangelion
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Neon Genesis Evangelion ran only one year in Japan but it’s still creating ripple effects across global pop culture today.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 32:59
  • Purchases: 1
Actors with Pencils
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Disney’s “live action” remakes of their classic films are a box office bonanza. Can they spark nostalgia for the original films -- and the art of h...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1
Superheroes in the Ring
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Masks, capes, secret identities – Mexican wrestling (aka Lucha Libre) has a lot in common with the superhero genre. But trying to be a superhero ha...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
Dirk Maggs
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Legendary audio drama producer Dirk Maggs reveals tricks of the trade he used to bring The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Alien, The X-Files and...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 30:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Undertaker
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The Undertaker has dominated the WWE for decades -- but he’s also a throwback to a different era of wrestling when a supernatural character could r...

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 10, 2019
  • Length: 31:17
  • Purchases: 2

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