All Pieces for Eric Molinsky

 
De-Aging Well
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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There’s an old saying that everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to get old. The same can be applied to our favorite sci-fi fantasy franchi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 33:06
  • Purchases: 1
Neurodivergent Futures
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Many sci-fi worlds present a future where neurotypical humans interact with aliens or A.I. that see reality in a different way without a hierarchy ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WLRH, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 3
Nosferatu Live
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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On the centennial of Nosferatu, I talk with film composers who have infused this vampire tale with new blood, and new scores to keep an old film al...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 1
A Nation Dreams of Itself
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine shocked the world, but this conflict was foreshadowed in Ukrainian and Russian speculative fiction. I talk with sev...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:05
  • Purchases: 1
Asian Futures Without Asians
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with the artist and writer Astria Suparak about her video presentation, “Asian futures, without Asians,” where she examines a genre within t...

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  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 33:24
  • Purchases: 1
Beforeigners
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Beforeigners is a fantastic Norwegian sci-fi drama which imagines what if people from the Viking era and other times in Norway’s past started poppi...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 33:12
  • Purchases: 1
Headcanon Fodder
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Have you ever watched a movie or show, gotten sucked into a mystery and come up with your own idea of what is going to be revealed – only to find o...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 32:22
  • Purchases: 1
Politics of The Funnies Part 2
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Al Capp and his comic strip L’il Abner were once cultural institutions. He broke new ground pushing satire and politics into the funnies, until it ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KCUR, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 19, 2022
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 3
Politics of The Funnies Part 1
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Walt Kelly coined the iconic phrase, “we have met the enemy and he is us,” But not many people have met Kelly’s characters, who have a lot more to ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KCUR, RadioFreePalmer, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
Multiverse Remix
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, I’m replaying two older episodes of mine that dealt with many of the themes that come up in multiverse storylines, as the MCU and DC cin...

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 22, 2021
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 2
Have Yourself a Scary Little Krampus
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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To some people outside central Europe, the idea of St Nicholas having a horned tongue-wagging companion called Krampus, who punishes children, migh...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 27:19
  • Purchases: 2
Art of The Brick
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We’re snapping together the LEGO bricks of Nathan Sawaya’s career, going from being a corporate lawyer to a famous LEGO Master Builder, and a profe...

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 24, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rerolling Role-Playing Games
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Tabletop role-playing games are experiencing a renaissance of game design, but they’re also asking tough questions about the nature of classic RPGs...

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 2
Stage Fright
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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From buckets of stage blood to confectionary edible eyeballs, the Grand Guignol grossed out its Parians audience a century ago, and invented modern...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Ecology of Dune
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Dune was a pioneer in environmental science fiction, but Frank Herbert's own environmentalism is often misunderstood.

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2021
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
Office Space
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with Loki’s production designer Kasra Farahani about why the intergalactic bureaucracy of time keepers resonated with so many viewers, and w...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 1
Playing Blind
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Blind video game players are challenging conventional ideas on how this very visual medium can be redesigned to be accessible to everyone.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
Cartoonish Gender
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Queer representation in children’s entertainment has never been better, but the road to get here has been fraught. We look at how Sailor Moon broke...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 1
The Legend of Musashi
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How did a real-life samurai who lived nearly 400 years ago inspire a genre of films, shows, manga, anime, games, and even Star Wars characters?

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 1
Giving Imaginary Advice
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Imaginary Worlds shares a lot in common with the podcast Imaginary Advice. We’re both interested in the line between fiction and reality, but the h...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 35:27
  • Purchases: 1

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