All Pieces for Eric Molinsky

 
The Westworld Experience
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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To promote season 2 of Westworld, HBO built the town of Sweetwater at the SXSW festival. But what happened at the exhibit reflected the TV show a l...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 32:29
  • Purchases: 1
The First Three Lives of Catherine Webb
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Catherine Webb writes different styles of fantasy novels under various pseudonyms, but the quality of her work always shines through.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 35:35
  • Purchases: 1
Gathering the Magic
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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As Magic the Gathering celebrates its 25th anniversary, I talk with designers at Wizards of the Coast about how they create a sense of character, s...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:55
  • Purchases: 1
Fantastical Feasts
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Writers and chefs discuss the roles that food can play in sci-fi fantasy worlds.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 23:03
  • Purchases: 1
Theater for the Mind
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How classic sci-fi and horror radio dramas set the stage for stories that couldn't be told yet without advanced SFX

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Mess with the Fairies
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Traditional fairy folklore was no fairy tale.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 26:04
  • Purchases: 1
Heroines
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, Credit: Eric Molinsky
The Strong Female Character sounds positive, but it's actually a term used by feminist critics to describe the token girl let into the boys' clubho...

Bought by KALW, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WABE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:08
  • Purchases: 3
Fixing the Hobo Suit
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Henry Cavill as Superman, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Live-action superhero costumes used to be cringe-worthy, but lately they've been looking great, with surprisingly few complaints from fans. What ch...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 15:13
  • Purchases: 3
Doppelgangers 2.0
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Tatiana Maslany from Orphan Black, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Doppelgängers multiplying in movies and TV. Partly it's because filmmakers can pull off this trick much easier with digital effects. But they also ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WABE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Greatest Cartoon Almost Made
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Richard Williams in the 1970s, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Richard Williams spent 30 years working on an extraordinary animated feature film called The Thief and The Cobbler. But he made a deal with a studi...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 4
Time Travelers of Renwick St.
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: The astronomer from the 15 Renwick Ad campaign., Credit: MARCH/IF Studio
New York City real estate is usually not a hotbed of fantasy, but one ad campaign is defying conventional wisdom with fantastical characters.

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 14:24
  • Purchases: 2
Why Ron Moore Killed Captain Kirk
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Ronald D. Moore, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Growing up, Ronald D. Moore's hero was Captain James T. Kirk, and by extension the man who dreamed up Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry. But Moore discov...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WABE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 14:27
  • Purchases: 2
True Vampires of New Haven
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In this radio drama, I visit a vampire who has been let out of a state-sponsored safe house, and is now living under the care of an old friend.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 13:28
  • Purchases: 1
Action Figureland
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: A sculptor at NECA works on a Heath Ledger/Joker action figure., Credit: Eric Molinsky
Action figure collectables for adults is booming, even when kids are loosing interest in little plastic guys.

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 3
Zombie Therapy
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Dr. Steven Schlozman, zombified, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Zombies. I hate them the way Indiana Jones hates snakes. As part of my series Imaginary Worlds, I confront my biggest phobia with the help of a zom...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 3
Salem Bewitched
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Local women perform witch trials in costume for the tourists., Credit: Eric Molinsky
To understand Salem in 1692, we need to delve into the imaginary world the Puritans believed in, where witches and Indians were both agents of the ...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:34
  • Purchases: 3
King Denslow
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The Wizard of Oz started as a perfect partnership between L. Frank Baum and W.W. Denslow -- until they became bitter rivals, with each owning half ...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 12:22
  • Purchases: 3
The Canon
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Worf visits Rabbi Ben Newman's synagogue (not in canon), Credit: Eric Molinsky
Every sci-fi fantasy world comes with a canon of back stories and rules, which may have a lot in common with the original canon -- The Torah.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 14:48
  • Purchases: 5
When Human Met Creature
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Frank Oz performing Yoda, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Which is more believable, a computer animated creature or a puppet? I talk with an animator who worked on the Star Wars prequels and a puppeteer wh...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 15:51
  • Purchases: 3
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

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