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Re:sound - The Chicago Show
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2020 Re:sound Specials from Third Coast
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This hour, a love letter to city of broad shoulders: Chicago.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Spokane Public Radio, 'The Sea', Troy Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Re:sound - The Big Show Show
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2020 Re:sound Specials from Third Coast
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This hour: the Rockettes, the opera, congress, and other spectacles.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KOSU, KCPW Salt Lake City, Troy Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Re:sound - The Whatever Suits You Show
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2020 Re:sound Specials from Third Coast
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This hour, the suits we wear and the impressions we make.

Bought by KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, KCPW Salt Lake City, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Re:sound - The Family Ties Show
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2020 Re:sound Specials from Third Coast
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This hour, stories about family ties, love and loss.

Bought by KOSU, Troy Public Radio, KCPW Salt Lake City, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Michigan Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Re:sound - The City Intersections Show
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2020 Re:sound Specials from Third Coast
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This hour, two very specific points on the map with two very different stories.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Boise State Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Michigan Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Retro Cocktail Hour #970 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KUCO, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLVT and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 29
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1024 (Mancini at 100)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, Radio Catskill, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:26
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1032
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, KIYU-FM, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour Spring 2024 Fundraising Show
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Wyoming Public Radio, KUCO, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:28:53
  • Purchases: 11
The Retro Cocktail Hour #969 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KIYU-FM, Raven Radio, KJZX-Austin, KUCO, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 28
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1022
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KCNP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KIYU-FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1021
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill, KIYU-FM, KCNP and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1020
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KJZX-Austin, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KIYU-FM, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #983 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska, Raven Radio, KUCO, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 30
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1019
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KJZX-Austin, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WSLR and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 37
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1018
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1017
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, Harford Community Radio, KSUT and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1016 - All Exotica Special
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska, Raven Radio, KAMU and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 33
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1015
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KJZX-Austin, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1014
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:26
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1013
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, WLVT and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #981 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, Royalton Community Radio, WPCA-LP, WLVT, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 26
The Retro Cocktail Hour New Year's Special
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WPCA-LP, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLVT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 26
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1012 - Christmas Show
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Raven Radio, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 30
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1011
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KMXT, KIYU-FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1010
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KIYU-FM, Raven Radio, KGOU, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1009
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WBAA, KECG, Delmarva Public Media, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 32
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1008
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Catskill, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 33
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1007
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KGOU, KMXT, KAMU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #727 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KBBI Alaska, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1006 - Halloween Spooktacular
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLVT and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 28
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1005
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KIYU-FM, KUCO, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 32
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1004
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KAMU, KUCO, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 32
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1003
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska, KAMU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1002
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KAMU, KUCO, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour Fall 2023 Fundraising Show
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KUCO, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:21:16
  • Purchases: 8
The Retro Cocktail Hour #919 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KAMU, WPCA-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 22
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1001
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill, KBBI Alaska, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 33
The Retro Cocktail Hour #916 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WKMS, KJZX-Austin, KAMU, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 26
The Retro Cocktail Hour #1000
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WKMS, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 36
The Retro Cocktail Hour #999
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KGOU, WTIP, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 36
The Retro Cocktail Hour #998
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WKMS, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #997
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KGOU, WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #963 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WTIP, WKMS, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 27
The Retro Cocktail Hour #996
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WMTNradio, KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #995
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #994
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #993
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 33
The Retro Cocktail Hour #992
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KUCO, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 34
The Retro Cocktail Hour #957 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, WMTNradio, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KECG and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 28
The Retro Cocktail Hour #928 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, Radio Catskill, Harford Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 28
The Retro Cocktail Hour #991
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KPRG, WMTNradio, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 33
The Retro Cocktail Hour #915 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMTNradio, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT and more


  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 25
The Retro Cocktail Hour #990
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, WSLR, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #989
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KPRG, KECG and more


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 35
The Retro Cocktail Hour #988
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPRG, KGOU, Radio Catskill, KAMU and more


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #752 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Radio Catskill, Royalton Community Radio, WLVT and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 29
The Retro Cocktail Hour #987
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KPRG, KGOU, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 33
The Retro Cocktail Hour #986
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KPRG, Radio Catskill, KJZX-Austin, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 30
The Retro Cocktail Hour #985
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KJZX-Austin, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 32
The Retro Cocktail Hour Spring 2023 Fundraising Show
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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Here's a special show created for your spring pledge drives. Mix and match the various segments as needed.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Wyoming Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:29:27
  • Purchases: 3
The Retro Cocktail Hour #984
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KCNP, KBBI Alaska, KGOU and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:28
  • Purchases: 30
The Retro Cocktail Hour #983
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill, KCNP, KGOU and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:29
  • Purchases: 29
The Retro Cocktail Hour #750 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WSLR, WKMS, KCNP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 23
The Retro Cocktail Hour #982
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of lounge music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz, bossa nova and other incredibly stra...

Bought by WMTNradio, KLCC, KMXT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 32
The Retro Cocktail Hour #981
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KUCO, KLCC, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 30
The Retro Cocktail Hour #980
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KUCO, WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Raven Radio, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #979
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KBBI Alaska, Raven Radio, KAMU and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #978 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #977
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KBBI Alaska, KAMU and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 29
The Retro Cocktail Hour #976
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KAMU, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 29
The Retro Cocktail Hour #975
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZX-Austin, KGOU, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #748 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KMXT, KGOU, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 25
The Retro Cocktail Hour #910 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KMXT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Delmarva Public Media, WSLR, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 27
The Retro Cocktail Hour #974 (New Year's Show)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KMXT, KUCO, WVIA, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLVT and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 28
The Retro Cocktail Hour #846 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by KMXT, WPCA-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KAAD-LP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Retro Cocktail Hour #973 - Christmas Show
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
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The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WSLR, WKMS, WSKG and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 31
The Retro Cocktail Hour #972
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KMXT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KGOU, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:00
  • Purchases: 32
The Retro Cocktail Hour #966 (rebroadcast)
From: Kansas Public Radio
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
Piece image
The Retro Cocktail Hour is a finger-snapping, hip-shaking blend of space age bachelor pad music, tiki tunes, private eye jazz and other incredibly ...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMXT, KGOU, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KCHU and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 33
LBJ and the Great Society
From: LBJ and the Great Society
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Before Vietnam sunk his presidency, LBJ compiled record accomplishments domestically: medicare, civil and voting rights, immigration reform, and pu...

Bought by KHNS, KTSW 89.9, WITF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WJCT and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 40
African Sci-Fi Looks to a Future Climate
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We look at how Africanfuturist writers have been imagining the future of climate change on the African continent and why their visions of the futur...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 35:59
  • Purchases: 1
When All Is Said in Dune
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with language creator David J. Peterson about how he developed the language of the Fremen in the Dune films along with his wife and collabor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 44:18
  • Purchases: 1
Mother-in-Law of Oz
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What does 19th century women’s rights activist Matilda Joslyn Gage have in common with Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz? Gage’s spirit and ideas live ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 13, 2024
  • Length: 33:22
  • Purchases: 1
Class of '84: Turtles, Transformers and Toys Takeover TV
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We conclude our mini-series on 1984 by looking at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Transformers. Each one dominated TV and the toy aisles, even if ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 37:30
  • Purchases: 1
Class of '84: When Cyber Was Punk
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the second installment of our mini-series on 1984 (the year, not the novel) we look at William Gibson’s groundbreaking book Neuromancer, and how...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 36:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rise of The Villains
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of a lot of great villain debuts from The Terminator to Freddy Krueger. We look at why they don’t make bad guy...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 33:31
  • Purchases: 1
Making Blue Eye Samurai
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, I was thrilled to talk with Jane Wu, the director of the amazing Netflix series Blue Eye Samurai. We talk about why she took a live acti...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 36:15
  • Purchases: 1
Prologue to Ursula K. le Guin
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week’s episode comes from the excellent podcast The Last Archive, where they delve into the backstory behind Ursula K. le Guin's outlook on sc...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 45:51
  • Purchases: 1
@ChristmasCarol: A Holiday Tale
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week’s episode is an original audio drama. It’s been a while since I’ve interviewed fictional characters on the show. As we head into the holi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 27:41
  • Purchases: 1
Doctor Who's Power of Regeneration
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We get back in the TARDIS. In honor of Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, I’ve rewritten my 2018 episode about Doctor Who with lots of updates on how t...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 36:03
  • Purchases: 1
How One Piece Became King of the Backstories
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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One Piece is one of the most popular franchises in the world. The secret to its success may be the series creator Eiichiro Oda’s genius at writing ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:47
  • Purchases: 1
Seeing Ourselves in Norse Myths
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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So many aspects of Norse mythology perfectly fit modern action movies and fantasy genres. But bridging the gap between the values of the Vikings an...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 34:48
  • Purchases: 1
Creating Hindu Fantasy Worlds
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, I talk with Kritika H. Rao, Shveta Thakrar, Roshani Chokshi, and Ram V about the joys and challenges of writing Hindu-inspired fantasy s...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 32:24
  • Purchases: 1
Haunted Housing Market
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Which is scarier, paying off a 30-year mortgage or living with an evil spirit? We look at whether horror movies about haunted houses are really abo...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 31:07
  • Purchases: 1
Making the Sounds of Make-Believe
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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John Roesch may be one of the prolific actors in the film industry even if you’ve never seen his face or heard his voice. That’s because a great fo...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Nine Lives of Red Dwarf
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Sci-fi and comedy used to be considered a risky bet in the UK. Red Dwarf proved that wrong. I talk with the show’s co-creator Doug Naylor about how...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 30:39
  • Purchases: 1
Have You Watched...?
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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While the strikes continue to disrupt Hollywood, we’re going to run out of new shows and movies to watch. Our listeners have suggestions. Some of t...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 35:29
  • Purchases: 1
Ghosted by TV Shows
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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A lot of streaming services invested in SFF shows, hoping for the next Game of Thrones or Stranger Things. When the bubble burst, the wave of cance...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 40:18
  • Purchases: 1
Extreme Makeover: Fairy Godmother Edition
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The fairy godmother can change your fate with the flick of a wand, but lately a lot of writers have been changing her as a way to re-examine fairy ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
How to Go to Infinity and Beyond
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Star Trek wants us to believe that we could become a spacefaring species. But would we travel in a ship that looks like The Enterprise? This week, ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 27:17
  • Purchases: 2
Welcome Our New A.I. Overlords
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We look at whether sci-fi stories about artificial intelligence have primed us to understand this moment in history, or if sci-fi has distracted us...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 37:44
  • Purchases: 2
Warhammer - The Heavy Metal of Board Games
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What makes Warhammer one of the most popular tabletop games on the planet? There’s the gameplay, the miniatures and the lore. But what unites them ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 32:37
  • Purchases: 1
Why The Gothic Keeps Gaslighting Us
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Why are so many young authors turning toward the tradition of Gothic literature? Is it because we’re haunted by a past that’s still hard to confront?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 32:22
  • Purchases: 1
Haunted By Pepper's Ghost
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Why a magic trick from the Victorian era has become one of the hottest visual effects in theme parks and other live entertainment.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 27:14
  • Purchases: 1
Making The Muppets
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Bonnie Erickson explains how she came up with the designs for Miss Piggy, Waldorf and Statler, and other characters on The Muppet Show. And we talk...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 33:10
  • Purchases: 1
Miyazaki Imagines an Environment
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Caring for the environment has been a consistent theme throughout Miyazaki’s films. But what exactly has he been saying for the last four decades a...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 37:57
Entering Discworld. Population: Terry Pratchett
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Discworld rests on the backs of four giant elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle which is traveling through space. But the fantasy of Di...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 38:28
The Blazing World
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Margaret Cavendish wrote her landmark text The Blazing World as a philosophical treatise and a response to the science of her day. She had no idea ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 32:16
  • Purchases: 1
100 Years of Weird Tales
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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For 100 years, Weird Tales magazine struggled to keep publishing issues, if it was publishing at all. But now Weird Tales is seen as the Big Bang o...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 31:20
  • Purchases: 1
Catching the Mind Virus
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The first big sci-fi alternate reality games on The Internet was meant to be a joke. It got a lot darker and weirder than anyone anticipated.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 47:23
A Nation Dreams to Survive
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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As we near the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, I check in with writers I spoke with last year and learn that speculative fiction is thr...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 34:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Human Touch
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The exploitation of VFX artists and the development of AI image generation may seem like separate stories, but they’re both about how the careers o...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 31:29
  • Purchases: 1
Magic of Nghi Vo
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What if Jay Gatsby literally sold his soul to get that giant mansion? What if Hollywood studios hired changelings who could actually turn into thei...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 34:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Set Jet Crowds
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What happens to a town or a city when you layer a fantasy story on top of it? We look at how the tourism of fandom is changing places in the real w...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 38:01
  • Purchases: 1
Octavia Butler Revsisted
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We revisit my 2016 episode about Octavia Butler in honor of the 75th anniversary of her birth. And we hear a new reading from one of Butler’s class...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 35:18
  • Purchases: 1
Monsters in the Static
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We look at the subgenre of analog horror, where something sinister might be lurking in the horizontal lines and vertical holds of those old VHS tapes.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 33:11
  • Purchases: 1
Indigenous Futurisms
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We look at the artistic movement of indigenous futurism – how it’s giving voices to indigenous creators and why telling stories about werewolves, s...

Bought by Prairie Public, KALW, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 31:38
  • Purchases: 3
Songs in the Key of SF
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with composer Jeff Russo about his approach to scoring shows like Star Trek Discovery, The Umbrella Academy, and For All Mankind, and why it...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 2
Generation VTube
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, we delve into the booming world of VTubers who use motion capture technology to appear as animated characters that can interact with the...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 27:36
  • Purchases: 1
Befriend The Reaper
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with listeners about their favorite depictions of Death as a character in fantasy worlds from Sandman to Discworld to Dead Like Me, and why ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 28, 2022
  • Length: 37:18
  • Purchases: 1
Postcolonial Worlds
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with authors P. Djeli Clark, Nisi Shawl and Zen Cho about how they use magic and fantasy to reimagine the legacy of imperialism and colonial...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 1
Mentors: Balance of The Force
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In part 2 of our mini-series on mentorships, we travel to a galaxy far, far away, and look at how the philosophies of the Jedi and the Sith play ou...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1
Mentors: Dynamic Duos
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We kick off a two-part series on mentorships by looking at superheroes and their protégées. And I got to talk with writer Matt Fraction about his g...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 26:51
  • Purchases: 1
Paper Girls on Bikes
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, I talk with artist Cliff Chiang and writer Stephany Folsom about the new show Paper Girls, based on the beloved comic book series. And I...

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 25:22
  • Purchases: 1
Charting Strange New Worlds
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with writers and producers about Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and the challenge of playing within an established canon.

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 31:13
  • Purchases: 2
Guys and Dolls
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, we’re playing an episode of the excellent podcast Aria Code as they deconstruct the automation character Olympia from Tales of Hoffmann ...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2022
  • Length: 34:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Piracy
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Long before Our Flag Means Death, Blackbeard was a fantasy character dabbling in the dark arts or searching for the fountain of youth. That was by ...

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 30:50
  • Purchases: 1
200 Imaginary Worlds
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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To celebrate the 200th episode of Imaginary Worlds (!!) we check in with previous guests to see what they’ve been up to and we hear from listeners ...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 37:59
  • Purchases: 1
Mystery Science Theater Reopens
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the ‘90s, Mystery Science Theater 3000 helped define a new kind of pop culture humor. But as the show returns, I ask creator Joel Hodgson whethe...

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  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 25:29
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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.

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  • 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
Harley Quinn (Special Edition)
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When I talked with Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner in 2019 about their Harley Quinn comics, I had no idea how much their take on the character wo...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 31:47
  • Purchases: 1
Reporting on Capes, Cowls, Threats and Menaces
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Whenever I watch a superhero story, I always wonder how well informed the public are about the threats to their world, and the heroes who save the ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 32:06
  • Purchases: 1
Living in a Simulation
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with game mogul and author Rizwan Virk about whether we are actually living in a giant computer simulation, and what we think of as reality ...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 31:04
  • Purchases: 1
Guilty Pleasures
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Sci-fi and fantasy genres have come a long way from their pulpy origins to become respectable genres. But sometimes you want to see something aweso...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 37:16
  • Purchases: 1
Disco Elysium
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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There are so many reasons why Disco Elysium should not have become an award-winning video game and worldwide hit, and yet many game critics believe...

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  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:51
  • Purchases: 1
Weir Science
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Andy Weir is best known for writing very scientifically accurate books like The Martian. But in his latest book, Project Hail Mary, he ventured bey...

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  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 26:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Zen of Sci-Fi
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Speculative fiction writers have been influenced by Buddhism for so long, many fans don’t realize how many sci-fi characters and tropes have origin...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
Becky Chambers Goes Wayfaring
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Novelist Becky Chambers talks about about why she’s ending her beloved and popular Wayfarer series, and what comes next.

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 34:44
  • Purchases: 1
Music From Saturn
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Jazz and science fiction may seem to be in parallel worlds, but the musician Sun Ra saw outer space and extraterrestrial life as a way to explore i...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 27:31
  • Purchases: 1
Tron: Welcome to the Machine
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Tron is often dismissed as an outdated popcorn movie, but it was quite influential, even prophetic. I talk with Tron’s director Steven Lisberger ab...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
This Ain't No Fairy Tale
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The conventional wisdom is that the brothers Grimm collected their fairy tale tales orally from the common folk and embraced the darkest elements o...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
Embracing the Spooky Spooky
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the 1950s and ‘60s, the vibrating sound of the Theremin instrument became synonymous with sci-fi to the point where the Theremin became a genre ...

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 26:43
  • Purchases: 1
Betty Boop and the Hays Code
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Through the prism of Betty Boop, we look at how the Hays Code censorship board of the 1930s is still influencing the way Hollywood tells stories.

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 1
Camelot Forever
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Camelot probably never existed. So why have writers over the centuries tried to make us believe that for one brief shining moment, there was a Came...

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2021
  • Length: 27:29
  • Purchases: 1
Making Up Creatures (Special Edition)
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Neill Gorton, creature designer for Doctor Who and Being Human, talks about the craft of making up monsters.

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 25:49
  • Purchases: 1
Monsters of 2020
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This was a very strange year, and it deserves an unconventional recap. We look at the monsters of the past which suddenly felt relevant again from ...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fan Films Go Pro
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Fan films exist in a legal gray area between free speech and copyright infringement. But the courts favor fan films that are “transformative,” whic...

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 1
Fantasy in Translation
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We can’t get universal translators through The Enterprise or the TARDIS, so we have to rely on human translators. Of course, something is always lo...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 30:38
  • Purchases: 1
Adulting with Cowboy Bebop
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When Cowboy Bebop debuted on Cartoon Network in 2001, many of the first fans in the U.S. were kids. And it took them decades to finally understand ...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 32:07
  • Purchases: 2
Law & Order Superheroes
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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At a time when we’re reassessing the role of law enforcement in the real world, is it time to re-asses the role of vigilante super-cops in fantasy ...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fantasy and Fascism
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Can fantasy worlds teach us to recognize and combat encroaching fascism?

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 32:39
  • Purchases: 3
Ahsoka Tano - A New Hope
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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If you’re the type of Star Wars fan who knows the original trilogy by heart but hasn’t seen much else, Ahsoka Tano may be the most beloved Star War...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 2
Doug Jones: Shapeshifter
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Doug Jones is one of the most widely seen actors that many people don’t know they’ve seen, thanks to makeup artists and his incredible versatility...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 1
Dumbledore's Army (Updated)
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In this week’s episode, I talk with Jackson Bird (formally of The Harry Potter Alliance) about how transgender fans of Harry Potter can still find ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 40:40
Inverting Lovecraft
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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H.P. Lovecraft was exceptionally racist. Why are so many creators of color finding that his work can be great fodder to describe the experience of ...

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2020
  • Length: 34:48
  • Purchases: 1
Once and Future Comic Con
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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For the first time in 50 years, San Diego Comic Con was cancelled – until it was brought back to life online. But can a virtual SDCC still feel lik...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2020
  • Length: 31:01
  • Purchases: 3
Making Up Creatures
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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If we ever make contact with aliens, they probably won’t look like humans with pointy ears or bumpy noses, but as creature design is more about com...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 1
Larping in Place
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Live theater has been shut down across the country, but live action role play (a.k.a. larp) is finding new ways to thrive in digital spaces with im...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:49
Time Travel Therapy
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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People often criticize time travel for the logical inconsistencies, but what about the emotional logic these narratives? Are they psychologically u...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Curse of The Curse
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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There are countless lists of horror films that were allegedly cursed like The Exorcist and Poltergeist. But the myth of the curse became its own ty...

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  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 2
Toy Stories
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We asked our listeners to tell us about their favorite childhood toys that are providing them with a sense of comfort and security right now. Their...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 32:48
  • Purchases: 3
Solarpunk the Future
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How the Solarpunk movement of writers and artists are imagining an eco-sci-fi future in the hopes that people will be inspired to create that futur...

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
Fighting a Virtual Pandemic
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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World of Warcraft gamers have been feeling déjà vu because the COVID-19 pandemic has eerie similarities to a computer virus that took over their ga...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 25:50
  • Purchases: 1
Retcon-apalooza
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What do Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter and Doctor Who have in common? In the last few years, they’ve all seen their backstories changed radical...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 30:12
  • Purchases: 1
Making The Good Places Better
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Heaven is on our minds, at least according to pop culture, from The Good Place to Good Omens to Forever to Miracle Workers. Why are so many of thes...

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2020
  • Length: 31:11
  • Purchases: 1
Truth, Justice and The American Way
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Long before Black Panther or Hooded Justice on HBO’s Watchmen, marginalized people were fighting for justice with masks and capes – not just in fic...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 30:13
  • Purchases: 2
2001: A Filmmaking Odyssey
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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2001: A Space Odyssey was a game changer for science fiction, but the movie had a tumultuous origin story, and was initially scorned by critics. We...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Queen of Tarot
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The Rider-Waite (or Smith-Waite) deck of tarot cards is the most popular deck of all time. But few people know about the woman who designed the car...

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 24:02
  • Purchases: 2
Fear of The Borg
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The Borg are coming back in the new TV series Picard, although the writers have promised a very different storyline about Jean Luc’s arch nemesis. ...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 25:25
  • Purchases: 1
Legacy of Octavia Butler
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Ten years after the great writer passed, her work continues to be more relevant than ever.

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 2
Board Games Go Indie
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Forget Monopoly and Risk -- a new generation of indie board game designers is rethinking how we play games, and why.

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  • Added: Dec 12, 2018
  • Length: 26:01
  • Purchases: 1
Alternate Movie Posters
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Remember when movie posters were hand-crafted iconic works of commercial art? They still are in an alternative artistic universe.

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  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 24:52
  • Purchases: 1
Faith in Fantasy
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Spiritual leaders of different faith discuss the role of religion in sci-fi fantasy worlds.

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2018
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 2
Don't Mess with the Fairies
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Traditional fairy folklore was no fairy tale.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 26:04
  • 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

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
  • 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.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 23:03
  • Purchases: 1
Do You Speak Conlang?
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Constructed languages -- or conlangs for short -- are a valuable tool in worldbuilding. But once a conlang is let out in the world, the fans can do...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2018
  • Length: 26:13
  • Purchases: 1
Imaginary Deaths
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Listeners share their stories of how they grieved the loss of their favorite fictional characters.

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 28:27
  • 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...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:55
  • 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.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 35:35
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 32:29
  • Purchases: 1
Jack Kirby's Marvels
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Infinity War brought together Marvel characters from across the universe, but many of them already shared a common bond -- their creator Jack Kirby.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 32:03
  • Purchases: 1
Living in Space
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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People dream of living away from the Earth, from an impossibly curved space habitat to a moon base on the verge of breaking apart.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 31:19
  • Purchases: 1
Visions of Philip K. Dick
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What do aliens, God, the KGB, and ancient Romans all have in common? They each may have tried to contact sci-fi author Philip K. Dick in 1974.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 26:19
  • Purchases: 1
Stuck in the Uncanny Valley
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What does it take to create digital humans that can pass for the real thing?

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 26:22
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Arwen Curry discusses her documentary, Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, about how the daughter of a Berkeley anthropologist became a master of fantasy ...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 24:36
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the Daleks
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The most dangerous creatures in the universe of Doctor Who -- The Daleks -- look like they were built out of household appliances. But the show wou...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:44
  • Purchases: 1
Traveling in The TARDIS
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Doctor Who always includes at least one companion traveling with The Doctor. But going that deep into the universe can change a person in ways they...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 1
Doctor Who?
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I kick off my three-part series on the alien who has no name and no possessions except for a spaceship/time machine that he stole. Even his face (o...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 33:09
  • Purchases: 2
Politics of The Expanse
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The creators of The Expanse novels and TV show discuss why a future war between human colonies across the solar system feels relevant to our politi...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 26:43
  • Purchases: 1
Robot Collar Jobs
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Are we prepared for a future where robots are the most sought after employees?

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 21:03
  • Purchases: 1
On The Front Lines of Fantasy
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Can the subgenre of military sci-fi and fantasy help civilians better understand the military experience while mixing in aliens and sorcerers?

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 22:20
  • Purchases: 2
The Haunted Mansion
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We all know it. We all love it. But the The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland actually had a fraught 12-year long development where many people wo...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 24:11
  • Purchases: 1
Rappers with Arm Cannons
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the second half of my mini-series on musical worlds, I talk with Sammus and Mega Ran, hip hop artists that create concept albums about their fav...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 21:20
  • Purchases: 2
Worldbuilding with Music
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the first of a series on musical worlds, I talk with members of Vertigo Drift about their sci-fi concept album Phase 3.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 14:29
  • Purchases: 2
Technobabble
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist podcast helps me figure out why some technobabble is good, bad or just plain baffling.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 24:15
  • Purchases: 1
Scott Snyder
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week I open the vault to play an extended cut of my 2014 interview with the Batman comic book writer Scott Snyder.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:37
  • Purchases: 1
Evil Plans
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The evil plan is the much maligned trope of superhero and other fantasy genres. But it doesn't have to be that way.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Book of Dune
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How do Muslims readers feel about Dune since the book appropriates aspects of Islam and Arab culture to tell an unconventional hero's journey?

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 26:19
  • Purchases: 2
World War EVE
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Players from around the world explain why they live a double life in a virtual galaxy called EVE Online.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:33
  • Purchases: 1
Imagining the Internet
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Did sci-fi authors imagine social media and the Internet before it existed?

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 21:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Real Twin Peaks
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Twin Peaks may feel like an unreal place, but some people wonder if their hometowns share too much in common with David Lynch's show.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 22:19
  • Purchases: 1
Designing Bojack's World
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Lisa Hanawalt explains how her love of drawing horse people lead to being creative director of the Netflix series Bojack Horseman.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:31
  • Purchases: 1
Healing Through Horror
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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A writer and filmmaker explain why they love horror films not just for the thrills, but because the genre helped them mourn for lost loved ones.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 23:10
  • Purchases: 1
New York 2140
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Kim Stanley Robinson's new novel imagines how New Yorkers would adapt to sea level rise by turning the city into a Super Venice.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:39
  • Purchases: 2
Beyond the Iron Curtain
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Soviet science fiction reveals the hopes and anxieties of people living behind the Iron Curtain.

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 25:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Spirit of Will Eisner
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How Will Eisner became the "father of the graphic novel."

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 32:06
  • Purchases: 1
28 Days of Black Cosplay
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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A social media hashtag celebrates black Cosplayers and the spin they put on classic characters.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:11
  • Purchases: 3
Growing Up Avatar-American
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender captured the Asian-American experience -- even if there's no America in that fantasy world.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 27:01
  • Purchases: 3
Atari vs The Imagination Gap
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The book "The Art of Atari" is full of eye candy, but it's also about how Atari became a superstar company -- until it was Game Over.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:08
  • Purchases: 2
Workin' on the Death Star
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The 1994 film Clerks posed a moral dilemma that Star Wars fans -- and George Lucas -- have wrestled with for decades.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 22:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Man In the High Castle
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The creators of the Amazon series talk about building a world we don't want to imagine -- but we need to.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caps Lock Harry
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Reading Harry Potter helps trauma survivors understand their experiences, and feel less alone.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:45
  • Purchases: 3
The Sorting Hat
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The Sorting Hat has transcended the Harry Potter books and become a phenomenon that makes us question who we really are.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:46
  • Purchases: 2
Magical Thinking
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Fantasy novelists work hard to make us believe in magic, but scientists say we already do.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 21:51
  • Purchases: 2
Fantasy Maps
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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What Google Maps and Middle-earth have in common.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:07
  • Purchases: 2
The Hobbit and The Hippies
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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J.R.R. Tolkien was baffled why the counter-culture in the 1960s had embraced his world of Middle-earth.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:29
  • Purchases: 3
Ghost in the Shell
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Ghost in the Shell was groundbreaking, visually and thematically. The 1995 Japanese animated film (or anime) was unapologetically for adults. The s...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:35
  • Purchases: 2
Undertale
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How did a quirky low budget indie video game take the gaming world by storm?

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 19:45
  • Purchases: 3
The Year Without a Summer
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How a cataclysmic volcanic eruption inspired a teenage girl to write a literary masterpiece.

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 17:23
  • Purchases: 5
Then She Fell
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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An immersive theatrical show takes me inside the asylum of Alice in Wonderland

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 21:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Robot Uprising
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How much does the legacy of slavery haunt our visions of the future, where we expect robots to do our bidding?

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:05
  • Purchases: 4
Humans: New & Improved
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When Graeme Manson started as a showrunner for Orphan Black, he needed to create villains who believe humans should take control of their own evolu...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:54
  • Purchases: 3
Economics of Thrones and Starships
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Whether you're running the seven kingdoms of Westeros or flying to Mars -- you have to figure out how to pay for everything. Many economists are fa...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:12
  • Purchases: 2
Becoming Godzilla
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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A pair of Godzilla-obsessed brothers set out to win a costume contest, and learn what it takes to become a monster.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:01
  • Purchases: 2
When Cthulhu Calls
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When it comes to monsters, I'm really fascinated by Cthulhu. The horror writer H.P. Lovecraft describes it as a gargantuan, aquatic being with tent...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 19:47
  • Purchases: 1
Dracula From Nebraska
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We all know that Bram Stoker based the character of Dracula off Vlad the Impailer, the Romanian prince who fought off the Turks. Or that's the urba...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 22:45
  • Purchases: 3
Imagining Wonder Woman
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Wonder Woman is finally going to make her cinematic debut in Batman v Superman. Bringing her to the big screen has been a long and fraught process....

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 24:18
  • Purchases: 1
Why They Fight
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Batman vs Superman. Captain America vs Iron Man. Daredevil vs Punisher. These days, we seem to be more interested in watching superheroes fight eac...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 23:30
  • Purchases: 1
Inside the Snow Globe
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Piece image
Tom Fontana is a writer and producer who worked on St. Elsewhere in the 1980s. The show was a pretty straightforward hospital drama, but Fontana ha...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 4
The Expanded Universe
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When The Force Awakens came out, millions flocked to the theaters to find out what happened to the characters since Return of the Jedi. But hardcor...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 1
Han Shot Solo
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In 1997, George Lucas digitally altered Han Solo's introduction. But that additional special effect sparked a war between Lucas and the fans that w...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:52
  • Purchases: 1
Slave Leia
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The gold metal bikini has become the dominant image of Princess Leia from Cosplay to toy shelves. But the context of that costume -- being a sex sl...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:04
  • Purchases: 3
Empire vs Rebels
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The epic battle between the Evil Empire and the Rebel Alliance has became a metaphor we love to use in sports and politics. But what happens when y...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:38
  • Purchases: 3
1977
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire . . . Bef...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 23:22
  • Purchases: 3
First Contact
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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They arrive out of nowhere in shockingly large ships, brandishing weapons we've never seen, offering false promises of peace when they really want ...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 12:11
  • Purchases: 3
The Truth is Out There
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are reopening The X-Files in January 2016. And the Internet couldn't be more excited. Every casting update, e...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 20:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rolling the Twenty Sided Dice
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I never played Dungeons & Dragons as a kid, but after reading interviews with lots of interesting creative people who credit D&D with their success...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 31:04
  • Purchases: 2
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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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...

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  • 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.

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  • 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...

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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...

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  • 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 ...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:34
  • Purchases: 3
Origin Stories
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Luke Skywalker action figure, Credit: Eric Molinsky
What makes a great origin story -- for superheroes or regular people going on a job interview?

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  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 15:21
  • 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 ...

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  • 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.

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  • 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...

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  • 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?

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  • 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...

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  • 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.

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  • 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...

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  • 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? ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 17:22
  • Purchases: 3
The Mysterious James Tiptree
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Alice Sheldon, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Alice Sheldon served in the OSS and the CIA. And then she went deep undercover posing as a male science fiction writer. It wasn't an assignment, it...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 23:44
  • Purchases: 2
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
Fan Fiction (Don't Judge)
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Piece image
Sci-fi and fantasy have always been a big part of fan fiction, but fan fiction hasn't always gotten respect in return. Has fan fic gotten a bad rap?

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 2
Reimagining the Gods
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Piece image
Novelist Madeline Miller reimagines The Iliad and The Odyssey from the point of view of secondary characters.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 30:23
Choose Your Own Adventure
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Piece image
How much control do we really want over the characters we play in video games?

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2019
  • Length: 30:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Power of the Makeover Mage
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Piece image
Video games can give you the option of customizing the look or gender of your character. For many transgender players, that option played a signifi...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2019
  • Length: 27:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Man Behind the Sword
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Piece image
Few people know the rich history behind Conan the Barbarian, and his creator Robert E. Howard.

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 1
Tales of Margaret Brundage
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How a pioneering pulp fiction magazine illustrator reimagined women for fantasy and horror genres.

Bought by WLRH and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 06, 2019
  • Length: 25:46
  • Purchases: 2
Slaughterhouse at Fifty
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Kurt Vonnegut had a unique way of processing his wartime trauma -- he used science fiction. But why did the aliens in Slaughterhouse Five look like...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 20, 2019
  • Length: 01:01:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Hero's Journey Endgame
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When Joseph Campbell first wrote about The Hero's Journey, he didn't intend it to become a blueprint for blockbuster SF franchises. Could 2019 be t...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 05, 2019
  • Length: 31:02
  • Purchases: 1
Rod Serling's Key of Imagination
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Rod Serling's voice is still speaking to us well beyond The Twilight Zone.

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 17, 2019
  • Length: 32:47
  • Purchases: 2
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
Sidekicks: Tonto and Kato
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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There wasn’t anything authentic about Tonto and Kato, but that didn’t matter to the audiences who enjoyed their team-ups with The Lone Ranger and T...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:12
  • Purchases: 1
Sidekicks: Harley Quinn
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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In the conclusion of our mini-series on sidekicks, we look at how Harley Quinn began as a sidekick to a villain, and found her way to the heart of ...

Bought by WCNY and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 29, 2019
  • Length: 26:31
  • Purchases: 2
Nerdlesque
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Burlesque has merged with geek culture to form nerdlesque – where characters from Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who and other fantasy franchises str...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2019
  • Length: 24:40
Hero Props vs. Fake Props
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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The sci-fi fantasy market is a hot commodity, but it’s also drawn in swindlers with the skills to create fake props and believable backstories abou...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 28:32
  • 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
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...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 30:31
  • 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
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...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1
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.

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 32:59
  • 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 ...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 24:20
  • Purchases: 2
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...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:06
  • 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 ...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 31:34
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
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
Peace.
From: Jenna Hammerich
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When you're raised by hippies, anything goes.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2008
  • Length: 12:26
  • Purchases: 2
Buck, Naked
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: Buck Dietz poses at an afternoon life drawing session at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...

Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 7
Hope, Part Three: Are We Really Doomed?
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Hope (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
Can hope co-exist with cataclysmic realities like climate change? We conclude our "Hope" series with a look at the future.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KTRT RADIO INC, KICI Iowa City, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBIA


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Hope, Part Two: How Do We Make It?
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Hope (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
We continue our three part series on hope. Can you create it through activism, faith, music or some other action?

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KTRT RADIO INC, KSFR, KICI Iowa City, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Hope, Part One: Where Does It Come From?
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Hope (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
We begin our three part series on hope. Is it something we’re innately born with or something we can choose to have?

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KTRT RADIO INC, KICI Iowa City, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBIA


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5

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