Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi

On Rewind, Tony Zooms with Emmy‑nominated composer Michael A. Levine, a creator whose musical fingerprints are everywhere—from the instantly recognizable Kit Kat Bar jingle to the haunting, otherworldly soundscape of Freeform’s hit series Siren.

In this conversation, Levine pulls back the curtain on his creative process, revealing how he blends experimentation, emotional intuition, and a deep respect for sonic storytelling. One of the most fascinating insights: how he wove real whale vocalizations into the DNA of the Siren main theme, transforming natural marine communication into a musical language that feels both ancient and eerily new.

This episode also features musical cues throughout, giving listeners a rare chance to hear Levine’s ideas in context as he discusses them.

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From SDCC, a look back at season one with Robert Carlyle, David Blue, Brian J Smith, Alaina Huffman and more.

I disccused this film with director Paul Nicoletos and his star Tedi Nicoletos as they tried to get financing. The film met it's goal and a short was produced.

In this episode, Tony sits down with award‑winning author, activist, and digital rights advocate Cory Doctorow to explore his acclaimed story collection Radicalized — four near‑future novellas that channel our deepest cultural anxieties into sharp, human‑centered speculative fiction.

Doctorow’s work has always lived at the crossroads of technology, power, and personal agency, and Radicalized distills those themes into four unforgettable narratives:

“Unauthorized Bread” — a tale of immigrant resilience in a world where even your toaster is locked behind DRM.

“Model Minority” — a superhero story that interrogates complicity, policing, and the myth of the “good immigrant.”

“Radicalized” — a darkly empathetic look at healthcare injustice and the online communities that form around desperation.

“The Masque of the Red Death” — a survivalist fantasy turned moral reckoning.

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In the Long Walk, Director Mattie Do talks about her film that is difficult to put in one box alone. Is it science fiction, fantasy, are there horror elements ? Lots of layers to explore in this interesting film. Not the Stephen King adaptation.

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Talented composer who has worked with Edgar Wright plus Howard Shore on the Lord Of The Rings original trilogy as well. He won an Oscar for his original score for the film Gravity. 

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Happy New Year as we start yet another year of episodes. Welcome to a series of episodes starting with Keith David, followed by the Oscar Winning Composer for Gravity, And a look at the Human Element Of Mars

Great actor and narrator talks about his SF audio drama, Flight 008. I ask him the question Was Childs a Thing in that movie at the end ? He tells me his theory. 

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A military veteran and author tells me about his book, Inhuman. Set in 1969, and Captain Brandon Doran is made an  offer he can't refuse. Take the government deal, and his tarnished military record is wiped clean. The mission: North Vietnam, to find out what happened to a unit. But there is more than meets the eye that they come face to face with.

Actor talked to me about a new way for fans to get autographs and we chat Q's getting older on Star Trek Picard, and how Q original plan didn't work for the actor.