DESTINIES - THE VOICE OF SCIENCE FICTION
airs on Fridays at 11:30 PM on WUSB, 90.1 FM, the radio station of the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Hundreds of writers, artists, editors, actors, producers, directors, and musicians have appeared on the program since its debut in April, 1983. Here are some of the best Classic Destinies episodes from the last 42 years.
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April 28, 1995 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Shirley Walker's score for "Memoirs of an Invisible Man." NASA and the Ford Motor Company work together in a Technology Transfer agreement. Gabe Kaplan performs "Exorcist" in memory of Howard Cosell. On the Destinies Radio Theater, Batman chooses a successor, and Bane announces his plan to rule Gotham City's underworld in episode 10 of "Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga."
September 19, 1997 Remembering actor Burgess Meredith (11/16/07-9/9/97) with "Batman Pows the Penguin," from the "Batman" television soundtrack, featuring the voices of Burgess Meredith, Adam West, and Burt Ward. Saluting the debut of "The New Batman/Superman Adventures with a Destinies Radio Theater Double Feature. First, Batman's enemies swap stories about how they "Almost Got 'im" adapted from the "Batman: The Animated Series" episode. Then, Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent to interview "The Weather Forecaster," as "The Weather Mystery" begins in episode 52 of "Superman."
April 30, 1993 10th anniversary Special featuring an encore of the original Destinies pilot from 4/27/83 (including Gary Halada's review of L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth, music by Synergy, and Mike Botwin's interview with Isaac Asimov), a retrospective of Destinies' history by Gary Halada and Howard Margolin, NASA's The Space Story featuring John Glenn, Dennis Daniel and Steve Morrison's "Star Trek V: The Final Effrontery," "Starfleet Beat" by Phasers on Stun, and L. Sprague de Camp's "Lament By A Maker," performed by Howard.
July 4, 1986 John Madonia previews recently released and upcoming films, and reviews Roger Zelazny's "The Courts of Chaos," in "Things to Come." John and Gary Halada review "Labyrinth." Howard Margolin interviews writer Terry Nation, creator of the Daleks and "Blake's 7," at Creation Convention in New York City.
April 23, 2004 Part 2 of the Emerald Rose concert at I-Con 23. The Celtic-American Folk Rock Band performs "Merry May Folk," "Maggie Lauder," "Caledonia," "Pagan Girl," "Drowsy Maggie," "Green Groves of Erin," and more.
April 16, 2004 Part one of a 2-part concert by Emerald Rose, recorded at I-Con 23. The Celtic-American Folk Rock Band performs "Star of the County Down," "Fire in the Head," "The Hobbit Set," "Take Me Down to Her Water," and other Celtic classics.
April 2, 2004 Howard Margolin, Film Track Leader Jim Knusch, Barry Loberfeld, and filksinger Adam Goss assemble live in the WUSB studio to reminisce about the guests and events of I-Con 23. Hear about the high and low points of the panels and the Cabaret, encounters with the media guests, and an exclusive performance of a song by Adam, parodying one of Emerald Rose's most popular tunes.
March 12, 2004 Howard Margolin celebrates his 20th anniversary with Destinies by presenting the I-Con 23 Performers Preview, featuring songs by Peter Jurasik, Sudden Death, Kenny Young and the Eggplants, Voltaire, and Emerald Rose. Christopher DeFilippis discusses controversial casting choices in "DeFlip Side" Volume 2, Number 32.
August 26, 2005 Remembering actor Paul Winchell (12/21/1922-6/24/2005) with the theme from "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines." Honoring the memory of composer Joe Harnell (8/2/1924-7/14/2005) with a Soundtrack Spotlight on his score for "The Incredible Hulk" TV series. Christopher DeFilippis discusses a new way to enjoy short stories in volume 2, number 49 of "DeFlip Side." Captain Zorikh introduces the Boogie Knights at the I-Con 24 Cabaret.
November 5, 1999 Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Merl Saunders and the Grateful Dead's score for the 1985 revival of "The Twilight Zone." Nana Visitor and Dwight Schultz begin the narration of "The Unofficial X-Files Companion" by N.E. Genge, with analysis of the episodes "Pilot" and "Deep Throat." On the Destinies Radio Theater, "The Mayan Mystery" continues as the Man of Steel helps Major Dover and Chief Taso reach "The Temple of Ashta," in episode 83 of "Superman."
August 16, 2002 Live telephone interview with author Richard Matheson, who discusses his career and his novel "Hunted Past Reason."
January 14, 2005 Howard Margolin and Tony Tellado of "Sci-Fi Talk" interview Katee Sackhoff at I-Con 23. Katee reflects on coming to her first science fiction convention, taking over the part of Starbuck for the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica," getting to know Dirk Benedict, working with her fellow cast members, her acting background, shooting scenes in the Viper, her childhood experiences with watching science fiction, her current genre TV favorites, and more.
January 31, 1992 In Destinies' 7th annual salute to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger, learn about the crew of the Space Life Sciences (SLS-1) Mission and NASA's Deputy Administrator J.R. Thompson in 2 episodes of "The Space Story." Rush performs "Countdown." Arthur C. Clarke reads "Through the Star Gate" from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Aldo and Dora return home in episode 14 of "Dishpan Fantasy."
June 25, 1993 Learn about how microgravity processing can help develop materials in space for commercial use in an installment of NASA's "The Space Story." On the Destinies Radio Theater, can the Lone Ranger help to save the life of Gunpowder, "The Army Mule?" Find out in this episode originally broadcast on June 14, 1954.
January 16, 2004 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Don Davis' score for "The Matrix Reloaded." Robert O'Reilly and Dwight Schultz present part 7 of Phil Farrand's "Nitpicker's Fun & Games for Next Generation Trekkers." Christopher DeFilippis the best and worst books he read in 2003 in Volume 2, Number 30 of "DeFlip Side."
September 10, 2004 Honoring the memory of composer Elmer Bernstein (4/4/1922-8/18/2004) with a Soundtrack Spotlight Memorial Special featuring music from "The Ten Commandments," "Saturn 3," "An American Werewolf in London," "Heavy Metal," "Ghostbusters," "Spies Like Us," and "Wild, Wild West."
July 15, 2005 The Destinies Film Review Team (Howard Margolin, Christopher DeFilippis, Phil Merkel) assembles to discuss "Fantastic Four." How do the opinions about the film vary between people who are familiar with the comics and someone who has no familiarity with the source material? Were there any standouts in the cast? Which character was completely misinterpreted? And what is the film worth on the Famous Destinies Zero to $7.50 Rating Scale?
December 31, 1993 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on the films of 1993, including "Jurassic Park," "Coneheads," "Groundhog Day," "The Three Musketeers," and "Last Action Hero," as well as Yanni's "One Man's Dream," from his album "In My Time." Plus, learn how American astronauts and Russian Cosmonauts train together for joint missions and about the Research External Vision Display for the next generation of high-speed civil transport aircraft, in two installments of NASA's "The Space Story."
January 25, 2002 Audiobook Sampler: In Destinies' 17th annual Challenger Memorial, Edward Hermann and James Lovell recall the Apollo 1 disaster of January 27, 1967, as they read part 2 of "Apollo 13." Sarah Brightman performs "Captain Nemo."
April 13, 2001 Celebrating Friday the 13th by recalling the events of April 13, 1970, as Edward Herrmann and James Lovell read from "Apollo 13" on the Destinies Audiobook Sampler. On the Destinies Radio Theater, ZPPR Productions present "A Long Friday," in which a young man's run of bad luck takes a surprising turn.
November 15, 1996 Star Trek Audiobook Sampler: George Takei reads part 2 of Vonda N. McIntyre's "Enterprise: The First Adventure." Music from Fred Steiner's score for "Star Trek: Mudd's Women." Destinies Radio Theater: Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen try to figure out "The Coded Message" in episode 38 of "Superman." Howard Margolin provides comic book industry updates in the 104th edition of "Graphic Detail." The Super-Testing of Joe concludes as "The Destinies-Joe Evangelista Wars" continue.
November 8, 1996 Destinies Audiobook Sampler: William Shatner introduces the "Star Trek 25th Anniversary Audio Collection." Leonard Nimoy and George Takei read part 1 of Vonda N. McIntyre's "Star Trek: Enterprise-The First Adventure." The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Fred Steiner's score for "Star Trek: Charlie X." Destinies Radio Theater: Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen investigate "Dr. Hagen's Lab" as "The Airplane Mystery" continues in episode 37 of "Superman.
July 10, 1987 Howard Weinstein performs "Hail, Columbia" at the I-Con VI Cabaret. John Madonia reviews David Brin's novel "The Uplift War." The Narrator (Richard Burton) meets Parson Nathaniel (Philip Lynott) and his wife (Julie Covington) in part 5 of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War of the Worlds." Howard Margolin interviews Howard Weinstein at Creation Convention's Starlog Festival.
Curtain Up! August 24, 1986 Spotlighting the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the Tony Award-winning musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," featuring book, music, and lyrics by Rupert Holmes. Howard Margolin hosts and provides the plot synopsis introducing each song.
Curtain Up! July 20, 1986 The soundtrack to "Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I" is featured, including dialogue and music from the movie. In addition, the show features songs by Mel Brooks and composer John Morris from some of their earlier collaborations, including "The Producers," "The Twelve Chairs," and "Blazing Saddles."
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