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Your favorite movies would not be the same without John Williams

July 24, 2023 Culture, History

Music professor Frank Lehman discusses the composer’s brilliance and how his oeuvre augments the action and adventure of the modern classics we love.

From Star Trek to Star Wars: Our obsession with space

January 25, 2023 Culture, Science and Technology

Margaret A. Weitekamp from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum joins us to discuss how popular culture has tapped into our fascination with space from – Star Trek and Star Wars to Buck Rogers and Buzz Lightyear.

The Year In Movies

December 17, 2015 Culture

This hour, we’ll talk about the best of 2015 – and if “The Force Awakens” delivers.

How To Speak Dothraki

October 6, 2015 Culture, Language

We’ll talk about how fictional foreign tongues add to their fantastical stories with David J. Peterson, author of “The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building.”