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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November 5, 1993 "Weird Al" Yankovic sings "Jurassic Park." NASA uses airborne scanners to battle phylloxera infestation in California's wine country in an installment of "The Space Story." "Back Against the Wall" and "Re-Jigue" from Alan Parsons' album "Try Anything Once." Michael Dorn and Marc Okrand present lesson one of "Power Klingon: Mastering the Language of Warriors."
June 18, 1985 John Madonia continues to preview the films of the summer of 1985, and relates a story about "Dr. Cloner's Genetic Engineering Home Cloning Kit," from the May, 1985 issue of OMNI. "Weird Al" Yankovic performs "Yoda." Howard Margolin concludes his interview with Marvel Comics writer and editor Mark Gruenwald, recorded at Long Island Comics. Music from Wendy Carlos' "Tron" score. Ralph Schiano previews the outdoor convention "Galacticon." Also hosted by Gary Halada and George Krauter.
June 11, 1985 John Madonia previews the films of the summer of 1985 and reviews Graham Masterson's novel "Tengu." Music from Stu Phillips' score for "Battlestar Galactica." Howard Margolin presents part one of an interview with Marvel Comics writer, editor, and artist Mark Gruenwald, recorded at Long Island Comics. Ralph Schiano, John Madonia, and George Krauter review "The Goonies."
September 20, 1996 Destinies Audiobook Sampler: Tony Roberts reads part 2 of Andrew Vachss' "Batman: The Ultimate Evil." Filksinger Tom Smith performs "Rotten Robin." Destinies Radio Theater: Clark Kent learns he has a 48-hour deadline to solve "The Airplane Mystery" in episode 36 of "Superman." Outtakes from the George Takei interview recorded at I-Con XIII. Howard Margolin reads an email from long-time listener A. Jorge Garcia, then finds out if Joe is faster than a speeding bullet, as "The Destinies-Joe Evangelista Wars" continue.
September 13, 1996 Music from David Newman's score for "The Phantom." Destinies Audiobook Sampler: Tony Roberts reads part one of Andrew Vachss' novel "Batman: The Ultimate Evil." Destinies Radio Theater: Dick Tracy in "The Case of the Broken Window," originally aired on September 13, 1946.
March 13, 1998 "Babylon 5" actor Jerry Doyle's Press Conference at I-Con XIV with Howard Margolin, Tony Tellado of "Sci-Fi Talk," and Mike Zmuda of "The Centaurian Sentinel."
May 14, 1985 John Madonia previews upcoming films, television and literature, and reviews the 1966-1967 animated series "Batfink" in "Things to Come." Gary Halada introduces Andrew Powell's "Tavern Fight" from the soundtrack of "Ladyhawke," and reviews "The Land of Laughs" by Jonathan Carroll. Howard Margolin interviews Deluxe Comics editor Ed Laufer at I-Con IV, then teams with Ralph Schiano to review "DefCon 4." Ralph reviews the mini-series "Space" and "Spaceflight."
May 7, 1985 Howard Margolin interviews Phil Foglio and Susan Johnson of the comedy troupe The Zanti Misfits at I-Con IV. Howard, John Madonia, and Ralph Schiano leave messages to the people of 2085 in the Stony Brook Time Capsule, buried on the University campus on May 10, 1985. Plus, Andrew Powell's "Main Title" from "Ladyhawke."
April 29, 2005 Destinies' hour-long 22nd anniversary special featuring volume 2, number 45 of Christopher DeFilippis' "DeFlip Side," encore readings by authors Justin Gustainis, Glenn Greenberg, Marc Vun Kannon, Scott Nicholson, Dr. William Katz, and Keith R.A. DeCandido. Richard Dreyfuss reads an excerpt from Gary Tigerman's "The Orion Protocol." Plus, music by David Arkenstone, Alan Parsons, and the Ventures' version of "Classical Gas."
December 20, 1985 A science fiction music special featuring songs by the Eagles ("Journey of the Sorcerer"), Peter Howell ("The Astronauts"), Arthur Rubenstein ("Blue Thunder Main Theme"), Giorgio Moroder ("The Duel"), Walter Carlos ("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"), and the Intergalactic Touring Band ("A Planet Called Monday"). Plus, the Destinies crew celebrates the end of the semester with a special dinner as "The Destinies-Joe Evangelista Wars" continue.
September 12, 2003 Celebrating the 10th anniversaries of "The X-Files," and "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." Nana Visitor and Dwight Schultz analyze the first season episode "The Jersey Devil" in an installment of "The Unofficial X-Files Companion" by N. E. Genge. On the Destinies Radio Theater, Superman battles a fleet of invading UFOs, and other surprise enemies in "Double Trouble."
July 10, 1992 Howard Margolin relates comic book industry news in "Graphic Detail" # 66. Celebrating the heroes of the Golden Age of Science Fiction with music by L. Ron Hubbard from his soundtrack for "Battlefield: Earth," a Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight on Stu Phillips' score for "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," part 6 of "Flash Gordon" featuring music by Queen, and "Superman: The Man from Krypton" on the Destinies Radio Theater.
January 30, 2004 19th annual memorial for the crews of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as remembering author, educator, and artist Hal Clement (5/30/1922-10/29/2003) with an encore of an interview with Hal conducted by Ralph Schiano, originally aired on 1/29 & 2/5/85.
July 3, 1992 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Danny Elfman's score for "Darkman." Learn about NASA's study of asteroids in an installment of "The Space Story." Howard Margolin previews the initial offerings from "The Sci-Fi Channel." John Cornetto interviews author eluki bes shahar at Lunacon 1992. Destinies Radio Theater: Part 5 of "Flash Gordon" featuring music by Queen and dialogue from the original film soundtrack.
June 5, 1992 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Cliff Eidelman's score for "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country." Learn about how the CELSS group is studying ways to make long-distance manned space voyages self-sustaining in an installment of NASA's "The Space Story." Howard Margolin performs L. Sprague DeCamp's poem "Lament By A Maker," to music by Synergy. On the Destinies Radio Theater, Ming the Merciless attacks Earth, and Dr. Zarkov enlists the help of Flash Gordon and Dale Arden in part one of "Flash Gordon," featuring music by Queen.
April 19, 1991 I-Con 10 Mystery Guest special featuring authors George Zebrowski and Pamela Sargent, author and scientist Charles Pellegrino, and Marvel Comics promotions director Steve Saffel joining co-hosts Howard Margolin and Glenn Greenberg in the WUSB studio for a live, impromptu panel.
February 28, 1986 John Madonia previews movies, books, and Lunacon in "Things to Come." Ralph Schiano presents an I-Con V Update. At Creation Convention in New York City, Howard Margolin speaks with two first-time comic book dealers from "Death's Bargain Corner," then interviews "Doctor Who" actor Mark Strickson, who played Vislor Turlough during Peter Davison's era.
February 17, 1995 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Graeme Revell's score for "The Crow." Learn how the United States and Russia are combining their knowledge for joint missions aboard the Mir space station and the future International Space Station in an installment of NASA's "The Space Story." On the Destinies Radio Theater, Batman has his first encounter with Bane, and Robin and Azrael team up to battle Killer Croc in episode 3 of "Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga."
October 31, 2003 Destinies' 21st annual Halloween Special featuring Captain America in "The Haunting of Skull House," adapted from the story in "Captain America" # 326 by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary. On the eve of Halloween, Captain America's greatest enemy returns.
January 28, 2005 20th annual memorial for the crews of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia with a look back at the Apollo 1 disaster of January 27, 1967 from the LP "To the Moon: The Story in Sound," narrated by Sorrell Booke, and music from Vic Mizzy's score for "The Reluctant Astronaut." Christopher DeFilippis lists his best and worst reads of 2004 in volume 2, number 42 of "DeFlip Side." In honor of the 10th anniversary of "Star Trek: Voyager," the City of Prague Philharmonic performs Jerry Goldsmith's "Main Title" for the series.
September 27, 2002 Live telephone interview with actor/writer/producer Richard Hatch, who makes his 4th appearance to discuss and read from his novel "Battlestar Galactica: Rebellion," and provide an update on his project, "The Great War of Magellan."
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."
November 5, 1993
