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 40 years.
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March 29, 1991 Learn about the X-29 aircraft in an installment of NASA's "The Space Story." Destinies Radio Theater: Part 2 of The Firesign Theatre's "Everything You Know is Wrong."
September 20, 1991 The Destinies Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Alan Silvestri's score for "Back to the Future Part II." Learn about biomass burning in an installment of NASA's "The Space Story." On the Destinies Radio Theater, "He Helps the Colonel's Son," in episode 4 of "The Adventures of the Lone Ranger."
June 7, 1991 Highlights from the I-Con X Cabaret, featuring Jon Levene as the Master of Ceremonies. Includes the Whos Brothers performing "Time Lord," plus original music by Wings Hauser and stand-up comedy from Laura Banks and Joe Massett.
November 2, 1990 Music by Trevor Jones from the soundtrack of "Arachnophobia." Learn about NASA's safety efforts within the Space Shuttle program in an installment of "The Space Story." Spider-Man faces "The Mark of the Man-Wolf" in a presentation of the Destinies Radio Theater.
November 12, 1999 Live telephone interview with Ford A. Thaxton, producer of the 4-CD set "Twilight Zone: The 40th Anniversary Collection," featuring excerpts from Bernard Herrmann's "Outer Space Suite," and Jerry Goldsmith's score for "Nervous Man in a $4.00 Room."
November 1, 1985 Destinies' 3rd annual Halloween Special begins with part two of Ralph Schiano's interview with Colin Baker, the Sixth Doctor. Then, following Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising," a trilogy of terror begins with John Madonia reading Lisa Tuttle's "Dollburger." Then, Glenn Hauman introduces Howard Margolin's reading of "Where There's a Will" by Richard Matheson and Richard Christian Matheson. Finally, Gary Halada reads "To Leech His Own" by Richard S. Halada. Howard and John encounter a werewolf as "The Destinies-Joe Evangelista Wars" continue.
October 25, 1985 "Graphic Detail" # 2: Howard Margolin lists upcoming cancellations, then joins with Mike Botwin and Glenn Hauman to discuss and speculate about John Byrne's reboot of Superman. Ralph Schiano speaks to Colin Baker in part one of a two-part interview. Plus, the Science Council of Krypton passes judgement on Joe, as the Destinies-Joe Evangelista Wars continue.
October 15, 1993 Selections from the Broadway cast recording of "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman." Learn about the effects of long-term space flight on the human body in a chapter of NASA's "The Space Story." On the Destinies Radio Theater, Superman fights to save the city of Rio de Janeiro from "The Killer Bees."
February 3, 1995 Prince performs "Batdance" and "Partyman" from the soundtrack of "Batman." Learn how the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour overhauled the Hubble Space Telescope in an installment of NASA's "The Space Story." "Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga" begins on the Destinies Radio Theater.
February 4, 2005 Vlad Tsepis introduces Voltaire as the final act at the I-Con 23 Cabaret. The Goth and Science Fiction comedy musician performs "Goodnight, Demonslayer," "Bomb New Jersey," and an expanded version of "U.S.S. Make Shit Up," as well as relating his encounter with the stars of "Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict" at an earlier I-Con. Plus, "Lovesong," from Voltaire's album "Now and Again."
September 6, 2002 Leonard Nimoy describes the traditions and prayers of the Jewish New Year in "The Birthday of the World: Rosh Hashanah." Christopher DeFilippis reviews the fourth season of "Farscape" in volume 2, # 14 of "DeFlip Side." On the Destinies Audiobook Sampler, Peter David reads part 2 of his novel "Sir Apropos of Nothing."
August 30, 2002 The Destinies Debut Soundtrack Spotlight shines on Danny Elfman and Will Smith's music for "Men in Black II." Dennis Miller rants about "UFOs." Peter David reads part one of his novel "Sir Apropos of Nothing" on the Destinies Audiobook Sampler.
July 3, 1984 Celebrating Independence Day with "The Monument" from Jerry Goldsmith's score for "Logan's Run," Joey Scarbury's "Theme from the Greatest American Hero," and William Daniels performing "Is Anybody There?" from the soundtrack of "1776." Plus, "Prime Time" by the Alan Parsons Project, and Gene Roddenberry discusses "The Origin of Spock" and interviews Mark Lenard in character about "Sarek's Son, Spock" from the album "Inside Star Trek."
March 15, 2002 Host Howard Margolin celebrates his 18th anniversary with the Voice of Science Fiction by presenting an interview with controversial author John Norman, originally recorded in 1992. In this full-length conversation, the author of the 26-book "Gor" series discusses his disdain for "political correctness," his work in radio and the movie industry, his views on critics, his "day job" as a professor of philosophy, and his latest works, the Telnarian Histories
September 30, 1994 Soundtrack Spotlight: Jerry Goldsmith's "Planet of the Apes" score. Learn about NASA's Magellan mission to Venus in a chapter of "The Space Story." On the Destinies Radio Theater, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, and C-3PO confront Luke Skywalker and the Emperor in episode 10 of "Star Wars: Dark Empire."
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."
March 29, 1991
