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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 the Essential Destinies episodes from the last 26 years.

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March 13, 1984 Howard Margolin (mispronounced "Margolis") makes his Destinies debut by reading part one of Fritz Leiber's "A Pail of Air." Jefferson Airplane performs "White Rabbit." Learn about composite materials in NASA's "The Space Story." Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian are reunited with Marvin the Paranoid Android in "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe." Hosted by Gary Halada, who reviews local bookstores, and Fred Coulter, who provides additional NASA notes.


Howard Margolin's Destinies debut 25 years ago!

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March 20, 1984 Howard Margolin (uncredited) concludes his reading of Fritz Leiber's "A Pail of Air." "The Space Story" provides an overview of NASA's activities in 1984. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian, and Marvin find themselves trapped on board Disaster Area's sun-diving stunt-ship after stealing it from "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe." Hosted by Mike Botwin.

Howard Margolin's Destinies debut 25 years ago Part Two!

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December 25th, 1984 Destinies' first Christmas Special, featuring a trio of short stories. Ralph Schiano reads "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke. Howard Margolin reads David A. Kyle's "Toys For Debbie." John Madonia reads "The Gift" by Ray Bradbury.



Destinies' first Christmas Special
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April 16, 1985
Historic broadcast: Gary Halada introduces the program as "Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction" for the first time. John Madonia previews books, film, and television shows in "Things To Come." Howard Margolin speaks with author Larry Niven at I-Con IV. Ralph Schiano welcomes actor Mark Lenard to the WUSB studio during I-Con IV for part one of a two-part interview.
Plus, part three of the radio drama series "Mission of Gravity,"
produced by Mike Sargent.

Destinies Historic April 16th, 1985 Broadcast
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April 23, 1985
Historic broadcast: Part two of Ralph Schiano's interview with Mark Lenard, recorded during I-Con IV; music from "The Terminator;" episode four of "Mission of Gravity."

Destinies Historic April 23rd, 1985 Broadcast
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March 15th, 1991 Howard Margolin celebrates his 7th anniversary with the Voice of Science Fiction by reading Richard Matheson's "Pattern for Survival," and playing music from Tangerine Dream, Sara Hickman, and Trevor Jones. Also, Joey Scarbury's "Theme from the Greatest American Hero," in honor of that show's 10th anniversary. Plus, NASA's "The Space Story."



Destinies March 15th, 1991
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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" and "Lament By A Maker."

Destinies 10th Anniversary Special
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April 27th, 2002 Destinies 19th anniversary special and I-Con 21 Retrospective with Chris DeFilippis, Barry Loberfeld, Jim Phoel, Jordana Dlugacsz, Rob Rasch



I-Con 21 Retrospective
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April 25, 2003 Destinies celebrates it's 20th anniversary with an hour-long special featuring "DeFlip Side" volume 2, number 21; plus readings by Jon F. Merz, Scott Nicholson, Peter David, Keith DeCandido, and Richard Hatch; and music by Roger Bellon, Synergy, Sudden Death, and Voltaire.



Destinies 20th Anniversary Celebration!
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November 7, 2003 Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Stony Brook Science Fiction Forum with part one of "Stony Brook: The Forum and Fandom," a 2002 panel featuring Forum Founder Jim Frenkel, past presidents Gary Halada, Jeff Warner, and Jennifer Adams, and Destinies host Howard Margolin. Plus Christopher DeFilippis tells about his own encounter with the Forum in volume 2, number 28 of "DeFlip Side."



Stony Brook: The Forum and Fandom
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November 14, 2003 Destinies continues its celebration of the Stony Brook Science Fiction Forum's 35th anniversary with part 2 of "Stony Brook: The Forum and Fandom," recorded in 2002. You'll hear anecdotes about the history of the Forum, including Founder Jim Frenkel's claim to being the first person to sleep in the original underground library, how the Forum's active membership was reduced to one person in 1975, and how the Forum was furnished with electricity, phone service, and shelving; Jeff Warner's observations about the membership of the Forum relating to the state of science and technology in the real world; and learn about the early days of Destinies with memories from Dr. Gary Halada, Dr. Howard Margolin, and Jennifer Adams. In addition, selections from Forumite/Destinite Jesse Flint's "Science Fiction Forum Soundtrack Volume 2.2," including music from Rush and "Buckaroo Banzai," and sound bites from quotable films and TV shows are featured.
Stony Brook: The Forum and Fandom Part Two
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April 30, 2004 21st anniversary special featuring Christopher DeFilippis' "DeFlip Side" Volume 2, # 33; music by Mason Williams, Neil Norman, Voltaire, and Danny Elfman's score for "Hulk," plus encore readings from authors Joseth Moore, James Maxey, Peter David, Richard Hatch, Keith DeCandido, and a final memorial to Julius Schwartz


Richard Hatch at the April 2004 Chiller theatre Convention

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