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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April 4, 1986 Live from I-Con V for Destinies' first I-Con Mystery Guest Special with writers Esther Friesner and Susan Shwartz, and film publicist Tom Sciacca joining hosts Gary Halada and Howard Margolin in the WUSB studio. Featuring a special appearance by Joe Evangelista and the Daleks. Destinies first I-Con Mystery Guest Special! Right click to download
May 22, 1987 The Voice of Science Fiction salutes the 10th anniversary of "Star Wars" with an hour-long special featuring "The Story of Star Wars" on the Destinies Radio Theater, plus Howard Margolin's memories of the first decade of "Star Wars."
May 25, 1990 The Destinies Radio Theater presents "The Adventures of Luke Skywalker: Star Wars-The Empire Strikes Back" in celebration of the film's 10th anniversary. Plus, a special "in-store play disc" featuring excerpts from the five albums released by RSO Records in conjunction with "The Empire Strikes Back."
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."
May 1, 1992 Destinies celebrates its 9th anniversary with encore presentations of Jesse Flint reading "The Road to Hell," Dave MacPherson reading "Jamais Vu," and Howard Margolin reading "Nellthu" and "Pattern for Survival;" Bobby Enriquez's version of "Classical Gas," Maynard Ferguson's interpretation of the theme from "Star Trek," and Dennis Daniel and Steve Morrison's "Star Trek VI: The Search for Depends Diapers." Plus, a new installment of NASA's "The Space Story" featuring Carl Sagan, and an interview with author John Peel, recorded at I-Con XI.
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."
May 28, 1993 The Destinies Radio Theater salutes the 10th anniversary of the conclusion of the original trilogy with "The Story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi." Plus, the extended single version of "Lapti Nek" by Sy Snootles and the Rebo Band.
April 21, 1995 Destinies celebrates its 12th anniversary with a spotlight on women in science fiction. Features readings of stories by Richard Matheson and Geri Levinson, Peter David's "Take Your Daughter To Work Day" read by Shana David, music by Taylor Dane and Mason Williams, an installment of NASA's "The Space Story," episode 9 of "Batman: The Complete Knightfall Saga" on the Destinies Radio Theater, and an exclusive interview with actress Sarah Douglas, recorded at I-Con XI.
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
March 25, 2005 I-Con 24 Performers Preview featuring the Brobdingnagian Bards, Kenny Young and the Eggplants, the Boogie Knights, Sudden Death, Voltaire, and AeroSith. Plus, Christopher DeFilippis relates some of his favorite I-Con memories in Volume 2, Number 44 of "DeFlip Side." I-Con 24 Performers Preview! Right click to download
April 15, 2005 Live I-Con 24 Retrospective, a 65-minute special covering the high and low points of the convention with Howard Margolin, Christopher DeFilippis, Jim Knusch, Barry Loberfeld, Adam Goss, and Phil Merkel, making his Destinies debut.
April 29, 2005 Destinies' 22nd Anniversary Special featuring encore readings from authors Justin Gustainis, Glenn Greenberg, Marc Vun Kannon, Gary Tigerman, Scott Nicholson, Dr. William Katz, and Keith R. A. DeCandido, as well as music by David Arkenstone, Alan Parsons, and the Ventures. Plus, Christopher DeFilippis looks back at the best science fiction of the past 75 years in volume 2, number 45 of "DeFlip Side."
April 4, 1986
May 22, 1987
