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Where did helicopter parenting come from? Maybe from the same deep fearful psychological roots as Ray Bradbury’s 1952 short story THE PLAYGROUND. This Ray Bradbury Vanishing Point adaptation of The Playground is one of Ray Bradbury’s rarest radio dramas! Not… Read moreCBC Vanishing Point – The Playground adapted from the story by Ray Bradbury
Here is Jonathan Lethem and Kim Stanley Robinson in a brief conversation about Philip K. Dick. In the all to short video they both recommend Now Wait For Last Year – Lethem points to eXistenZ as the great Philip K…. Read moreJonathan Lethem and Kim Stanley Robinson discuss Philip K. Dick
Videotaped at the 1992 WorldCon Science Fiction Convention in Orlando, Florida, this 72 minute video is a who’s who of the friends and colleagues of Isaac Asimov. Most of the stories are humorous. Among the speakers are Arthur C. Clarke… Read moreIsaac Asimov Memorial panel from MagiCon (the 1992 WorldCon)
Ray Bradbury’s Marionettes, Inc. was first published in Startling Stories, March 1949. The Dimension X adaptation from August 30, 1951: |MP3| The X Minus One adaptation from December 21, 1955: |MP3| Alfred Hitchcock Presents, broadcast November 9, 1958, under the… Read moreMarionettes, Inc. by Ray Bradbury
An alien being is found frozen in the ice of Antarctica. When it is thawed, it awakens, to become a threat to the small base camp. In fact, it’s a threat to all life on earth, as it can change… Read moreaudio dramas of John W. Campbell’s Who Goes There?
“‘It was history, honorable Mr. Smith, our knowledge of history that defeated him,’ said the Japanese archaeologist, reverting to the ancient politeness of his race.” -A.E. van Vogt’s Black Destroyer (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939) Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) takes… Read moreThe literary roots of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986)