This week, Destinies welcomes back author Athena M. Kaiman, for a live phone interview.

Tune in Friday night at 11:15, as the cli-fi writer returns to discuss her latest novel DAR and Earth: Yasteron.

This book, the third in the series, continues the story of the magical being Aelish, and her genius human student, Isabela, who must both somehow rise from the ashes of their shattered lives after the breathtaking cliffhanger in Book 2. Their resolve to do so is a testament to their determination to stop the extinction event looming on the horizon for humans, caused by the climate crisis on Earth. You'll learn about Athena's research for this ongoing project.

And, you'll hear an excerpt from the story, read by the author and host Howard Margolin.

Friday, July 26th, at 11:15 PM.

Tune in on Saturday morning, July 27th, as WUSB’s Bob Duffy welcomes 10cc’s Graham Gouldman to the airwaves of 90.1 FM.

In addition to his work with 10cc, Graham was a founding member of the band Wax, and has written dozens of ‘60s hit songs, such as “Bus Stop”, “Heart Full of Soul”, “Look Through Any Window”, “Listen People” and many more hits. Graham was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.

Listen on Saturday morning between 9 am and noon for this insightful interview with Graham Gouldman ahead of the 10cc show at the Patchogue Theatre.

From Ed Roller: 

Join us for an extended edition of "Melting World" this Saturday, from 10 PM to 3 AM on Sunday, focusing on the genre of Fusion music. Originating in the late '60s, Fusion blends jazz with electric bass, keyboards, and non-Western instruments.

We'll feature classic tracks from the '70s by Weather Report, Brand X, Jean-Luc Ponty, Billy Cobham, and Al Di Meola, alongside contemporary sounds from Jonas Hellborg & Shawn Lane, PAKT, and John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra. Tune in for an evening of complex rhythms and intricate melodies with Ed Roller this Saturday night at 10 PM.

Omega invites all of its followers, listeners, and supporters of ours & WUSB for an extensive ten-hour tribute of Steve Albini's musical resume. From his beginnings before big black all the way to Shellac's '24 release "To All Trains", we celebrate a lifetime of his production values for many essential albums by many citically lauded artists. From alternative noise rock, drones, thrash, industrial, punk, garage, metalcore, and even harsh hoise. Here's a proper euology to a musical figure who shaped culture and made everyone's lives for the better. 

The special will air at midnight on August 5 and August 19. 

This week, Destinies honors the memories of two astronauts, and celebrates the 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 and live music on Long Island.

Tune in Friday night, and remember astronauts Frank Borman and William Anders, with the story of the flight of Apollo 8 from the audio documentary "In Their Own Words: The Space Race," featuring their moving Christmas message to the people of Earth.

Travel to Stony Brook's Staller Center on March 22nd, 2024, as Broadway star Adam Pascal sings Elton John's "Rocket Man."

And, the Smithtown Community Band performs a medley of songs from the soundtrack of Guardians of the Galaxy at their season-opening concert on July 2nd, 2024.

You'll also learn about this weekend's HurriCon, the benefit comic art convention in East Rockaway.
Friday, July 19th, at 11:30 PM.

Hosted by Howard Margolin.

Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction

From George Giokas:

Rock and R&B artist Gary U.S. Bonds has been a Long Island resident for 42 years and is also an inductee into the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. 

He's 85 years old and still tours. He talks to me about his life in music, the inspiration for his songs and his longtime friendship with Bruce Springsteen. I will be playing the recorded interview on my next show, Monday, July 22.

Tune in this Sunday, July 14 at 9pm to hear an exclusive interview with longtime Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre by WUSB's Verlaine Hell.

This week, Destinies continues its salute to the films of the summer of 1984, takes you back to the I-Con 31 Cabaret, and brings you new installments of its regular features.

Tune in Friday night and mark the 40th anniversary of The Last Starfighter with an adaptation of the movie on the Destinies Radio Theater.

Angela Quiles performs an original song at the I-Con 31 Cabaret, recorded at Stony Brook's Student Activities Center auditorium in 2012.

Patrick Thomas' "Dear Cthulhu" returns to answer a new letter from the woman who really loves her duck.

And, Christina M. Rau reads her poem "Do Mermaids Really Die?"

Friday, July 12th, at 11:30 PM.

Hosted by Howard Margolin, with Patrick Thomas and Christina M. Rau.

From Ed Roller...

In 1976, electronic music was gaining much respect with the advent of portable synthesizers and sequencers with intergrated keyboards.

Manuel Göttsching, from the Krautrock band Ash Ra Temple, just released his groundbreaking electronic album “New Age of Earth” with a planned European tour supporting the record with Agitation Free’s Micheal Hoenig. The day before the tour was scheduled to begin they headed into the studio for one last rehearsal.

In 1994 Manuel discovered the recording of that last rehearsal and sent the tape to Micheal. He restored it and Saturday night at 10pm, in a five hour extended Melting World, featuring hardware created, sequencer based electronic music, we will play “Early Water” in its entirety, a beautiful 48 minute harmonic composition with lots of improvisation that portends the arrival of electronics, beckoning a new era in modern music.