Monthly Archives: October 2018

Mon, 10/29/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: GENERAL ELECTION, Global Warming, Arianna Huffington Interview, Trump’s Houston Visit, White Nationalists and the GOP, Stores Open Thanksgiving, MORE. GUESTS: Arianna Huffington [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

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An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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“Our greatest foreign policy problem is our divisions at home. Our greatest foreign policy need is national cohesion and a return to the awareness that in foreign policy we are all engaged in a common national endeavor.” ~ Henry A. Kissinger

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The New Music of the New “Doctor Who”: Two Takes

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Funny. I enjoyed the episode “Rosa” and thought it bodes well for future episodes.

Perversely, though, I very much dislike the new main theme and musical underscoring for basically the very same reasons that the author of the article, “As the long-running science-fiction television series begins a new chapter with a woman in the lead role for the first time, its theme tune more or less restores the original musical conception,” prefers them. I feel like the main theme has been orchestrally eviscerated and abbreviated, and the aimless underscoring so enjoyed by the author reminds me of the musical underscore work Dennis McCarthy did on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, which was aimless, meandering, athematic, amelodic work which I loathed.

Some people apparently appreciated McCarthy’s work, and I’m told that his style was deliberately chosen by the producers, but I always felt that it made the series seem cheap and cheesy. What I enjoyed of the series was in spite of his work, or especially among the episodes he didn’t score. (The memorable Borg theme, for example, is not McCarthy’s but is the work of Ron Jones.)

I miss Bernard Herrmann, but at least we still have luminaries like Danny Elfman and the great John Williams for memorable film and TV scoring.

The article referenced can be accessed below:

“As the long-running science-fiction television series begins a new chapter with a woman in the lead role for the first time, its theme tune more or less restores the original musical conception.”

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-music-of-doctor-who-makes-a-glorious-return-to-form

Mon, 10/22/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: GENERAL ELECTION, Global Warming, Arianna Huffington Interview, Trump’s Houston Visit, White Nationalists and the GOP, Stores Open Thanksgiving, MORE. GUESTS: Arianna Huffington [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;

Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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Mon, 10/15/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: GENERAL ELECTION, Global Warming, Left Eyeing More Radical Ways to Fight, ‘The Cruelty Is the Point’, NLRB Looks Closer at Labor Picketing, Senator’s phone Grab, Stores Open Thanksgiving, MORE. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Nabu.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“A peaceful world is a world in which differences are tolerated, and are not eliminated by violence.” ~ John Foster Dulles

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Mon, 10/8/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR GENERAL ELECTION, Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Left Eyeing More Radical Ways to Fight, Trumps Hostages and Bait, ‘The Cruelty Is the Point’, Stores Open Thanksgiving, MORE. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Nabu.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“A peaceful world is a world in which differences are tolerated, and are not eliminated by violence.” ~ John Foster Dulles

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Mon, 10/1/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Be registered to Vote, Kavanaugh confirmation, Kelleyanne’s Confession, NAFTA 2.0, The Two Macedonias, The Next Strawberry, Stores Open Thanksgiving, MORE. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Don.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“A judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety.” ~ Rule 1.2, American Bar Association, Model Code of Judicial Conduct

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