Hour 25 is a radio program focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and science. It was broadcast weekly on Pacifica radio station KPFK in Southern California from 1972 to 2000, and is now produced on an irregularly-scheduled basis and distributed over the Internet via hour25online.com. Hour 25 has featured numerous interviews with famous authors of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to luminaries of the scientific community. The program was hosted by Mike Hodel (working with a series of co-hosts) from 1972 to 1986; Hodel was succeeded by Harlan Ellison, who was the regular host in 1986-87. Notable science fiction authors Steven Barnes, Arthur Byron Cover, and J. Michael Straczynski also hosted the show at various times in the 1980s and 1990s. The show is now hosted by Warren James.
On the website, in addition to new programs, there is an extensive archive of older shows featuring interviews with popular authors, including Terry Pratchett, Larry Niven, Laurie R. King, Frank Kelly Freas, and Neil Gaiman.
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