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''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 (typically two or three episodes a year) 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, David Gerrold 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. ==History== ''Hour 25'' was one of the longest-running science fiction radio programs, surpassed by only ''(Hour of the Wolf )'', and surpassing ''Shockwave Radio Theaters 28 year run. In its first years, ''Hour 25'' functioned almost as a science fiction "web page" for the Los Angeles area fan base, before computer technology made it much simpler to keep up-to-date on news and events in the relatively small world of science-fiction fandom. It was also one of the earliest programs to be taken seriously by both authors and publishers. ''Hour 25'' was originally hosted by Katherine Calkin and Mitchell Harding, who were quickly joined by Mike Hodel after the first few months. The trio's appreciation for the genre and differing tastes brought a unique quality to the program, which was an eclectic mixture of science fiction news, reviews, readings, filk music, occasional on-air listener phone calls, interviews, and playing of science fiction radio shows such as "X Minus One" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The show has gone through a number of hosts, and can be usefully subdivided into different eras by host tenure: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hour 25」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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