In this episode of Pairings, Amile and Phoebe talk through stories that could only come from this modern age: a married woman who falls in love with her chatbot, and an app that helps you pretend to be well read. Moving between intimacy, imagination, and society, they reflect on what technology is reshaping — and what it may quietly be replacing - across childhood and adulthood.

This episode pairs well with:

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• Her (2013), dir. Spike Jonze
• Black Mirror, created by Charlie Brooker
• I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
• A cold glass of Vermentino, and Salt & Vinegar crisps.
• Re-activating your library membership.
• Reading aloud to the kids in your life.

Ten points if you spotted the em dash.

Happy listening,

A&P

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