Even before the pandemic forced us into isolation, some worried we faced a loneliness epidemic.  Surveys have shown we have fewer close confidants, and some scholars argue that new media technology limits our ability to connect.  Other research has challenged the handwringing about isolation and suggested the impact of social media is more complicated.

Even before the pandemic forced us into isolation, some worried we faced a loneliness epidemic. Surveys have shown we have fewer close confidants, and some scholars argue that new media technology limits our ability to connect. Other research has challenged the handwringing about isolation and suggested the impact of social media is more complicated.

107 Sitting at Home (Anjali 3)

This podcast will play and discuss old phone answering machine messages.  In the late 1980s, while living in Chicago, I selected certain messages to be duplicated using a double cassette recorder.  Playing them back leads me to explore the intersection of personal history and the larger social and cultural context through the lens of an outdated technology.
New episodes will be posted Sundays.

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This podcast will play and discuss old phone answering machine messages. In the late 1980s, while living in Chicago, I selected certain messages to be duplicated using a double cassette recorder. Playing them back leads me to explore the intersection of personal history and the larger social and cultural context through the lens of an outdated technology. New episodes will be posted Sundays.

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107 Sitting at Home (Anjali 3)

107 Sitting at Home (Anjali 3)