Transcription by Ben Lerner is a poetic meditation on art, technology and what it really means to be alive. Ben joins us to talk about journalism, authenticity, language, voice, podcasts, connection, attention and more with cohost Chris Gillespie.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.

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