Read or Die a Slave

ST - The Victorian Internet (1998) Tom Standage


Listen Later

I know it sounds like a Steampunk novel. It’s not. I don’t know if that turn you on or turns you off, but it’s the truth. (At least on of you came hoping for steamy H.G. Wells noooods—sorry to disappoint.) We will be talking about the future though, and inevitably that will include references to science fiction. Mainly we’re gonna talk about the telegraph, why it was way cooler, and more disruptive than you think, and then we will collectively b***h about how ungrateful we all are for the mind-boggling, futuristic devices we radiates our genitals with in our pockets every day.

The Victorian Internet

Welcome to The Future Nauseous

Dive into the archive by checking out the complete list of books I’ve discussed on the show.

Don’t forget to go subscribe to my deconstructionist fiction project: The Thing That Devours Everything

And if you’re just a little bit curious to see if my newsletter sucks ass or not…



Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at readordieaslave.substack.com/subscribe
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Read or Die a SlaveBy Chad Hall