Constant comparison and constant competition can easily question ones own identity, it can even lead to wanting to be someone else. Listen to James’ story and what happens when the competitive nature of an industry take over is personal life. Could ‘likes’ and ‘followers become a new kind of currency in our society? Or is this already happening?

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Steve Flynn

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

It is easy to complain about modern technology and the effects it has on us. In general it is easier to find negative viewpoints on a topic and it is easy to overlook the positive aspects something brings. If we are very honest with ourselves, could we live without technology or social media anymore? Would we want to? Listen to Anthony Madonna’s story about his relationship towards modern communication.

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Anthony Madonna

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

Now and then it is good and also healthy to complain about what is happening in our daily lives. Sometimes it is even necessary, so we can put things into perspective. If we would only learn from our own wisdom!

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Abigail Richardson

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

Most people like to receive letters or parcels in the mailbox. Usually it is either something personal or something you where waiting for a long time. But what do you do when a person you have never met in your entire life sends you a parcel, which contains a very strange object?

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

We present ourselves in a certain way on social media platforms and often we forget who is looking at the content we upload. Sometimes we do not even know the people who look at our images. Listen to Ed Pinker’s hilarious story about what happened when he revealed something to the public that was not intentional!

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Ed Pinker

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

In the digital age, it is sometimes hard to imagine how our lives were just two decades ago. We got used to a faster way of communicating with each other. Also the way we consume information has changed completely and today knowledge and information can easily be confused.

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Leonie Benesch

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

Jennifer is an extrovert. She loves her friends and is always surrounded by people! Being in touch with the online community is just as important to her as her ‘real’ friends, which means that her phone is always to hand in order to reply to text messages and comments instantly. But what happens if your best friend runs out of battery.

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Scott Mackie

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

Texting became a daily routine, which is implemented in our lives like taking a shower or brushing our teeth. We all have a different attitude towards it and it is more stressful for some of us than others. It can also be used to avoid difficult situations, for example, escaping an actual conversation. Unfortunately, our differing approaches to it can easily lead to misunderstandings.

Listen to Claudia Jolly’s beautifully worded story and find out how the character in her story struggles from time to time.

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Music: Rosie Turton Quintet

Story: Claudia Jolly

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

Technology is changing so fast we often don’t really have the chance to keep track of new applications and features. Do you even remember what social media was like ten years ago? In this episode Bessie Carter talks about her experience using Facebook as a teenager and what it was like a decade ago. It seems that hiding behind a screen was always an effective method to disguise your identity and use technology as a weapon.

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Intro music: Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones

Story: Bessie Carter

Production: Linda Sophia Schultheis

A collection of stories about digital media and its effects on people.

The Podcast ‘Tales from the Digital’, explores the effects of digital technology on people and their everyday experience. Based on real-world stories with users of digital technology, the podcast highlights the way that digital media can induce speculations and fictionalisations about our experiences in the online, and real world.