This episode begins a trilogy of audio essays concerned  with the work of Marshall McLuhan and its continuing relevance in the  digital age.

In this first essay, entitled Understanding McLuhan,  Owen Kelly offers a brief introduction to McLuhan’s life and work. He  offers a potted biography and a quick run through his six most  celebrated books, including Laws of Media, edited by his son Eric, and  published eight years after his death.

He also sets the stage for  the second episode by looking briefly at several of McLuhan’s key  concepts from the medium is the message to media tetrads.