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Desirable robots are creepy, strangely alluring and technologically improbable. As part of my podcast series Imaginary Worlds, I explore whether th...
Bought by WABE
- Added: Dec 27, 2019
- Length: 15:45
- Purchases: 1
The perfectly nice lady behind one of TV's most menacing overdubs
- Added: Oct 23, 2019
- Length: 04:09
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Nov 25, 2018
- Length: 03:44
- Purchases: 1
Laptops have become standard in colleges across the country. Seemingly all professors are using them for the benefits of technology, but it isn't a...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 15, 2018
- Length: 05:30
- Purchases: 1
In our final part of the New York Audio Show we feature 2 icons of the High-End Audio world: David Cheskey and Rondi D'Agostino. It also includes t...
- Added: Jun 18, 2018
- Length: 40:00
- Added: Apr 11, 2017
- Length: 06:00
Whether you tweet, snap, like, or share social media is the way to communicate; but can it be used for more then just a home for dog memes? Report...
- Added: Nov 17, 2016
- Length: 05:48
Technology veteran and now author, Antonio García Martínez, discusses his new book, Chaos Monkeys. Imagine a chimpanzee rampaging through a datacen...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Aug 11, 2016
- Length: 01:00:01
- Purchases: 1
In 1999, most of America’s tech hysteria centered around Y2K. But at that same time, a teenager in Canada was messing around in chat rooms, meeting...
- Added: Dec 08, 2014
- Length: 16:26
- Purchases: 2
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 01:46
- Purchases: 1
Stepping inside the Taurus Bookbindery is kind of like stepping back in time.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 11:20
- Purchases: 1
Every single Thursday for the last five years Trish Witkowski has uploaded a video just meant for the few thousand people in the world that design ...
- Added: Oct 14, 2014
- Length: 22:59
Does it matter that we are being watched? This story explores young people's views on social media and government surveillance. Produced at Vocalo ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Sep 16, 2014
- Length: 07:49
- Purchases: 1
Join us for a fascinating conversation with poet, Tan Lin. He expands poetry’s palette to include data, video, films, hashtags; our newest observab...
- Added: Jun 06, 2014
- Length: 28:02
Katie, a high school freshman, interviews other students about times they have been embarrassed on Facebook. While most of the stories are humorous...
- Added: May 26, 2014
- Length: 06:54
In 5 different countries there are audio tours available, which take you to places you don't want to go while getting you lost. And that's the point.
- Added: Apr 22, 2014
- Length: 04:30
Generational discussion on the impact of phones in society
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 29:00
![Caption: A wall upstairs at [freespace], Credit: Jen Chien](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/251940/frees_square.JPG)
The seed idea for [freespace] came from a 48-hour hackathon called the National Day of Civic Hacking. A hackathon is when people get together for a...
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 08:36
For nearly a hundred years, Morse Code was the official language of international communication for ships in distress. Then, at the end of the twen...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 06:45
- Purchases: 1
Explore the hypothetical solutions to real issues caused by technology.
- Added: Sep 19, 2013
- Length: 13:20
Ham radio hobbyists have been DIY since day one. They build their own equipment and create their own communities.
Bought by KWMR, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Aug 29, 2013
- Length: 06:03
- Purchases: 3
As of January, there were over three quarters of a million apps available for our smartphones and iPods. Thanks to one occupational therapist, some...
Bought by KENW, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Apr 29, 2013
- Length: 02:26
- Purchases: 3
The amazing story of the world's first viral video, and how it launched a multi-million dollar media empire.
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 17:43
In 5 different countries there are audio tours available, which take you to places you don't want to go while getting you lost. And that's the point.
- Added: Mar 07, 2013
- Length: 21:55
Consider a snail without a shell. Is it still a snail?
I think its a slug. Luckily, this isn’t a quiz ... it’s from a new art installation at the ...
Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Apr 27, 2011
- Length: 05:18
- Purchases: 2
