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Coming To America

From: Joan Schuman
Series: Micro-Texts
Length: 02:00

Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology. Read the full description.
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Default-piece-image-1 An oblivious caller to a radio talk show bemoans the loss of common courtesy he's discovered in a road sign that's been altered by a simple comma. Technology, of course, is always to blame for such rudeness. Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, which consist of 11 creatively produced commentaries that explore the cultural impact of technology. Produced weekly in the last three months of 2000 for the PRI-distributed "Beyond Computers," each piece still reflects a contemporary view of how machines are ruling our lives.

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Piece Description

An oblivious caller to a radio talk show bemoans the loss of common courtesy he's discovered in a road sign that's been altered by a simple comma. Technology, of course, is always to blame for such rudeness. Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, which consist of 11 creatively produced commentaries that explore the cultural impact of technology. Produced weekly in the last three months of 2000 for the PRI-distributed "Beyond Computers," each piece still reflects a contemporary view of how machines are ruling our lives.

Broadcast History

All 11 commentaries were commissioned and aired weekly between September and December 2000 on the PRI-distributed program, "Beyond Computers," originating from KQED-FM. The show went off the air a few years later.

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  • Added to PRX ~6 years ago
  • Produced: Jan 01, 2000
  • Producers: Joan Schuman

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