
Also in the Micro-Texts series
Comfort
(00:02:00)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Coming To America
(00:02:00)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Environment
(00:01:59)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Food
(00:02:00)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Freedom
(00:02:05)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Kids
(00:02:00)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Letters
(00:02:00)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Love and Hate
(00:02:20)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Speed
(00:01:59)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Vision
(00:02:01)
From: Joan Schuman
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.
Piece Description
Are we obsessed or normal when it comes to the overwhelm of gadgets? Considering that this piece was produced in 2000, one can still ask if our relationship to machines has changed. 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. Please note, this sketch is longer than the 2-minute peg (length is 2:17), but can be slotted for a two-minute spot with the :17 tail of technology-related and electronica sounds.
Broadcast History
All 11 commentaries/sketches 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.



