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Dialing Up 150 Years on the Phone

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Airdate: Friday, March 27 at 10 AM

150 years ago this month, Alexander Graham Bell placed history’s first telephone call. And even though phones have changed — from a black metal cone mounted on a wooden base to today’s all-encompassing smartphones — they’ve remained a steady presence in our lives. What’s the first type of phone you used: a rotary, cordless or the iPhone? How does your relationship with the phone differ from that of your parents or grandparents? We’ll discuss what looking back on how we used the phone can teach us about restoring connection and meaning in our lives.

Guests:

Izzie Ramirez, freelance writer and editor

Heather Kelly, technology reporter

Emily Dreyfuss, culture editor, The San Francisco Standard; co-host, "Pacific Standard Time" podcast; co-author, "Meme Wars: the Untold Stories of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America"

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