Episode 3: Cellphone Transcendent
If you read the cartoons in The New Yorker, it’s perfectly obvious: The cell phone has become a symbol of our complete obnoxiousness as a culture. A screen, literally, which prevents us from living in the moment.
But it’s also, for most of us, a tool that helps us achieve our dreams and express ourselves.
In episode 3 of Stuff Dot Life, Cellphone Transcendant, we discover Patrick Perrotta, a Boca Raton-based Periscoper, who broadcast the sunrise from his backyard 365 days in a row — and made a world of friends while doing it.
We also hear from Amy Gahran, who frequently teaches news publishers to use mobile more effectively; Karen Reina, who uses her phone as a tool for political organizing; Michael Bearden, who uses his to record his impressions of hot sauces; and economist Allen Sinai, who owned the fourth Motorola cellphone sold in the U.S.
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Music by Zenji and Sasha and Felix Perez-Hita. Produced during a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
