Cyber Chat, with special guest Stephen van Dyck

In the first episode of 2020, Stephen van Dyck stops by the pod to read from his book, People I've Met From the Internet. S, J, Y and friends remember Y2K, Chatroulette, message boards and ye olde modem screech. Also discussed: personalization and anonymity, oral discourse versus texting, emotions, and the shapes of robots.

Reading List:
People I've Met From the Internet by Stephen van Dyck
Duty-Free Art by Hito Steyerl