Modern Technology Knows Your Name
3 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Rob Firefly Vincent is fascinated by names, and what leads so many people to set aside the name they were given and choose a new one.
From screennames, handles, and casual nicknames to full legal name-changes, this podcast is a deep dive into the social phenomenon of self-naming, and the diverse personal journeys of those who've chosen their own names in some fashion; why they chose to make the change, how they decided what to call themselves, and what their self-applied name means to them.
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Episodes
Episode 102
September 27, 2020 00:20 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIn a pair of audio interviews we speak with "Roleplay Retcon" podcaster Jensie, variously known as Egobrain and Jensiedactyl, and hackers.town citizen Anarkat about the stories behind their chosen names. Questions? Comments? Have a self-naming story you'd like to share? Contact us via email or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/
Episode 101
September 10, 2020 22:13 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this inaugural episode of "Modern Technology Knows Your Name" host Rob Vincent, a.k.a. Rob T Firefly, talks about his own fascination with names which folks have chosen for themselves, and shares his own handle-selection and name-changing stories. We then share name-selection stories submitted to the program by Seuss, the Cheshire Catalyst, Kwaunch, FractumSeraph, and BicycleMark. Questions? Comments? Contact us via email or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/
Trailer for "Modern Technology Knows Your Name"
September 10, 2020 21:05 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThis is the trailer to the Modern Technology Podcast Network podcast "Modern Technology Knows Your Name." Listen as Rob Vincent takes a deep dive into the phenomenon of self-chosen names; how they come about, and what they mean to us. Music: "IAM" by Torley Wong, released Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0. Find more from Torley at torley.com .