#10 The French Connection
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English - January 18, 2015 01:00 - 24 minutes - ★★★★★ - 27.3K ratingsTechnology Society & Culture comedy interview health business finance entrepreneurship entrepreneur marketing culture productivity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the early 80's, way before the world wide web existed, the French government shipped a $200 terminal to every home with a phone line, and created a service that for decades ran alongside the internet. It was called The Minitel. Producer Carla Green speaks to reporter Jean-Marc Manach, who, in the early 90's, made a living posing as a woman in sex chat rooms on Minitel.
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In the early 80's, way before the world wide web existed, the French government shipped a $200 terminal to every home with a phone line, and created a service that for decades ran alongside the internet. It was called The Minitel. Producer Carla Green speaks to reporter Jean-Marc Manach, who, in the early 90's, made a living posing as a woman in sex chat rooms on Minitel.
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