We are not even prepared anymore to recognize naturally occurring sounds and noises as what they really are, says Peter Bergen. If you were to play a gramophone recording of what things used to sound like 200 years ago, people might not recognize it for what it is," he said. "They might think they're probably going to think that this is not a natural sound"
In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Sascha Engel about the themes of his book, Breaking the Alphabet and the tyranny of the written word.
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