Media Ecology and Technological Influences

The digital age isn't that new, argues Jeff Bilbro in his latest book, Words for Conviviality: Media Technologies and Practices of Hope. In this episode of What Would Jesus Tech, we ask him about the book, its thesis, the value of metaphors, the potential pushback from Barba-Kay, how the printed word is not necessarily the more moral medium and more.

0:00 - Intro

5:15 - Print to Digital Thesis

13:30 - Media Metaphors

22:50 - Walking

31:21 - Is Digital Different?

36:09 - Not Nostalgia. Postman Was Wrong (sometimes).

42:57 - Conviviality, Friendship, and Podcasting

You can get a copy of Words For Conviviality, and potentially even a discount code, through Jeff's website here: https://jeffbilbro.com/books/words-for-conviviality/

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