There's a conflict in the era of emails, texts, tweets, tags, pokes and posts. It's our struggle between that desire to be connected and the impulse to be left alone. Media critic William Powers says it's always been this way. Monday, Powers joins Doug to talk about our technological past. His book is about how you master the art of disconnecting. It's called Hamlet's BlackBerry. (Rebroadcast)
Books and music from today's RadioWest:
- Hamlet's BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
- Finality and Make My by The Roots
- Animals by Bonobo