THE HIGH TECH REVOLUTION CHANGED EVERYTHING
11,847
MILES DRIVEN
100
ELDERS INTERVIEWED
8,352
YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE
1
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Veronica Kirin is again documenting a radical paradigm shift — this time on the world scale as COVID-19 unfolds.
Videos from the Road
Events, Interviews, and Footage shot during the 11,000 mile research trip.
Episode 35 — Mershon Niesner
Look for the small moments.
Episode 34 — Dagmar Booth
Stayed up all night playing Atari.
Episode 33 — Virginia Sears
Grew up on a farm during the Great Depression.
Episode 32 — Chris Smith
Built boats.
Episode 31 — Betty Segal
"When I discovered the internet... I thought I'd died and gone to heaven."
Episode 30 — Tito Francona
"[Hank Aaron] spent time with me, explaining the dos and don'ts. His team didn't like that very much."
Episode 29 – Carol Ann Lesert
"We were poor, but we didn't know it."
Episode 28 — Bones
"I don't even think I own house keys."
Episode 27 – Bettilew Turk Gaskell
"She hadn't realized the new [technology] could get the job done."
Episode 26 — Ida Mae Harris
"If you listen, you learn."
Episode 25 — Barbara “Dolly” Markess
"It's a big wide world and we all need to get along."
Episode 24 – Virginia Ann House Veren
"Politics has changed... we never saw them."
Episode 23 – Barbara Blake
Believes family used to be closer.
Episode 22 – Adrienne Bard
Worries we have more conveniences, but not more time.
Episode 21 – Charlie Rusher
Learned about slavery.
Episode 20 – Onalee Jean Cable
Native American, grew up without amenities.
Episode 19 – Adele Jones
Wrote a book to preserve memories.
Episode 18 – Bob Johnson
Rode a wild bronco to school.
Episode 17 – Emma Lommasson
Born in 1911.
Episode 16 – Ann Atkin
Grew up in the dust bowl.
Episode 15 – Gerrie Powell
Handled formaldehyde in a salon.
Episode 14 – Edwin Gould
Built spy satellites.
Episode 13 – Ray Green
Doesn't like Facebook.
Episode 12 – Pauline Attisani
Sees technology as a segregator.
Episode 11 – Richard Paquin
Built a business knocking on doors.
News & Updates
Podcast Episodes
- Episode 35 — Mershon Niesner June 3, 2020
- Episode 34 — Dagmar Booth May 29, 2020