Technology, LOOK OUT!!!

The enormous radio uses technology to examine american beliefs, societal norms, and especially the way of life of the main character. The main character is quickly jolted out of her fantasy world of symphonies, shopping, and self-righteousness when she realizes that her life isn't as perfect as she thought. She first gets drawn into the radio broadcasts of her neighbors in what seems like a kind of soap opera addiction and then becomes truly distraught when she eavesdrops family problems that stay behind closed doors. She inately believes that her and herown family don't have these kind of problems and that there lives are better. She is quickly jolted back to reality when her husband points out some of her own nefarious deeds and reveals that his job might be in jeopardy. This irony is brought about by the new FM HI-FI radio technology which causes introspection not only in the main character, but in the listener as well.

My favorite listening from this week was"{Sam, this is you." It wasw really cheesy, but in a good way. I thought that the way Sam talked was hilarious. His horrible jokes were pretty funny, too. In this one, technology brings about significant financial gain for Sam and creates a circular turn of events that plays out really well

The veldt strictly implies, "DON'T LET COMPUTERS BABYSIT."

The northern lights is an episode that we listened to in class and I'll go ahead and repeat my intial thoughts, it is absurd. That said, it is still pretty fun to listen to.