CZM Rewind: Where Did Tech's Magic Go? feat. Alex Cranz & Michael Fisher
Better Offline
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 687 Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Summary
In a special live-to-tape episode of Better Offline, Ed is joined by The Verge's Alex Cranz and YouTube influencer Michael Fisher to talk about what they're actually enjoying in the tech industry - and why things don't feel quite as magical and exciting as they used to.
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Original Air Date: 6.26.24
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| 0:36.5 | CallZone Media. Hello, friends, it's me, your host, Ed Zittron, the host of Better Offline. |
| 0:43.4 | Now, of course, it's Christmas weeks, so we're all taken a week off here at Cool Zone Media, |
| 0:47.6 | so I'm rerunning one of my favorite episodes. |
| 0:50.0 | Where did Text Magic go, featuring Alex Cranz and Michael Fisher? |
| 0:53.3 | Now, you're going to hear a lot more like this. It's recorded in the awesome IHart Radio Studios in New York. We're going to be doing way more of this next year. But also, the theme of this one is about where text magic is gone. And I think this is a formative theme of Better Offline, but also going to be a big thing in 2025 for us. |
| 1:11.0 | So please enjoy. This is a wonderful episode, full of laughs and larks, and honestly, those two |
| 1:15.8 | are way more funny than I am anyway. Please enjoy and have a happy holidays. |
| 1:23.9 | Hello and welcome to Better Offline. I'm your host, Ed Zitron, otherwise known today as Woke Joe Rogan. |
| 1:34.4 | Better Offline. |
| 1:41.3 | We are live kind of from the IHartRadio studios in New York. |
| 1:45.5 | Today I am joined by Mr. Mobile himself, Michael Fisher, and of course, Alex Cranes from The Verge. |
| 1:50.8 | Thank you for coming. |
| 1:51.7 | Thanks for having us. |
| 1:52.1 | I had to be here. Thanks for having us. |
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