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The Story Collider

Digital Bonds: Stories about technology

The Story Collider

Story Collider, Inc.

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Performing Arts, Arts, Science

4.4818 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this digital age, technology can connect us in ways we never imagined. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share stories of the weird and wonderful ways technology created new opportunities and forged new relationships. Part 1: In an attempt to be seen as “cool” by his friends, Azhar Bande-Ali reaches out to the Steve Wozniak and invites him for coffee. Part 2: Don Picard can’t stop using technology to keep tabs on his son. Azhar Bande-Ali is a storyteller who likes his tales with a side of laughs. His award-winning debut solo show, "Curry and Catharsis," presented at the NYC Fringe Festival, won hearts for telling an Indian story hyphenated by an American upbringing. As a former Moth StorySLAM winner, he obsesses over story structure that leaves plenty of room for silliness to highlight the complexities of the human experience. Don Picard has worked in the Boston area for 30 years as a software developer. He was a double major in Theatre Arts and Computer Science at Cornell, and chose to work as an engineer in order to be able to live in Cambridge and feed his family. Don enjoys telling live stories about his kids, husband, and extended family as it is fun, therapeutic, and allows him to exercise the other half of his college degree so he doesn't become bitter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Adobe Express is the quick and easy create anything out.

0:04.0

It's my go-to for making my business stand out.

0:07.0

From videos and social posts to flyers and logos.

0:10.0

Search for Adobe Express to find out more and use it for free.

0:15.0

A science story, huh?

0:19.0

Is NYU a scientist?

0:21.4

I felt.

0:22.4

I felt.

0:23.4

And I just thought, well, I figured it out.

0:25.6

It was that golden moment.

0:27.8

Because science was on my side.

0:47.6

Hey, everyone. Welcome to The Story Clutter, where true personal stories about science help us to discover how weird and wonderful it is to exist in this world and be human.

0:53.8

I'm your host, Misha Gayaski, and today's episode is all about the strange ways technology can connect us. And one of those strange ways

0:55.8

technology can connect us is how it's made even super high profile people really accessible.

1:03.3

Like in our first story, where storyteller Azir Bandai Ali finds Steve Wozniak's email online, and then just casually emails him.

1:14.6

I didn't even think that was possible.

1:17.6

Azaire's story was recorded at Caviatt in New York, and honestly, I don't want to give too much away,

1:22.7

but his story is a trip from start to finish.

1:25.9

You're going to love it.

1:27.3

Here's his air.

1:36.4

I went to a university that was so nerdy that all of our campus students looked like they were

1:43.9

auditioning for the Big Bang Theory.

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