Kerry Bishé: Halt And Catch Science

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🗓️ 23 March 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Kerry Bishé from Halt and Catch Fire shares how, as a self-proclaimed Luddite, she was able to connect with her character, a computer engineer. This episode originally aired on August 4, 2017.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
0:05.4	RWJF is a national philanthropy working toward a future where health is no longer a privilege but a right.
0:12.1	Learn more at RWJF.org.
0:15.6	Hey, it's Ophira. Before we get started, a correction.
0:18.7	Last week we referenced inventor Ron Popille. You know him from his TV infomercials for the Vegomatic, Ronco Showtime, Rotissory Ovens, and other gadgets.
0:27.9	Set it and forget it. In the clue, we said Ron Popil had died. Imagine our surprise when we heard from Ron himself. And he said, quote, I am very much alive.
0:39.3	Our apologies to Mr. Popiel, who is clearly not dead.
0:43.0	But wait, there's more.
0:44.1	This week, it's an encore episode with Carrie Bichet from Halt and Catch Fire.
0:48.6	Enjoy.
0:49.4	Hey, Jonathan.
0:50.1	Hey, Afira.
0:50.5	Our guest today stars in a TV show about computers in the 1980s.
0:55.0	How well do you know your 80s tech?
0:57.5	Speed round.
0:58.8	What machine could send images of documents over a standard phone line?
1:02.6	A fax machine.
1:03.6	Yes.
1:04.0	What then brand new computer featured a graphical interface and a mouse
1:07.6	and greeted you with a smiling computer face when you switched it on.
1:11.3	Aw, the Macintosh.
1:12.1	That's right.
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