Prelude 5 - Espresso

The Amelia Project

Philip Thorne

Fiction, Comedy, Drama, Comedy Fiction

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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“A mobile phone? Why why why why why why? Why would you do this to me?” Prologue to Episode 5, Season 1. With Alan Burgon and Julia C. Thorne. Written by Philip Thorne. Music and sound design by Fredrik Baden. For full credits see our website. The Amelia Project is an audio fiction series. We recommend starting at the beginning. Congratulations. You’ve reached the content warning. The Amelia Project is about death, mishaps, mayhem and misfortune. And cocoa. If you’re not comfortable with this, stop listening. Now. The Amelia Project is part of the Fable & Folly Network. Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Website: ameliapodcast.com Twitter: @amelia_podcast Patreon: patreon.com/ameliapodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A mobile phone. Why? Why? Why would you do this? Do I really need to remind you that
0:06.3	MI5 agent destroyed your last one? Yes, and my life has been so much easier since.
0:10.9	Anyway, this is an upgrade. It's a smartphone.
0:13.0	No, a smartphone!
0:15.0	What the devil would I want a smartphone for?
0:18.0	You'd want a smartphone because we're living in the 21st century?
0:22.0	Because upstairs needs to be able to contact you at all times because this is going to make your life so much easier.
0:27.0	Oh yes, technology never makes things easy.
0:31.0	If it was up to you, you'd still be writing with a quill.
0:34.0	Don't be silly.
0:35.7	I know my way round a typewriter.
0:37.9	Yes, about that.
0:39.7	What?
0:40.7	We'd prefer your reports to be typed up on the computer in future.
0:43.2	What can a computer do that a typewriter can't?
0:46.0	Look at maps, calculate, scanned pictures, play music, make calls, search the internet.
0:51.2	And why would I want to do that? that look I know you're set in your ways but you're not going to get out of using a smartphone
0:57.0	It's really very simple and you can ask it to do things for you.
1:03.2	Excuse me?
1:04.1	Ask it.
1:04.8	I am not talking to...
1:06.3	Set my alarm for 630 a.m.
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