Episode 89: Sneakers and Preserving Data at the End of the World with Brian Michael Murphy

This week media archaeologist Brian Michael Murphy drops in to talk about the cult classic, Sneakers starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and roughly every actor in Hollywood. We talk about just how prescient this film was in predicting data mining as well as Brian's own work exploring data storage, record keeping, and the American obsession with preserving information. I hope you dig it.About our guest:Brian Michael Murphy is Associate Professor of American Studies at Williams College an...