Present Shock: Wednesday April 24
, 1-2 pm




WYPR: Midday with Dan Rodricks Podcast show

Summary: Almost as soon as the Boston Marathon bombs exploded, the news media gave wall-to-wall updates on the blasts and the ensuing manhunt for the suspects. Douglas Rushkoff, technology and media commentator for CNN, talks about how we’re adapting -- or not -- to such an immediate, crushing flow of information. Rushkoff is the author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now.