Tanya Mosley

How do you think this surveillance culture is affecting us? Or how did it affect you in those early days as a mother when you've got that baby monitor in your baby's room? Like, are we habituating our children to be watched 24-7?

How do you think this surveillance culture is affecting us? Or how did it affect you in those early days as a mother when you've got that baby monitor in your baby's room? Like, are we habituating our children to be watched 24-7?

Oh, you can see it from his perspective, right?

Oh, you can see it from his perspective, right?

Oh, you can see it from his perspective, right?

Right. I mean, this goes back to your ability to control the situation. I remember there was a time when I think our baby monitor went out in the middle of the night. So I woke up from a deep sleep. It's 8 o'clock. I'm like, wow, we slept for like eight, nine hours. And I realized that the baby monitor had died. Yeah. I was completely, okay, I was completely freaked out.

Right. I mean, this goes back to your ability to control the situation. I remember there was a time when I think our baby monitor went out in the middle of the night. So I woke up from a deep sleep. It's 8 o'clock. I'm like, wow, we slept for like eight, nine hours. And I realized that the baby monitor had died. Yeah. I was completely, okay, I was completely freaked out.

Right. I mean, this goes back to your ability to control the situation. I remember there was a time when I think our baby monitor went out in the middle of the night. So I woke up from a deep sleep. It's 8 o'clock. I'm like, wow, we slept for like eight, nine hours. And I realized that the baby monitor had died. Yeah. I was completely, okay, I was completely freaked out.

Like, what if I miss like a catastrophe that happened? But then when you think back, it's like, okay, if that were the situation, I would have heard it. I mean, I have my senses. Do you feel like these technologies in many instances kind of take us outside of ourselves from we're like giving control over to the technology?

Like, what if I miss like a catastrophe that happened? But then when you think back, it's like, okay, if that were the situation, I would have heard it. I mean, I have my senses. Do you feel like these technologies in many instances kind of take us outside of ourselves from we're like giving control over to the technology?

Like, what if I miss like a catastrophe that happened? But then when you think back, it's like, okay, if that were the situation, I would have heard it. I mean, I have my senses. Do you feel like these technologies in many instances kind of take us outside of ourselves from we're like giving control over to the technology?

Well, Amanda, I really appreciate you writing this book, and thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us about it. Thank you so much. Amanda Hess is a journalist, cultural critic, and author of the memoir Second Life, Having a Child in the Digital Age. Fresh Air Weekend is produced by Teresa Madden. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger.

Well, Amanda, I really appreciate you writing this book, and thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us about it. Thank you so much. Amanda Hess is a journalist, cultural critic, and author of the memoir Second Life, Having a Child in the Digital Age. Fresh Air Weekend is produced by Teresa Madden. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger.

Well, Amanda, I really appreciate you writing this book, and thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us about it. Thank you so much. Amanda Hess is a journalist, cultural critic, and author of the memoir Second Life, Having a Child in the Digital Age. Fresh Air Weekend is produced by Teresa Madden. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Our consulting video producer is Hope Wilson. With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Our consulting video producer is Hope Wilson. With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Our consulting video producer is Hope Wilson. With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

I'm Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air. At a time of sound bites and short attention spans, our show is all about the deep dive. We do long-form interviews with people behind the best in film, books, TV, music, and journalism. Here our guests open up about their process and their lives in ways you've never heard before. Listen to the Fresh Air podcast from NPR and WHYY.

I'm Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air. At a time of sound bites and short attention spans, our show is all about the deep dive. We do long-form interviews with people behind the best in film, books, TV, music, and journalism. Here our guests open up about their process and their lives in ways you've never heard before. Listen to the Fresh Air podcast from NPR and WHYY.

I'm Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air. At a time of sound bites and short attention spans, our show is all about the deep dive. We do long-form interviews with people behind the best in film, books, TV, music, and journalism. Here our guests open up about their process and their lives in ways you've never heard before. Listen to the Fresh Air podcast from NPR and WHYY.