Catfishing With Naomi Kritzer
Ian sits down with author Naomi Kritzer to chat about her brand-new book, Catfishing on CatNet! They talk about the book, its themes of online friendship, privacy, and tracking, as well as digging into some delightful local references. Plus, a few details about the sequel came up as well!
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Hosts: Ian R Buck
Guests: Naomi Kritzer
Fringe episode: tf565
Episode summary
- 00:00:00 | Intro
- 00:00:45 | What is Catfishing on CatNet about?
- 00:04:01 | Does anybody get catfished in this book?
- 00:05:17 | The book's setting
- 00:06:58 | Automated teaching
- 00:09:45 | What is the nature of CatNet?
- 00:14:26 | Small group chats
- 00:17:29 | Being a teen on the internet in 1990
- 00:28:06 | Social implications of technology: privacy and tracking
- 00:36:04 | Delightful local references in the book
- 00:40:55 | Short story: Cat Pictures, Please
- 00:44:20 | The sequel
- 00:49:36 | Questions from listeners
- 00:55:58 | Upcoming book events
- 00:57:45 | Outro