The Keeper

Nice Try! by Vox Media Podcast Network

Dec 2, 202139:52Arts

On this season of Nice Try, we’ve asked why we bring certain goods into our homes. What kinds of utopia they promise, and what they deliver with the latest technology. But even the most faddish of gadgets might just impr...

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