About this episode

Craig Mod discusses his memoir and the impact of memory and technology on storytelling.

Craig Mod is a writer, photographer, designer, and publisher whose work is rooted in attention—to the roads he walks, the books he creates, and the ways technology shapes our experience of the world. He joins to discuss his memoir Things Become Other Things and how memory, loss, and the paths we travel, both literal and emotional, shape the stories we tell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Debbie Millman

Guest: Craig Mod

Topics covered

• memoir
• memory
• loss
• technology
• storytelling
• design

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Things Become Other Things

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