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Calling For Time: Whatever Happened to POP-CORN?
FromBay Curious
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Want to know what time it is? These days, it's as easy as looking at your phone. But before the digital age, Bay Area residents could dial POP-CORN or 767-2676 to hear a woman's recorded voice giving the time. Bay Curious unpacks the human history of this now obsolete telephone service.
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You Used To Be Able to Call POP-CORN And Get the Time. What Happened To That?
Reported by Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Katie McMurran. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.
Additional Reading:
You Used To Be Able to Call POP-CORN And Get the Time. What Happened To That?
Reported by Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Katie McMurran. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.
Released:
Jan 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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