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A friend of Bob in Zurich who came to McLuhan late in life but has studied him diligently. He co-produced the conversational track of Bob's tech-body essay: Bob read McLuhan quotes and answered Bert's questions orally, and Bert transcribed the spoken parts for Bob to refine.
Across the dialogues
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The Zurich interlocutor — the question-and-answer that gave the tech-body essay its conversational voice
Bert Hill — a Zurich friend who took up McLuhan late but diligently — became Bob's interlocutor for the tech-body essay.
"I sent them to a friend in Zurich, Switzerland, who's been studying McLuhan the last couple of years. He came to it late in his life, but he's really being diligent."Bob Dobbs, The Resonant Interval, Dialogue 2 (10 Nov 2020), 14:03
Bert transcribed Bob's oral answers verbatim — "every mumble and ah" — giving Bob a conversational draft to refine into the essay's spoken voice.
"He transcribed the spoken parts... because he put every mumble and ah, ooh, in there. So that took a while to clean up, make it perfect, but still be conversational."Bob Dobbs, The Resonant Interval, Dialogue 2 (10 Nov 2020), 14:40
Connections
connects toBob's Tech Body Essay
Co-produced the conversational track of the tech-body essay — Bob answered his questions orally, Bert transcribed.