Catholic priest behind the Family Theater radio and TV productions. His 1971 Family Theater interview with McLuhan preserves the line Bob calls "the one that got me to today" — McLuhan confessing he no longer knew the difference between medium and message, which Bob reads as a pure instance of second sight.
Across the dialogues
The Family Theater quote — "I'm not sure what's the difference anymore" — the line that got Bob to today
From Peyton's 1971 Family Theater interview, McLuhan's "I'm not sure what's the difference anymore" — the quotation Bob calls the one that got him to today.
"I'm not sure what's the difference anymore." Bob: "They got me to today."
Medium vs. message as second sight — McLuhan not knowing what he saw
McLuhan's admission (Peyton, 1971) that he didn't know the difference between medium and message — for Bob, second sight: seeing without knowing what he saw.
"I don't know what the difference is between medium and message."
Connections
His 1971 Family Theater interview with McLuhan holds the line Bob calls "the quotation that got me to today."
McLuhan not knowing the difference between medium and message is, for Bob, a prime case of second sight — seeing without knowing what one sees.