What The Hell Is A Land

On this weeks Pulse, host Lauren Hawker examines analog vs. digital by chatting with some NYC park dwellers. She asks them, “Who still has a land-line phone?” and “When did they first get their cell phone?”

Featured song: “Esma” by Menahan Street Band

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