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Noé Álvarez, Naomi Fitter with Jon the Robot, and John Craigie

Noé Álvarez, Naomi Fitter with Jon the Robot, and John Craigie

Update: 2024-08-09

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Writer Noé Álvarez traces his family lineage through the history of the accordion in his latest book Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico; professor of engineering Naomi Fitter introduces us to Jon, a stand-up comedian robot she developed who riffs on the dating life of a bot; and singer-songwriter John Craigie explains the awkwardness of running into fans at the post office, before performing "Judas" from his latest album Pagan Church. Plus, host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share what our listeners would like their hypothetical robots to do.

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Noé Álvarez, Naomi Fitter with Jon the Robot, and John Craigie

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