Marshall McLuhan

Fishko Files | Oct 2, 2014

Professor Marshall McLuhan rose to stardom in the 1960s as a pop culture guru. WNYC’s Sara Fishko takes us back to McLuhan’s futuristic thoughts…in this edition of Fishko Files.

 

 

 

Fore more from the speakers in this edition of Fishko Files

==> Cecelia Tichi is a writer and a professor at Vanderbilt University. One of her books, Electronic Hearth: Creating an American Television Culture, is available here. Tichi also appeared in another episode of Fishko Files: Cultural Glue.

==> Richard Kostelanetz is an author and critic living in New York. You can see his website here.

==> Douglas Coupland is a writer and artist. His biography about McLuhan,Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!, is available here.

 

 

WNYC Production Credits

Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister

Associate Producer: Laura Mayer

WNYC Newsroom Editor: Karen Frillmann

Special Thanks: Matthew Barton, Library of Congress.

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