Dialing It Back: A Retrospective on Bell, Bag Phones, and iPhones

🎧 Episode 003: My Internet Besties, The Podcast

This week, pick up the phone because we’re dialing it back! Way back. From Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone to the bag phones of the 90s and the smart phones we can’t put down today, we’re chatting about how the phone came to be and what it’s become. Plus, I’m challenging you to give your phone a little spring cleaning, starting with photos, contacts, and notifications.

Relevant links:

• Calendar: 4- Mardi Gras, 8- International Women’s Day, 10- Daylight Savings Time, 17- St. Patrick’s Day, 18- March Madness, 20- The Best Club Book Club

• Deep dive: Alexander Graham Bell | Lewis Howard Latimer | Melville Bell | Gardiner Greene Hubbard | Mabel Bell | Helen Keller | Baddeck, Nova Scotia

• Photo references: my bag phone | my beeper | my Nokia 3310

• Tara Bremer: House Peace IG | web | personal IG

• Mom 2.0 Summit is April 3-5 in Orlando. Code INDIANA150 saves you $150.

Let’s discuss:

• How old were you when you got your first REAL cell phone?

• Do you still remember your best friend’s home phone number?

• What’s the longest you could go without your cell phone?

Group project:

• Day 1: delete old screenshots and duplicate photos

• Day 2: delete or archive contacts you haven’t talked to in a few years

• Day 3: fix your notifications, only leaving what’s necessary on

Grow the community:

• Leave a five star review for My Internet Besties in whatever podcast app you’re using

• Share My Internet Besties with a friend.

Connect:

• Instagram @myinternetbesties & @indianaadams

• Our group chat

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