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Marketplace reporter visits Foxconn factory in China

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 9th, 2012)

Marketplace's China correspondent Rob Schmitz is known as the man who uncovered the falsehoods about Foxconn factory conditions being told by Mike Daisey in his play, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. As a follow-up to the report, Schmitz got an inside look at a Foxconn factory in ...

Foxconn won't sue This American Life, Daisey

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 19th, 2012)

Late last week, radio show This American Life retracted an episode published in January that showcased Mike Daisey's performance of The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (our review). The show was removed when TAL discovered inaccuracies in Daisey's account, one of which suggested Daisey himself ...

Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: New iPads, theatrical revelations, and special guest Christina Warren

by Michael Rose (Mar 18th, 2012)

The green beer taps may have run dry, but that's no cause for despair: the TUAW Talkcast is here to soothe your headache and recommend you take it easier next year. Tonight, of course, we want to talk about the new iPad -- so if you've got one, come on over and flaunt it! We'll also review ...

Whoopsie Daisey: This American Life episode on Foxconn's iPad factories 'partially fabricated,' retracted

by Steven Sande (Mar 16th, 2012)

Last month, we reviewed Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs", a monologue in which the storyteller opines on his trip to China and his time with workers in a Foxconn iPad plant. Daisey's story was the basis of an episode of PRI's "This American Life," and now the show has ...

John Hodgman on being recognized as PC

by Michael Rose (Apr 13th, 2007)

This past week's episode of the best thing on the radio, This American Life (available free via the podcast until Monday, then streaming or via audible.com) features longtime TAL contributor and 'PC' John Hodgman on the perks and perils of being a TV personality. Hodgman's segment, the first one on ...