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Long Distance Phone Calls

Podcast |: GenXGrownUp Podcast
Publisher |: Evergreen Podcasts
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: 1970s,; 1980s,; Games & Hobbies,; Movies,; Music,; Nostalgia,; Society & Culture,; TV & Film
Categories Via RSS |: Games,; Hobbies,; Leisure
Publication Date |: Sep 02, 2021
Episode Duration |: 00:57:16

Today we grab our cell phones and call pretty much anybody, anywhere, without a second thought. But it used to be that placing a call to anyone more than a few miles away could result in a hefty phone bill at the end of the month! In this Backtrack, we look back on something that has thankfully changed for the better: long distance phone calls! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » GenXGrownUp Podcast (google.com) Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes The Anatomy of Long Distance Call 66 Years Ago » bit.ly/3mUXH3y First dialed long distance call history » bit.ly/3kOfO8o Reach Out and Charge Someone: Long Distance Calls in the 1970s » bit.ly/3mQ2VgR MCI Long Distance commercial » youtu.be/qUUZ6Af55h4 AT&T long distance commercial » youtu.be/G61RHLLlEzA “Long Distance” A short documentary on how long distance calls work – Circa 1941 » youtu.be/aRvFA1uqzVQ Hackers The History Of Hacking – Phone Phreaking » youtu.be/FufYSx2_6Bg Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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