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Bitesized Bit: Sentenced to Voicejail

June 15, 2023 • Haley Steinhilber • Season 2

You ignore your voicemail, but have you heard of voicejail? Imagine the world before the internet, before blogs and discord servers and reddit forums or Google reviews. Where did people release their pent up anxieties, how did they share their niche interests, or act out their weird bits? In this bite-sized episode, Haley looks at the fascinating microcosm that sprang up in the 1980s and ‘90s in Silicon Valley, and those that called themselves the voicejailers. Clips of the radio show, “Midnight Voicejail,” are sprinkled throughout the episode to highlight how a few voicejailers manipulated and recreated the messages left on their voicemail boxes.

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Cover art by Bekah Rich. Music by Kaz Zabala.

Sources:

Midnight Voicejail - Episode 01 - What is Voicejail? | NCN | The National Cynical Network

The sonic geeks of KFJC's 'Midnight Voicejail' bring you 'that Sept. 11 show'

By Richard von Busack - Metroactive Music | 'Midnight Voicejail'

Midnight Voicejail FAQ

Phineas Narco’s Livejournal

National Cynical Network: NCN FAQ - What We're All About

Midnight VoicejailRecordings used, from Bandcamp :