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“Smile!” We’ve been saying that just before snapping a picture for years, long before selfies, Facebook and Instagram. But now we not only want to capture the moment; we want to share it, and widely. Radiolab’s “Smile My Ass” tells the story of the show “Candid Camera,” which in turn allows us to explore the profound effect that this constant state of being on display has had on our consciousness and self-consciousness. Joining host Leon Wiener Dow for The Context segment is Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Senior Rabbi at Central Synagogue and for The Hypertext segment is Dov Abramson, artist and graphic designer.
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Click here to learn more about the work of Kolot alumna Avital Blonder at Jindas.
Episode image: "Self-image" by Aharon Friedman, Studio Dov Abramson.