February 14, 2009
The Valentine's Day show survives a serious opening network failure by using backup equipment, making the behind-the-scenes recovery part of the broadcast itself. Its clearest consulting lesson comes after an uncertain caller diagnosis: urgency does not justify doing anything available, and once frustration displaces calm judgment the right move may be to step away and return with a clear mind. Caller Charles leads a substantial 2009 privacy debate over Google search data, public-health prediction and whether government purchase of private information can bypass constitutional limits. Other strong themes include portable devices being more fragile rather than less, customers caught between blaming vendors, Google learning that expertise in search does not guarantee success in radio advertising, entertainment overload and Dr. Dave's political warning that better technology merely distributes a poor message more efficiently.
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8 parts, 95:09 total. All preserved transcript parts in this selection have been reviewed for content and sequence. The archive includes show breaks; this is not a verified uninterrupted recording. The air date remains proposed.
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Regular show: hour recordings
2 recordings · 116:26 total within this version.
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Regular show: segments
8 recordings · 95:09 total within this version.
Numbered positions are present in sequence. This alone does not prove the show is complete.