Listen "Technology during the Covid-19 pandemic"
Episode Synopsis
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a shift in communication moving online with technology playing a big role in staying connected with one another.And in this episode, the Alone Together team looks at its role during the lockdown - for good and for bad.Will Guyatt, LBC's tech correspondent, chats to Morven McIntyre about the latest tech trends - and what's here to stay after the pandemic.Psychotherapist and counsellor Maya Tomse discusses the impact of technology on our mental health, especially during the lockdown. She also talks about 'phone phobia', and how to overcome it.And in the first of our 'Local Heroes' segment, Matt Millard speaks to Karen Creavin, chief executive of the Active Wellbeing Society, about their #BrumTogether campaign.Alone Together is a Laudable production from the newsrooms of the Manchester Evening News, the Edinburgh Evening News, and Birmingham Live. It is presented by Morven McIntyre, Matt Millard and Dan McLaughlin, and it is edited by Matt Millard.
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