The lost art of handwriting
6/14/202631 min
How our relationship with writing has changed, and how that’s changed us. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Avishay Artsy, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. A third grader practices his cursive handwriting at P.S.166 in Queens, N.Y. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Speaker 2· Soundbite1:14
[static] The handwritten note is super important, and yet I feel like that's something being lost.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:21
[static] It's useless. Cursive is outdated. Uh, my wife, not so much in agreement on that.
Speaker 4· Soundbite1:27
[static] I take a lot of pride in my