When did the analog to digital transition actually happen in our everyday lives? Think beyond computers, CDs and the internet. There was a point when the way we communicated, handled money and spent time together began to change. But can we identify a single year?
Your answer might depend on when you grew up. Ryan O’Donnell remembers getting his first smartphone in high school, while earlier generations recall a world of handwritten notes, physical banking and logging onto the internet rather than carrying it everywhere. What experience marked the change for you?
For Throwback Thursday, we’re searching for the dividing line between two remarkably different ways of living. From early smartphones to depositing cheques without visiting a bank, which development finally moved our lives into the digital world?
Topics: analog to digital transition, smartphones, online banking, digital nostalgia, 2007
Originally aired on2026-11-05
