Mike Daisey Is Sorry, Really, This Time
Mar 27, 2012 Even after "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," Mike Daisey's one-man staged attack on Apple's manufacturing practices, turned out to be troublingly fact-challenged, the monologist bafflingly continued to stand by his play for a time, chalking the liberties he took with the truth up to a kind of dramatic license. No longer.
‘This American Life’: A Retraction
Mar 19, 2012 "This American Life" host Ira Glass gave monologist Mike Daisey every opportunity to explain the lies in his "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" performance, which became the basis for one of the radio show's most popular and talked about episodes. Daisey's rationalization for lying turns out to be, like much of his show, bullshit.
Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us
Feb 16, 2012 China’s labor practices are now to be admired rather than scorned, lest the American economy decline further in the new world order.
