There are seven 1-hour episodes and two bonus half-hour episodes in this limited series. Originally launched on 8 March 2022 on community radio Wellington Access Radio station, episodes were broadcast once a week for 8 weeks.
In 2023 we are relaunching the podcast, with episodes released weekly by StorycollectiveNZ.
You can also listen to ‘Keystrokes per Minute’ on the following platforms.
Transcripts
- Transcript Episode 5 Life in the Typing Pool, Part 3 >
- Transcript Episode 4 Life in the Typing Pool, Part 2 >
- Transcript Episode 3 Life in the Typing Pool, Part 1 >
- Transcript Episode 2 The Role of Education, Part 2 >
- Transcript Episode 1 The Role of Education, Part 1 >
Episode Themes
The Role of Education
Interviewees tell us about their upbringing, their experiences of secondary school education in NZ, and the impactful influence of their parents and schools on their subject choices and future pathways to employment.
Life in the Typing Pool
Interviewees tell us about how they got their first job, what those first few days or weeks were like, how their work was organised, who was in charge and regale us with stories from their time and era.
The Impact of Technology
The evolution of technology had a great effect on typists and the typing pools. From typewriters to the complicated language of Shorthand, we hear about the different equipment of each era, and some of the typing ‘hacks’ that typists used.
Public Service & Women’s Work
Social attitudes of the day were reflected in the Public Service bureaucracy and limitations placed on women’s progression. The State Services Act 1988 changed the landscape for all public servants and coincided with typists battling to be seen as more than
“Just a typist.”
