Listen to this one first. It'll give you an idea of what the show's about and why we can it Kaleid. Chiming in are Don Engel, Mark Jarzynski, Anne Rubin and Anna Kroll.

Ep 1: Media History, Media Now

Media systems of all kinds from smartphones to cave paintings are a central part of human life. Most of what we know and think flows through them, so it's critical that they are serving us well. KALEID asks how much they are, and how they could be better. Produced by the Imaging Research Center at UMBC, with host Lee Boot.