Storytelling Throughout History

S24E9 – Futuristic and Dystopian Stories

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. – Rudyard Kipling

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S24E8 – The History of Superheroes

The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come. – Steve Jobs

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S24E7 – The Creation of Monster Fiction

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win. – Stephen King

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S24E6 – Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories

Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. – C.S. Lewis

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S23E5 – Shakespeare and the Printing Press

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players – William Shakespeare

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S24E4 – Educational Storytelling and the Use of Theater

That’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again. – Walt Disney

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S24E3 – Introduction of Man vs. Man and Character Arcs

At the heart of every story is conflict. Whether external or internal, make it a good one, and remember that this problem is going to shape your character, leaving her forever changed. – Jennifer McMahon

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S24E2 – Stories of Gods and Fate

Upon my word, just see how mortal men always put the blame on us gods! We are the source of evil, so they say – when they have only their own madness to think if their miseries are worse than they ought to be. – The Odyssey

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S24E1 – Storytelling in Prehistoric Times

Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution – more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us what to hang on to. – Lisa Cron

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