Episode 212: Why Tell Stories

Fable & The Verbivore

English - October 24, 2023 22:50 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Next Episode: Episode 213: The Shape of Stories

Notes:

Fable opens by sharing a quote from neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga that’s included in Lisa Cron’s Wired for Story. That quote is:

“The brain never does anything it doesn’t have to do. The fact that there seems to be a reward system that allows us to enjoy good fiction implies that there’s a benefit to the fictional experience.”

The Verbivore referenced two Ted Talks in this conversation. Here they are:

YouTube Video “The magical science of storytelling | David JP Phillips | TEDxStockholm”

YouTube Video “The mystery of storytelling: Julian Friedmann at TEDxEaling”

Books Mentioned:

Wired for Story by Lisa Cron

Elements of Fiction Writing: Conflict and Suspense by James Scott Bell

A Haunting in Venice [Movie Tie-in]: Originally Published as Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Film Title)

Music from:https://filmmusic.io
‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)