storyOS
257 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsStories are powerful, and narrative drives all human behavior. But how do we as leaders, creators and entrepreneurs learn to leverage that power for good? The storyOS Podcast dives deep into that question, so you can increase your narrative intelligence, grow your influence, and build a better future for yourself, your team and the world.
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Our Next Chapter Begins: Introducing storyOS
March 27, 2024 20:54 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBIn a time when information is abundant yet comprehension is scarce, it's more important than ever to understand how our brains work and why. That's why we're so excited to introduce you to the next evolution of the STORY podcast: storyOS. This season, we'll be diving deeper than ever into narrative intelligence and the framework our brains use to understand stories. You'll learn how to leverage the power of story to craft compelling narratives, build community, and create lasting c...
Closing Out This Chapter of STORY
December 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBAs we close out this season of the STORY Podcast, we are also closing out this chapter of STORY Conference. Over the last seven years, this conference has touched thousands of lives and changed the landscape of storytelling. On this episode, we sit down with members of the STORY team to discuss favorite memories from STORY Conferences past. Listen in and come trip down memory lane with us! If you have a favorite STORY memory, we’d love to hear it! Send us a note at harris@storyga...
A Roadmap for Your Story-Writing Journey
November 21, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 92.8 MBWith our thriving community of writers of all types, we wanted to highlight this breakout from STORY 2022 with our friends, David Goetz and Melissa Parks from Journey Sixty6. Journey Sixty6 helps coach and guide their community through things such as manuscript review, writing coaching, and what to do with your manuscript as you edit and get it prepped for publishing or review. Writing can be an isolating experience, and Journey Sixty6 has positioned themselves to be the community f...
Getting Your Own Stories Out Into the World
November 14, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBOn this episode, we feature two incredible conversations — the first from the STORY stage with Chris Wall and Andrew Peterson of the Wingfeather Saga series, and the second is a post-STORY sit-down with Angel Studios. These two have created not just an incredible series for families, but they went about it in a unique way that can be an inspiration to get you to start thinking about and implementing the way you approach the work you do in brand new ways. Listen in! Learn more ...
Making Kindness the Norm
November 07, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 37.3 MBOn this episode, we hear from the incredible folks from The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Many of you heard about the heart and soul behind why and how they do what they do from the mainstage at STORY, but in this episode, we also share ways YOU can be part of impacting the world around you by helping to make kindness the norm. Listen in! To apply for the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation Creative Grant mentioned in this episode, click here! Deadline for submission is N...
One Last Trip to Neverland
October 31, 2022 21:34 - 39 minutes - 91 MBIn this episode, we take one more trip to Neverland via a virtual STORY Town Hall to debrief the STORY 2022 conference and allow our STORY community to ask all their post-STORY 2022 questions. Think of this as an expanded version of the Behind-the-Scenes Breakout Experience at the event. We put a massive amount of focus and energy on creating an intentional experience every year at STORY from the ground up, and in this episode, we talk about how STORY is not just a theme slapped on ...
The Future of STORY
September 12, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 36.2 MBIn case you missed the news, we’ve been listening to the heartbeat of culture all around us, having deep conversations with leaders within our community, and staying curious about the future. For all these reasons, we’ve decided as a team to move away from large events filled with hundreds or thousands of people, for at least a season, to enable us to focus on other new and exciting ways of serving storytellers and the work you do. Listen to this announcement to learn more about the...
Using Your Passion to Impact Change Through Story
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 76.1 MBWe continue to explore the Revolutionary Storytelling Type. Revolutionaries are a powerful group of individuals that are on the cusp of almost all change and are constantly rewriting and shifting narratives through their work. The work that Revolutionaries do is the reason that many of us tell stories. We desire change. Disruption. Something better. In this episode, we pick up for part 2 of our Round Table discussion with John Bucher and Jason Jaggard. One thing John said on ...
How Revolutionary Storytellers Begin with the Stories They Tell Themselves
August 22, 2022 14:01 - 26 minutes - 61.1 MBJohn Bucher and Jason Jaggard are incredible Revolutionaries, a type of storyteller who is drawn to leverage the power of story to positively change the future. They press into the world around them to be everything they were meant to be, whether that’s through publishing, deep critical thinking, guiding others to their max potential through coaching, and so much more. Listen in on part one of a conversation about how revolutionaries begin with the stories they tell themselves, and ...
Using Our Brain and Hearts Together
August 08, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBAs we dive into part 2 of our Round Table conversation with Kevin Carroll and Louis Richardson around the connector, if you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, go back and listen to episode 13 so that you have context around the continuation of this incredibly deep and rich conversation around what it means to be a Connector. On this episode, Kevin and Louis both share great insights into their purpose and focus as Connectors and the power of seeking connection not titles. It is these s...
Leveraging the Power of Story to Embrace Connection
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 58.2 MBOn this episode we continue to dive into the Connector Storytelling Type with two of our favorite Connectors, Lewis Richardson and Kevin Carroll. This interview, pulled from one of our STORY Round Table events, dives into how to leverage our stories as a tool for connection. Those we come into contact with are more receptive to our presence and we can learn so much from everyone if we’re more curious. When we engage with people where they’re at, asking what we can do for them or how...
Why It’s Important to Write the Future Together
July 11, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 74.9 MBAs we continue to unpack the Connector Storytelling Type, we would be remiss to not include one of our favorite Connectors…Mr. Brad Montague. If you’ve been around the STORY community for a while, you are very familiar with his genus. Brad is an incredible creator and storyteller who approaches all of his work with a vision for making the world a better place. Whether it’s through his book, Being Better Grown-ups, his wildly successful Kid President video series, or his critically a...
Using Connection to Get Back to Wonder
June 27, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes - 22.5 MBOver the past couple of months, you’ve heard us talking about the 5 Storyteller Types: Amplifier, Artisan, Investigator, Connector and Revolutionary. If you’re not familiar with these types, or yours for that matter, head over to storygathering.com and take our quick assessment. These “types” help you identify the core motivations behind how and why you tell stories and create the way you do. On today’s episode, we are kicking off a new focus to the Connector type. It’s like...
How Asking “But Why” Can Change Drastically Shift Your Business
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 75.6 MBLast week, we were listening in on the Round Table conversation that I had with David Paull and Kristina Henkai about the Investigator. David talked about behavioral storytelling, breaking it down into the practical RESPCT framework. On this episode, we pick back up with the second half of the conversation and dive into the necessary practice of continually asking yourself “but why” within your business. In my own business practices, this question is something we’re constantly a...
Behavioral Storytelling Framework with David Paull
June 13, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 53.8 MBAs we continue to unpack the Investigator Storytelling Type, we pull from our latest STORY Round Table conversation with David Paull and Kristina Henkai. In this episode, we hear David share the way he approaches his work utilizing a framework he dubs Behavioral Storytelling. What he shares on this episode is so practical and applicable to every storytelling type and has been an important litmus test for everything we do at STORY. This episode is for more than just the Investigators...
Why Data Helps Us Tell Better Stories
June 06, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MBIn this episode, we officially kick off our next type, the Investigator. Investigators are an integral part of the storytelling process because they provide the data, research, and facts that help give stories the depth and roots necessary for momentum to be achieved. Though they are anchored in analytics and statistics, which is how they find the truths to their work, they are also logical, innovative, adaptable, calculated, and always in pursuit of truth. One such Investigator tha...
Making Sense of the World Through Art with Morgan Harper Nichols
May 30, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBIn this episode, we pulled a clip from our recent Artisan STORY Round Table conversation with none other than our friend, Morgan Harper Nichols. Morgan is a well known artist, poet, and musician and you’ve probably seen her work pinned somewhere on Pinterest, re-posted all over Instagram, or maybe in Target, Anthropologie, Crate and Barrel. This episode is powerful because Morgan shares how she world through her art and reminds us how “trends will comakes sense of her me and go, but...
How Does Your Art Connect to the World Around You?
May 23, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 58.6 MBAs we continue our conversation around the Storytelling type, the Artisan, this episode features our friend, wildly talented Nashville fine artist, Ed Nash, alongside our mutual friend, acclaimed photographer, Allen Clark. You’ll hear Ed as he discusses not only HIS connection to the world around him, but to what he’s creating and the story he hopes it tells, but how it’s interpreted by those that experience it. If you haven’t already taken our Storyteller Type Assessment, please do...
How Collaboration Creates Deeper Impact
May 16, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 48.1 MBWe are moving on to the next Storyteller Type in our 5 part series, and this one is the Artisan. Many in the STORY community will identify as Artisans because they are deeply passionate about their art and the story it tells those who view or interact with it. From paint on canvas, to carefully crafted lines in poetry, to movement of bodies through dance, to notes that seem to float off of sheet music, Artisans use a variety of mediums to intertwine their heart and message. This...
What Do You Want to Do With Your Power?
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes - 22.8 MBAre you thinking big enough when it comes to your power? At the heart of being an Amplifier and storyteller, is a desire to chase and hope for impact. Something that moves the needle and creates solutions for the future. As we wrap up the Amplifier portion of this storytelling series, listen as Ben Von Wong explains how he uses a focus on solutions to create change vs. a sole focus on the problem that will make you want to get up and DO for all the right reasons.
Embracing the Tension of Your Marketing Values
May 02, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 45.4 MBStory's greatest power is not in its ability to simply convert, but its ability to connect. If you want to play the long game you must lead with connection first. But for a change-maker who wants to make a bigger difference faster, that can be a little bit complicated. It can be difficult to be patient with the long-term value journey when the cause that you are trying to amplify needs attention now. In this episode, we dip into the archives of a recent Round Table conversation with...
How to Use Your Vision and Point of View to Transform Culture
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 25.5 MBAs we continue to dive into the storytelling type we call, "The Amplifier,” in this episode we dip into our archives to learn from AJ Hassan. If you aren’t familiar with AJ, you probably are familiar with her work. She is the Emmy Award-winning Executive Creative Director behind the widely recognized #LikeAGirl campaign that challenged gender bias and captured over 150 million views worldwide. A perfect example of an Amplifier, AJ has built an award-winning career on tackling and bri...
How To Amplify Your Message And Make Your Story Heard
April 18, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 38.5 MBWhat happens if your story doesn't get heard? What if your message doesn't resonate, and falls flat or you don't get the sale? In this episode, jump into the storytelling type we call, "The Amplifier." We do so by dipping into the STORY archives and listening in on some wisdom from a talk from Ben Stewart, co-founder of Louder Agency. You'll be reminded of story's greatest power, and how to amplify your stories so they connect with others, change hearts and minds and help you achi...
Welcome to Season 6 of the STORY Podcast!
April 11, 2022 20:56 - 7 minutes - 16.4 MBAfter a little break from the podcast, the STORY team is back with an incredible new series of episodes focused on helping you better understand who you are as a storyteller and how to equip yourself to better tell stories that matter. Over the next 6 months, we're going equip you to level up your storytelling skillset and inspire you along the way. Welcome to season 6!
Being Brave in Our Dark Moments: A Conversation with John Bucher
August 06, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 27.2 MBYou may have heard the story about how the Chinese word for “crisis” can be represented as “opportunity.” As it turns out, that’s not quite accurate. The word is more like “a crucial point” — the moment right before a big change. There’s still a lesson there for us, but it’s a pretty nuanced one, and that’s something John Bucher understands well. John is the Creative Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation in Hollywood, who understand the ideas of story and myth about as well ...
The Upside to Creating Bad Art with Seth Worley
July 30, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 20.1 MBOne cause of writer’s block isn’t that we run out of ideas, it’s a fear that the ideas we do have are bad ones. We don’t want to keep writing, keep painting, keep creating — whatever it is — because we’ve got a feeling that the next steps just aren’t very good and we’d rather not create at all than create something that sucks. Seth Worley knows that fear. He’s a writer and director who’s done videos for Bad Robot Sandwich Video and Red Giant, where he’s the senior content creator...
Understanding Your ‘Why’ in the Midst of Career Disappointments with Cress Williams
July 23, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 25.9 MBWe don’t like to talk about disappointment in the creative field is. Creativity is a risk and risks, by their very nature, have a pretty high rate of failure. Those stories don’t get told very much, for obvious reasons. But by not telling those stories, we reinforce this idea that unless you’re hitting success after success, you’re a total failure and should give up. Take a listen to Cress Williams from the 2020 STORY Stage. Cress is an actor, known for his roles on Black Lightnin...
Brooke Shaden on Finding Beauty in Hard Times
July 16, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 24.1 MBSomething you hear our last year described as a lot is a “dark time” or a “dark season.” Getting to the end of all that was described as a “new day” or a “new morning” for us. And there’s a lot of truth to that, since so many of us lost so much in 2020. But it’s worth asking if our immediate impulses to avoid, ignore or rush through those dark times and get right to the morning is the healthiest way to deal with pain and hardship. Last year at STORY, we asked that question, and on...
Fighting Cynicism in Storytelling with Dr. Chené Swart
July 09, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 28.8 MBI think all of us can feel tempted towards cynicism these days. However we need to remember that change is possible, and we need to help inspire others to believe it too. That’s how Dr. Chené Swart sees it. She’s a narrative coach and consultant who helps people, organizations and communities with a technique called “narrative therapy,” teaching them to understand their own stories better.
The True Power of Marketing with Stories with Ben Stewart
July 02, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutes - 18.2 MBThere are two kinds of marketers out there. The first are the Don Drapers—the guys who know how to package lies to turn profits. Certainly an easy way to make money, but it takes a toll on your soul, right? The second kind wants to help people tell a better story about their lives, their hopes, their work. They want to help the world see your work the way you see your work. Ben Stewart is that kind of guy, and helps storytellers understand that if you want to leverage the power of ...
Shabazz Larkin on Your "Purpose" As a Creator
June 25, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 29.5 MBFinding your purpose is a huge deal — for everyone, obviously, but younger generations are especially pursuing purpose-driven work. A Society for Human Resource Management study found that 94 percent of Millennials want to use their skills to benefit a cause. Another survey found that 63 percent of millennials believe the primary purpose of companies should be to make a difference instead of make a profit. But artist and author Shabazz Larkin has a surprising take on the subject, ...
How to Use Story to See in the Dark with Marc Pimsler
June 18, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 24.4 MBI think most of us are aware of the idea of story as a passion, a skill, and maybe a career. But what about story as survival? What about story as a way of finding your way when all else seems to be lost? There are times when story is sort of like the trail of breadcrumbs we leave in the forest. No matter how dark things get or how far we wander, we’ve got something to lead us back home to hope and safety. That’s the theory of Marc Pimsler, an Experiential Therapist, leading voic...
The Difference Between Hope & Despair Is a Story with Krish Kandiah
June 11, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 22.1 MBSome stories are a way of making sense of the world. Life can seem confusing or random, so we fit all the details into a story to help us figure out what’s going on. That’s useful, as long as we’re telling beautiful, compassionate, loving stories. But sometimes, lazy stories get told that write off other people’s experiences with prejudice or stereotypes. That’s something Krish Kandiah is out to change. He is the Founder and Director of the adoption and fostering charity Home for G...
OnBeing Creative Director Erin Collasaco on Storytelling for Societal Transformation
June 04, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBThere’s still this idea that we’re living in an extra dark time, that things are bad, worst year ever...that sort of thing. That’s because stories — even macro-level stories — don’t just change on their own. We need storytellers to help us learn how to tell better stories. We need people who care about story to help us set a new, better narrative. That’s something Erin Collasaco is passionate about. She’s the creative director at OnBeing, a media and public life initiative tha...
Leveraging the Power of Story to Bring Teams Together with David Hutchens
May 28, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 30.3 MBIt’s one thing to know that stories have power. It’s another to learn how to invite the power of story into your spaces. And sometimes, the most important thing you do is nothing at all besides invite others to the table. That’s a lesson David Hutchens knows well. He’s worked with companies like Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, GE, and so many others, helping them learn about things like strategy and leadership, as well as ethics and corporate responsibility. But what does that have to do wit...
The Story-Healing Work of Zimbabwe's Grandmothers
May 21, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutes - 19.3 MBZimbabwe has about 13 million people in it, and twelve psychiatrists. Yes, twelve. That’s a problem for Dixon Chibanda, who cares deeply about mental health. He can’t really expect each psychiatrist in his native country to take on a little over a million patients, so he started thinking about what they did have: grandmas. What does this have to do with your work as a storyteller? Everything. Don't miss this incredible episode of the STORY Podcast.
Shifting the Narrative with Christina Blacken
May 14, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 21.4 MBObviously, there are certain types of stories in America that are easier to accept than others. At some point, we make certain judgments about which stories we want to buy into and which ones we don’t, and most of us get pretty good at doing this automatically. We decide which stories we think deserve to be taken seriously, and which can be dismissed. It’s just how we get through life. The problem is, the way we decide which stories to listen to says a lot about us. And sometimes we ...
A Child-Like Perspective on Your Creative Process, with Brad Montague
May 07, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 31 MBOne of those tropes you hear a lot about out there is how much children have to teach us, but if you think about it, we don’t really live that way. We call people who are acting inappropriate “childish.” But there’s a big difference between what is child-ish and child-like. What would it look like to live a life that is child-like, while growing up in ways that leave what is child-ish behind? Maybe kids really do have something to teach us? That’s the life Brad Montague is living. ...
How to Keep Creating with Morgan Harper Nichols
April 30, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes - 34.3 MBWhat if we could keep creating and never give up? That kind of hope feels a little bit harder to hold on during times like these, doesn't it? Morgan Harper Nichols is a poet, a music artist and a visual artist, and in this talk delivered live at STORY, she shared about how she’s found joy in the everyday, despite the heaviness so often felt in the world around her, and how that joy permits her to keep creating. Want to learn to do the same? Listen in on this first episode of Season ...
How to Maximize the Value of Any Conference Experience
September 18, 2020 22:28 - 1 hour - 130 MBSTORY 2020 is here! It’s our flagship gathering, where each year, over 1,000 storytellers from around the world gathering together for 2+ days of inspiration and instruction to do their best, most creative work. In this special, extended episode, you’ll hear the audio from a mini-masterclass with Jason Jaggard, an entrepreneur, leadership coach, a founding partner of Novus Global and so much more. Together, they discuss leadership as an often overlooked storytelling essential, and h...
A Look Ahead to STORY with Harris III
September 11, 2020 15:47 - 13 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this special episode, we look ahead to STORY 2020 with our director and curator, Harris III as he unpacks the intentional design of this year’s virtual experience. Whether you’re attending STORY 2020 or not, this episode is rich with insights into the planning and creative process behind producing the event, making it relevant to anyone who wants to creates great experiences for others. If you already have a ticket, listen to this short episode to learn more about what to expec...
Embracing the Story in Sports with Yogi Roth
September 07, 2020 08:00 - 17 minutes - 32.3 MBWe’re so used to living in stories that sometimes we don’t even recognize them. It’s like how fish don’t know they’re wet. It takes a really keen mind to not just know a good story when it sees one, but put it together in a way others can understand and find themselves in. Documentary filmmakers are especially great at this, where others might just use rolls and rolls of b-roll, they see a narrative that just needs a little bit of structure. This week on the STORY Podcast, we lear...
Embracing a New Way of Marketing with AJ Hassan
August 31, 2020 08:00 - 15 minutes - 28.5 MBDoes the word “marketing” strike you as kind of a dirty word? Many of us are part of a generation that really doesn’t like to feel like we’re being sold to. Brands know that, and the smart ones are getting ahead of it by swapping out marketing copy for real stories and real connection. At STORY, we’ve been saying for years now that a story’s greatest power is not in its ability to convert, but in its ability to connect, and when it comes to achieving conversion in the long term by...
Embracing a New Perspective with Apollo Robbins
August 24, 2020 08:00 - 15 minutes - 28.3 MBLet’s be honest...getting a new perspective is harder than it sounds. It’s not just shaking your head and trying harder. It’s not just a gut check. It’s a real mental move — a shift in your whole way of being. It’s about being aware of your awareness, and taking control of it, and that’s a huge part of navigating the kind of spaces we’re finding ourselves these days in a healthy way. In this episode of the STORY Podcast, Apollo Robbins speaks to these very ideas. He’s an American ...
Embracing Invisible Impact with Benjamin Von Wong
August 17, 2020 08:00 - 19 minutes - 36.6 MBHow is your work impacting others? Here’s the simple answer: you don’t really know for sure. We might have metrics — profit margins, Google analytics, retweets — but that’s reach, not impact. How is what you do really connecting to other people, changing them and affecting them on a heart level? Part of the reality of living in the liminal space of creativity means learning that while we’re all connected, most of those connections are invisible. That’s something Benjamin Von Wong ...
Embracing Boredom with Thaniya Keereepart
August 10, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 26.9 MBWe’re moving into month five of this pandemic. It’s hard to even remember March now, when lockdown felt like kind of a weird novelty. Many of us have gotten used to spending huge chunks of the day stuck with ourselves — and that’s a tough place to be. Or it can be, unless you learn how to utilize it well. That’s something this week’s guest, Thaniya Keereepart, can help you learn to do. Thaniya is a seasoned product executive with over 17 years experience in the media technology sp...
Embracing the Mystery and Tension with Meera Lee Patel
August 03, 2020 08:00 - 15 minutes - 29 MBThe tension. The mystery. The unknown. It’s something that comes up often, especially in this trying season of a global pandemic. Thankfully, that mystery and tension is one Meera Lee Patel’s specialities, and she’s our guest on this week’s episode. Meera is a self-taught writer, artist and best-selling author of books like My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown; Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization, and Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration. She...
Embracing the Messy Middle with Jon Acuff
July 27, 2020 08:00 - 18 minutes - 33.6 MBWhen we talk about stuff like the “messy middle,” or “the tension between the no longer and the not yet,” it can be hard to think of real experts. It’s easy to find people who will share their success stories. It’s also pretty easy to find someone who wants to talk about their dreams. But what about the middle — the part between the vision and the reality? That’s a little harder, and that’s why we’re so glad to have Jon Acuff joining us on this episode of the Story Podcast. Jon n...
Embracing Your Creative Uniqueness with Jinahie
July 20, 2020 14:10 - 16 minutes - 29.8 MBDo you ever question your own abilities as an artist, creator, communicator or storyteller? Especially when you’re exposed to the brilliance of one of your creative peers? Jinahie is a gifted spoken word poet and activist who has performed for TEDx, Sundance, the US Department of Education, United Nations, the Smithsonian Institute, the Kennedy Center, and even performed in front of Michelle Obama. She’s also shared the stage with everyone from Lupe Fiasco to Smokey Robinson to th...
Embracing Liminal Space with Gillian Ferrabee
July 13, 2020 12:34 - 14 minutes - 26.2 MBWhat is “genius?” Is it something you’re just born with, like freckles or perfect pitch? Or is it something that can be cultivated, like growing a garden or redoing your kitchen? That’s a question that Gillian Ferrabee is interested in. You might have seen Gillian performing on stage, TV or the movies. At the very least, you’re probably familiar with her work as a 12 year veteran at Cirque du Soleil. Now, as the founder of the consulting organization, Kite Parade, Gillian helps pe...