The Story Talks Back

The Story Talks Back

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Everything we touch, think about, or experience turns into a story. The power of stories in our lives is almost unfathomable; we must question, dissect, and celebrate them to understand ourselves. Join us for a continuing journey into stories as a way of thinking, remembering, and being.

Recent Episodes

  • Dani Shapiro: Discovering extraordinary wisdom in fiction, memoir, and everyday life

    9 months ago
  • Preview: Dani Shapiro reveals the very different challenges of writing fiction versus memoir

    10 months ago
  • Yaffa Lerea: Revealing the storytelling artistry of the film editor

    12 months ago
  • Preview: Noted film editor Yaffa Lerea tells of her NYC apprenticeship in video as storytelling

    1 year ago
  • Timothy Ferris: Turning science into masterful stories — from Stephen Hawking to Voyager and beyond

    1 year ago
  • Preview: Award-winning science writer Timothy Ferris tells why he scrapped a year’s worth of prose

    1 year ago
  • Gered Mankowitz: Seeing rock icons through the storyteller’s lens

    1 year ago
  • Preview: Gered Mankowitz on collaborating with the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and others

    1 year ago
  • Garrett Hongo: Exploring the rich connections among poetry, memoir and storytelling

    1 year ago
  • ”It ain’t cool”: Garrett Hongo shares stories of everyday prejudice and condescension in academic life

    1 year ago