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Psychology · 19 min

The Storytelling Animal

By Jonathan Gottschall

Beyond mere entertainment, stories are the fundamental architects of human experience. This episode explores how narratives wire our minds, train us for life's challenges, and construct our moral frameworks, revealing their profound role in shaping our reality and humanity.

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Psychology
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“Beyond mere entertainment, stories are the fundamental architects of human experience. This episode explores how narratives wire our minds, train us for life's challenges, and construct our moral frameworks, revealing their profound role in shaping our reality and humanity.”

— Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal

What it is about

narrative, human nature, psychology

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of narrative, human nature, psychology and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Jonathan Gottschall brings a credible and useful lens to narrative, human nature, psychology, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

About the author

Jonathan Gottschall

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