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The Truth
The Truth is an audio drama anthology podcast, short stories that are 10-20 mintues long.
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RIP Hugh Walker, 1949 – 2016
My dad, Hugh Walker, died on Saturday. He was 66, and it was a complete shock. Obviously I’m still shattered by it all, but it’s important to me to celebrate the extraordinary person he was, and his impact on my life, as soon as I can. And when it comes to our relationship, gaming was always a feature. By John Walker.
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What to do when you’re not the hero any more
From Star Wars to Mad Max, a new, more diverse kind of storytelling went mainstream this year - and the backlash shows how much it matters. By Laurie Penny.
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Woven
Every story I have ever told has a kind of breach to it, I think. You could say that my writing isn’t quite right. That all the beginnings have endings in them. By Lidia Yuknavitch.
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Soma, Spice and Substance D: A History of Drugs in Science Fiction
Ever since humans have been telling stories, we've been telling stories about drugs. By Brian Merchant.
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Why story is used to explain symphonies and sport matches alike
We use neat stories to explain everything from sports matches to symphonies. Is it time to leave the nursery of the mind? By Philip Ball.
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Charlie Brown Never Found His Little Red-Haired Girl, but We Did
Donna Wold’s hair is now white, not “violently red”, but she still remembers her courtship with a man named Sparky, and the comic strips that read “like an old love letter.” By Darryn King.
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Why Are Old Women Often The Face Of Evil In Fairy Tales And Folklore?
Evil stepmothers, witches and crones: When they aren't poisoning princesses, they're mangling mermaids or trying to eat children. One writer traces these villains' roots to a fear of female power. By Elizabeth Blair.
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Here Be Dragons: On Literary Cartography
Jonathan Russell Clark on “Plotted: A Literary Atlas.”
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The Storytelling Secrets of 'This American Life' and Other Top Radio Programs
What makes narrative podcasts and radio shows so good, and so popular?
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What Does Harper Lee Want?
The author's second novel is the most preordered in her publisher's history. It's also a book she vowed never to publish.
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