That movie you grew up with? It’s 30 years old now. That book you read in school and loved? It’s 70 years old. That series you’re watching today could someday be a classic. But will it matter that it was released in 2022? Does knowing A Tale of Two Cities was written more than 150 years ago in England about a time in France 60+ years earlier than that change whether we can enjoy it in the digital age?
In this episode’s Story School, hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden discuss whether digging into the historical and cultural moment of a story helps our understanding and enjoyment of it. Do we need to do a Wikipedia deep dive before tackling Robinson Crusoe or can we just enjoy it on its own merits?
Then, after another challenging Once Upon a Sentence, our intrepid hosts tackle Internet quizzes, dating words, movies, and TV shows in their proper chronology.
I’m sure if you listen to the first episode of Derailed Trains of Thought, you’ll find it a historical time capsule–but live in the moment and enjoy this, the 133rd episode of your premiere podcast on storytelling for the creator and consumer.