Nearly everyone has a story about that one cartoon or movie they watched as a child that gave them nightmares, whether it was an “Elephants on Parade” acid trip or a “Why’d I’d watch this when I was seven?” childhood trauma.
But even as adults, there are stories that lodge deep in the psyche, that get under your skin and just bother us. What should we do with such stories? Do they have a useful purpose? Hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden tackle just that question as they examine the different types of stories that unsettle us.
Then, after Once Upon a Scene, Tim and Nick launch into a two-part second half. First, A Bit of Story, where the narrator is uneasy with a strange development in his life. Then, after a long hiatus, the return of Pun Times!
Halloween is around the corner (and seemingly everywhere already), but don’t be disturbed–the 145th episode of Derailed Trains of Thought, your premiere podcast on storytelling for the creator and the consumer, is ready to challenge and thought-provoke in the safety of your own home.