{"id":2741,"date":"2022-10-01T01:26:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T01:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2741"},"modified":"2025-11-14T01:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:15:40","slug":"episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/index.php\/podcast\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 133 &#8211; A Time and a Place for Every Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That movie you grew up with? It&#8217;s 30 years old now. That book you read in school and loved? It&#8217;s 70 years old. That series you&#8217;re watching today could someday be a classic. But will it matter that it was released in 2022? 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Do we need to do a Wikipedia deep dive before tackling <em>Robinson Crusoe<\/em> or can we just enjoy it on its own merits?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, after another challenging <em>Once Upon a Sentence<\/em>, our intrepid hosts tackle Internet quizzes, dating words, movies, and TV shows in their proper chronology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m sure if you listen to the first episode of Derailed Trains of Thought, you&#8217;ll find it a historical time capsule&#8211;but live in the moment and enjoy this, the 133rd episode of your premiere podcast on storytelling for the creator and consumer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worksofnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcasts\/Ep133-Shownotes.txt\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"worksofnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podcasts\/Ep133-Shownotes.txt\"><em>Show Notes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden tackle the importance of a story&#8217;s historical and cultural context&#8230;and Internet quizzes about which story came first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/podcasts.captivate.fm\/media\/787025ab-4953-4b80-b49b-80c5792ef10f\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"1096981","podmotor_episode_id":"1285607","cover_image":"http:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DToT-FLAT-02-copy.jpg","cover_image_id":"2530","duration":"01:09:58","filesize":"64.1 mb","filesize_raw":"67173065","date_recorded":"2022-09-30 21:29:22","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"full"},"tags":[821,66,55,99,783,93,67],"series":[29],"class_list":["post-2741","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-a-trip-to-the-moon","tag-audience","tag-challenge-accepted","tag-electronic","tag-once-upon-a-sentence","tag-rock","tag-valid-criticism","series-derailed-trains-of-thought"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DToT-FLAT-02-copy.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-download\/2741\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story","player_link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-player\/2741\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story","audio_player":"<a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-player\/2741\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story\">https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-player\/2741\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/derailed-trains-of-thought\/id394944756","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5b5J41VntMxdJtcmj7Qtl3?si=bd5ca17dd87849a0","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/derailed-trains-of-thought","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DerailedTrains","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/feed\/podcast\/derailed-trains-of-thought","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IP5ykheLNY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/index.php\/podcast\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story\/\">Episode 133 &#8211; A Time and a Place for Every Story<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/index.php\/podcast\/episode-133-a-time-and-a-place-for-every-story\/embed\/#?secret=IP5ykheLNY\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Episode 133 &#8211; A Time and a Place for Every Story&#8221; &#8212; Derailed Trains of Thought\" data-secret=\"IP5ykheLNY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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