596 The Power of Stories (with J Edward Chamberlin) | Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson | Flannery O'Connor (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Shin Yu Pai

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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It's a literary smorgasbord! First, Jacke dives into the recent news of the surprising connection between Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson. Next, he welcomes Mike Palindrome, President of the Literature Supporters Club, for a discussion of why Mike has been reading Flannery O'Connor for so many years. Then storytelling expert J. Edward Chamberlin stops by to discuss his new book, Storylines: How Words Shape Our Worlds, which explores the power of stories to transform despair and disillusionment into hope and possibility. And finally, poet and podcaster Shin Yu Pai (Ten Thousand Things) selects the last book she will ever read. Smaklig måltid! Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podgolomorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello, we began this podcast with one idea. We are human beings and human beings tell stories.
0:17.0	Nearly 600 episodes later, we are no less fascinated with narratives in all their forms.
0:23.8	How are they put together?
0:25.8	How can they change the way we view ourselves as individuals and societies?
0:30.5	Who's in charge of the stories that we use to define us?
0:34.0	Can this be manipulated for good or evil?
0:38.0	Who are we? Why are we here?
0:40.0	And how do we interact with each other?
0:42.0	For all of those questions questions we don't turn to
0:44.0	mathematical equations or musical insights or mechanical achievements as
0:49.0	impressive and important as all those may be. When we try to explain ourselves to ourselves,
0:56.0	we turn to stories.
0:59.0	We'll have an expert in stories and storytelling, Professor J. Edward Chamberlain here today on the history of literature.
1:09.0	Okay, hello, here we go. Stories and storytelling with the author of the book
1:17.9	Storytelling, how words shape our world. It's a subject close to my heart. And also close to my heart is my old friend
1:25.8	Mike Palendrome is going to make the pitch for another storyteller, Flannery O'Connor. A master will give him 15 minutes or so to tell us why he's been reading O'Connor and
1:37.7	why we should read her works or reread them as the case maybe, and then we'll wrap things up with a my last book.
1:44.7	Let's see how about our travel expert Iceland Green?
1:48.6	We'll hear what she chose for the last book she will ever read. But first we have some literary news. You may be aware
1:56.7	that Taylor Swift has a new album coming out soon scheduled for April and it's called
2:01.8	The Tortured Poets album. Songwriting, she says, is something
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