Humans have told stories for tens of thousands of years through cave art, the narration of myths and legends and in written form. Storytelling is more than just entertainment, it forms the basis of culture and our socially constructed reality. In this episode we explore storytelling and try to understand why it makes us uniquely human. 

Show notes

Tanē Mahuta: separator of heaven and earth – Tourism New Zealand
The oldest true stories in the world – Patrick D. Nunn
The psychological comforts of storytelling – Cody D. Delistraty
Sapiens: a brief history of humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
The seven basic plots: why we tell stories – Christopher Booker
Maps of meaning – Jordan Peterson
How telling stories makes us human – Jeffrey Kluger
The psychological power of storytelling – Pamela B. Rutledge

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