EJ Carroll is a children’s book author and a student of narrative and story. In this interview we read one of her beautiful stories called ‘Eggs’ and explore what makes a good movie narrative.

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2:15 EJ Reads her children’s story: Eggs

12:11 The meaning behind the book

13:26 The moral of a story should not be the goal

17:10 How to craft a story

22:08 Should stories be more Disney-like or closer to reality?

26:00 Movie hits and misses

29:21 The Matrix

31:24 The Big Short – Learning facts through comedy

33:57 After Life and The Invention of Lying - subconscious morals without compromising creativity

36:48 Inception – do stories need a conclusion?

39:31 EJ’s other books

42:17 Don’t preach at people!

44:21 The 20% High Spirited Child

52:34 Songbird – Covid 23

53:08 Matt’s disdain for untethered reality

56:29 Don’t talk down to your audience

1:00:34 Awkward Yeti Comics

1:03:37 Chasing the heights of emotion

1:05:15 The nervousness that comes with being real

1:06:34 Matt’s gets real

1:08:32 Kids need risky play! The 6 forms of risky play

1:14:45 EJ gets real

1:20:31 Float Tanks and Shakti Mats