Best Dougie Mackay Podcasts (2024)

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Hearths & Highlands: Habitats of Scottish Stories, with Dougie Mackay 1:20:05

21h ago1:20:05

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Watch this episode Dougie’s Pacific Northwest Coast Tour Dougie’s website: https://storyconnection.org Myth as Medicine course. Dougie’s podcast Instagram Comment on this episode You’re in for a treat. Today I get into all the good things with traditional Scottish storyteller Dougie Mackay. He’s a skilled storyteller deeply rooted in the rich herit…

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Perspectives: How Diverse Characters Illuminate their Worlds 13:30

18h ago13:30

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Book one-on-one story sessions here Read this as an article, and share your thoughts here How do characters illuminate their world? We experience stories through the eyes of their people. What they seek in their world, we seek. What they find, we find. As such, to choose a character is to choose the manner of entering the story world. Truth-Seekers…

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A Meeting by the River, and an Upcoming Story Biz. Workshop 8:26

7d ago8:26

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Well met, fellow wanderer, I welcome your company, here at this riverside resting spot, with willows budding, moisture and pollen swirling in the air, and the sun arcing overhead. I must say, those are some fine tools you’re carrying in your pack. I’m curious how you learned to use them, and to hear of work that you’ve done. I’d like to know which …

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Culture Making with Tad Hargrave 1:11:39

4d ago1:11:39

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As a prequel to my upcoming tour of British Columbia I speak with Tad Hargrave, best known for his Marketing for Hippies movement, but also eloquent in culture making and something of a storyteller, improv actor and street magician. You want this guy at your party! In our conversation we touch upon his own path to discover of the richness of his Ce…

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From Concept to Detail: Zooming Between Strata in a Project 12:48

6d ago12:48

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Book one-on-one story sessions here Read this as an article, and share your thoughts here Here’s a greate way to conceive stages of creative work. I learned this from a friend who used them in the hospitality industry, but they’re applicable in any project. Consider three layers: 1) Big picture thinking. 2) Big muscle moving. 3) Detailing. Let’s Sa…

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A song for these times, and a course for you and your relations 19:18

1M ago19:18

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Links:Laura Burns' family constellation course.Isaac Fosl-Van Wyke's music.Welcome to Story Paths. Why stories? Because they help us imagine together, for one reason. They help us see possible pasts, possible futures. Welcome welcome, welcome. Today is a special issue. The audio version has music, so do have a listen. I’ll also share an amazing cou…

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Beyond the Horizon: A Pilgrimage into Deep-Time Stories 9:27

2M ago9:27

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Read this as an article, and share your thoughts here Book one-on-one story sessions here Let’s open with a poem A power outage, is not an aberration. It is the old normal world poking through into the aberration of tech depending on tech depending on tech depending on the world. Wind, water, weather, creature. This wild wild world. What is it to b…

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A Third Ethics Part 2: Evolving a Worldview to Encompass the World We Impact 16:35

2M ago16:35

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Read this as an article and reply here Book one-on-one story sessions here Bringing Distant Ones Close A Spiritual Approach How might I connect with the water in Nigeria, Alberta, Costa Rica, Australia? How can I come to understand that this water may well come into my own body? We learn from many spiritual teachings that all beings are in interrel…

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New Course: Story Shapes Part II - Structuring Intricate Plots 3:50

2M ago3:50

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Watch the promo here The sales stuff: I'm offering this at an opening discount of 15 dollars. Buy it on Gum Road (free account). I'm also lowering the price on my three course bundle, which includes Story Shapes 1, and Brainstorming Story Ideas, for 30. Buy the bundle of all three courses. I'll hold that until the first week of April, then they'll …

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A Third Ethics Part 1: Evolving a Worldview to Encompass the World We Impact 15:16

2M ago15:16

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Read this as an article and share your thoughts here Book one-on-one story sessions here I’ll open with a passage penned by none other than the Dalai Lama, which appears in the preface of Coming Back to Life, the Updated Guide to the Work that Reconnects, by Joanna Macy and Molly Brown. The Dalai Lama writes: Although it is increasingly evident how…

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How Mindscapes change Landscapes: Borders in story and in life 9:25

2M ago9:25

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For story workshops: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/06d77f86-cbe9-4c65-8486-2e723e2b33b4 It is a freestyle rhythmic meditation on borders. Because just as the stories in our minds become the stories we live, the borders in our minds become the borders we enforce. This one’s better listened to (see the audio link). In we go. This is a public epis…

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7 Generations, a Deep-time Meditation 26:19

3M ago26:19

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Workshop: Speak the Work you Love: Storytelling for Businesses with Soul Sign up for weekly story workshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/f3dbaab7-c9bf-463b-ad5d-bfc51651ccfe How might it feel to expand your psychic footprint back in time, to go back seven generations, with all the changes? How might it feel to go forward into the future?…

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The Monk & the Labyrinth: A New Graphic Novellla 4:28

3M ago4:28

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Here's a quick little episode to share a new story. That has been swirling into creation, a pattern in the center of a sandstorm, with flows of wind coming in from different directions. This story is in the form of a virtual comic. Read a preview here. Read the full comic here. And what is this story about? Hear me, for I whisper strange wonders. I…

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Mapping Stories, From Start to Heart 23:33

3M ago23:33

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Sign up for weekly story playshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/f15d43a9-4e89-47d1-93e0-a40c0d03d546 There's a spectrum, with boring on one side and weird on the other. Let’s consider story beginnings, and tinker with the ratio between familiar and strange. Here's a way to consider beginnings. Here's a meditation. You are standing within…

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Ep12. Wise fools with Dan Serridge 1:28:06

3M ago1:28:06

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In this episode I discuss 'applied storytelling' as well as performance with Glasgow based storyteller Dan Serridge. We dive into story as a tool for community engagement and how it can break down barriers. Dan shares his experience of walking the border between England and Scotland, whilst musing the classic tale of Thomas the Rhymer, and his own …

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The Grim Reaper Born Again: Death in Story and Life 29:09

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Weekly story playshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/86acb049-61b0-4311-8dce-d0d833d6b76e If I had my life over again, I should form the habit of nightly composing myself to thoughts of death. I would practice the remembrance of death. There is no other practice which so intensifies life. Death, when it approaches, ought not to take one b…

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Believe It or Not, Part 2: Navigating Wild Perspectives 9:16

3M ago9:16

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Sign up for weekly story workshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/a599bdd3-d828-4b67-a036-f5f816bd56e1 In part one of our exploration of belief, we began by considering a system of beliefs as a system of scaffolding, crisscrossing above the waters of life. Across watery mystery. We finished by figuring that belief might be more like a liqu…

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Believe It or Not: The Power of Fictional Faiths. Part 1 24:06

3M ago24:06

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Sign up for weekly story playshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/42ce63d7-a0b4-4231-88ac-0fe8861e55e3 I had a dream last night, in which my sister and I were guests in the house of a Shanghai family: card-carrying supporters of the Communist Party. I felt a gulf between us, that we could not speak across, because our brief conversations a…

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Dying into a Living World: Animism and Deathcare, with Sarah Kerr, PHD 1:26:53

4M ago1:26:53

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Sign up for weekly story playshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/45d29452-ac79-4c0d-8d77-6991f90fbb8a Cosmology is a story of how all this came to be, which leads into what is real, or, in the words of our guest today, ‘what is allowed to be real.’ The world-view of a person and culture determines how they live in this world, and also the…

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A Narrative Kaleidoscope: How Perspective Changes History 19:46

4M ago19:46

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For weekly story playshops go on here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/9bdd1000-4d0d-4c15-ba88-a5ae692cea40 I'm writing this and reading this while I'm sitting by the ocean, and it feels a funny thing to talk about history here because it is, of course, such a human idea. Personal history is the story of my past, of my life. It could be the histo…

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Ep11. Wild Awake with Lucy O'Hagan 1:08:51

4M ago1:08:51

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In this episode I catch up with Lucy O'Hagan about her wilderness programmes in Ireland. We range from local myths of Lugh and Balor of the evil eye, to the Belfast Punk scene, snow shelters in Norway, cave dwelling in Dordogne, and the teepee outside Galway where we met. To find out more about Lucy's work: https://www.wildawake.ie/ To stay tuned f…

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Playful Blueprints: Designing Personal and Professional Sandboxes 1:14:08

4M ago1:14:08

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Learn more about Tamara Strijack’s offerings here. SIgn up for weekly playshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/acc68ea7-3583-4165-b74a-096dff09b74b This is the latest conversation in our Play Matters series. I've spoken with a board game designer about the theory of game design, and by extension, play-space design. I've spoken with a man w…

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Rivers of Ancestors 35:02

4M ago35:02

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(Art by Jessie White, Seeds of Spells) Sign up for story workshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/b3e7ccb6-d735-4187-a4b6-221f1a6a0882 I've recently returned from an ancestry workshop, which was deeply moving. Combined with other ancestry work, and discussions about ancestry that have gone on in my life lately, this is opening up a channel…

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When Termites Take Over the Garden 2:22

4M ago2:22

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Which real-life story does this remind you of? Comments here (paid subscribers): https://storypaths.substack.com/p/67d05587-82ae-4533-bb51-fd1c1041e9c6 Termites of the garden. The first dawn in the garden was simple but intense. Intensely hot. And next came the torrential rain. Massive plants sprouted up, followed by great beasts lurching about the…

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Play is a Sign of Life, with Pulxaneeks 1:14:31

5M ago1:14:31

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Pulxaneeks website, including upcoming events. I’m glad and grateful to be presenting the following guest. Her vocation is as an Indigenous relations consultant, which is to say she helps settler folks like myself learn to be in good relations with the original peoples of this land. This involves far more than introducing people and smoothing commu…

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Caterpillar Chronicle: Lessons from Butterfly Migrations 56:14

5M ago56:14

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Sign up for story workshops like this on Substack for just $5/month. Workshops are one hour weekly on Thursdays at 10-11 PST. https://storypaths.substack.com/p/7233d334-6564-4d50-bf60-2a022a34140c This episode captures the essence of our first story workshop, a weekly gathering exclusively available to our premium subscribers for just $5 per month.…

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Monster at the Headwaters 2:16

5M ago2:16

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Write your guess on Substack here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/36b06c3f-ca37-4095-aa09-810f2e61f58d Can you guess which real-life story this is? A river once flowed freely, a source of abundant fish for the people, until a monstrous presence established its lair at the headwaters. This creature voraciously consumed the fish and discharged bol…

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Storyteller's Diary: An Old Friend. Part 3, Integration 7:00

5M ago7:00

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Here's the associated article, with pictures. You can add your comments here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/9e7267ab-518f-4599-beff-0530e80208f6 Welcome to the Story Paths newsletter and podcast. This is a Storyteller’s diary edition. As I tell the tale of this one life, may it help you to tell your tales. If you missed the first parts, I spoke…

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In the Meantime 10:48

5M ago10:48

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Become a paid subscriber for $5 and get access to 4 workshops per month! https://storypaths.substack.com/ Welcome. This writing comes to you from the shore of the ocean in the Salish Sea. There's a woodpecker who's going at it on a Gary Oak just nearby, seeking some bugs. There are seagulls landing and strutting about on a rock outcropping, and I s…

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Everyday Epics: The Boring Plywood Door 1:55

5M ago1:55

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Which real-life story does this remind you of? Comments here (paid subscribers): https://storypaths.substack.com/p/18522076-40a8-4569-80b0-71ec20b9699c There is a boring plywood door, in a boring plywood room. Many people make their lives in this room, but if they were to open that door, then on the other side, they would find dozens more doors. On…

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Play in Ceremony with Jennifer Engracio 58:26

5M ago58:26

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Reply to the story prompts in this episode here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/59ab0f86-2c8f-4168-bf08-7ec3eb672e75(Available for paid Substack subscribers) You can learn more about Jennifer’s work here. Is ceremony a grave affair for adults, or can it be something playful which includes children? Or perhaps all of the above? Playful with adult…

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Story Elements - Journeys: The Return 20:14

5M ago20:14

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Share your stories on the newsletter here: https://storypaths.substack.com/ Welcome to the Story Path newsletter and podcast, a Story Elements Edition. Journeys: Part six: The Return. In the previous parts of this exploration of journeys, in story and in life, we looked at different possible destinations, the amazing journeys of different creatures…

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One day in the Playground 2:17

5M ago2:17

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Write your guess on Substack here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/90569a1b-7787-4636-a3b4-27a969f6b513 Can you guess which real-life story this is? In the playground, two boys began to fight. It got intense, so the second boy ran off to perch at the top of a slide. It was there that a third boy found him and asked, "Do you know that you don't ha…

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Storyteller's Diary: An Old Friend, Part 2, Reckoning with the Past 8:01

5M ago8:01

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Here's the article for this episode, with pictures and prompts: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/555eb054-2321-4811-b15c-a6746d84cdd2 Welcome to the Story Paths newsletter and podcast. This is a Storyteller’s diary edition. As I tell the tale of this one life, may it help you to tell your tales. In part one, I spoke about how I met an old friend o…

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Storyteller's Diary: A new kind of pilgrimage 8:38

5M ago8:38

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Welcome to the Story Paths Newsletter, a Storyteller’s Diary edition. Reply to the story prompts in this episode here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/b44f0ad4-f7b9-4d14-b975-1b34ebc4dee2 (Available for paid Substack subscribers)You'll also find images connected to this episode.--- I'm on pilgrimage again, but it's different this time. Before, it…

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Story Elements - Journeys in Outer Space II: Galactic Cores 10:04

5M ago10:04

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit storypaths.substack.com Share your stories on the newsletter here: https://storypaths.substack.com/ Welcome to the Story Paths Newsletter and Podcast. A Story Elements Edition. Journeys: Part five. Oute…By Thoedore Lowry of Story Paths

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Everyday Epics: A Tale of Two Bullies 1:57

5M ago1:57

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Which real-life story does this remind you of? Comments here (paid subscribers): https://storypaths.substack.com/p/e817b97e-6206-4107-aa85-e6cbcfce7631 In the playground, a boy pushed down another child, and kept them pressed down while he rifled through their pockets, taking one thing after another. Then he let them go and said, ‘Every day you hav…

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Play in Prison, with Luis J. Rodriguez 54:42

6M ago54:42

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Reply to the story prompts in this episode here:https://storypaths.substack.com/p/fdce5cda-f28e-49fa-ad02-d8bbf05a27cc(Available for paid Substack subscribers) Find out more about Mr. Rodriguez’ work here: https://www.luisjrodriguez.com/ Welcome to the Story Paths newsletter and podcast. I'm Theodore Lowry. Today, I'm glad to be presenting you with…

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Story Elements - Journeys in Outer Space: Comets and Planets 12:48

6M ago12:48

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit storypaths.substack.com Share your stories on the newsletter here: https://storypaths.substack.com/ Welcome to the Story Paths Newsletter and Podcast. A Story Elements Edition. Journeys: Part Four Outer …By Thoedore Lowry of Story Paths

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Everyday Epics - Stone Slates 2:08

6M ago2:08

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Write your guess on Substack here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/fb3a8ee4-f3d8-4df3-92ae-2070f2136363 Can you guess which real-life story this is? A confidence man, a modern-day coyote trickster, arrives in town. He brings a cart filled with stone slabs, each one soaked in luminescent oil. Distributing these slabs, he leads the unsuspecting tow…

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Storyteller's Diary: An Old Friend, Part 1 11:10

6M ago11:10

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Here's the link to the article with pictures and prompts: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/9d6551a9-bd4d-48dc-b50c-1b33337d19c9 An Old Friend Part I: Crossing a River Welcome to the Story Paths newsletter and podcast. This is a Storyteller’s diary edition. I met an old friend of my father last night. As a teenager, he was also my friend, and a men…

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Story Elements: Journey III: Larger Animals 11:45

6M ago11:45

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit storypaths.substack.com Reply to the story prompts in this episode here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/2486375c-6dd6-4b22-9398-b4b75c8d3f9f(Available for paid Substack subscribers) Welcome to the Story Paths newsletter and podcast, a story elements edition, where we explore the ingre…

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Everyday Epics: Hoops of Nations 2:03

6M ago2:03

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Which real-life story does this remind you of? Comments here (paid subscribers): https://storypaths.substack.com/p/57633e41-bf9e-42b6-bc1f-48410d5d1a6f There was a boy, out walking with his tribe, who came to the encampment of a different group. His tribe jeered and threw bits of wood over, but the boy was curious about those other people. He wishe…

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Play Matters Series: Game Design with Matteo Menapace 1:24:32

6M ago1:24:32

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Reply to the story prompts in this episode here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/de0c4826-9ab0-43f2-9f63-291a9f883ea3. (Available for paid Substack subscribers)There, you'll also find pictures of Matteo test-playing his games. To watch the video of this conversation, go here: https://youtu.be/Rr0PG7HBusYFind out more about Matteo's work here: htt…

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Story Elements: Journey II: Animals 18:43

6M ago18:43

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit storypaths.substack.com Reply to the story prompts in this episode here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/f7093e4f-4c77-4846-a1b5-7614fbe08e37(Available for paid Substack subscribers) What inspires the journeys that we humans write into Stories? Surely the journeys of other humans inspi…

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Hungry Monster 2:35

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Write your guess on Substack here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/f691ae68-1e8b-4e85-aae6-724cab2c946b Can you guess which real-life story this is? In a land adorned with mountains, deserts, rivers, and lush valleys, a people peacefully roamed. Until a monster, fierce and insatiable, descended upon this land. This creature devoured entire rivers…

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Storyteller's Diary, Part I: Into the Cold 10:48

6M ago10:48

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Reply to the story prompts in this episode here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/a363f193-f941-4ae9-aefa-01e09f72c32d.(Available for paid Substack subscribers) Story prompts: Are you on a journey now? How is it both different and akin to another journey you’ve made in the past? One might be a personal journey, another professional. One in youth, …

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Story Elements: Journeys Part 1 14:31

6M ago14:31

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To reply to the story prompts, go to the Story Paths Substack here. Welcome to the first ‘Story Elements’, where we explore the ingredients of stories so that you may better see them and tell them. This is not a plot-setting character three-act structure, hero's journey kind of exploration, although some of that will be in here. We’re going for an …

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25 Free Memberships for Story Paths Newsletter Launch 1:00

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Watch the video here. Comment on the substack post here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/2ef7e4c2-4f0e-42c9-a6b2-b9840c11a364 In less than a week, we’re launching a newsletter about stories. It’s about seeing beneath the skin of life to find the stories within. It’s very interactive: full of story prompts, and there's a free and a paid version. A…

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Samplings of Stories 10:43

7M ago10:43

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(To hear this newsletter with nifty music and sound effects, have a listen to the audio. You can listen here, or look up Story Paths in any podcasting place) Welcome to the Story Paths Newsletter and Podcast. We Are One Week Out… Wait, gotta turn off those capital letter before each word. Not Everything is a Title! Ahem. Next week I’ll be launching…

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