From the parables of the Bible, through Aesop’s Tales, Shakespeare, Twain, and now multi-million dollar blockbuster movies, one thing and one thing alone remains the foundation of the human experience: THE STORY. In Part One of his STORY MECHANICS series with a master storyteller, host Bill Whittle and Mike Rowe trace the outlines of story in its simplest, purest form.
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Why is this part 2 of this interview out on YT, but not here?
I can NEVER get enough Mike Rowe, or Bill. This is AWESOME! More, please, and longer (:
Well worth the wait, Bill!!!
I hope there are at least 6 parts to this!!
Find Mike Rowe reading Poe’s “A Telltale Heart.” You’ll want him to read every story after that. He truly IS the master.
Damn!!!! I could listen to you two for hours. This show has been well worth the wait. Thanks Bill!
History is 3 syllables. 😉
I shall Mike a sound thrashing for this.
Making an analogy to grades, I had a creative writing teacher who told us, “Real life is a B or B-“
I was waiting for you-all to include Paul Harvey…
I love to read and I love stories. What’s that make me? One of millions? I’ve written several short stories, never published, just for my own enjoyment, but I write them with the fantasy in mind of someone else actually reading them. I believe most readers for pleasure desire to be a writer. At least that’s true for me. I communicate much better in writing than verbally and I’ve been told many times that I should write a book. LOL I’m too harsh a critic so I will likely never find the courage to write one for publication. That’s what… Read more »
Great stuff, Bill. You can’t go wrong with Mike Rowe, and both of you hit it out of the park.