EPISODE · Apr 28, 2025 · 27 MIN
Ep 5: Fiction and Reality
from Our Stories and Our Selves: Why the narratives we tell shape the way we think about the world
Sometimes fiction depicts reality and sometimes it can change it. This episode I look at several fiction stories which have change the world. I also look at the way fiction can distill reality into a story which is even more true. Quote Origin: Truth Is Stranger than Fiction, But It Is Because Fiction Is Obliged to Stick to Possibilities; Truth Isn’t – Quote Investigator®. (2015, July 15). https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/07/15/truth-stranger/Quote Origin: A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes – Quote Investigator®. (2014, July 13). https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair Lady Chatterley’s Lover D H LawrenceBooks that Changed the World: The 50 most influential books in human history, Andrew Taylor, QuercusFull source list available at https://www.ourstoriesandourselves.com/Get in touch on [email protected] or @ourstories.bsky.socialMusic from https://pixabay.com/users/good_b_music-22836301/
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