EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 16 MIN
When Did We Stop Believing In Magic?
from Most Writers Are Fans · host Terry Bartley
We've been told that "main character energy" is a symptom of a screen-addicted generation that can't tell reality from performance. But what if the real problem isn't that we see ourselves as protagonists? It's that we've lost the understanding of what fiction is actually for. Using Megan Garber's Screen People as a jumping off point, this episode makes the case that fiction was never escape. It was always how we understood our world.
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We've been told that "main character energy" is a symptom of a screen-addicted generation that can't tell reality from performance. But what if the real problem isn't that we see ourselves as protagonists? It's that we've lost the understanding of what fiction is actually for. Using Megan Garber's Screen People as a jumping off point, this episode makes the case that fiction was never escape. It was always how we understood our world.
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When Did We Stop Believing In Magic?
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