Haley interviews Dr. Sarah Jane Murray, an award-winning Professor of Great Texts & Creative Writing at Baylor University, an EMMY®-nominated filmmaker, and the translator (with Dr. Matthieu Boyd) of the medieval French Moralized Ovid. With a background in medieval texts, Dr. Murray is interested in all kinds of storytelling: books, films, and even virtual reality. In today’s episode Haley and Dr. Murray discuss what makes stories meaningful, how they affect us on a neurological level, and what concerns we should have about what stories are consumed by young people. They also explore the future of storytelling, preserving the Great Books, and whether we should view new technologies with fear or embrace them with open arms.
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