STORYTELLING 101 with Mike Rowe, Part Six: THE COMMUNAL CAMPFIRE

Host Bill Whittle and master storyteller Mike Rowe discuss the astonishing — and possibly disturbing — idea that this may be the first time in human history that a cultures myths and stories were not shared equally by everyone and shared AT THE SAME TIME. Is ours the first civilization to exist without a Communal Campfire?

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Michael Teutsch
May 16, 2025 10:15 AM

The scene From Indiana was fantastic. if you do not know he and other guy were
supposed to fight and do a lot of action, but Ford was very sick that day, so he said,”can I just shoot him and the director said OK, and history was made.

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Susan Wilcox
May 13, 2025 7:23 PM

God bless you gentlemen for your love of story and your admirable storytelling abilities. For a more analytical approach to Storytelling 101, see my blog post. The three figures can be seen in the comments, if the links won’t work.

Nathan Larson
May 12, 2025 12:13 PM

That’s an interesting point about TV shows tending to blur in one’s mind, but a good movie is memorable. I think it depends a lot on how much story you actually have to tell. I can think of TV shows that had very memorable episodes, but even the best series tend to have some pretty forgettable filler as well. On the other hand, I’ve seen some movies that I ended up watching twice because I forgot that I had watched it once. Then usually remembered why I forgot all about it. Then there are some movies based on books that… Read more »