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#68: Benjamin - The Storyteller

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May 31, 2024

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In this episode, Barry and Mike focus exclusively on the distinction between the storyteller and the novelist as explained in Walter Benjamin’s 1936 essay, “The Storyteller.”

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May 31, 2024

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#68: Benjamin - The Storyteller

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