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421 HOL Goes to the Movies (A Best-of Episode with Brian Price, Meg Tilly, and Mike Palindrome)

The History of Literature

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What Makes a Good Story?

Aristotle says that we've been telling stories to each other since we arrived on this planet. The question is, why? Is it just an entertainment? Or is there something more profound d and so he begins the investigation by identifying these two elements that exist in every successful story: catharsis and mamesus.

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