The podcast questions traditional storytelling and explores the concept of using boring stories to break free from the narrative trap.
The podcast highlights the success of slow TV in capturing a large audience in Norway and the potential for similar experiments in other countries.
Deep dives
The Confusion of Friendships and Unspoken Norms
Friendships can be confusing and one of the least clearly defined types of relationships. The podcast explores the complexities of friendships and how navigating unspoken norms can be challenging.
Questioning the Narrative Trap
The podcast raises the question of whether it is possible to change people's orientation towards narrative and break free from the narrative trap. It discusses the concept of using boring stories and the weaponization of narrative.
The Norwegian Slow TV Experiment
The podcast delves into the Norwegian phenomenon of slow TV, which involves broadcasting long, mundane activities without commercial breaks. It highlights the success of slow TV in capturing a large audience in Norway and the potential for similar experiments in other countries.
The Value of Weak Narrativity and Ambient Media
The podcast explores the concept of weak narrativity and how slow TV and other forms of ambient media offer viewers a chance to slow down, reflect, and exercise their democratic muscles by finding their own meaning and connections in the content.
Imagine a TV show with no plot, no characters, no tension... and yet, it went viral! In this episode, we have a story that questions storytelling as we know it. Plus, co-hosts Kia Miakka Natisse and Yowei Shaw take a spectacularly unspectacular train ride.