A Hook on the Handle: Folklore, Urban Legends, and the Power of the Spoken Word

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A Hook on the Handle: Folklore, Urban Legends, and the Power of the Spoken Word

Ep 271

Nov 10, 2024

Transcript

Willie Grills talks about urban legends in America, how to think about horror stories, and why folk tales are effective at communicating culture.

Pr. Willie Grills – Zion Lutheran Church

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Music thanks to Verny

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A Brief History of Power

Every week Dr. Adam Koontz and Rev. Jonathan Fisk check their privilege against the backdrop of the wide and varied annals of history. You don‘t have to believe the Babel about the sons of Noah being a rosetta for understanding the postmodern global politic to agree that an intellectual dark web exists because history always rhymes, no matter what you try to do about it. You might not save the world by listening, citizen, but that doesn‘t mean you won‘t save someone. Because knowing is only the first half of the battle.

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