The power of storytelling with Ari Shapiro

Disc 1. Why storytelling matters --

What makes a story work? --

Finding the story --

On interviews, conversation, and silence --

Choosing your characters --

Building your story --

Disc 2. Telling a big story by telling a small one --

Storytelling and trauma --

Telling stories that unfold over time --

Live storytelling (with or without music) --

The power of fiction --

Breaking storytelling's rules.