Before you make a movie, you have to ask yourself "why am I making this?" Some stories maybe shouldn t be told. The co-founder of Stone Lantern Films stopped by the pod (along with ACW s Nathalie Thill) to talk about effective storytelling.
It takes a lot of guts to get up on stage and tell a story in front of a live audience. Up until a few weeks ago, Ethan Shantie, host of NCPR s storytelling podcast, had never done it. Which is more than a little ironic.
Folks often define themselves by their career. But all of us have a side-gig that we re probably more passionate about. Some of us work on cars or sew or go fishing. But if you re NPR s Ari Shapiro, you sing on stage for thousands of people.