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The Future of StoryTelling (FoST) podcast is a series of conversations between FoST founder and CEO Charlie Melcher and some of the world’s brightest storytellers across a range of disciplines, focusing on how stories can help provoke positive and lasting change in the world.
The Future of StoryTelling is a passionate community of people from the worlds of media, technology, and communications who explore how storytelling is evolving in the digital age.
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Creating a Healthy AI Ecosystem, Revisited — Stephanie Dinkins
Since this 2020 conversation with artist, educator, and AI practitioner Stephanie Dinkins, artificial intelligence has only become a bigger and more pressing topic. In turn, her method of approaching AI—with a conscious eye towards breaking down bias, rather than perpetuating it— has only become more necessary.
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© 2024 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Founder, Jason Oberholtzer
Producer, Meghal Janardan
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Hugh Howey, Bonnie Eldon, Meghal Janardan, Sarah Vitak, Elisabeth March, Michael Bass, and Megan Worman. -
"Silo" and Disrupting Entertainment, Revisited — Hugh Howey
"Silo," the TV adaptation of Hugh Howey's acclaimed sci-fi novel "Wool," has become one of Apple TV+'s hottest properties since it aired last May: it's earned a second season and several nominations in the forthcoming 2024 BAFTA Television Awards among other accolades. To celebrate the success of "Silo," we're revisiting this episode with Hugh about how "Wool" took the world by storm.
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© 2023 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Founder, Jason Oberholtzer
Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Hugh Howey, Bonnie Eldon, Meghal Janardan, Sarah Vitak, Elisabeth March, Michael Bass, and Megan Worman. -
Evolving Layers of Experience, Revisited — Felix and Paul
Today, we revisit a conversation from 2021 with immersive storytelling pioneers Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël of Felix & Paul Studios. For over ten years, these two have been carefully developing a unique experiential language— a language which they’ve deployed to incredible effect in the location-based VR experience "Space Explorers: The Infinite." Felix and Paul discuss the elements of this language and how it came to be in this revisited episode.
For additional links, information, and more, visit our website at https://bit.ly/3xOz0go
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© 2024 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Executive Producer, Jason Oberholtzer
Producer, Meghal Janardan
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix, Andrew Atkin
Music and Final Assembly, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, Bonnie Eldon, David Gray, Amy Snook, Michael Bass, Eitan Wolf, and Megan Worman. -
Second City and the Power of "Yes, And" — Kelly Leonard
Improvisation is an essential skill for comedians at Chicago’s famous Second City— and it’s a valuable skill for creators and businesses off stage, too. No one knows this better than Kelly Leonard, the Executive Director of Learning and Applied Improvisation at Second City Works. In this episode, Kelly shares some of his top tips for improv that can also make us better bosses, creatives, friends, family members, and all around better people.
For additional links, information, and more, visit our website at https://futureofstorytelling.org/case-study/kelly-leonard-second-city-and-the-power-of-yes-and/
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© 2024 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Executive Producer, Jason Oberholtzer
Producer, Meghal Janardan
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix, Andrew Atkin
Music and Final Assembly, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Kelly Leonard, Bonnie Eldon, David Gray, Amy Snook, Michael Bass, Eitan Wolf, and Megan Worman. -
Human-Centric Health Stories — Jim Weiss
We all get sick-- and yet somehow, so much of the communication from biopharmaceutical companies fails to connect with the average person. Jim Weiss, the Founder and Chairman of health innovation company Real Chemistry, is working to change that. In this episode, Jim shares how his consultancy is making healthcare communications more effective, creative, and human.
Listen to Jim's podcast, "Get Real with the Chairman," on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-real-with-the-chairman/id1735398501
For additional links, information, and more, please visit our website at fost.org.
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© 2024 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Executive Producer, Jason Oberholtzer
Producer, Meghal Janardan
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix, Andrew Atkin
Music and Final Assembly, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Jim Weiss, Danielle Clark-Brown, Kate Vos, Bonnie Eldon, David Gray, Amy Snook, Michael Bass, Eitan Wolf, and Megan Worman. -
The Reimagined Greatest Show On Earth — Juliette Feld Grossman
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus has been delighting "kids of all ages" since 1871. However, the Greatest Show on Earth is anything but dated— after all, you don’t last for 150 years without regular refreshes. Today's guest is Juliette Feld Grossman, is COO of Feld Entertainment, the company responsible for reinventing Ringling for modern audiences. In this episode, Juliette walks us through the new circus and how her family business has been so successful in creating wildly popular live family entertainment.
For additional links, information, and more, please visit our website at futureofstorytelling.org/case-study/juliette-feld-grossman-the-new-greatest-show-on-earth/
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© 2024 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
124 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Director, Carolyn Merriman
Assistant Producer, Madison Brown
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Executive Producer, Jason Oberholtzer
Producer, Meghal Janardan
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix, Andrew Atkin
Music and Final Assembly, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Juliette Feld Grossman, Sabrina Lowe, Steve Yaros, Bonnie Eldon, Elisabeth March, David Gray, Amy Snook, Michael Bass, and Megan Worman.