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On Narrative Drivetime, storytellers talk about their professional experience and processes. This show is a must for anyone trying to master the craft.
Narrative Drivetime 15 - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro League Baseball Museum, talks about the importance of storytelling in history, especially for a history that has been ignored or repressed.
Narrative Drivetime 14 - The Blues - Tom Lavin of the Legendary Powder Blues Band. The founder, songwriter, lead singer and guitar player of the Legendary Powder Blues Band talks about growing up in the Blues, his interaction with Blues legends, and storytelling in the Blues.
Narrative Drivetime 13 - Comic Book Writing - Steve Englehart. In the 1970s Steve redefined Batman and Captain America, created Star Lord and Mantis of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Shang Chi, the Master of Kung Fu. He married Wanda and Vision and gave them children! In short, his fingerprints are all over modern popular culture. Steve talks about lifting characters above costumes and punching, the current superhero craze and modern day supervillains.
Narrative Drivetime 12 - Standup Comedy - Ali Hassan talks about how to get people to listen to an important message, how he had no choice but to be Muslim and how 911 changed his life.
Narrative Drivetime 11 - Opera - Isabel Bayrakdarian connects to an audience through singing and acting in the world's greatest art form.
Narrative Drivetime 10 - Social Media - Natasha McKenty is an television host, journalist, and communications expert who is fearlessly vulnerable on social media. Her personal storytelling creates strong emotional bonds with her followers. People she's never met have become lifelong friends. Everyone can learn from Natasha's lessons about the advantages of openness.
Narrative Drivetime 9 - Play-By-Play and Podcasts - Paul Romanuk - Veteran hockey play-by-play announcer Paul Romanuk contrasts the lightning fast storytelling of live sports with the luxurious pace of podcasts. Learn about his Beatles based new project The Walrus is Paul.
Narrative Drivetime 8 - Robert J. Sawyer - Award Winning Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer talks about his process, why science fiction is so challenging to write and the importance of the genre.
Episode 7 - Documentary and Factual Director of Photography Mark Foerster reveals the secrets of visual storytelling.
Episode 6 - Science journalist Sonya Buyting spills secrets about how to tell complicated science stories, and storytelling for radio.
Episode 5 - Top Editor Dave Whyte talks about bringing pictures and words together to craft a story. It's harder than it looks and sounds.
Episode 4 - Best selling author and Toronto Star opinions page editor Scott Colby talks about writing styles for different genres.
Episode 3 - TSN's Montreal reporter talks about his storytelling methods and how his on-air break came after an 11 year career in banking.
Episode 2 - Storytelling starts with research and access, and no one does that better than Marcelle Edwards.
Episode 1 - Marc Stevens was not a writer, but when he discovered his father's shocking secret life he knew he had to tell the story.