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The Storyteller – Reflections on the Works of Nikolai Leskov by Walter Benjamin.
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction – Decoding Walter Benjamin’s “The Storyteller”

05:21 The Decline of Human Experience

07:16 Walter Benjamin’s Influence on Philosophy

13:11 Exploring Life’s Perplexity through Novels

14:24 Storytelling vs. Technology Disruption

17:45 Herodotus and Psammites’ Humbling by Cambyses

21:29 Craftsmanship, Nihilism, and Leskov’s Legacy

26:41 “Entertainment vs. Wisdom”

29:28 Narrative Wisdom in Noise

32:54 Leadership Wisdom in a Postmodern Era

38:57 “Passing Wisdom Through Turnings”

41:54 “Future Generations as Prophet-Idealists” in the First Turning

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Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.
Inter-episode music by Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 – Var. XVIII [Piano arr. – Schultz]
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