{"id":159246,"date":"2025-07-03T08:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bkperfection.com\/convoco\/?p=159246"},"modified":"2025-07-11T08:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:31:23","slug":"storytelling-in-todays-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bkperfection.com\/convoco\/storytelling-in-todays-world\/","title":{"rendered":"#140 Storytelling in Today&#8217;s World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212803&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;892757&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; foreword=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;186071&#8243; heading_custom_size=&#8221;clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px)&#8221; subheading=&#8221;Podcast&#8221;]In an age marked by polarization, crises, and digital overload, storytelling gains new political and cultural relevance. 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It doesn\u2019t belong to any particular culture or country. It belongs to all of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever we see a rise in populism or some demagoguery, there\u2019s always a narrative behind it. And that narrative is powerful. If we believe in democracy, if we believe in building a more peaceful coexistence, we have to have a narrative. You can\u2019t solely rely on numbers and facts, although they\u2019re important.<\/p>\n<p>Artistic flexibility is very important. We need to smash these glass walls and boxes we are put into. I love interdisciplinary thinking. The mind is always more nourished when we leave our comfort zones.<\/p>\n<p>A novelist needs to be a bit like an archaeologist. 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