E427 - War of the Mediums: May the Best Story Win

Following the release of his work, The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place, Nick Susi joins the pod to unravel the real War of the Worlds myth: not alien panic, but a battle between newspapers and radio that manufactured mass hysteria. Phillip, Brian, and Nick explore how narrative form shapes collective memory, why brands weaponize conflict for attention, and what happens when everything becomes participatory fan fiction.

Behind the Curtain of Inherited Myth

Key takeaways:

Structured narratives outlast formless truth in collective memory.Brands now weaponize conflict and controversy for attention economics...