Why Tell Stories?16 Feb 2023

The Naz (by Lord Buckley)

For this episode of the Why Tell Stories Podcast, we enter the strange and wild world of Lord Buckley and his 1952 rapturous monologue 'The Naz'

Lord Richard Buckley (April 5, 1906 – November 12, 1960) was an cabaret performer and recording artist - who the New York Times described as 'an unlikely persona ... part English royalty, part Dizzy Gillespie' and if you've never heard of him before you are in for an audio treat (which only gets better with repetition).

Story Start: 00:02:17

Story End: 00:12:09

Dan and Will discuss the many ways storytelling can be an all powerful, culture shifting necessity even if you don't understand everything that's being said and consider the possibility that sometimes the facts might even get in the way.

The book Chums discusses the tradition of the Eaton debating club, in which facts are frowned upon as an ineffective way to sell your story.

A youtube trailer for the Herzog film My Best Fiend can be found here

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