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Apr 2022
31m 58s

Diverting Dystopia, Revisited — Margaret...

FUTURE OF STORYTELLING
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Literary icon Margaret Atwood discusses the future and the effects that stories can have upon it. 

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© 2022 Future of StoryTelling, Corp.


Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.

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New York, NY 10011


Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher

Executive Producer, Carolyn Merriman

Associate Producer, Luke Gernert


in collaboration with Charts & Leisure


Founder, Jason Oberholtzer

Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta

Editor, Garrett Crowe 

Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli


With special thanks to Margaret Atwood, Madison Brown, Bonnie Eldon, Shannon Fanuko, Meghal Janardan, and Megan Worman.

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