#68 - Will Storr: Stories Are Controlling Your Life

Why do we fight over politics, follow cults, and smoke even when we know it kills us? Bestselling author and journalist Will Storr joins Tim Green to unpack how storytelling, status, and tribalism drive human behavior. From nearly being executed in South Sudan to ghostwriting memoirs, Will reveals the hidden scripts we live by and how they both save and sabotage us. Get Will's new book: https://geni.us/AStoryIsADealHB SPONSORS: ElevenLabs: Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ElevenLabs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice. SOCIAL: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tgnlu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nlutimgreen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/NLUpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nlupod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AUDIO ONLY: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PERSONAL: Tackle ALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tackleals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tim Green Books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠authortimgreen.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices