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Chapter 3: Caliban’s Garden

By Rusty Guinn | December 6, 2024 | 11 Comments

Man’s road to becoming a storyteller began with a single step.

That step kicked off millions of years of co-evolution of the human brain, society, language – and our relationship with story.

Why Am I Reading This Now? 12.02.24

By Harper Hunt | December 2, 2024 | 0 Comments

Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrativ‌e campaign.

Chapter 2: What is Story?

By Rusty Guinn | December 2, 2024 | 11 Comments

There are a lot of ways to define a “story.”

But to understand how story interacts with human consciousness requires us to be more specific.

Intentional Investor #18: Jason Buck

By Harper Hunt | November 26, 2024 | 5 Comments

In this fascinating conversation, Matt Zeigler sits down with Jason Buck, co-founder of Mutiny Fund, to explore the unexpected intersections between entrepreneurship, risk management, and personal development. From selling mixtapes in rural Michigan to developing real estate in Charleston and ultimately founding an innovative investment firm, Jason’s journey challenges conventional wisdom about success and risk-taking.

Chapter 1: Overhearing Ourselves

By Rusty Guinn | November 26, 2024 | 11 Comments

Shakespeare invented the human by inventing a device which spoke the language of consciousness:

Story.

Introduction: David Bowie’s Alien

By Rusty Guinn | November 26, 2024 | 11 Comments

David Bowie was right.

Social networks aren’t a tool. They are an alien force that transforms human consciousness.

Why Am I Reading This Now? 11.25.24

By Harper Hunt | November 25, 2024 | 0 Comments

Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrativ‌e campaign.

The Swallows Return to Capistrano

By Ben Hunt | November 20, 2024 | 0 Comments

The Wall Street year-ahead “outlook notes” are like the swallows returning to Capistrano … next year will be a stock-picker’s market, and we should be cautiously optimistic.

But we’re seeing a turn in the weather with our Narrative Indices …

Making Sense of Markets in a Post Election World | Grant Williams and Ben Hunt

By Harper Hunt | November 19, 2024 | 1 Comment

Matt Zeigler is joined by Ben Hunt and Grant Williams for a candid discussion of the 2024 post-election landscape and its implications for markets. The guests explore how trust, or lack thereof, shapes both political and market narratives, examining the transformation of capital markets into what they describe as a “political utility” where “number go up” has become the prevailing faith.

Why Am I Reading This Now? 11.18.24

By Harper Hunt | November 18, 2024 | 0 Comments

Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrativ‌e campaign.