# Why We Crave Stories

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Podcast: [What Happens Next in 6 Minutes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-happens-next-in-6-minutes-3365845)
Published: 2026-05-13T12:19:52+00:00
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## Resource

This podcast was taped at a conference where I hosted several Penn Professors on various topics. The audience included my friends who will join me in asking questions. Fritz Breithaupt is the speaker, and he is a humanities scholar as well as a cognitive scientist at UPenn where he is studying the relationship between narratives and empathy. Fritz is the author of a new book entitled The Narrative Brain: The Stories Our Neurons Tell. I want Fritz to talk about how we experience fictional stories in our daydreams to achieve personal growth. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

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