47 - Outer Wilds and Stories at the end of the Universe

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of storytelling and music in relation to mortality through the lens of the game Outer Wilds.

In this episode, I am joined by Michael and Micah to discuss what Outer Wilds demonstrates about the stories we tell and the music we make in the face of our mortal fate. Watch the video for this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/ahKy2pWEFMI Become a patron at patreon.com/mythicmind Listen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts: Mythic Mind Mythic Mind Games Mythic Mind Movies & Shows (Or become a patron and get all three shows early and ad-free in a single feed.)

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Snyder

Guests: Michael, Micah

Topics covered

• Outer Wilds
• stories
• music
• mortality
• philosophy

Keywords

• Outer Wilds
• stories
• music
• mortality
• philosophy
• podcast
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YouTube, patreon.com/mythicmind

Books & works: Outer Wilds

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