The Literary Life Podcast · Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks
"Best of" - Fairy Tales and Children's Literature with Dr. Vigen Guroian
January 20, 2026·1 hr 29 min·5 clips
Dr. Garoyan argues that reducing stories to moral propositions suffocates the imagination and misunderstands the drama of creation itself.
As heard by us
A reflective case for reading fairy tales aloud as shared imaginative formation, rooted in family life and philosophy.
Dr. Vigen Guroian joins Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks for a patient conversation about fairy tales, children's literature, and the ordinary power of reading aloud. The episode keeps returning to a plain claim: the story itself is doing the work.
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Press play if you want a thoughtful conversation about reading well, imagination, and why stories belong in everyday life.
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