Writer and professor Scott Bryson, PhD, explores the power of story to help us navigate midlife. Stories for the Third Quarter is about that stretch between traditional adulthood and old age—when the roles we’ve lived inside begin to shift, success no longer always satisfies, and deeper reflections about identity, purpose, and aging rise closer to the surface.Through myth, poetry, psychology, and lived experience, each episode offers reflections for anyone in midlife who senses that something's changing and wants to think more deeply about the second half of life.Learn more at sbryson.com
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Stories for the Third Quarter: Midlife, Myth, and Meaning is a education podcast hosted by Scott Bryson, PhD, with 23 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Scott Bryson, PhD hosts Stories for the Third Quarter: Midlife, Myth, and Meaning, a education show with 23 episodes published.
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Episode #22
The Wound Beneath the Surface (The Story of Sedna)
May 25, 20268 minS1
<p>Scott Bryson, PhD, explores an Inuit story about loss, betrayal, and transformation—and why some of the most powerful forces in our lives don’t come from what we’ve mastered, but from what we’ve been forced to leave behind.</p><p>In this episode, we look at the story of Sedna, a woman cast into the ocean and transformed into the source of life itself. Unlike many myths where the hero confronts a monster and returns with treasure, this story asks something different. What if the thing in the depths isn’t something you defeat or even integrate—...
The Science of Mattering: It's Kind of a Wonderful Life, Isn't It
May 18, 20267 minS1
<p>Scott Bryson, PhD, explores why feeling like we matter is so central to a meaningful life—and why it’s not the same as confidence, success, or being seen. Drawing on emerging research in the “science of mattering,” we look at what psychologists mean when they say we need to feel valued and add value—and why that experience shapes everything from mental health to motivation and connection.</p><p><br></p><p>Then we turn to It’s a Wonderful Life to see how George Bailey’s story captures something most of us experience but rarely name: the gap between actu...
Bluebeard, Bly, and the Invisible Bag: What we think we're not supposed to look at
May 11, 202612 minS1
<p>Scott Bryson, PhD, explores the story of Bluebeard through the lens of psychology, myth, and power—and what it reveals about the things we’re not supposed to see.</p><p><br></p><p>Drawing on the work of Clarissa Pinkola Estés and Robert Bly, this episode looks at two different but connected ideas:</p><p><br></p><p>the parts of ourselves we hide in what Bly calls the “invisible bag”</p><p>and the things that are hidden from us—by relationships, by systems, and by those in power</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>At the cen...
Follow the White Rabbit: Kairos, Chronos, and the Moments Worth Paying Attention To
May 4, 202613 minS1
<p>Scott Bryson, PhD, explores the difference between chronos and kairos—and how moments from The Matrix help us recognize when life is asking something more from us.</p><p>Most of our lives unfold in chronos time—the steady, everyday rhythm of schedules, responsibilities, and routines. But every once in a while, something interrupts that flow. A moment feels heavier. A question won’t go away. A decision suddenly carries more weight than it should.</p><p>In this episode, we look at those moments—what the ancient Greeks called kairos—through the lens of Neo’s choice between the red pill and t...
<p>Scott Bryson, PhD, explores Pancho and Lefty—the classic made famous by Townes Van Zandt and later recorded by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard—and why it hits differently as we move into midlife.Most of us grow up identifying with Pancho—the outlaw, the legend, the one who lives fast and stays pure in memory. But over time, many of us begin to recognize ourselves in Lefty instead—the one who survives, adapts, and carries the consequences of real life.This episode explores: • the meaning of “Pancho and Lefty” and its enduring impact in country music • why the line “he only di...
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