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Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life

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I founded The Greats Story Lab® to reignite a love for learning and to turn screen time into character formation.

It only takes a spark to rekindle wonder and bring the great stories that shaped the modern world alive for new audiences.

I call it edumedia®.

Everything we make, from vertical shorts series, to longer who’s shows, and our XR experiences in development, combine world-class storytelling with the deep wisdom of the humanities and reach of emerging technologies to nurture your curiosity and send you on your own reading adventures through the world’s greatest stories.

Featuring world-class experts, our team is led by scholars with Ph.D.s and an EMMY®-nominated, award-winning filmmaker behind work that has appeared on Netflix, Amazon, PBS, and in The New York Times — always backed by rigorous research. The Dante Minutes and Homer Minutes vertical shorts series have been recognized with the Gold Telly Award and Communicator Award of Excellence from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts.

The Greats Story Lab® brings together my two great passions: reading great stories, and crafting great storytelling. To that end, part of our mission is also to empower the next generation of creators & storytellers. Who doesn’t want to see more great books made into great film & media? So in 2026, I made my screenwriting & story design course, based on my book Basics of Story Design, and the courses I’ve taught for over a decade in Film & Digital Media at Baylor University available online and for free here. So if you’ve been waiting to create your own projects, be sure to sign up.

“There’s an Ancient Solution to Our Modern Crisis of Attention.”

–– Read SJ’s guest essay on Seneca in The New York Times

“The Book Screwtape feared most”

— Read SJ on Boethius in Christianity Today

“A series of one-minute videos that introduce viewers to the essential cruxes of the poem, canto by canto.”

— Dante Society of America

“Dante Minutes is a terrific way to introduce people to the Divine Comedy through bite-sized videos.”

— Image Journal

Ready to build your own edumedia® project? The Greats Story Lab® can develop, produce, distribute, and publish your series, film, book, course, XR, or open-access resources. Our content is also available for licensing. Contact us for a quote.