This article presents an interview with Karl Kroeber that was originally published in "English Department Updates" (Fall 2009), a semiannual alumni newsletter of the Columbia University Department of English & Comparative Literature. In this interview, Kroeber, who taught at Columbia for 57 years, discusses the range of courses he taught during that time. He states that, if one looks closely, it can be seen that he was actually teaching the same three things disguised as different topics: art, imagination, and storytelling. Kroeber also explains his fascination with natural science and Native American literature.