Helen Lewis on Shakespeare, Elon Musk, and the Stories We Tell About Genius
Season 2025
Episode 7266
About the Episode
What makes a genius? Journalist Helen Lewis, a staff writer for The Atlantic, explores the subject in her latest book, "The Genius Myth." The author joins Walter Isaacson to discuss.
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