The Mad Genius Thesis
Episodes
Without Religion, We Go Mad
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Religion is irrational. It makes unprovable claims, contradicts science, and asks for faith where reason demands evidence. And yet — without it, hum...
Why Modern Freedom Inevitably Leads to Depression
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we confront a haunting paradox of the modern world: the more freedom we gain, the more depressed we seem to ...
Anatomy of Melancholy: The book that predicted modernity
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy, a Renaissance-era deep dive into the causes,...
The Birth of Tragedy: Sanity, Madness, and Greek Culture
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of *The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast*, we dive into **Friedrich Nietzsche’s *The Birth of Tragedy***, exploring how his vision of **Apo...
"Dark patches": Walt Whitman's struggles with melancholy
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore the life and work of Walt Whitman, drawing from multiple biographies that illuminate his ...
Murder, Madness, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester, a fascinating true story about the interpl...
Basquiat: 'Perishable' - Art as a Response to Grief and Loss
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Eric Fretz’s biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat, tracing his meteoric rise from graffiti...
"Get as Much of That Poison Out" : Tupac's Art as Therapy
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur by Michael Eric Dyson, a deep dive into...
César Vallejo : The Poet Who Predicted His Own Death
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Stephen M. Hart’s literary biography of César Vallejo, one of Latin America’s most p...
Mirrors and Monsters: Jorge Luis Borges's Nightmares
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Borges and Me by Jay Parini, a surreal and deeply personal journey through literature, me...
Rabindranath Tagore's Restless Spirit : Versatility and Contradiction
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore the life and legacy of Rabindranath Tagore, as chronicled in the biography by Krishna Dut...
"The Drama of Desperation": Depression's Grip on James Agee
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore James Agee: A Life by Laurence Bergreen, a portrait of the brilliant but troubled writer ...
Rimbaud: Poetry, Trauma, and the Flight from Art
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Rimbaud: The Cost of Genius by Neal Oxenhandler, a deep dive into the life and work of Ar...
Borstal Boy : The Inner Turmoil of Brendan Behan
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Brendan Behan: Life and Works by Michael O'Sullivan, a deep dive into the life of one of ...
Diane Arbus – Photography, Obsession, and the Dark Side of Creativity
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Diane Arbus: A Biography by Patricia Bosworth, a revealing look at the life of one of pho...
"'I have cultivated my hysteria": Baudelaire's embrace of mental illness
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Baudelaire’s World by Rosemary Lloyd, a deep dive into the life, art, and tortured mind...
Numbers and Nerves: The Creative Struggles of Srinivasa Ramanujan
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel, the extraordinary story of Srinivasa Ramanuj...
Darkness Visible, William Styron's memoir of major depression
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron, a raw and deeply personal accoun...
Yukio Mishima: Art, Obsession, and Tragic Genius
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore the life, work, and shocking death of Yukio Mishima, one of Japan’s most enigmatic lite...
The Beat Era : "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness."
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore The Beat Generation by Jamie Russell, a critical look at the countercultural movement tha...
The Age of Melancholy and the Failure of Modern Psychiatry
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore The Age of Melancholy by Blazer, a critical examination of how modern psychiatry has shif...
"The world has used me ill." The Story of Jurassic Mary
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and Primeval Monsters, a fascinating look at the life and lega...
Melancholia : The Western Malady
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Melancholia: The Western Malady by Matthew Bell, an in-depth look at how melancholia has ...
The Sickness Unto Death : Finding Selfhood Through Despair and Creativity
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore the life and philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish thinker whose work laid the fou...
The Divided Self : Exploring Duality in Thomas Mann's works
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Thomas Mann: Life as a Work of Art by Hermann Kurzke, a compelling biography that examine...
Magic Theater of the Mind : Hesse's Exploration of the Subconscious
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Gunnar Decker’s biography of Hermann Hesse, a deep dive into the life and mind of the a...
The Addictive Spotlight : Maria Callas and the Perils of Fame
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend by Arianna Huffington, an intimate look at the ...
The Daemon Knows – Genius, Inspiration, and the American Sublime
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore The Daemon Knows by Harold Bloom, a deep dive into the mystical force of daemonic inspira...
Tolstoy's Torment : Mental Anguish and Creative Genius
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Tolstoy: A Biography by A. N. Wilson, an in-depth look at the life, philosophy, and creat...
From Melancholia to Depression – How Psychiatry Redefined Mood Disorders
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore From Melancholia to Depression by Åsa Jansson, a deep dive into the 19th-century transfo...
Melancholy and Genius – The Eighteenth-Century View of Creative Despair
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we examine Melancholy Experience in Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century, a fascinating explora...
Camille Paglia : Order and Chaos in the Creative Psyche
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia, a bold analysis of Western art, sexuality, and the ten...
From Ecstasy to Despair: The Two Sides of Isadora Duncan
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Isadora Duncan’s radical approach to dance a product of pure genius, or did it emerge from personal turmoil and defiance of societal norms? In t...
Emily Dickinson : "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain"
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Emily Dickinson’s legendary isolation a conscious choice, or a sign of deeper mental struggles? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we exp...
Emperor of Eccentricity : Exploring the Mind of Howard Hughes
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Howard Hughes a visionary entrepreneur, or was his brilliance ultimately consumed by his own mind? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we ex...
"Coldness & Desertion of the Spirit": Hume's Dark Night of the Soul
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was David Hume’s philosophical genius shaped by his battles with doubt and melancholy? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore David Hu...
Hitchcock's Gaze: Vision, Voyeurism, and the Watching Birds
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Alfred Hitchcock’s cinematic brilliance fueled by his own psychological darkness? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore The Dark ...
'My Hideous Progeny': Mary Shelley, Mental Torment, and the Birth of a Monster
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Mary Shelley’s literary genius born from inspiration, or was it forged in struggle? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore the lif...
What if the Right Brain was the Master and the Left Brain was his Emissary?
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does the structure of our brain shape the course of human creativity? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore The Master and His Emissary...
Melancholy and the Muse: Lincoln's Depression and Creative Leadership
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did Abraham Lincoln’s struggles shape his extraordinary leadership and creativity? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore David Herber...
Creative Illness : Jung and the Red Book
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Carl Jung’s Red Book a descent into madness or a revolutionary act of creative genius? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore C.G....
Recycling Trauma : Autobiography in the plays of Tennessee Williams
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Tennessee Williams’ brilliance inseparable from his personal demons? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Tennessee Williams: Ev...
The Agony and the 'Origin': Darwin's Journey Through Illness and Inspiration.
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Charles Darwin’s scientific genius shaped by his struggles, or was his creativity a product of collaboration and perseverance? In this episode o...
Five Ways Split: The Fragmented Genius of Judy Garland
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Judy Garland’s immense talent inseparable from her personal struggles? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Get Happy: The Life ...
Nothing Was the Same: A Memoir by Kay Redfield Jamison
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does grief shape the mind of a creative genius? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Nothing Was the Same by Kay Redfield Jamison,...
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can mental illness fuel creativity, or does it threaten to destroy it? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore An Unquiet Mind by Kay Red...
Shadow Behind the Spotlight: Marilyn Monroe’s Genius and Pain
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Marilyn Monroe’s captivating brilliance shaped by her struggles, or did fame amplify her inner turmoil? This episode of The Mad Genius Thesis ex...
Holden's Breakdown: Mental Health in Salinger's World
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did J.D. Salinger’s literary brilliance come at the cost of his mental well-being? This episode of The Mad Genius Thesis explores Kenneth Slawenski’...
The Crack-Up : F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Maladjustment to Life"
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s brilliance inseparable from his self-destruction? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Some Sort of Epic G...
"Mad Shelley" : The Storm of Emotion and The Spirit of Defiance
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Percy Shelley’s poetic brilliance fueled by turmoil, or was his creativity a refuge from it? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explor...
Beyond Reason: Kafka's Nightmare and the Birth of Modern Literature
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Franz Kafka’s brilliance shaped by his struggles, or did he create despite them? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore The Nightm...
"Aching Desolation": James Dean and the Art of Projecting Pain
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was James Dean’s rebellious persona a reflection of his genius, his struggles, or both? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Rebel: ...
Robin Williams: The Pain Behind the Laughter
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Robin Williams a "mad genius", or was his creativity something else entirely? This episode of The Mad Genius Thesis explores the life of Robin Wil...
Genius and Heroin : Creativity and Self-Destruction
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a link between artistic genius and self-destruction? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore Genius and Heroin by Michael Largo,...
The Birth of the Mad Genius Idea : A Conversation
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity a gift from the gods, a symptom of madness, or something entirely different? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore the or...
The Evolution of the Mad Genius Concept : A Conversation
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity a gift from the gods, a sign of madness, or simply a fundamental part of being human? This is the subject of a conversation between Haro...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau : Restless Wanderer
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreConfessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Leo Damrosch’s biography. Rousseau’s restlessn...
"Made Mad All My Life" : Samuel Johnson's Struggle with Mental Illness
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreSamuel Johnson: The Struggle by Jeffrey Meyers, a biography that captures the towering inte...
Creativity: Light, Dusk and Dark Night of Soul
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explorePsychology of Creativity: Light, Dusk and Dark Night of Soul by Vladimir Kozlov, an in-dept...
The Milk of Paradise – Opium, Imagination, and 19th-Century Literature
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreThe Milk of Paradise by M.H. Abrams, a study of how opium addiction influenced the works of...
Irritability of the Heart : Dickens's Troubled Mind
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin, a revealing biography of one of literature’s...
The Act of Creation and the Unquiet Mind : Finding Creativity in Mental Illness
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreThe Act of Creation by Arthur Koestler, a groundbreaking study of how creativity emerges in...
Creativity and Crime – The Dark Side of Innovation
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreCreativity and Crime: A Psychological Analysis by A.J. Cropley and David Cropley, which cha...
Tangled Brains, Brilliant Minds : Exploring the Link Between ADD and Creativity.
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreDriven to Distraction by Dr. Edward Hallowell, a groundbreaking book on ADHD in both childr...
Dreams and Delirium: The Surrealist Exploration of Mental Illness
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore the origins and evolution of Surrealism throughDada and Surrealism: A Very Short Introduct...
Surviving the Storm : Francis Ford Coppola and Bipolar Disorder
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Francis Ford Coppola changed cinema forever withThe Godfather andApocalypse Now, but behind his brilliance was a battle with bipolar disorder. In this...
From Torment to Triumph: How manic-depression fuels the creative fire
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreManic Depression and Creativity by Jablow Hershman and Julian Lieb, a deep dive into the li...
The Fever of the Mind : William James and the Price of Creativity
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreWilliam James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism by Robert D. Richardson. A pioneer in...
Margaret Cavendish : Finding Sanity in "A World of Her Own'"
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreMargaret the First, Douglas Grant’s biography of Margaret Cavendish—17th-century philos...
Nine Chains to the Moon and a Mind in Chaos: The Inner World of Buckminster Fuller
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreInventor of the Future by Alec Nevala-Lee, the definitive biography of Buckminster Fuller. ...
"A Grief Without a Pang": John Stuart Mill's Struggle with Depression
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Nicholas Capaldi’s biography of John Stuart Mill, tracing his intellectual and personal ...
From Melancholia to Prozac – The History of Depression
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreFrom Melancholia to Prozac by Clark Lawlor, tracing the evolution of depression from ancien...
A Field Guide to Melancholy
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreA Field Guide to Melancholy by Jacky Bowring, a deep dive into the rich and complex nature ...
Paul Erdős – The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreThe Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman—a fascinating look into the eccentric life...
Tortured artists: Ten stories of creative struggle.
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreDivine Madness: 10 Stories of Creative Struggle by Jeffrey A. Kottler, a powerful examinati...
Heavier Than Heaven – The Life, Art, and Struggles of Kurt Cobain
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreHeavier Than Heaven by Charles R. Cross, the definitive biography of Kurt Cobain, the legen...
A First-Rate Madness – Mental Illness and the Making of Great Leaders
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First-Rate Madness – Mental Illness and the Making of Great LeadersIn this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreFirst-Rate Madness: Me...
Enthusiasm and Divine Madness – Plato, Love, and the Inspired Soul
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreEnthusiasm and Divine Madness by Josef Pieper, an interpretation of Plato’sPhaedrus and i...
"The Bad Thing" : Depression and the Genesis of David Foster Wallace's Genius
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreEvery Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace by D. T. Max, a biography...
Vincent van Gogh & Richard Dadd – Insanity, Genius, and the Search for Meaning
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreInsanity and Genius:Masks of Madness and the Mapping of Meaning and Value by Harry Eiss, a...
Jones Very – Poetry, Mysticism, and the Search for Divine Truth
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreGod's Scrivener: The Madness and Meaning of Jones Very by Clark Davis, a biography that...
From Despair to Art: Exploring Poe's Creative Process
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreEdgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography by Arthur Hobson Quinn, a meticulous and factual acco...
Divine Mania – Madness, Prophecy, and Inspiration in Ancient Greece
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreDivine Mania by Yulia Ustinova, an academic study on the Greek concept of mania as both a m...
The Dark Side of Creativity – Genius, Destruction, and the Ethics of Innovation
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreThe Dark Side of Creativity, edited by David H. Cropley et al., a thought-provoking compila...
Byron : Stormy Passions and the Impulse to Create
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreByron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy, a biography that delves into the tumultuous life...
Freud on the Couch : Depression, Addiction, and the Birth of Psychoanalysis
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreFreud: A Life in Letters and Ideas by Peter Gay, an in-depth look at the life, work, and st...
Poets on Prozac by Richard M. Berlin
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explorePoets on Prozac by Richard M. Berlin, a compelling collection of essays that examine the in...
Divine Madness – Psychology, Spirituality, and the Unconscious Mind
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreDivine Madness by Harry Eiss, a deep dive into the intersection of psychological and spirit...
The Bipolar Express – Creativity, Cinema, and Mental Illness
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreThe Bipolar Express by David Coleman, a fascinating look at the connection between bipolar ...
Positive Disintegration : How Mental Distress Fuels Creativity
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore Kazimierz Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration, which redefines anxiety, depres...
Mania – A Short History of Bipolar Disorder
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreMania: A Short History of Bipolar Disorder by David Healy, a deep dive into the historical ...
From Torment to Art : Sylvia Plath's Creative Exploitation of Depression
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreRed Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark, a definitive bi...
Beyond the Moors : Unpacking the Brontë's Mental Health Struggles
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreThe Brontës by Juliet Barker, a definitive biography that challenges long-held myths about...
Wordsworth : Finding Solace in Nature, Battling Inner Turmoil.
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreWilliam Wordsworth: A Biography by Juliet Barker, an in-depth look at Wordsworth’s life, ...
The Price of Genius: Is Psychopathology the Cost of Greatness?
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreGreatness: Who Makes History and Why byDean Simonton, a groundbreaking study on thepsycholo...
Nietzsche: The Philosopher Who Walked The Edge of Sanity
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreFriedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography by Julian Young, a comprehensive account of ...
Jim Morrison – The Myth, the Madness, and the Music
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreJim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend by Stephen Davis, a biography that delves into the brilli...
"Nature Screaming in My Blood" : The Terror of Insanity and The Scream
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreEdvard Munch: Behind The Scream by Sue Prideaux, the first comprehensive biography of the a...
Sanity, Madness, and Transformation – The Psyche in Romanticism
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreSanity, Madness, Transformation: The Psyche in Romanticism, an analysis of how Blake, Shell...
The Alchemical Vessel : Transforming Mental Anguish into Creative Gold
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode ofThe Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we exploreJung’s Transcendent Function: A Comprehensive Analysis, a deep dive into Carl Jung’s co...