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Near Allied | Genius & Mental Health

  • "All things...daring, loving, tragic, and gregarious": The Life and Loss of Sylvia Plath

    15 AUG 2023 · Sylvia Plath's end is remembered as a tragedy. Today, we explore her life and struggles. And what it says about mental health and the creative process. And being earnest and vulnerable about struggle. Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop Get the newsletter at www.thespark.buzz.
    15m 12s
  • Failure & Obscurity: The Overcoming of Nikola Tesla

    8 AUG 2023 · Nikola Tesla has a vital fandom in the modern world, and it's well-earned. He was a visionary who speaks to us still today. We lost much when we lost him. What can we learn from the frustrated life of Tesla? Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop Get the newsletter at www.thespark.buzz.
    18m 2s
  • If Not For My Art: Beethoven loses hearing but keeps mission

    1 AUG 2023 · Beethoven is a household name; he's synonymous with musical triumph. But his success - his lifetime - was not a foregone conclusion. Beethoven found himself locked in a struggle against the depression brought on by his loss of hearing. What can we learn from his story? Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop Get the newsletter at www.thespark.buzz.
    13m 46s
  • Self-Portraits and Ceilings: Frida Kahlo vs. Pain

    25 JUL 2023 · Frida Kahlo bore her soul in her self-portraits. From a troubled marriage to a life of immense physical pain, she knew well what it meant that overcoming suffering meant growing stronger. What can we learn from her story? Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop Get the newsletter at www.thespark.buzz.
    12m 21s
  • Life breaks everyone: The Life and Loves of Ernest Hemingway

    18 JUL 2023 · Ernest Hemingway knew a slew of demons. And he put that into his art. What can he teach us about genius and mental health? Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop Get the newsletter at www.thespark.buzz.
    18m 30s
  • A Beautiful Mind: John Nash's Brilliance and Battlefields

    11 JUL 2023 · John Nash has become forever linked with the biography title "A Beautiful Mind." His struggle has been portrayed on page and on screen. Today, we're digging into his life and his mind to look at what he faced. And what it can tell us about overcoming the adversity of mental health. Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop Get the newsletter at www.thespark.buzz.
    15m 45s
  • "We take death to reach a star": the tragedy of Vincent van Gogh

    4 JUL 2023 · Perhaps the most famous painter of the modern world struggled with disappointment in himself during his own day. Today, we investigate the life of Vincent van Gogh. What was the source of his struggle? What can he teach those of us who struggle today? Listen to the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio. Check out today's sponsor at www.enkindle.shop.
    21m 40s
  • Stream of Consciousness: A Window into Virginia Woolf's Soul

    27 JUN 2023 · Virginia Woolf invented the literary self. She brought readers into the mind of her characters and produced a vulnerability in her work that echoes throughout the generations. Today, we piece together her legacy in view of her own mental health struggles, and what they tell us about genius and mental health. Stream the full library of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio.
    14m 14s
  • Nevermore: Pain, Loss, Addiction & Edgar Allan Poe

    20 JUN 2023 · You don't have to be a Poe scholar to know the hurt that the author of "The Raven" or "The Fall of the House of Usher" felt. Stories of bleakness and shadowplay abound in the life of Poe, despite being versatile in several other genres. What drove this man's life forward? What shaped him into the brooding figure we oversimplify him to be? And what do we make of his mysterious death? Stream the full Conceit Media library at www.conceit.audio
    18m
  • Just Ourselves and Eternity: The Morbid Fascinations of Emily Dickinson

    13 JUN 2023 · The famed American poet behind such works as "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "A Bird, came down the Walk" was a noted recluse. What do we make of poet Emily Dickinson? And what light can her life shed on the relationship between mental health and the creative process? Get the full library of shows at www.conceit.audio.
    17m 25s

The tortured artist is a long-lived symbol of what true genius is. Does it hold up? Does it mean that greatness is achieved through pain and suffering? We explore the...

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The tortured artist is a long-lived symbol of what true genius is. Does it hold up? Does it mean that greatness is achieved through pain and suffering? We explore the great minds of history to see if it's true what John Dryden said: "Great wits are sure to madness near allied."

Check out the full catalog of Conceit Media podcasts at www.conceit.audio.
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