Helen Lewis on The Genius Myth
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min
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Episode description
Helen Lewis is a staff writer at The Atlantic who writes about politics and culture. Her latest book, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea, is out now.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Helen Lewis explore what our ideas of genius mean, whether you need to die young to be considered one—and why no one cares about geniuses with boring lives.
Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay.
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