Mirrors and Monsters: Jorge Luis Borges's Nightmares

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The Mad Genius Thesis

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Is there a thin line between brilliance and madness? The Mad Genius Thesis podcast investigates the complex and often controversial relationship between creativity and what we variously call madness—whether it’s labeled mental illness, neurodivergence, or simply the wild temperament of genius. Each episode explores cutting-edge research in psychology, neuroscience, and the creative arts to understand how extraordinary minds work—and why they so often seem to walk the edge. We unpack the myths of the “mad genius,” examine the lives of history’s most electrifying creators, and challenge the assu

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Mirrors and Monsters: Jorge Luis Borges's Nightmares

The Mad Genius Thesis

12 minutes 48 seconds

8 months ago

Mirrors and Monsters: Jorge Luis Borges's Nightmares

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, memory, and self-discovery. This “novelistic memoir” recounts Parini’s unexpected road trip through Scotland with the blind and enigmatic Jorge Luis Borges, whose mind—filled with labyrinths, mirrors, and riddles—turns the journey into a meditation on love, poetry, and the mysteries of existence. How did Borges, whose own life was marked by isolation, blindness, and existential thought, shape Parini’s understanding of creativity and purpose? And what does their meeting reveal about the interplay between storytelling, mental landscapes, and the struggles of artistic identity? Join us as we navigate the philosophical and psychological depths of Borges’ world, where reality and imagination blur.

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