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Season 4 Episode 22 | 10m 20s
Are artists really more tortured than the rest of us? Let's consider this myth and the studies that assess whether there might be a link between creativity and mental illness.
Aired: 10/09/18
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The Myth of the Tortured Artist
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The Myth of the Tortured Artist
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