from WYNC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer
What is a Musical Genius?
The word "genius" is used and abused in our culture. Musicians are praised as “genius” after a great album and terms like “boy genius” and “evil genius” resonate in popular culture. Today -- a week after the MacArthur “Genius” Awards were granted -- we ask: just what is genius? Joining us is Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code; and Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University.
