S1 Ep37: Waking Up to Miraculous Talents

Dorothy Kilgallen was the first female media mogul. Her undeniable talent helped her climb the ranks in journalism, earning her a syndicated column, a radio show, and a regular spot on "What's My Line." Her tenacious curiosity helped her climb the ranks on the government's shit l ...  Show more

Dr. Sam Sheppard awoke to find his pregnant wife murdered in her bed and would soon learn it was just the beginning of a waking nightmare.Strange and Unexplained is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab & Three Goose Entertainment and is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowab ...  Show more

Last week we wondered if ideas can be downloaded. This week, we ask if talent can be, too. We meet congenital, acquired, and sudden savants whose gifts in music, math, art, and memory appear without training. A psychiatrist’s lifelong work reframes savant syndrome as brillianc ...

In this special Rhett & Link-only episode, Rhett & Link discuss some of the rare cases of “Acquired Savant Syndrome,” a diagnosis given to someone who sustains a terrible injury to their brain that miraculously unlocks a hidden genius, like the orthopedic surgeon who was struck i ...  Show more

For most people, learning any skill is a long, at-times challenging journey. Humans struggle to acquire expertise and, after attaining it, they must regularly use this knowledge or risk losing it. But what if you woke up one day, after an injury, to find you suddenly understoo ...

“I felt like my brain was in Saran Wrap…you’re just not all there.”

Producer: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

Episode Summary: Having adapted to the challenges of growing up with cerebral palsy, a woman ...