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Monologist Mike Daisey reveals a amazing new work: four "bio-logues" about megalomania and desire made of the interleaved life reports of Bertolt Brecht, P.T. Barnum, Nikola Tesla, and L. Ron Hubbard. Over four nights Daisey explores the type of genius and wrestles with the take great pride in, insanity, and chauvinism that bind these men jointly, and reveals how the levels and depths with their gift items have much to teach us about ourselves. Each evening is unique and can be listened to independently, but all jointly form an epic oral accounting of triumph and folly advised with Daisey's dark and amusing strength.The geniuses are, in order of appearance:

Bertolt Brecht - playwright, poet, fan of women, and certifiable cad who escaped Nazi Germany, sympathized with the Communists, failed in Hollywood, was persecuted by McCarthy, and redefined world theatre.

P.T. Barnum - gifted businessperson, showman, raconteur, hoaxster, freakshow and circus promoter who transformed the facial skin of 19th century America through blatant, shameless lying down.

Nikola Tesla - mad genius, outstanding scientist and visionary who sparred with Thomas Edison and died crazy and penniless writing love sonnets to pigeons after getting the world electricity as we know it.

L. Ron Hubbard - bigamist, occultist, and charismatic research fiction author-turned-guru who took 1950s popular psychiatry by surprise and went on to create the Church of Scientology: the most celebrity-driven and litigious organization on Earth.

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