641. What Does It Cost to Lead a Creative Life?

For years, the playwright David Adjmi was considered “polarizing and difficult.” But creating Stereophonic seems to have healed him. Stephen Dubner gets the story — and sorts out what Adjmi has in common with Richard Wagner. SOURCES: David Adjmi, author and playwright. RESOURCES: "The West End is enjoying a theatre revival. Can Broadway keep up?" by Daniel Thomas (Financial Times, 2025). Lot Six: A Memoir, by David Adjmi (2020). Stereophonic, (2023). EXTRAS: "How Is Live Theater Still Alive?" by Freakonomics Radio (2025). "How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway," by Freakonomics Radio (2024). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.