# The Myth of "Great Men" - with Walter Isaacson

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Published: 2026-07-22T08:00:00+00:00
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Hasan sits down with famous biographer, Walter Isaacson, to discuss why biographies are important, why biographies don't tell the whole story, and asks him about some of the psychos he's spent time with.  Let's cut through the noise together. Go to groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code hasan15 at huel.com/hasan15. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! Join the millions who are already banking fee free with America’s #1 Choice for Banking. Head to chime.com/hasan. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanProducer: Kayla FengProducer/ Copywriter: Annie FickCinematographer: Austin MoralesEditor: NV Moore and Will FeinsteinAssistant Editor: Zae JordanTalent Coordinator: Tanya SomanaderExecutive Assistant: Samuel PilandYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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