Karl Kahler: The Magic and Madness of Bipolar Disorder — Manic Tales of Creation and Destruction | Episode 109

In this episode, I talk with Karl Kahler, author of Manic Dawn. He shares wild stories of his father’s manic adventures, capturing the extremes of bipolar disorder—its brilliance, chaos, and mix of comedy, drama, and tragedy. We explore historical figures with the condition, creativity, suicide, drugs, justice, imagination, divine connection, the impact on relationships, and the art of storytelling, weaving a vivid portrait of the bipolar experience. Prepare to laugh, gasp, and cry.

RESOURCES

BOOKS
- An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
- Exodus by Leon Uris
- Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton
- The Cult that Snapped by Karl Kahler
- The Hypomanic Edge by John Gartner
- The Molecule of More by Daniel Lieberman
- The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
- Touched with Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison

MOVIES
- Jurassic Park
- Red Dawn
- Rocky
- The Mask of Zorro

PEOPLE
- Alexander Hamilton
- Andrew Carnegie
- Ann-Margret
- Bob Dylan
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Christopher Columbus
- Elon Musk
- Ernest Hemingway
- Groucho Marx
- James Cameron
- Jerry Kahler
- Jim Morrison
- John Wayne
- Kay Redfield Jamison
- Kurt Cobain
- Matthew McConaughey
- Michael Chricton
- Michael Jordan
- Patrick Swayze
- Quentin Tarantino
- Sylvia Plath
- Vincent van Gogh
- Virginia Woolf
- Winston Churchill

**Connect and Learn More**
website: karlkahler.com
book: Manic Dawn