Gertrude Stein | It Takes A Lot Of Time To Be A Genius | 1
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🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Peter and Afua discuss the life of Gertrude Stein, an influential figure in the Parisian art and literature scene. They explore her relationships with artists like Picasso and her complex personality.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine taking a cubist still-life painting and turning it into literature, like this piece called |
| 0:07.6 | Apple. Apple plum, carpet steak, seed clam, colored wine, calm scene, cold dream, best shake, potato, |
| 0:18.7 | potato, and no-no gold work with pet. A green scene is called Bake and Change, |
| 0:24.8 | sweet is bready, a little piece, a little piece, please. And this is one of today's characters, |
| 0:32.9 | more accessible pieces of writing. Well, and if you haven't heard of any of her work, that's a clue, first of all, |
| 0:40.3 | you probably have heard some of her most famous quotes from her writing that have turned into |
| 0:44.3 | immortal sayings. |
| 0:46.3 | So, Rose is a rose, is a rose, is a rose. |
| 0:50.3 | That's from Sacred Emily. |
| 0:51.3 | I've tried to record this one. |
| 0:53.3 | I don't know how many times when Afro keeps telling me I'm counting the theirs wrong. So I'm tried to record this one. I don't know how many times. |
| 1:10.9 | I keep telling me I'm counting the there's wrong. So I'm going to do this one really slowly. Whenever you get there, there, there, I've got to write this time, right? Well, darn. Yes, Peter. That's kind of important. That's the point. We've been here for about two hours, and've been trying to tell you. That's one of my favourite quotes though. |
| 1:12.1 | That is one of my favourite quotes. |
| 1:14.5 | And people will often say there is no there there. |
| 1:18.9 | And that is one of the legacies of Peter. |
| 1:23.2 | The wonderful and brilliant and only Gertrude Stein. Thank you. Hello and welcome to a new episode of Legacy. |
| 1:35.1 | I'm Peter Frank Gapain. |
| 1:36.5 | I'm Afwa Hush. |
| 1:38.1 | And this is Legacy, the show that explores the lives, events and ideas that have shaped our world |
| 1:43.3 | and asks whether they have the |
| 1:45.3 | reputations that they truly deserve. |
| 1:50.0 | This is Gertrude Stein, Episode 1. It takes a lot of time to be a genius. |
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