Vertigogo

7 February 2025 - 25 mins
Podcast Series Radiolab

In this episode, first aired in 2012, we have two stories of brains pushed off-course. We relive a surreal day in the life of a young researcher hijacked by her own brain, and hear from a librarian experiencing a bizarre and mysterious set of symptoms that she called “gravitational anarchy.”

Special thanks to Sarah Montague and Ellen Horn, as well as actress Hope Davis, who read Rosemary Morton’s story. And the late Berton Roueché, who wrote that story down. 

EPISODE CREDITS: 

Produced by - Brenna Farrell

Original music and sound design contributed by - Tim Howard and Douglas Smith 

EPISODE CITATIONS:

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Berton Roueché’s story about Rosemary Morton,”Essentially Normal” first app...

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