In today’s episode we’re talking all things Michelangelo. Spoiler - the guy who painted the ceiling never actually wanted to paint it. He was a sculptor strong-armed into it by a pope who didn't take no for an answer, spent four miserable years resenting every brushstroke, and somehow ended up inventing the entire cultural idea of the tortured genius. Every difficult, uncompromising creative type since is following his template. We'll give you the cheat code for understanding the guy even if you've never seen a single piece of his work. And we'll tell you why he's suddenly back in headlines in 2026, four and a half centuries after he died. By the end, you'll understand why a pissed-off sculptor from Florence is the reason we even have a word for "genius."

• (00:00:00) - Pete and Amanda: Sharing Pictures
• (00:01:31) - Michelangelo
• (00:02:46) - 3 Hooks For Michelangelo's Life
• (00:03:25) - Sword of Sophisticated
• (00:04:10) - Mordant
• (00:05:14) - 5 Things You Need To Know About Michelangelo
• (00:07:13) - Michelangelo On His Love For Painting
• (00:09:55) - The Life Of Sculptor David
• (00:12:09) - Michelangelo's Da Vinci Fountain
• (00:14:00) - Michelangelo's Torture While Painting the Sistine Chapel
• (00:16:07) - Michelangelo On The Genesis Painting
• (00:18:52) - Michelangelo On His Death
• (00:22:06) - The Real Story of Michelangelo
• (00:24:52) - The Real Story Behind Michelangelo's Love Letters
• (00:27:55) - Are You Ready for the Day?
• (00:28:03) - 3 Things You Didn't Know About Michelangelo
• (00:29:39) - Michelangelo's Body Was Stolen After He
• (00:30:44) - 5 Things You Need To Know About Michelangelo
• (00:33:31) - 4 Things You Didn't Know About Michelangelo
• (00:34:04) - Michelangelo: Non-Finito