The MacArthur Foundation "genius grants" are given in a secrecy-shrouded process.
Winners have no idea they ve been nominated for the prestigious $500,000 awards until they get the call, and nominators must remain anonymous.
Mandolin player and composer Chris Thile ignored the incessant phone calls from the foundation at first, thinking they were campaign calls for the U.S. presidential election. Then he received an ominous message: "Don t tell anyone about this call."
His tour manager
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