The podcast was The Thinking Atheist, and they were talking about the myth that religiosity, superstition, or irrationality had anything to do with intelligence and they referenced this study on patternality. Didn't have a chance to look for the original study. But anyway it's consistent with things I've heard about how relatives of people with schizophrenia tend to get "benefits" from mildly schizophrenic-like symptoms (creativity for example).