Longing, Frank McCourt, Luna

Studio 360

Studio 360 gets the live audience its longed for. Kurt Andersen and writer Frank McCourt take the stage at the Museum of Television and Radio and look at how frustrated desire inspires people to create. Vocalist Sussan Deyhim demonstrates how song picks up where words words fail. The pop band Luna offers tunes of unrequited love. And the humorist Cintra Wilson discovers a trove of celebrity fan mail from teens, and their moms.

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