Miranda July

Little reminders of our humanity. We’ll consider the fate of Harry Potter, find out what it takes to photograph something much bigger than ourselves: Mars. Then we’ll hear a story from Miranda July that might break your heart. And later, singer-songwriter Patty Griffin performs.

People with something to prove. Author Harlan Ellison makes the case that he’s heir to Poe, Kafka, and Borges. We visit indie rocker Thao Nguyen in her mother’s laundromat. Miranda July reads her short story, “This Person.” And hear why a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece failed to start a revolution.

Kurt Andersen talks with Wayne Coyne, the mastermind behind the Flaming Lips, about a near-death experience. Nicholson Baker reads from his newest novel House of Holes, which is about sex and pretty much nothing but sex. And the filmmaker-actress-writer-artist Miranda July adds a new item to her c.v.: fortune telling. She tries her hand at […]