EPISODE · Dec 30, 2022 · 48 MIN
Artist Dessa on music, writing and her unique performance art
from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore
(This conversation was originally broadcast on November 16, 2022) Tom's guest today is an artist who defies categorization and whose creative outlets span a number of genres. Dessa is a rapper, a composer, a poet, a writer, and the host of Deeply Human, a podcast about science. She has given TED talks and speeches about entrepreneurship and art and other topics. She’s the author of a memoir in essays called My Own Devices. Her latest book is a collection of poetry with a wild title, called Tits on the Moon. On this archive edition of Midday, let’s listen to a conversation Tom had with Dessa in November when she was in town serving as an artist in residence at Johns Hopkins University, and giving a concert at the Ottobar in Baltimore. Dessa joined us in Studio A.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
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