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EPISODE · Jul 12, 2025 · 13 MIN

How to find humor in life's absurdity | Maira Kalman (re-release)

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With levity and profound insight, artist Maira Kalman reflects on life, death, dinner parties, not knowing the right answers, the joys of eating a hot dog from a street vendor and more. This talk, interwoven with her delightful paintings, is itself an artwork that seems to hold the entirety of life in all its absurd glory. This episode originally aired Dec 6, 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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