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Larger Than Life
Season 6
Episode 2
Ellen Reid has a lot to say. The music of this softly spoken Pulitzer Prize-winning composer speaks volumes, even when it means confronting her own worst experiences. Vikram Paralkar would appear to be a mass of contradictions: a novelist whose work confronts mortality, a cancer physician who constantly helps others deal with death, an atheist who is married to a minister. Yet his joy for life is
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A countertenor, lexicographer, and NASA physicist turned origami enthusiast.
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Gothic Truth & Fiction. Our Greatest Fear. Fear of the Known.
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Writer Olivia Laing. Musicians Bill Fontana and Tune-Yards.
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Author David Sedaris. Singer Priscilla Renea. Artist Jeffrey Gibson.
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The complex interior worlds of Jason Reynolds, Alisa Weilerstein, and Ibeyi, explored.
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The unconventional paths of Heidi Latsky, Gary Baseman, and Bang on a Can.
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Honest self-reflection is a virtue for Leslie Jamison, Josh Radnor, and Luciana Souza.
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No frontiers limit Shannon Hale, Wu Han, or Banda Magda.
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Shara Nova performs the songs and shares the stories that have shaped her life.
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Niche definers: Jim Garland, Tank and the Bangas, Ani DiFranco.
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What matters lasts, with Lila Downs, Heather-Dewey Hagborg, Steve Tobin, and Josh Ritter.
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Making lemonade with Do Lab, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, and Julien Baker.