About this episode

Laurie Anderson discusses the themes of searching for something monumental in life, referencing Moby Dick and her work 'O Superman'.

"Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them." ~Laurie Anderson "Do you clean yourself well?" ~Me LINKS: Listen/Watch Laurie Anderson's O Superman My new Substack Post My newsletter signup at the bottom of MY WEBSITE. My FIRST COMIC ! My INSTAGRAM The trailer for Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress, and the Tangerine.

Topics covered

• arts
• music
• literature
• performance
• culture

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