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From the New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

Stories of Love, loss and redemption.

I'm your host, Megna Chakrabardi.

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards are this weekend.

To celebrate, we're going to look back at two of our favorite episodes featuring nominated actors.

First up, Angela Bassett.

She's nominated for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Catherine in the Netflix show Master of None.

Here's Angela, reading Martia DeSantis' essay What the Psychic New.

Years ago, panicked on the Cusp of 30 between jobs and wondering where life would take me.

I consulted a psychic.

I remember staring at the sea of green carpet in her home as she addressed the usual concerns.

She told me to marry Mark, the man I was living with, that I would have a son and a daughter

and that my future with them would not be in New York City contrary to what I had long assumed.

Finally, I asked the question I really wanted answered.

When will I die?

That's not what I do, she said.

So I can't say.

You can't?

Because you don't know or because it's bad.

She tilted her head to one side.

Can you tell me how then?

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