Miranda July on writing books, living clumsily, and meditation

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4.6 • 924 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Miranda July talks about her new book, what it was like to make the Somebody App, and the overarching theme of her work: coming together clumsily. Plus, remembering Great Lady Nerd of History Bessie Coleman and a Shakespearean nerd confession.

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0:00.0	I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still
0:06.1	watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,
0:12.7	soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,
0:18.0	Stories Without End from WBEZ Chicago.
0:25.7	Join me as I share how the genre began, their social impact, and why these stories endure.
0:28.0	Listen, wherever you get your podcast.
0:33.0	I'm Greta Johnson.
0:34.0	I'm Tricia Bobita.
0:37.0	And from WBeeZ in Chicago, this is Nerd Act.
0:37.9	Coming up? What I'm most interested inita. And from WBeezy in Chicago, this is Nerdette. Coming up?
0:44.6	What I'm most interested in is the kind of clumsy things people do to try to come together.
0:48.0	We talk to author, playwright, and screenwriter Miranda July.
0:50.3	And then we get to know a great lady nerd of history.
0:51.8	This week, it's Bessie Coleman.
0:54.2	She was the first black woman in the world to get a pilot's license. That and your nerd confessions right here on Nerdette. Because everybody's a little
0:59.2	nerdy about something.
1:04.0	Make it snappy, nerd. Nerds! Nerd!
1:07.3	Nerd!
1:10.8	I'm Greta Johnson.
1:12.0	I'm Tricia Bobita.
1:12.9	And you're listening to NERDET.
1:14.8	I first came across Miranda July from the movie she wrote called Me and You and Everyone
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