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Lindy West, Kirsten Johnson, and Leyla McCalla
Episode 472

Lindy West, Kirsten Johnson, and Leyla McCalla

This episode features writer Lindy West, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, and music from Leyla McCalla

Live Wire with Luke Burbank · PRX

July 30, 202152m 2s

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Show Notes

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk movies this week, including some countlessly watched favorites; New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West unpacks why she's known as the official hater of Love, Actually; filmmaker Kirsten Johnson comes to terms with the life, death, and legacy of her father through her Netflix documentary Dick Johnson is Dead; and folk singer Leyla McCalla brings the musicality of Langston Hughes' poetry to life with "Song for a Dark Girl" from her recently re-released album Vari-Colored Songs.