(This conversation was originally broadcast on November 16, 2022)

Tom's guest today is an artist who defies categorization and whose creative outlets span a number of genres.Dessa is a rapper, a composer, a poet, a writer, and the host of Deeply Human, a podcast about science. She has given TED talks and speeches about entrepreneurship and art and other topics. She’s the author of a memoir in essays called My Own Devices.  Her latest book is a collection of poetry with a wild title, called Tits on the Moon.

On this archive edition of Midday, let’s listen to a conversation Tom had with Dessa in November when she was in town serving as an artist in residence at Johns Hopkins University, and giving a concert at the Ottobar in Baltimore.

Dessa joined us in Studio A.

(This conversation was originally broadcast on November 16, 2022)
Tom's guest today is an artist who defies categorization and whose creative outlets span a number of genres. <a href="https://www.dessawander.com/about/">Dessa</a> is a rapper, a composer, a poet, a writer, and the host of <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtv0g">Deeply Human</a>, a podcast about science. She has given TED talks and speeches about entrepreneurship and art and other topics. She’s the author of a memoir in essays called <a href="https://store.doomtree.net/product/dessa-my-own-devices-book-hardcover">My Own Devices</a>.  Her latest book is a collection of poetry with a wild title, called <a href="https://www.dessawander.com/writing/">Tits on the Moon</a>.
On this archive edition of Midday, let’s listen to a conversation Tom had with Dessa in November when she was in town serving as an artist in residence at <a href="https://krieger.jhu.edu/humanities-institute/event/dessa-in-conversation-with-anna-celenza/">Johns Hopkins University</a>, and giving a concert at the Ottobar in Baltimore.
<a href="https://twitter.com/dessadarling">Dessa</a> joined us in Studio A.

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

Midday

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

Advertisement