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Sep 2024
51m 41s

Say More - Miranda July and Esther Perel...

Esther Perel Global Media
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This week, Esther is in a borrowed bedroom in Los Angeles, the perfect place to talk about desire and the novel on every bedside table, All Fours. The writer, director, and artist, Miranda July, joins Esther to examine the erotic and to explore how love and desire relate and how they conflict in modern relationships. They discuss the tension between the dome ... Show More
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