Emily Flake, Tessa Hulls, and Pure Bathing Culture
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Cartoonist Emily Flake (“The New Yorker”) reveals “Joke in a Box,” her 70-card deck of creative prompts, which results in some live cartooning from the stage; writer and artist Tessa Hulls discusses her graphic memoir “Feeding Ghosts,” which looks at the three generations of Chinese women in her family; and indie pop duo Pure Bathing Culture perform "The Memento" from their latest album “Chalice.” Plus, host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello tells us some favorite (short) jokes.
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