{"id":26855,"date":"2025-04-30T09:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T09:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=26855"},"modified":"2025-04-30T09:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T09:24:18","slug":"modern-love-podcast-miranda-july-knew-exactly-what-she-was-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=26855","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Modern Love\u2019 Podcast: Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<div class=\"css-ms3zov\">\n<div class=\"css-14jae4t\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-2644e180\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love-podcast\" title><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Modern Love<\/em><\/a><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/modern-love\/id1065559535?mt=2\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/03Er7mSPq9IEewOgbPD3vO?si=CYApBISZSoCH6AjwdiGsFw\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/c40b7b82-b31d-493d-ac33-273b39d153ca\/modern-love\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLdMrbgYfVl-s2_KrR5DosEB0gqr4w-XZd\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> |<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/560-modern-love-28288069\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"css-tosae5 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7aa699d9\">\u2018I\u2019m not saying my entire goal was political, but I did have days where I was like, well, one thing I could do is change our conception of older women and their sexuality and just their lived lives and what goes on in their heads. And that actually might be important.\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Background: Brian Rea; Inset: Dana Scruggs for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s been almost a year since Miranda July released her hit novel, \u201cAll Fours.\u201d The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo road trip across the country, only to stop at a roadside motel 30 minutes from her home. She winds up staying there for three weeks, exploring and questioning what she actually wants and needs out of midlife, things she can\u2019t really focus on when she\u2019s busy being a wife, a mom and a working artist. In the motel, she redecorates the room, designs her days the way she wants to and gets in touch with her changing desires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the past year, this book has become a touchstone for how our culture addresses women in perimenopause. It\u2019s expanded beyond the page to a kind of movement. Soon after the book\u2019s release, women started writing to July with their own stories. She started a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/mirandajuly.substack.com\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack<\/a> to keep those conversations going. People organized discussion groups all over the world called All Fours Group Chats. Hats were made. \u201cAll Fours\u201d was shortlisted for the National Book Award, and it\u2019s currently being adapted into a limited TV series. The paperback version of the novel will be released May 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In this week\u2019s episode of Modern Love, July talks about the anger and desire that shaped the writing of \u201cAll Fours.\u201d And she reflects on why this novel is inspiring to some, and threatening to others, in this cultural moment.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Listener Callout:<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">How did your dad express his feelings? Tell us your story in a voice memo, and you might hear yourself in a future episode. For Father\u2019s Day, the Modern Love team is looking at different ways dads show their feelings, and we want to know about a moment when your dad opened up to you. Where were you? What did he do or say? How did you react? Did it have a lasting impact on you? And if you\u2019re a dad, how do you think about showing emotion or vulnerability when you\u2019re with your kids? Is it something you do intentionally? Does it feel easy? Hard? The deadline is May 15. 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And that actually might be important.\u2019Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Background: Brian Rea; Inset: Dana Scruggs for The New York TimesIt\u2019s been almost a year since Miranda July released her hit novel, \u201cAll Fours.\u201d The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo road trip across the country, only to stop at a roadside motel 30 minutes from her home. She winds up staying there for three weeks, exploring and questioning what she actually wants and needs out of midlife, things she can\u2019t really focus on when she\u2019s busy being a wife, a mom and a working artist. In the motel, she redecorates the room, designs her days the way she wants to and gets in touch with her changing desires.In the past year, this book has become a touchstone for how our culture addresses women in perimenopause. It\u2019s expanded beyond the page to a kind of movement. Soon after the book\u2019s release, women started writing to July with their own stories. She started a Substack to keep those conversations going. People organized discussion groups all over the world called All Fours Group Chats. Hats were made. \u201cAll Fours\u201d was shortlisted for the National Book Award, and it\u2019s currently being adapted into a limited TV series. The paperback version of the novel will be released May 13.In this week\u2019s episode of Modern Love, July talks about the anger and desire that shaped the writing of \u201cAll Fours.\u201d And she reflects on why this novel is inspiring to some, and threatening to others, in this cultural moment.Listener Callout:How did your dad express his feelings? Tell us your story in a voice memo, and you might hear yourself in a future episode. For Father\u2019s Day, the Modern Love team is looking at different ways dads show their feelings, and we want to know about a moment when your dad opened up to you. Where were you? What did he do or say? How did you react? Did it have a lasting impact on you? 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