Humorist Annabelle Gurwitch faces stage 4 cancer, finds ‘unexpected joys’
In 2020, writer Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had stage 4 lung cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, ‘The End of My Life is Killing Me.’ The humorist spoke with Terry Gross about facing her mortality, divorce, and going on a tour with her boyfriend and a young heavy metal band.
Also, John Powers reviews the Nordic noir series ‘Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole’ on Netflix.
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2026-04-08
44 min
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