The Losses and the Laughter We Grow Into (March 7, 2013) [encore]




On Being with Krista Tippett show

Summary: Being able-bodied, Kevin Kling says, is always only a temporary condition. Part funny guy, part poet and playwright, part wise man, Kling is known for NPR commentaries in his Minnesota accent that sounds straight out of the movie Fargo. With Krista Tippett, you'll hear his own special angle on life's humor and its ruptures. Born with a partially disabled left arm, in his 40s he then lost the use of his fully functional right one after a motorcycle accident nearly killed him. Take in his wisdom on the losses we're born with, and the losses we grow into -- and why we turn these things into stories.