How Dessa finds new music

We asked Minneapolis-based musician and Doomtree member Dessa to share the secrets of her screen time use.

Now playing: "I try to do music discovery on the curated playlists Spotify suggests ... but it's also just suggestions for friends. I asked [local musician] Cameron Kinghorn for recommendations on vocal runs ... I want to learn how to do them! I've been listening to Jazmine Sullivan."

• Device of choice: iPhone 8
• First tap of the day: "Email. But the first thing I want to open is social media, and I hate that!"
• Go-to news sources: "The New York Times and theSkimm. I listen to The Economist podcast every morning and the BBC Coronavirus Global Update."
• Streaming: "During the pandemic I finally watched 'The Wire' and 'Jane the Virgin.' [But I've also] been watching total trash ... 'Virgin River' and 'Firefly Lane.' I also liked 'The Social Dilemma.'"
• Reading queue: "'What Money Can't Buy' by Michael J. Sandel and 'The Best American Short Stories 2020,' edited by Curtis Sittenfeld, who is a friend. I'm excited to see what she came up with!"

What's happening: Dessa's new podcast, "Deeply Human," which focuses on "the secrets of the human mind and heart," debuts Monday.

• She describes the show, which tackles topics ranging from deja vu to online dating, as "a hybrid between really rigorous science and true stories."

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