Nicholson Baker's genuine claim that his thoughts are nothing but pedestrian seems ludicrous when you hear him read excerpts from his books. Although he studies the everyday with microscopic vision he does so with a poet's sensibility. His ability to evoke profundity from a box of envelopes, starched shirtsleeves and an ant farm leaves you breathless. When you hear him discuss his thought process you can only hope to access a smidgen of his vision the next time you clean the fuzz off your phonograph needle, or lace a shoe. This interview goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. Baker's accessibility, the effective moderators and the great Q&A from the audience leave you wanting to read all of his books, wanting to see the universe as he sees it. Play this wherever you have a free hour.