In this episode of Modern Love: The Podcast, the actress Angela Bassett reads the essay “What the Psychic Knew,” about a prediction that throws off the balance of the author’s life.

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The 2012 essay was written by Marcia DeSanctis, a travel writer whose book “100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go” is a New York Times best seller. You can find her on Twitter.

Ms. Bassett is known for her roles in biographical films, including her portrayal of Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” After her reading, stay tuned for a conversation with the Modern Love editor Dan Jones and Ms. DeSanctis.

You can see “Modern Love Live” at the Town Hall in Manhattan on Oct. 20.