Actors David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in 'A United Kingdom' (reprinted with permission from 20th Century Fox)

David Oyelowo's New Role, Road Tripping Through "New" America, Understanding our Preferences

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 7, 2017

Director Amma Asante and actor David Oyelowo join us to discuss their new film, “A United Kingdom.” Journalist Sarah van Gelder, co-founder of Yes! Magazine, joins us to talk about her book The Revolution Where You Are: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America. Lucinda Rosenfeld on her latest novel, Class, a satire on gentrification, liberal guilt and hypocrisy. Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson joins us to discuss his book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction. 

 

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