Jude Law Stars as Thomas Wolfe in 'Genius.' SoHo's Transformation from Artist Lofts to Luxury Condos

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 3, 2016

Urban historian Aaron Shkuda, along with local artists Jared Bark and Yukie Outa, discuss how the SoHo neighborhood has transformed over the past 60 years, from low rent tenement buildings, to luxury lofts and offices. Garrard Conley details his experiences of going through - and leaving - a "gay conversion" program in his memoir Boy Erased. Director Michael Grandage and Jude Law talk about their new film, “Genius,” which explores the relationship between writer Thomas Wolfe and editor Maxwell Perkins. Science writer Mary Roach gets a first hand look at survival, combat and adaptation during war in her latest book, Grunt.

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