D.L. Hughley On 'How Not to Get Shot', The Stories Behind 'The Simpsons', The Human Costs of Fracking

Midday on WNYC | Jun 25, 2018
D.L. Hughley discusses his new book on contemporary racism and identity politics. Mike Reiss shares stories, scandals, and gossip about working on The Simpsons. Debra Granik talks about directing “Leave No Trace,” a film about a father and his thirteen year-old daughter bound by love and trauma. Eliza Griswold discusses her new book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America, which looks at the challenges of one family in a changing Appalachia. 
This episode is guest hosted by DW Gibson. 

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