'If Beale Street Could Talk,' Introducing the Iraqi Dinar Scam

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Nov 27, 2018

Director Barry Jenkins and actor Kiki Layne join us to discuss the new film, "If Beale Street Could Talk." The film is an adaptation of James Baldwin's 1974 novel of the same name.

(29:10) Will Sommer, a tech reporter for The Daily Beast, joins us to discuss his recent article, “Trump Fans Sink Savings Into ‘Iraqi Dinar’ Scam,” which looks at why some people believe that buying up Iraqi dinar may one day make them rich.

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