The Culture of Consent, Applying 'The Daily Show' Model in Nigeria, Health & Childhood Stress

Midday on WNYC | Jan 18, 2018

Comedians Leah Bonnema, Jena Friedman and Judy Gold discuss #MeToo, harassment and the larger question of consent in light of the recent babe.net story about Aziz Ansari. New Yorker staff writer Adrian Chen talks about his latest piece, “The Comedy Caucus,” about the team in Lagos behind Nigeria’s first prime-time political-satire show. Anna Barry-Jester explains about her latest story for FiveThirtyEight, “There’s Been A Massive Shift To The Right In The Immigration Debate.” Nadine Burke Harris, the founder & CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, discusses her book "The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity."

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