Comey and the Presidency, Black Filmmaking in America, Social Media Fraud

Midday on WNYC | Feb 7, 2018

Attorney and former White House Spokesman Lanny Davis discusses his new book The Unmaking of the President 2016: How FBI Director James Comey Cost Hillary Clinton the Presidency. Director, producer and actor Warrington Hudlin talks about the evolution of Black American cinema and whether we’re currently in a golden age. Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Resident Playwright at New Dramatists, discusses the New York premiere of “Draw the Circle,” his play about how a family deals with a child's gender transition. New York Times reporter Nicholas Confessore talks about his recent article, "Buying Online Influence From a Shadowy Market" about the global marketplace of stolen identities and social media fraud.

This episode is guest hosted by Arun Venugopal.

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