Trump's Reelection Strategy, An Afropunk Spaghetti Western, Victor Garber on 'Helly, Dolly!'

Midday on WNYC | Feb 28, 2018

Issie Lapowsky, Senior Writer for WIRED, discusses President Trump's appointment of digital advertiser Brad Parscale to run his 2020 campaign, and what this means for the future of elections and disinformation on Facebook. Playwright Aleshea Harris talks about her genre-defying mythical play at Soho Rep, Is God Is, along with actors Alfie Fuller and Dame Jasmine Hughes. Victor Garber discusses starring in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway alongside Bernadette Peters.

This episode is guest hosted by Arun Venugopal. 

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