Sean Penn's Debut Novel, M.I.A. on her Autobiographical Film, How an Innocent Man Survived Death Row

Midday on WNYC | Mar 27, 2018

Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn discusses his debut novel "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff." Physicist Leonard Mlodinow talks about his new book "Elastic," which explains the idea of “elastic thinking.” Acclaimed musician and artist Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (M.I.A.) and filmmaker Stephen Loveridge discuss their new film "MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A." Anthony Ray Hinton talks about his wrongful conviction in his memoir, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row.

This episode is guest hosted by Hari Kondabolu. 

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