Tom Hanks, Rock Star Alice Cooper and Comedian Billy Connolly

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 15, 2016

Radio show host Ari Rabin-Havt reveals how powerful corporate interests deliberately disseminate misinformation to the public. Oscar-winner Tom Hanks stars as an American businessman in Saudi Arabia in "A Hologram for the King." Billy Connolly talks about his 50 years in comedy and his "High Horse" U.S. tour. Alice Cooper narrates “Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood,” a new, interactive take on Prokofiev.  

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