Wyatt Cenac on 'Night Train.' Philip Galanes' Guide to Political Conversation

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 27, 2016

When is it okay to talk politics at parties? Philip Galanes tells us how to read a room and takes your calls! Tech insider Antonio Garcia Martinez charts the evolution of social media based on his tumultuous time in Silicon Valley. Grammy-nominated comedian Wyatt Cenac brings his longtime Brooklyn stand-up variety show to digital audiences. D. Watkins on The Cook Up, his memoir about the drugs, poverty and violence that shaped his life in East Baltimore. 

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