John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave, talks about his new drama series American Crime, and why he won’t go back to being a stand-up comic. The Nigerian-born novelist Helen Oyeyemi transplants Snow White to 1950s New England. And Isaac Brock explains why it took 20 years (and a UFO sighting) to write Modest Mouse’s new single. [Broadcast Date: March 7, 2015]
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