<p>Patt Morrison talks with Boots Riley, an American rapper, producer, screenwriter and film director. Boots is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club.  Riley is the writer and director of his first film Sorry to Bother you. </p>

Patt Morrison talks with Boots Riley, an American rapper, producer, screenwriter and film director. Boots is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club. Riley is the writer and director of his first film Sorry to Bother you.

<p>Patt Morrison talks with Boots Riley, an American rapper, producer, screenwriter and film director. Boots is the lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club.&nbsp; Riley is the writer and director of his first film Sorry to Bother you.&nbsp;</p>

Filmmaker Boots Riley: the spectacle and the power of movies versus movements

A companion podcast to L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison's weekly interview series "Patt Morrison Asks." Patt Morrison is a longtime Los Angeles Times writer and columnist who has a share of two Pulitzer Prizes. Her broadcasting work has won six Emmys and 11 Golden Mikes. Her book about the Los Angeles River was a bestseller, and she was the first woman in nearly 25 years to be honored with the L.A. Press Club’s lifetime achievement award. Pink’s, the legendary Hollywood hot dog stand, named its veggie dog after her.

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