Rhiannon Giddens, 'The Favourite,' 'The Curse of Bigness'

Singer and songwriter, Rhiannon Giddens, joins us to discuss her career. She plays violin and banjo, sings, and is a founding member of the band, The Carolina Chocolate Drops. She also recently had a residency at Symphony Space and has a new podcast called Aria Code.

Director Yorgos Lanthimos joins us to discuss his new film, “The Favourite,” a story of palace intrigue set in 18th century England. It opened the New York Film Festival this fall and comes out Tuesday, November 20.

Columbia Law School professor, Tim Wu, joins us to discuss his new book, The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age. The book looks at how losing the lessons of the Progressive Era has led to a time of dangerous corporate concentration in the U.S. economy.