Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017: David Litt, Mina Shum and more
Today on q: former senior presidential speechwriter David Litt, composer and lyricist Britta Johnson, filmmaker Mina Shum, and comedian Ali Siddiq.
Today on q, hosted by Tom Power: (1) making Obama funny: how David Litt wrote jokes for the U.S. president; (2) is Britta Johnson Canada's Stephen Sondheim?; (3) from the Weakerthans to Sonic Youth, listen to Mina Shum's Hastings Sunrise block party; (4) Ali Siddiq learns to 're-dream' after fulfilling his goal of becoming a comedian after prison; (5) Sam Roberts, Deep Dark Woods and more: music from today's episode.