Taraji P. Henson, Ava DuVernay, and Greg Daniels on The Treat

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Elvis Mitchell and Taraji P. Henson at KCRW HQ. Photo by Rebecca Mooney/KCRW

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes actress Taraji P. Henson, a recent SAG Award nominee in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel The Color Purple. Next, Origin director Ava DuVernay talks about adapting the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. And on the Treat, Upload creator Greg Daniels talks about that rare source of comedy inspiration: books.

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Rebecca Mooney