Press Play with Madeleine Brand
New 'Daily Show' Host, Kendrick Lamar, and Spending Time With the Kids
Comedy Central has picked a new Daily Show host, South African comic Trevor Noah. And a study finds that its not the quantity of time you spend with your kids, but the quality of that time that matters.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenOn TV beat this week, Comedy Central has picked a new Daily Show host, South African comic Trevor Noah. And a group of top African American media thinkers says 60 Minutes spends too much time talking to whites when it covers Africa. Indiana governor Mike Pence is on the defensive about his state’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Kendrick Lamar’s latest release, To Pimp a Butterfly, is on track to sell more than 100 thousand copies this week. Is he rap’s new leading light? And finally, a study finds that its not the quantity of time you spend with your kids, but the quality of that time that matters.
Banner Image: Kendrick Lamar performs at Bonnaroo in 2012; Credit: Jon Elbaz
