Randy Newman

Kurt Andersen talks music and politics with songwriter Randy Newman, who performs songs off his new record Harps & Angels and explains why he wrote "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country." Then, Kurt asks cartoonist and illustrator Kyle Baker about his new graphic historic novel, Nat Turner.

By Kurt Andersen • Aug 18, 2008 • 1 min read

Kurt Andersen talks music and politics with songwriter Randy Newman. Newman performs songs off his new record Harps & Angels and explains why he wrote "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country," whose lyrics appeared as a New York Times Op-Ed. Then, Kurt asks cartoonist and illustrator Kyle Baker about his new graphic historic novel, Nat Turner, a powerful -- yet nearly wordless-- depiction of the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia.

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Kurt Andersen
Author of "Evil Geniuses," "Fantasyland," and "You Can’t Spell America Without Me"

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Randy Newman

Kurt Andersen talks music and politics with songwriter Randy Newman, who performs songs off his new record Harps & Angels and explains why he wrote "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country." Then, Kurt asks cartoonist and illustrator Kyle Baker about his new graphic historic novel, Nat Turner.

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Randy Newman

Kurt Andersen talks music and politics with songwriter Randy Newman, who performs songs off his new record Harps & Angels and explains why he wrote "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country." Then, Kurt asks cartoonist and illustrator Kyle Baker about his new graphic historic novel, Nat Turner.

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