Baker, Alexander, Newman

Studio 360

Kyle Baker turns Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion into a 21st century graphic novel. “Little House on the Prairie” hits Minneapolis in the form of a big splashy musical. Kurt talks music and politics with songwriter Randy Newman. And we see how a hippie architect became the Yoda of computer programming.

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