Kurt Andersen talks with Barry Michels and Phil Stutz, therapists who help Hollywood actors and writers to stay positive in an unforgiving industry. We’ll check out the presidential campaign playlists carefully curated to rock your vote. And a new Afropop duo, The Very Best, shows that there’s more to Malawi than Madonna’s kids.
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