Patton Oswalt & The Ballad of Lady Gaga

Studio 360

Love gets messy when a super-fan tries to date Lady Gaga. An American in Cairo explains the role culture has played in the revolution. Kurt Andersen talks with David Lindsay-Abaire about his new Broadway play, “Good People.” And the comedian Patton Oswalt breaks down the universe to its three essential parts: zombies, spaceships, and wastelands.

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