Housing affordability, Danzy Senna’s ‘Colored Television’

Danzy Senna uses the word “mulatto” in her book “Colored Television” — she says the term is fitting for her darkly comic novel, and it’s the most specific one to describe herself.

Danzy Senna uses the word “mulatto” in her book “Colored Television” — she says the term is fitting for her darkly comic novel, and it’s the most specific one to describe herself. Image credit: Penguin Random House.

The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

The attack on Hezbollah, using tampered pagers and walkie-talkies, reveals vulnerabilities in our globalized electronics supply chain.

“Colored Television” follows a broke novelist who struggles to write about the mixed race perspective for Hollywood.

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Substance,” “A Different Man,” “In the Summers,” and “The Falling Star.”

From this Episode:

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Stephen Gregory, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Zeke Reed