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Author Claire Vaye Watkins lives in the Mojave Desert, just like the protagonist in her new novel,
Yellow Pine. In the book, it’s an area being developed by an energy company, wreaking havoc on the environment. The locals protest, but the novel explores whether they actually have the power to defeat a corporate project already underway. Watkins spoke with Terry Gross.
Director Paul Greengrass’s new film,
The Uprising, examines what happens when people reach their breaking point. It takes us to 1381 when the peasants of England revolted against the king. Greengrass spoke with Tonya Mosley about how he first noticed the parallels to today during the pandemic.
Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews the class satire film
Filipiñana.
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