The White House Correspondence Dinner might seem like just laughs or a lavish interplay of Hollywood and DC. But there is a point to all of this madness to demonstrate a free press and exercise of comedy without limits that you can wind up even the president in this country. Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA says optimism isn't about looking away from problems; it's about believing you can find solutions.
After a look inside a writers' strike that could upend Hollywood, Kara and Nayeema turn to today’s guest: writer and comedian Roy Wood Jr. Fresh off his performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Wood breaks down how he chose his jokes for the president, what (if anything) was considered off limits and why we need to start engaging with viewpoints we don’t like.
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