Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 7, 2017: Interview with Sheelah Kolhatkar; Review of television show 'Legion.'

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(1.) Writer SHEELAH KOLHATKAR <coal-HAT-car> talks about her new book 'Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street'. The book tells the story of one of the biggest insider trading scandals in history and the investigation of hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen. It's about how Wall Street's elite accumulate wealth, and what it means for the rest of us. KOLHATKAR is a former hedge fund analyst and a staff writer at The New Yorker. She covers Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and politics. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES -- CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (2.) TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new FX series "Legion" - based on a Marvel Comic Book character of the same name.