Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 3, 2016: Interview with Larry Wilmore; Interview excerpt Daniel Berrigan (obit)

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(1.) Host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show, LARRY WILMORE. Over the weekend he was the featured comic at The White House Correspondence Dinner. He roasted the president, journalists, and the presidential candidates. Some of his jokes have been the subject of controversy. WILMORE is former senior black correspondent on The Daily Show. He also was a writer for the sketch comedy show In Living Color, and he created and produced The Bernie Mac show. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) We remember DANIEL J. BERRIGAN the pacifist and Jesuit priest whose opposition to the Vietnam War landed him in prison. He continued his activism thru out his life . He was the author of many books, an autobiography, as well as collections of essays and poetry. His book of poems Time Without Number won a prestigious award given by the Academy of American poets in 1957. He died Saturday at the age of 94. (REBROADCAST from 2.29.98)