Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 6, 2016: Interview with Pamela Adlon; Commentary about words used to describe Trump's supporters

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(1.) Actress and writer PAMELA ADLON. She and Louis C.K. co-created the new FX series Better Things, in which ADLON stars as a single mother of three girls, living in LA. It's semi-autobiographical. The show premiers on Thursday Sept 8. ADLON was also a producer on Louie, and sometimes played his girlfriend. ADLON won an Emmy for playing the character of Bobby Hill on the animated series King of the Hill. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG considers the history of some of the derogative words that have been used to describe Trump supporters –like redneck, hillybilly, and white trash – and what those words say about class conflict.