Terry Gross

actor, director and artist Lucy Liu. Her new film "Rosemead" is inspired by true events in California's San Gabriel Valley. It follows Irene, a terminally ill Chinese American mother who discovers her teenage son has become fixated on mass shootings and violent fantasies.

Writer Chris Whipple interviewed Trump's chief of staff 11 times, getting her view on cabinet members, Trump's revenge tour, Venezuela policy, and why she says Trump has an "alcoholic's personality."

author Zadie Smith. Her new collection of essays is called "Dead And Alive."