‘Bloomberg Businessweek’ columnist Joshua Green explains how President Trump fell for a media campaign that was designed to help him: “The irony is that the target was supposed to be the Bidens, not the president,” he says.

Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews the new memoir ‘How We Fight For Our Lives’ by Saeed Jones, about growing up gay and black in Texas.

And Kevin Whitehead reviews the new album ‘The Ambiguity Manifesto’ by cornet player and composer Taylor Ho Bynum.