As Michael James Scott tours the country as the Genie in the stage musical version of the hit Disney animated film “Aladdin,” we revisit a conversation with the performer from July. Also, the country’s last ongoing Senate race shows Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi with an edge over former Agriculture Secretary Democrat Mike Espy. However, a series of gaffes may change that. And the chop arrived on the music scene about 50 years ago, and slowly, the odd little noise took the fiddle-playing world by storm. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now’s Nov. 23, 2018 full broadcast. You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.