'When I'm bad, I'm better' – The revolutionary Mae West

Mae West shocked audiences and infuriated censors for more than 70 years. She was pop culture’s original blonde bombshell sex-symbol comedienne provocateur. But she was more than just a corseted sex pot with an affinity for word play. She was a trailblazer, transgressive, funny, smart, sassy, lively, a genius. And she got away with all of it. IDEAS contributor Lynda Shorten explores the legacy of the eccentric Mae West. Guests in this episode: Linda Hutcheon is a professor emerita of English and comparative literature at The University of Toronto. ...