12 Jul 2025
48m

Best Of: A 'Failed' Child Star / A Novel About Pregnancy Post-Roe

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Fresh Air

This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features interviews and reviews, starting with Terry Gross's conversation with Tamara Yajia, author of "Cry for Me, Argentina," discussing her experiences as a child star in Argentina and the challenges of being sexualized at a young age, as well as her family's immigration struggles. David Bianculli reviews "Dear Ms. A Revolution in Print," an HBO documentary about Ms. magazine. Finally, Tonya Mosley interviews author Leila Mottley about her new novel, "The Girls Who Grew Big," which explores young motherhood in a post-Roe v. Wade world, and they also discuss Mottley's background as a poet and her connection to Oakland.

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