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This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features two segments: an interview with bluegrass musician Billy Strings, focusing on his influences, musical journey, and personal struggles, interspersed with his live performances; and an interview with Laufey, a jazz and pop artist, discussing her musical background, influences, a...
This Fresh Air episode features Tonya Mosley's interview with Jane Fonda, focusing on Fonda's life, activism, and acting career. They discuss Fonda's early activism against the Vietnam War, her infamous trip to North Vietnam, and the repercussions she faced. The conversation explores her family relationships, including...
This is a Fresh Air podcast episode featuring an interview between Terry Gross and Peter Ames Carlin, the author of "Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run." The discussion centers on Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" album, its significance in his career, and the challenges faced during its creation. Carlin ...
Tonya Mosley interviews Mitch Albom on Fresh Air, focusing on his new novel, Twice, which explores the complexities of second chances and the limits of changing the past, particularly concerning love and mortality. Albom discusses the inspirations behind his book, including his personal experiences with loss and the le...
This podcast features Terry Gross interviewing Will Arnett about his new movie, "Is This Thing On?", his experiences with stand-up comedy, and his role in "Arrested Development." Arnett discusses his preparation for the film, including performing stand-up under a pseudonym, and reflects on his career, including voiceov...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with filmmaker Craig Brewer, whose new film, Song Sung Blue, is about a Neil Diamond tribute band. Brewer discusses the connections between this film and his earlier work, like Hustle & Flow, focusing on themes of ambition and reinvention through music. He shares insights...
This Fresh Air Plus bonus episode features a collection of interviews centered around the stories behind famous Christmas songs. Terry Gross presents excerpts from past interviews, including a 1977 conversation with Mel Torme about co-writing "The Christmas Song," a 1989 interview with Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, the ...
This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features Tonya Mosley interviewing Lucy Liu about her new film, Rosemead, where Liu plays a terminally ill Chinese immigrant dealing with her son's mental health crisis. Liu discusses the cultural stigma surrounding mental health in immigrant communities and the challenges of portrayin...
This Fresh Air episode features an interview with Nick Harkaway, son of John Le Carre, discussing his novel "Karla's Choice," which revisits the character of George Smiley. Harkaway discusses the daunting task of writing in his father's style, the complexities of George Smiley's character, and the exploration of Smiley...
Tonya Mosley interviews actress Lucy Liu on Fresh Air, focusing on Liu's career and her new film, Rosemead, where she plays a terminally ill Chinese immigrant dealing with her son's mental illness and violent fixations. They discuss the challenges of representation, cultural stigmas surrounding mental health in immigra...
Terry Gross interviews Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple about his profile of Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff in the Trump administration. Whipple shares insights from his multiple interviews with Wiles, discussing her role, influence, and perspectives on key figures and policies within the administration. T...
This episode of Fresh Air features a conversation between Terry Gross and Rob Reiner, recorded in September, focusing on Reiner's career, particularly the sequel to "This Is Spinal Tap." They discuss the evolution of music documentaries, the humor in Spinal Tap's aging rockers, and Reiner's approach to directing iconic...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Zadie Smith, author of the new essay collection "Dead and Alive." Smith discusses her evolving perspectives on time, generational conflicts, and the impact of media on shaping our understanding of life. She reflects on her childhood, influenced by a significant age g...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features two segments: an interview with actor Michael Shannon, who discusses his roles in "Death by Lightning" and "Nuremberg," and his music career covering R.E.M. albums; and an interview with Rhea Seehorn about her role in the Apple TV series "Pluribus," exploring themes of individ...
This episode of Fresh Air features interviews and segments commemorating recently deceased artists. The first segment is a rebroadcast of a 2004 interview between Terry Gross and architect Frank Gehry, discussing his design philosophy, use of materials, and famous buildings. The second segment remembers Raul Malo, lead...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews Phil Jackson, a legendary NBA coach and former player, and Sam Smith, a veteran sports journalist, about their new book, "Masters of the Game," which reflects on 75 defining players in NBA history. They discuss the evolution of basketball, contrasting the game's ear...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial columnist for The New York Times, discussing his new book, "1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation." Sorkin and host Dave Davies explore the speculative frenzy of the 1920s, the mechanics o...
This Fresh Air podcast episode features an interview with Rhea Seehorn, star of the new Apple TV series "Pluribus." Terry Gross and Seehorn discuss the show's themes of happiness, anger, and individuality versus conformity, as well as Seehorn's character, Carol, a romance novelist who resists a world connected by psych...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Patrick Markee, a long-time advocate for the homeless, about his new book, "Placeless, Homelessness and the New Gilded Age." Markee discusses the systemic causes of homelessness, framing it as a crisis of displacement rooted in policy choices, economic shifts, and th...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features Tonya Mosley interviewing George Clooney about his new film, "Jay Kelly," where he plays a world-famous actor reassessing his life, and they discuss themes of balancing career and family, the impact of fame, and personal accountability. The episode also includes rock critic Ke...
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