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This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a health policy correspondent for The New York Times, discussing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Stolberg details Kennedy's background, his involvement in the anti-vaccine movement,...
Tonya Mosley interviews Jane Fonda on Fresh Air, discussing Fonda's life, activism, and acting career. Fonda reflects on her early activism against the Vietnam War, the controversial photo of her on an anti-aircraft gun, and the impact of her parents on her life. She also discusses her fitness empire, her struggles wit...
This episode of Fresh Air features two segments: an interview with Dion, a rock and roll singer, discussing his early influences like Hank Williams and the blues, his hit songs, and his relationship with Buddy Holly, interspersed with Dion performing songs; and an interview with Allen Toussaint, a New Orleans pianist, ...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features two archive interviews focusing on R&B, rockabilly, and early rock and roll. The first interview is with R&B singer and pianist Charles Brown, who discusses his influences, including Nat King Cole, and his hit song "Driftin' Blues." He also shares stories about influencing oth...
This episode of Fresh Air, hosted by David Bianculli, features a series of archival interviews focusing on R&B, rockabilly, and rock and roll legends. The episode begins with Terry Gross's 1988 interview with Ben E. King, where they discuss his early career singing on the streets of Harlem, his transition from bass sin...
This Fresh Air podcast episode features two segments: a 1989 interview with R&B pioneer Johnny Otis, discussing his early career, discovering talent like Little Esther (Esther Phillips), the transition from R&B to rock and roll, and his experiences as a white musician in a predominantly black music scene; and a 1994 in...
This is a Fresh Air podcast featuring two segments of interviews from their archive series on R&B, rockabilly, and early rock and roll. The first segment is an interview with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records, where he discusses his early influences, recording black musicians in the segregated South, discovering...
This is a Fresh Air podcast episode hosted by Terry Gross, featuring interviews with Scotty Moore and Carl Perkins, pioneers of rockabilly music. The episode is part of a themed series on R&B, rockabilly, and early rock and roll. Terry Gross interviews Scotty Moore about his early career with Elvis Presley at Sun Recor...
This episode of Fresh Air features a conversation between Terry Gross and the late British actor Terence Stamp from 2002, focusing on his diverse career and experiences. David Bianculli begins with an appreciation of Stamp's life and work, highlighting notable roles in films like "Billy Budd," "Superman," and "The Adve...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, discussing his new memoir, "Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America." Reich apologizes on behalf of the Baby Boomer generation for failing to build a decent and just society, pointing to widening inequality and corporate power. Th...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Dave Davies interviews Ruth Marcus, a contributing writer for The New Yorker, about her recent article "Pam Bondi's Power Play." The discussion centers on Pam Bondi's controversial tenure as Attorney General in Donald Trump's administration, highlighting her actions such as removing portra...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews filmmaker Spike Lee about his new film, "Highest 2 Lowest," a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low." They discuss the film's themes of morality and the lengths one would go to save a child, as well as Denzel Washington's portrayal of a music mogul in declin...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Bowen Yang, an Emmy-nominated cast member of Saturday Night Live and co-host of the podcast Las Culturistas. Terry Gross interviews Yang about his experiences on SNL, including his approach to playing JD Vance, his early interest in comedy, and the anxiety-inducing e...
This episode of Fresh Air features two main segments: an interview with author Thomas Mallon by Terry Gross, discussing Mallon's new book of diaries from the AIDS epidemic era and his historical fiction, particularly his novel "Up with the Sun," which explores the life of a closeted gay actor; and a remembrance of jazz...
This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features two interviews: the first with tech journalist and novelist Vauhini Vara, who discusses her new book "Searches, Selfhood in the Digital Age" and her experiences using ChatGPT to analyze her writing, focusing on the ethical implications and biases of AI; the second interview is...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews actor Pedro Pascal, focusing on his role in "The Last of Us," his experience hosting SNL, and his personal history. Pascal discusses his character Joel's controversial choice in "The Last of Us," his approach to acting, and the surreal experience of becoming a meme....
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Charley Crockett, a versatile musician whose work spans country, R&B, and more. Crockett discusses his new album "Dollar a Day," his history as a busker in various cities, and his unique self-taught guitar style, including his preference for darker, minor chords. He ...
Terry Gross interviews Jeff Hiller, nominated for an Emmy for his role in the HBO series "Somebody Somewhere," about his life, career, and memoir, "Actress of a Certain Age." They discuss the similarities between Hiller and his character Joel, his early experiences with bullying, his time in the church, and his journey...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with actor Daniel Dae Kim, hosted by Ann Marie Baldonado. Kim discusses his new spy thriller series, Butterfly, where he plays a former spy trying to protect his daughter, who has become an assassin. They delve into the themes of family, identity, and betrayal within the ...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features three segments: First, Terry Gross interviews Peter Ames Carlin about his new book, "Tonight in Jungle Land: The Making of Born to Run," discussing the significance of Bruce Springsteen's album "Born to Run," the challenges Springsteen faced during its creation, and the album'...
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