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In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews investigative journalist Abrahm Lustgarten about his ProPublica article on the catastrophic floods in Central Texas and America's unpreparedness for climate change. Lustgarten discusses the increasing intensity and frequency of floods due to climate change, the impa...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Stacey Abrams, focusing on her new thriller, "Coded Justice," which explores themes of AI, ethics, and justice. Abrams also discusses her viral list of "10 Steps Toward Autocracy," detailing the erosion of democratic norms and the current political climate. The conve...
This Fresh Air episode features an interview with Calvin Duncan, who spent 28.5 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit and became a jailhouse lawyer. Duncan discusses his experiences in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, where he utilized the prison's extensive law library to help other inmates with thei...
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. ...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with author Danzy Senna, whose novel "Colored Television" explores themes of race, identity, and family. Senna discusses her personal experiences as a biracial woman, the complexities of interracial marriage, and the evolving understanding of multiracial identity in Ameri...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Adam Liptak, former Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times, about recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications. They discuss the court's rulings on presidential power, the use of the emergency docket, and the limitation of lower court judges' authorit...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with author and poet Leila Mottley, whose new novel, "The Girls Who Grew Big," explores young motherhood amidst changing reproductive rights. Mottley discusses her work as a doula and how it informs her writing, the complexities of teen pregnancy, and the power dynamics i...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Raphael Saadiq, a Grammy-winning musician, singer-songwriter, and producer. Tonya Mosley interviews Saadiq about his career, including his early days with Tony Toni Toné, his solo work, and his recent projects like co-writing the song "I Lied to You" for the film Sin...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Jennifer Senior, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about her article "Why Can't Americans Sleep?" which explores insomnia and the latest research on sleep disorders. Senior shares her personal experiences with insomnia, detailing the challenges and various treatments s...
This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features an interview with theater producer Jeffrey Seller, known for his work on Broadway hits like RENT and Hamilton; the discussion covers his early life, his approach to producing, and insights into the creation of Hamilton. The show also includes a review by Ken Tucker of Bruce Sp...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Ricky Riccardi, a leading expert on Louis Armstrong, about his new book, "Stomp Off, Let's Go," which covers Armstrong's early life and musical innovations. Riccardi discusses Armstrong's challenging childhood in New Orleans, his musical development, and his groundbr...
This Fresh Air episode features an interview with Tamara Yajia, author of "Cry for Me, Argentina, My Life as a Failed Child Star," discussing her tumultuous childhood, marked by frequent moves between Argentina and the U.S., and her early experiences as a child performer. Yajia recounts her family's normalized approach...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews NBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff about President Trump's immigration crackdown and its impact on communities. Soboroff details the ramp-up in immigration raids, particularly in Los Angeles, and highlights the discrepancy between the administration's stated goal of t...
This episode of Fresh Air is a tribute to Bill Moyers, a television journalist who recently passed away. The show features excerpts from several interviews Terry Gross conducted with Moyers over the years. The discussions cover a range of topics, including his early life, his time as Lyndon Johnson's press secretary, t...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller about his new memoir, "Theater Kid," and his career producing hit musicals like RENT, In the Heights, and Hamilton. Seller discusses his childhood growing up in a low-income neighborhood outside Detroit, his early experiences in theat...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features interviews and reviews. First, Tonya Mosley interviews Dan Taberski about his podcast "Hysterical," which explores mass psychogenic illness through the lens of a mysterious outbreak among high school girls in Leroy, New York, and draws parallels to cases like Havana Syndrome. ...
This episode of Fresh Air features two segments: a rebroadcast of Terry Gross's 2023 interview with war correspondent Rod Nordland, who discusses his experiences facing death both in war zones and due to brain cancer, and a 1993 interview with blues guitarist Buddy Guy, who recounts his early career, musical influences...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Robin Givhan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic for The Washington Post, discussing her new book, "Make It Ours, Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh." Givhan explores Abloh's impact on fashion, his unique design aesthetic, and his ability to connect...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who plays Richie in the FX series "The Bear." Moss-Bachrach discusses his character's development, the intensity of filming the show, and specific episodes like "Fishes" and "Forks." He also touches on his role as Ben Grimm/The Thing in the upcomi...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Dave Davies interviews Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert, about the recent escalating conflict in the Middle East, particularly the events involving Israel, Iran, and the United States. They discuss the internal sentiments of the Iranian population, the impact of attacks on Iran's nuclear p...
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