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This Fresh Air interview focuses on Ariana Grande's role as Glinda in the film adaptation of "Wicked." The conversation covers her extensive audition process (three auditions, including singing for both roles), her vocal training for the coloratura soprano style required, and the unique experience of singing live on s...
This Fresh Air interview focuses on Sarah Wildman's experience as a parent whose daughter, Orly, died of terminal liver cancer at age 14. The interview details Orly's three-and-a-half-year battle with the disease, including her treatments and the family's emotional journey. Wildman discusses the challenges of communi...
This Fresh Air Weekend interview podcast focuses on the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, specifically its music. The show begins with a TV critic reviewing two new documentaries about SNL—one focusing on the music, co-directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and another a four-part series exploring various aspe...
This Fresh Air interview podcast features actor Adam Scott, star of the Apple TV+ series Severance. The conversation begins with a discussion of Severance's themes of work-life balance and the show's unique production design, which contributed to the overall feeling of isolation and dread. The interview then shifts t...
This Fresh Air interview podcast focuses on Louis Armstrong, exploring his life and career, particularly his early years. The interview begins with a discussion of Armstrong's groundbreaking recordings with the Hot Five and Hot Seven, highlighting their influence on improvisation. The conversation then delves into Ar...
This Fresh Air interview podcast explores the increasing trend of social isolation in the 21st century, a phenomenon writer Derek Thompson calls the "anti-social century." Thompson argues that this trend, which began decades ago with the rise of the car and television, has been exacerbated by smartphones, leading to i...
This Fresh Air interview podcast features scholar Imani Perry discussing her book, Black in Blues, which explores the multifaceted significance of the color blue in Black history and culture. The conversation traces the color's symbolism from its historical association with enslaved Africans' clothing choices to its p...
This Fresh Air interview focuses on Amir “Questlove” Thompson’s new documentary, Ladies and Gentlemen, 50 Years of SNL Music, exploring the show's musical history. The conversation begins with a review of the documentary by TV critic David Bianculli, who also discusses a companion series on Peacock. Questlove then di...
This Fresh Air Weekend interview podcast features Jesse Eisenberg, who discusses his film "A Real Pain," which he wrote, directed, and stars in alongside Kieran Culkin. The conversation explores the film's themes of suffering and the complexities of comparing personal struggles with historical trauma, using the backdr...
This Fresh Air interview podcast is a tribute to filmmaker David Lynch, who passed away at 78. The episode begins with a biographical overview of Lynch's career, highlighting key films like Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, and the TV series Twin Peaks. The main section features excerpts from a 1994 intervie...
This Fresh Air interview podcast focuses on Donald Trump's surprising embrace of cryptocurrency and its implications. The interview begins with an explanation of cryptocurrency, specifically meme coins, and then delves into Trump's various ventures, including his own meme coin and his appointments of pro-crypto indivi...
This Fresh Air interview podcast features Pamela Anderson, discussing her new film, The Last Showgirl. The conversation begins with Anderson's decision to return to acting after a period away from Hollywood, focusing on the parallels between her life and her character, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl facing career and pe...
This Fresh Air interview focuses on Jesse Eisenberg's new film, "A Real Pain," which he wrote, directed, and stars in. The conversation begins with an overview of Eisenberg's career and then delves into the inspiration for the film, stemming from a Jewish heritage tour ad and his own experiences with mental health. E...
This Fresh Air interview podcast discusses the juxtaposition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Donald Trump's inauguration. The conversation features sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom and scholar Eddie Glaude Jr., who reflect on King's legacy and the complexities of race and politics in America. Cottom highlights t...
This interview podcast features two segments. The first is an interview with Pico Iyer, author of the memoir Aflame: Learning from Silence, who discusses the 1990 wildfire that destroyed his home and the subsequent solace he found in Benedictine monasteries. He details the terrifying experience of being trapped in hi...
This Fresh Air interview focuses on Colson Whitehead's novel The Nickel Boys, a fictionalized account of the Dozier School for Boys in Florida, where numerous abuses occurred. The conversation begins with a reading from the book, followed by a discussion of Whitehead's research process and the historical context of th...
This Fresh Air interview podcast explores the untold story of Marty Goddard, the largely uncredited creator of the rape kit. The interview begins with the author, Pagan Kennedy, explaining her discovery of Goddard's contributions while researching rape kit backlogs. Kennedy details Goddard's work with runaway youth, ...
This interview podcast features Terry Gross interviewing Pico Iyer, author of the memoir "Aflame: Learning from Silence." The conversation centers around Iyer's experiences with wildfires—one that destroyed his home and another that threatened the Benedictine monastery where he's spent decades on silent retreats. Iye...
This interview podcast features Dave Davies interviewing David Sanger, a New York Times correspondent, about Donald Trump's potential foreign policy. The discussion begins with Trump's controversial statements regarding Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal, with Sanger fact-checking Trump's claim about China operat...
This Fresh Air interview features comedian Roy Wood Jr., discussing his new comedy special, "Lonely Flowers," and his career. The conversation begins with Wood's comedic style, touching on his use of the N-word and his approach to incorporating both mainstream and culturally specific humor. It then shifts to his expe...
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