Businessman and activist Tom Steyer doesn’t just want to impeach President Trump, he wants to replace him. Steyer insists that America’s shortcomings in democracy, health care, and climate action all stem from a warped distribution of money and power. Supporters point to Steyer’s promising rise in early primary state polling, but a crowded Democratic primary has left Americans asking: is this the moment for another wealthy, white, male president? Join us for a conversation with the candidate who says he’ll declare climate change a national emergency on Day One of his presidency.
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(Photo via Climate One)
Ramy Youssef co-created and stars in a Hulu semi-autobiographical series called Ramy, about being the son of Egyptian immigrants, and surprising friends by actually being an observant Muslim—but not observant about everything. His has a new HBO stand-up comedy special that premieres on Saturday night. Join us.
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(Photo: In Ramy, comedian Ramy Youssef plays a character based on his own experiences growing up as a Muslim and first-generation American in New Jersey - Barbara Nitke/Hulu/via NPR)
Elton John returns to talk to Terry about his new memoir. It’s pretty forthcoming about family, addiction, and sexuality… and so was their conversation.
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(Photo: Elton John - Joseph Guay/Courtesy of the artist)
Actor Brian Dennehy died last week at the age of 81. You’ll hear a previous interview. Also, Kevin Whitehead pays tribute to jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz who died last week at the age of 92. And you’ll hear a joyful concert and interview with singer Catherine Russell, whose repertoire includes early jazz and blues songs. Join us.
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(Photo: Brian Dennehy, known for his interpretations of characters created by Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, has died at the age of 81 - Mike Piscitelli /Dennehy Family/via NPR)
On the next Fresh Air – Glenn Simpson & Peter Fritsch founders of the private research company Fusion GPS. During the 2016 campaign, they raised some of the early warnings about ties between Trump and Russia. They worked with former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, who wrote the Steele Dossier. Simpson and Fritsch have a new book. Join us.
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(Photo: Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion Gps Investigation of Donald Trump, by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch – via NPR)
Andre Holland starred in the series Castle Rock, based on the Stephen King novel. Played a surgeon in the series The Knick; his film roles include Moonlight and Selma. Next week he stars in the radio version of Shakespeare’s Richard II co-presented by WNYC and The Public Theatre. Holland grew up in Alabama, where his parents were voting rights activists. Join us.
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(Photo: André Holland did research with the Equal Justice Initiative in order to prepare for his role as a lawyer on the Hulu series Castle Rock - Patrick Harbron/Hulu)
Welsh Actor Matthew Rhys is starring in the HBO series Perry Mason, which tells the criminal defense attorney’s origin story when he was a returning World war 1 war vet and gets work as a private eye. Rhys also co-starred in FX series, The Americans, playing a KGB spy living in the United States during the Cold War Join us.
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(Photo: Matthew Rhys plays Perry Mason in the new HBO reboot of the legal drama based on Erle Stanley Gardner's detective stories. "To my mind, he makes a good private investigator because he doesn't fit in in any way," Rhys says - Merrick Morton/HBO)
On the next Fresh Air, Kevin Wilson, author of the new novel Nothing to See Here about a woman who takes over the care of twin children who burst into flames when they’re afraid or angry. The novel was partly inspired by the terrifying images that have flashed through Wilson’s mind, since childhood. When he was an adult, he was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome. Join us.
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(Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson)
We talk with New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey. In their new book She Said they write about their investigation, and the people and practices that protected Weinstein. They also reveal new details about what Harvey’s brother and business partner Bob knew about Harvey’s behavior. Join us.
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(Photo credit: Noam Galai - Getty Images/via NPR)
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in Showtime's Homeland. Credit: Bob Leverone/Showtime/via NPRDamien Lewis plays a ruthless hedge fund owner on Showtime's Billions; he also played a Marine sergeant in the series Homeland; King Henry the 8th in Wolf Hall, and Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO World War Two series Band of Brothers. Join us for the next Fresh Air.
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Conan O’Brien recently announced he will end his TBS late-night talk show in June, after 10 years, and after 28 years total as a talk show host. He’ll talk with Terry about the ups and downs of his career, his comedy, and the anxiety that’s been a part of his life since he was a kid. Join us.
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(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris - Getty Images for Turner/via NPR)
Dave Davies talks with investigative journalist Michael Isikoff who uncovered what he describes as the previously unreported role of Russian intelligence in creating and fostering one of the most insidious conspiracy theories that arose out of the 2016 election. A conspiracy theory that was promoted by some of Donald Trump’s allies. Join us.
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(Photo: Michael Isikoff – via Twitter)
New York Times correspondent in Ukraine, Andrew Kramer, talks about the impact of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine on that country, the difficult balancing act facing Ukraine’s new president, and why the President Trump says Ukrainian officials tried to sabotage his campaign. Join us.
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(Photo: Andrew Kramer – Courtesy New York Times)
On the next Fresh Air, exposing the Hiroshima cover-up. Writer Lesley Blume tells the story of journalist John Hersey, whose reporting in 1946 revealed the death, destruction, and radiation poisoning from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima that US military censors had kept under wraps. Her new book is called Fallout. Join us.
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(Photo: Fallout, by Leslie Blume – Book cover)
On the next Fresh Air, Dave Daves talks with writer Francisco Goldman. His book, The Art of Political Murder about the assassination of a Guatemalan human rights activist was adapted into an HBO documentary. His novel, Say Her Name is a fictionalized account of the tragic death of his wife in a body surfing accident. He has a new autobiographical novel. Join us.
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(Photo: The Art of Political Murder, by Francisco Goldman – book cover)
The PBS documentary series “College Behind Bars” tells the moving story of prisoners taking rigorous courses and earning degrees while serving their time. We’ll speak with director Lynn Novick, and two graduates of the program. Join us.
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(Photo: Lynn Novick – via PBS)
A lot of B.J. Miller’s work has been informed by what happened to him nearly 30 years ago. He was seriously injured, nearly died, and lost both legs beneath the knee, and one arm beneath the elbow. Miller is the coauthor of the new book A Beginner’s Guide to the End. Join us.
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(Photo: Dr. B.J. Miller – screengrab/via PBS Newshour)
On the next Fresh Air –the big story we’re not talking about: the dangerously unstable relationship between the US and China. Terry talks with New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos, whose new article is called “The Future of America’s Contest with China”. Join us.
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(Photo: Courtesy Evan Osnos – via Wikipedia)
There are 10 times more people with serious mental illness in our jails and prisons than in our state psychiatric hospitals. On the next Fresh Air, Psychiatrist Christine Montross explains why incarceration undermines mental health. She also explores an alternative system of confinement and rehabilitation in Norway. Her book is “Waiting for an Echo.” Join us.
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(Photo: Waiting for an Echo, by Christine Montross, M.D. – Book cover)
On the next Fresh Air, journalist and biographer Robert Caro talks about unearthing the details of political deal-making to understand the nature of political power. Caro spent decades researching the careers of President Lyndon Johnson and New York City power-broker Robert Moses. His memoir Working is out in paperback. Join us.
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(Photo: Robert Caro - Steve Inskeep/NPR)
Terry talks with Amber Scorah, a third-generation Jehovah’s Witness who was raised to believe that Armageddon was imminent. Her decision to leave her faith left her without family, friends, or a support system. Now considered an apostate, she’s started a new life. Her memoir is called Leaving the Witness. Join us.
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(Photo: Amber Scorah - Lee Towndrow/Viking/via NPR)
Singer Linda Ronstadt rose to stardom during the height of the 60s counterculture. She's sung folk, pop, rock, as well as American standards, and the Mexican songs she learned as a child. Ronstadt is the subject of a new documentary.. Join us.
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(Photo: Linda Ronstadt - Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images/via NPR)
Mary Trump’s new memoir ‘Too Much and Never Enough’ is about life in the Trump family. She says she’s written this family history, in part, to get a complete picture of her uncle Donald Trump’s psychopathologies and dysfunctional behavior. She was a source for a New York Times investigation into Trump family finances. Join us.
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(Photo: Mary Trump – Courtesy of the author)
Michaela Coel is the creator, writer, director, and star of the HBO series ‘I May Destroy You.’ She plays a young writer, famous on social media, who is sexually assaulted. But she has no idea what happened because her drink was spiked. The story comes out of Coel’s own experience of sexual assault. Join us.
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(Photo: Michaela Coel plays Arabella in the HBO series I May Destroy You - Natalie Seery/HBO)
On the next Fresh Air, more of Fresh Air’s favorite interviews from the past decade. We’ll hear this year’s interview with Howard Stern, who talked about how he’s changed over the years, and a 2010 interview with Joan Rivers, who continues to influence comedy years after her death in 2014. Join us.
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(Photo: Howard Stern – Courtesy Simon & Schuster)
Stuart Stevens spent decades helping elect Republicans. Now he’s working to defeat President Trump. In his new book, It Was All a Lie, he condemns party leaders for what he says is their cowardly support of a man they know is unfit to lead the country. Join us.
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TODAY’S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.
A talk with investigative journalist Heidi Blake, author of From Russia with Blood about the 14 suspected assassinations on British soil - exiled Russian oligarchs, security officials and others critical of the Kremlin, including Alexander Litvinenko who died of radiation poisoning in 2006. Join us.
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Film producer Robert Evans died Saturday. Evans challenged established Hollywood in the 1960s by hiring young writers and directors like Roman Polanski, and Francis Ford Coppola. Evans produced the films Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, and the Godfather. Join us.
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(Photo: Robert Evans - J. Emilio Flores/Getty Images/via NPR)
Broadway star Rebecca Luker died last December 23rd of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was 59. She received Tony nominations for her performances in Showboat, The Music Man, and Mary Poppins, and starred in a revival of The Sound of Music. We’ll listen to her sing and hear excerpts of her interviews. Join us.
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(Photo: Rebecca Luker - Leslie Van Stelten/Derek Bishop)
Terry talks with the authors of the new book Border Wars: Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration, Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Michael Shear of the New York Times. They say Trump’s goal is to make crossing the border terrifying. They report he even suggested a border moat filled with snakes and alligators. Join us.
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(Photo: CourtesySimon & Schuster)
Sister Helen Prejean talks about her spiritual journey from entering the convent in 1957--before Vatican II, to her awakening to social justice movements. Her 2019 memoir is “River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey.” She’s best known for her 1993 memoir “Dead Man Walking” about her work with people on death row. The book was adapted into a film starring Susan Sarandon. Join us.
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(Photo: Sister Helen Prejean - Don LaVange / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Saturday Night Live head writer and co-anchor of Weekend Update, Colin Jost. He’s written a new memoir called “A Very Punchable Face.” He’ll talk about everything from his childhood, when he was unable to put thoughts into words, to the intentionally tasteless jokes that Michael Che has written for him on Update. Join us.
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(Photo: Colin Jost hosting SNL’s Weekend Update – Courtesy NBC/Universal)
Dave Davies talks with Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post columnist and host of CNN’s Sunday program, GPS. In a new book, he considers the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons the world should learn. Join us.
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(Photo: Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World, by Fareed Zakaria – Book cover)
Jon Batiste is the music director and bandleader on The Late Show with Steven Colbert, and he composed, arranged and performs the jazz in the animated film Soul. In New York, after George Floyd was killed he led peaceful protesters in hymns and songs. Now he has a new album, called We Are. Join us.
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(Photo: Jon Batiste – Courtesy NPR Music)
Christine Baranski stars in The Good Fight, playing a smart progressive partner in a law firm. It’s a spinoff of The Good Wife. She’s also known for comedic roles on stage and screen, and for being in stage and screen musicals, including Into the Woods, Chicago, and Mame. Join us.
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James Burton has influenced many rock and country musicians. He played with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and on many Phil Spector records. Burton played for Elvis's comeback performances in Vegas in 1969, some of those recordings are collected on a new box set. Join us.
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(Photo: Courtesy Ace Records/via NPR)
Tan France is the fashion expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye. He has a new memoir about growing up gay in a traditionally religious South-Asian Muslim family in England. His husband was raised in a Mormon family on a ranch in Utah. We’ll hear about that and get some fashion tips too. Join us.
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(Photo: Tan France, courtesy of the artist – Marcus MacDonald)
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Sam Esmail is the creator, writer, and director of the TV series Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek, as a hacker, with dissociative personality disorder. His attempts to save the world are at risk of destroying it. The 4th and final season is underway on the USA network. Join us.
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(Photo: Sam Esmail, creator, producer, writer and director of Mr. Robot - Nadav Kander/USA Network/via NPR)
Terry Gross talks with Deirdre Fischel about her new PBS documentary, which focuses on the Minneapolis police department. We also hear from Sergeant Alice White who is one of the women officers in the film who is committed to changing the culture of policing. Join us.
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(Photo: Sergeant Alice White of the Minneapolis police department – Courtesy PBS)
Much of Louise Erdrich’s award-winning fiction has focused on the experiences of Native Americans. The main character of her latest novel, The Night Watchman is based on her grandfather, who was chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. It’s now out in paperback. Join us.
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(Photo: The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich – Book cover)
On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with the founder of Bellingcat, an international collection of people who’ve become digital detectives, using the internet and social media to help solve crimes, report from war zones, and separate facts from fake news. Join us.
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(Photo: Eliot Higgins - Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
On the next Morning Edition, what do goldfish have to do with the U-S trade war with China? We'll tell you the story of one man for whom fish tariffs changed everything. Also, women who worked for the CIA talk about fighting the war on terror in new books. Listen for all kinds of stories on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.
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(Photo:ぱたごん - Own work [CC BY-SA 3.0])
This week on Snap Judgment, things go horribly wrong for a safari guide on the Zambezi River when he comes face-to-face with a rogue hippo. A Fight Club kid breaks the Golden Rule. And a camper without a fishing pole innovates a way to fish.
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This week: Glynn faces a 25-foot dragon, Comedian Josh Healey’s world starts to burn, a Muslim bachelor pretends to be Jewish, and an English teenager becomes an undertaker...
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When a woman is released from the hospital after a mysterious stroke-like episode her voice will never be the same again. And a boy growing up in Alaska continues to hear rumors about the elusive blue bear. One day a friend convinces him to go out searching for one, and what he ends up finding is, of course, something much different.
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(Photo: Courtesy of Snap Judgment)
A loan shark crusades against the dark side of the payday industry, after running a risky business. A student discovers a kid named Hitler at college orientation, leading to a search for more Hitler’s. And survivors of criminalization and state violence perform as a means to heal.
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A brother and sister embark on a real-time rescue mission to save their estranged father. And after a man falls in love, a bold lie keeps his relationship under wraps…until it almost doesn't.
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(Photo: Courtesy of Snap Judgment)
An explosion in the night sky of western Colorado draws townspeople out to search for something more. Something bigger. Something… out of this world. And a secret artist becomes an art world sensation.
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(Photo: Teo Ducot - Courtesy of Snap Judgment/WNYC)
A son tries to make contact with his dad who’s deteriorating in the throes of dementia. And more lockdown advice from people all over the world… even from the places you least expect.
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At the height of the Cold War, Ulrike Poppe just might have been the most surveilled woman in the world. But it was only after the wall fell that things really got interesting. And advice from people around the world who share a common thread… this isn’t their first lockdown.
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