May 12, 2021

Actor Jean Smart on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Jean Smart. In the new series Hacks, she plays a Vegas comic whose career is in decline, and reluctantly teams up with a young woman comic who was canceled on social media. Smart also co-stars in the new HBO series Mare of Eastown. She’s co-starred in…

May 10, 2021

On the next Fresh Air, Francisco Goldman and The Art of Political Murder – Tuesday at 3pm  

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…

May 07, 2021

Director Barry Jenkins Talks About “The Underground Railroad” on Fresh Air – Monday at 3pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar award-winning film Moonlight, and the film adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk.” His new TV miniseries is “The Underground Railroad.” It’s adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning…

May 06, 2021

Celebrating Mother’s Day with Stories Martin Scorsese, Trevor Noah, and Albert Brooks on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, as we approach Mother’s Day, Terry Gross listens back to stories Martin Scorsese, Trevor Noah and Albert Brooks told on our show about their mothers. Join us. Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 3:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @…

May 05, 2021

Linda Villarosa Discusses Why Black Lives are Shorter in Chicago on Fresh Air – Thursday at 3pm  

On the next Fresh Air, how a promised land to generations of black families became a community of lost lives. Terry Gross talks with Linda Villarosa about her New York Times magazine article titled: Black Lives are Shorter in Chicago, My Family History Shows Why. She covers the intersection of…

May 05, 2021

Alison Bechdel Talks About Her New Graphic Memoir on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 3pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Alison Bechdel about her new graphic memoir The Secret to Superhuman Strength, about her obsession with exercise and the issues that have fed that obsession. Her graphic memoir Fun Home, about coming out and learning her father had secret gay affairs,…

May 03, 2021

Ecologist Suzanne Simard Talks About How Trees Talk to Each Other on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 3pm  

On the next Fresh Air, the social life of trees. Dave Davies talks with Ecologist Suzanne Simard (sim-ARD) about her groundbreaking research about…

May 03, 2021

Nicole Lynn Lewis Shares Her Experience as a Pregnant Teen on Fresh Air – Monday at 3pm  

As a pregnant teen, Nicole Lynn Lewis felt ashamed. Now she knows many pregnant teens share the problems she had--including an abusive boyfriend and…

Apr 30, 2021

An Interview with Astronaut Michael Collins on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross’ 1988 interview with astronaut Michael Collins. He was all alone in outer space, piloting the Apollo 11 command…

Apr 28, 2021

Writer Imbolo Mbue Talks About Her New Novel, How Beautiful We Were on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with writer Imbolo Mbue. Her new novel, How Beautiful We Were, is about a fictional African village that…

Apr 26, 2021

Stephen Colbert on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Stephen Colbert about how the Trump administration, the pandemic, and now the Biden administration have…

Apr 23, 2021

Investigative Reporter Michael Moss on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with investigative reporter Michael Moss. His best-seller, Salt, Sugar, Fat, explored food companies’…

Apr 22, 2021

Filmmakers Pete Docter and Kemp Powers on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, the director, and co-director of the film Soul, which is nominated for an Oscar for best animated film. Terry Gross talks with…

Apr 21, 2021

Phillip Atiba Goff Talks About Policing Equity on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, taking on racial bias in law enforcement, one department at a time. Dave Davies speaks with Phillip Atiba Goff, co-founder of…

Apr 20, 2021

Courtney B. Vance on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Courtney B. Vance. He plays Aretha Franklin’s father, Rev. C. L Franklin in the National Geographic…

Apr 19, 2021

Growing Up in the Doomsday Cult the Children of God on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm  

The doomsday cult the Children of God was also a sex cult. Terry Gross talks with Lauren Hough (Huff), author of a new collection of personal essays.…

Apr 16, 2021

Julie Lythcott-Haims on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Julie Lythcott-Haims, whose best-selling book warned parents about micro-managing kids’ lives. Her new…

Apr 15, 2021

On the Next Fresh Air, Writer Louise Erdrich – Friday at 4pm  

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…

Apr 15, 2021

Saidu Tijan Thomas Jr. Talks About His New Podcast Resistance on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm  

After losing a friend shot and killed by police, and after protests followed by more police shootings, Saidu Tijan Thomas Jr. despaired that it…

Apr 14, 2021

Journalist Patrick Raddon Keefe on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with journalist Patrick Raddon Keefe, author of the new book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the…

Apr 12, 2021

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Henry Louis Gates Jr. His new book The Black Church is a companion to his PBS series of the same name.…

Apr 09, 2021

Writer, Director, and Actor Emerald Fennell on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, Sam Briger talks with writer, director, and actor Emerald Fennell. She wrote and directed the feminist revenge film “Promising…

Apr 08, 2021

Novelist Yaa Gyasi on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm  

Today, Novelist Yaa Gyasi. Her first novel Homegoing, published in 2016, was about the legacy of slavery and won a National Book critics circle…

Apr 07, 2021

A Special Fundraising Hour with Professor Daniel Lieberman on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Professor Daniel Lieberman talks about some facts and myths about exercise. His latest book is called Exercised. Some of the questions he addresses…

Apr 05, 2021

Join Us for a Special Hour of Fundraising with Megan Rapinoe on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Megan Rapinoe helped lead U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team to two World Cups and an Olympic Gold Medal. She was one of the first high-profile…

Apr 02, 2021

Remembering Larry McMurtry and Gordon Liddy on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers writer Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show, who died last week….and we’ll…

Apr 02, 2021

Join Us for a Special Fundraising Fresh Air with Rashida Jones – Monday at 4pm

Rashida Jones stars in the movie, “On the Rocks” with Bill Murray. The movie was written and directed by Sofia Coppola, and draws on her relationship…

Apr 01, 2021

The New York Times’ Jason DeParle Talks About the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how the US Congress has launched the most far-reaching anti-poverty program in decades. Dave Davies talks with The New York…

Mar 30, 2021

How Giant Tech Firms are Warping the Economy and Increasing Inequality on the Next Fresh air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how giant tech firms are warping the economy and increasing inequality among population centers. Dave Davies talks with…

Mar 29, 2021

Misha Green, Writer and Producer of the HBO Series Lovecraft Country on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the real horrors of Jim Crow America mix with supernatural horrors - like monsters and ghosts - in the HBO series Lovecraft…

Mar 26, 2021

The Amazing Lives of Migratory Birds with Scott Weidensaul of Fresh Air - Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the amazing lives of migratory birds. Dave Davies talks with author Scott Weidensaul about the millions of birds flying unseen…

Mar 25, 2021

Kathryn Hahn and Riz Ahmed on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Kathryn Hahn, one of the stars of the series Wandavision, and Riz Ahmed who’s nominated for an Oscar…

Mar 25, 2021

Exploring the Threat of Domestic Terrorism on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, the threat of domestic terrorism. Terry Gross talks with Elizabeth Neumann, who served as assistant secretary for threat…

Mar 23, 2021

Author Reuben Jonathan Miller on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, race, punishment, and the afterlife of mass incarceration, the subject of Reuben Jonathan Miller’s new book. His father and…

Mar 22, 2021

Meet the Director and Co-Director of the Film Soul on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the director and co-director of the film Soul, which is nominated for an Oscar for best animated film. Terry Gross talks with…

Mar 19, 2021

County Music Star Loretta Lynn on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

County music star Loretta Lynn has a new album featuring duets with other women in country music. And an updated and expanded edition of her 1976…

Mar 19, 2021

Correcting the Record On Lady Bird Johnson. Join Us for Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, correcting the record on Lady Bird Johnson. Dave Davies talks with writer Julia Sweig about the First Lady regarded as the…

Mar 17, 2021

Jane Mayer of the New Yorker Talks About Trump’s Impending Legal Showdown on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the investigation into possible criminal misconduct by Donald Trump--an investigation led by Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr.…

Mar 16, 2021

Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with Kazuo Ishiguro, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2017. His novels Remains of the Day and…

Mar 15, 2021

New York Times Tech Columnist Kevin Roose on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, How the growing use of automation is eliminating jobs, and sophisticated algorithms based on artificial intelligence are…

Mar 12, 2021

Journalist David Zucchino Talks About His Book Wilmington’s Lie on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

In the 1890’s, Wilmington, North Carolina had a thriving black middle class, but that ended in 1898, with a bloody campaign of violence and…

Mar 12, 2021

Author Deborah Feldman on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies speaks with Deborah Feldman, whose memoir about leaving the ultra-orthodox Satmar Hasidic community in…

Mar 10, 2021

On the Next Fresh Air, Terry Gross Talks with Jon Batiste – Thursday at 4pm

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…

Mar 09, 2021

MIT professor Sherry Turkle on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with MIT professor Sherry Turkle, who’s spent decades studying the impact of digital technology on our…

Mar 08, 2021

Author Katie Englehart Talks About the Right to Die on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with Katie Englehart, author of a new book about the Right to Die, and how that’s played out in states and…

Mar 05, 2021

James McBride on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Terry Gross speaks with James McBride, best known for his memoir The Color of Water, about being the son of an African…

Mar 05, 2021

Author Walter Isaacson on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with Walter Isaacson. His new book is about discoveries related to RNA, the molecule at the heart of the…

Mar 03, 2021

Dexter Filkins Talks About Returning to Afghanistan in January on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks to Dexter Filkins, one of the greatest war reporters of our time, about returning to Afghanistan in…

Mar 02, 2021

A Conversation with Lee Issac Chung, Writer and Director of the New Film Minari on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Arun Venugopal talks to Lee Issac Chung, writer and director of the new film Minari, about a family of South Korean immigrants…

Mar 01, 2021

On the Next Fresh Air, You’ll Meet the Founder of Bellingcat – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with the founder of Bellingcat, an international collection of people who’ve become digital detectives,…

Feb 26, 2021

Biographers Peter Guralnick, Jonathan Eig, and Alex Haley on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

The new film, One Night in Miami, which is nominated for two Golden Globes, is about the 1964 meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammed Ali, Sam Cooke and Jim…

Feb 26, 2021

Writer, Performer, and Magician Derek Del Gaudio on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the life of a card cheat. Dave Davies speaks with writer, performer, and magician Derek Del Gaudio. His new memoir, Amoral…

Feb 23, 2021

The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air. Terry Gross talks with Tim O’Brien. O’Brien talks about the new documentary, the War and Peace of Tim O’Brien, that’s about…

Feb 19, 2021

Sasha Baron Cohen on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with Sasha Baron Cohen. He’s back as the fictitious journalist Borat from Kazakstan in Borat Subsequent…

Feb 17, 2021

The Hidden Costs of Racism… For Everybody on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies speaks with Heather McGhee, former president of the progressive think tank Demos. She says racial discrimination…

Feb 17, 2021

New York Times Correspondent Claire Cain Miller on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Nearly 3 million women dropped out of the workforce last year, many to stay home and help their children with remote learning. On the next Fresh Air,…

Feb 15, 2021

Rosa Brooks Talks About Her New Memoir on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

To better understand police shootings and racial disparities in the social justice system, Rosa Brooks became a reserve police officer in Washington…

Feb 15, 2021

Sam Sanders Speaks with Spike Lee on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Sam Sanders speaks with Spike Lee. His latest film Da 5 Bloods, is nominated for 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Also we…

Feb 11, 2021

Remembering Mary Wilson on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers Mary Wilson, who was an original member of The Supremes, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard.…

Feb 10, 2021

Rashida Jones on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

**Today's show may be pre-empted by NPR special coverage of former President Trump's second impeachment trial** On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross…

Feb 09, 2021

New York Times Cybersecurity Journalist Nicole Perlroth on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the underground cyber arms industry, and how the National Security Agency’s own cyber arsenal got into the hands of our…

Feb 05, 2021

On the Next Fresh Air, Women in Blue – Monday at 4pm

Terry Gross talks with Deirdre Fischel about her new PBS documentary, which focuses on the Minneapolis police department. We also hear from Sergeant…

Feb 04, 2021

The Life and Music of Dusty Springfield on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the life and music of Dusty Springfield, whose hits included Son of a Preacher Man, You don’t Have to Say You Love Me, Wishin’…

Feb 03, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert. He’s now President Biden’s chief medical…

Feb 02, 2021

Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Filipina journalist Maria Ressa. Her coverage of populist president Rodrigo Duterte has gotten her internet trolls, death…

Feb 01, 2021

Writer Russell Shorto on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

When we think of the mob, we picture The Godfather and tabloid murders. On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with writer Russell Shorto who says…

Feb 01, 2021

Ellen Harper and Her Son Ben Harper on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross speaks with Ellen Harper, who runs the Folk Music Center in Claremont, California, and her son Ben Harper, a…

Jan 27, 2021

Discussing QAnon with Washington Post Reporter Craig Timburg on Fresh Air – Thursday @ 4pm

Followers of the QAnon conspiracy theories long believed President Trump would imprison the deep-state actors America. But it didn’t happen. On the…

Jan 26, 2021

Journalist Jon Fasman, Author of the Book We See It All on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we look at the increasingly sophisticated surveillance technology employed by local police departments often with little…

Jan 25, 2021

Filmmaker Dror Moreh on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, an inside look at negotiations in the 1990s, which held the prospect of bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians.…

Jan 22, 2021

Exploring the Formative Moments in Joe Biden’s Life and Career on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Terry Gross talks with Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of a book about Biden. And we remember jazz musician Howard Johnson,…

Jan 22, 2021

Exploring the Human Voice with John Colapinto on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

After damaging his vocal cords trying to be a rock singer, New Yorker staff writer John Colapinto became fascinated with the human voice. On the next…

Jan 20, 2021

Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? Join Us for Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, some facts and myths about exercise, like is sitting really the new smoking; does running ruin your knees. Terry Gross talks…

Jan 19, 2021

Juliet Eilperin of the Washington Post on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Donald Trump called climate change a hoax. Joe Biden calls it an existential threat and has promised to start reversing Trump environmental policies…

Jan 18, 2021

Janice Nimura, Author of The Doctors Blackwell on Fresh Air - Tuesday at 4pm

Elizabeth Blackwell was admitted to medical school in the 1840s as a prank by her male classmates. But she was no joke. On the next Fresh Air, author…

Jan 15, 2021

Remembering Neal Sheehan, William Link, and Michael Apted on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross listens back to interviews with people we recently lost--New York Times reporter Neal Sheehan who obtained the…

Jan 15, 2021

MLK Documentary Director Sam Pollard on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, recently-declassified documents reveal new details of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King, and the agency’s efforts…

Jan 14, 2021

Remembering Neal Sheehan, William Link, and Michael Apted on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross listens back to interviews with people we recently lost--New York Times reporter Neal Sheehan who obtained the…

Jan 13, 2021

Director Paul Greengrass on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- director Paul Greengrass who directed the films United Flight 93 and Captain Phillips. His new film is the western News of…

Jan 12, 2021

Author Kerri Greenidge on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Kerri Greenidge is the author of Black Radical which tells the story of William Monroe Trotter, an African-American newspaper editor who led mass…

Jan 11, 2021

How the Senate Filibuster Became A Tool of Obstruction on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

The senate filibuster dates back to the Jim Crow era, when southern senators wanted to preserve white supremacy--according to our next guest Adam…

Jan 08, 2021

Remembering Writer Barry Lopez with Two Interviews on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers writer Barry Lopez who died Christmas Day, and listen back to two interviews with him--from 1989 and…

Jan 07, 2021

Journalist Lawrence Wright Talks About The Plague Year on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, journalist Lawrence Wright talks about his article in the New Yorker, called The Plague Year. It examines the mistakes and…

Jan 05, 2021

Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Maria Ressa’s coverage of populist president Rodrigo Duterte has gotten her internet trolls, death threats, criminal charges…and Time Magazine’s 2018…

Jan 05, 2021

Journalist Kai Strittmatter on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Journalist Kai Strittmatter talks about growing surveillance and social control in China. It’s the subject of his new book. He reports that in some…

Jan 04, 2021

Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is CNN’s chief medical correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon. He talks about his new book Keep Sharp. It explains some of the…

Jan 01, 2021

Frances Ford Coppola’s 2016 Interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Frances Ford Coppola has released a new re-edited version of The Godfather Part III. On the next Fresh Air – Terry Gross looks back at her 2016…

Dec 30, 2020

Loudon Wainwright and Vince Giordano Brighten Things Up with a Couple of Songs on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we brighten things up with some great songs from the 1920s and 30’s. Terry Gross will be joined by singer and songwriter…

Dec 29, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Remembering Broadway Star Rebecca Luker – Wednesday at 4pm

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…

Dec 28, 2020

Interviews with Stephen King and Patrick Stewart on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Stephen King talks about writing his horror classic The Stand, about a Pandemic, and now living through a pandemic. And we…

Dec 25, 2020

Scott Frank, Co-Creator of “The Queen’s Gambit” on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Scott Frank, co- creator of the popular Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Frank also created the series Godless and wrote…

Dec 24, 2020

A Concert of Christmas and Winter Songs from the Archive on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross goes into our archive for a concert of Christmas and winter songs--some classics and some obscure ones--performed…

Dec 23, 2020

Fresh Air Looks Back at The Year in Movies And TV – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross will look back at this crazy year in movies and TV--a year with theaters mostly closed, and so many productions…

Dec 22, 2020

Chuck Collins Talks About Inequality and the Common Good on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the billionaires who have become even richer during the pandemic--and how some of them aren’t even spending the money to…

Dec 21, 2020

Angela Bassett on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, actor Angela Bassett. She won a SAG Award last year for her role in the Marvel film Black Panther and is the voice of one of…

Dec 18, 2020

Elton John Talks About His Memoir, Now Out in Paperback on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air - Terry Gross talks with Elton John about his memoir which is now out in paperback. He’s pretty forthcoming about family,…

Dec 18, 2020

Michael J Fox on the Next Fresh Air - Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Michael J Fox talks about his new memoir, No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality.…

Dec 16, 2020

Atlantic Science Writer Ed Yong on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Ed Yong, a science writer for the Atlantic who has been covering the pandemic since it started. His new article is about the…

Dec 15, 2020

Comic Amber Ruffin from Late Night with Seth Meyers on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Sam Briger talks with the curators of a new anthology collecting the flip sides of the 78’s collected in The Anthology of Folk…

Dec 14, 2020

Actor and Rapper Riz Ahmed on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with actor and rapper Riz Ahmed. He stars in the new film Sound of Metal as a punk-metal drummer who goes…

Dec 11, 2020

Remembering John LeCarre on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

You’ll be hearing excerpts of two interviews Terry Gross recorded with spy novelist John LeCarre, from 1989 (during the waning days of the Cold War,…

Dec 10, 2020

Join Us for a Special Hour of Fundraising with Fashion Mentor Tim Gunn on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Tim Gunn was the host of the popular, long-running fashion competition series ‘Project Runway. His latest competition show, ‘Making the Cut’ is now…

Dec 09, 2020

Reconciling William Barr’s Catholic Faith with His Support of the Death Penalty on Morning Edition – Thursday at 6am

William Barr has been honored by the Catholic church for his faith. But how does the church reckon with the attorney general's support for capital…

Dec 09, 2020

Join Us for a Special Hour of Fundraising with Mindy Kaling on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Actress and writer Mindy Kaling co-created and wrote the Netflix series Never Have I Ever that draws on her own experiences in high school. Kaling…

Dec 08, 2020

Writer James McBride on a Special Fundraising Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

James McBride’s latest novel, Deacon King Kong, is set in 1969 and is about the effect of a shooting on a community. McBride is best known for his…

Dec 07, 2020

A Special Fundraising Hour with Singer, Songwriter, and Actress Janelle Monae on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Janelle Monae electrified the audience with her opening number at the 2020 Academy Awards. She describes herself as a black queer artist, telling…

Dec 04, 2020

Join Us for a Special Fundraising Hour with Lin Manuel Miranda on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Lin Manuel Miranda is the creator of the hit Broadway show Hamilton, a hip-hop musical about the founding fathers. A film of Hamilton, is streaming…

Dec 03, 2020

Celebrating the Life and Music of Dave Brubeck on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we celebrate the life and music of jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck. Sunday marks the centennial of his birth. We'll…

Dec 02, 2020

Discussing Iran and American National Security with New York Times Reporter Eric Schmitt on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

In the final weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has ousted his defense secretary and considered striking Iran and is expected to pull troops from…

Dec 01, 2020

Loudon Wainwright and Vince Giordano Perform New Songs on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, we brighten things up with some great songs from the 1920s and 30’s. Terry Gross will be joined by singer and songwriter…

Nov 30, 2020

Hugh Grant on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, actor Hugh Grant, known for his roles in films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones Diary, and Music and Lyrics.…

Nov 26, 2020

Author Neal Gabler Talks About the Late Senator Ted Kennedy on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with author Neal Gabler about the late Senator Ted Kennedy and the decline of American liberalism. Kennedy…

Nov 25, 2020

Strand of Oaks, Anna Burch, and More on the eTown Stage – Wednesday at 10pm

One of our all-time favorites, Strand of Oaks, returns to the eTown stage this week. This dynamic, gifted writer and singer (and one of the genuinely…

Nov 25, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Conan O’Brien – Thursday at 4pm

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.…

Nov 24, 2020

David Chang is Chef, Restaurateur, and Host of the Netflix Series Ugly Delicious. Join Us for Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with David Chang, chef, restaurateur, and host of the Netflix series Ugly Delicious. He’s closed some of his…

Nov 23, 2020

A Discussion About Vaccination with Dr. Peter Hotez on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks about vaccination with Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas…

Nov 20, 2020

Stephen Kinzer, Author of Poisoner in Chief on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the CIA's secret experiments with LSD in the 50's and 60s in search of a drug that could be used to control the minds of…

Nov 20, 2020

Catherine Coleman Flowers on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with Catherine Coleman Flowers about her campaign to bring basic sanitation to the nation’s poor. So many…

Nov 18, 2020

America’s 44th President Barack Obama on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, my guest will be our 44th president, Barack Obama. Volume one of his memoir has just been published. He writes: there have…

Nov 17, 2020

Discussing the Chicago 7 Trial with Jon Wiener on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk about the Chicago 7 trial, with Jon Wiener. Seven, initially eight, activists against the war in Vietnam were accused…

Nov 16, 2020

The Republican Identity Crisis After Trump on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Once scorned by Republican leaders, Donald Trump has made the party his own, inspiring fear among GOP leaders and candidates who dare to cross him.…

Nov 13, 2020

Pianist Keith Jarrett on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Pianist Keith Jarrett revealed in October that he can no longer perform, because two strokes in 2018 left him unable to use his left hand. On the…

Nov 13, 2020

Gillian Anderson on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air. Terry Gross talks with Gillian Anderson. She’s currently starring in two Netflix series: On the third season of The Crown, she…

Nov 11, 2020

Journalist Garret Graf Discusses President Trump’s Possible Final Moves on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- what President Trump might do in the remaining days of his presidency. A talk with journalist Garret Graf. He says the…

Nov 06, 2020

Jazz Singer Cecile McLorin Salvant on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh air, our interview with jazz singer Cecile McLorin Salvant. Her repertoire includes Jazz standards and forgotten early songs, show…

Nov 06, 2020

World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Megan Rapinoe on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Megan Rapinoe, co-captain of the World Champion U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. She helped lead them…

Nov 04, 2020

Jack Goldsmith on How Trump Has Changed the Presidency on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the difficult questions the next President will face about a presidency much changed by Donald Trump. You’ll hear from Jack…

Nov 03, 2020

Barton Gellman Talks About The Election that Could Break America on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air - after the polls close -- how our electoral system has been holding up. We talk with Barton Gellman, whose article The…

Nov 02, 2020

Jerald Walker, Author of How to Make A Slave on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Jerald Walker, the author of Street Shadows: a Memoir of Race, Rebellion and Redemption, and the memoir…

Oct 30, 2020

Remembering Outlaw Country Singer-Songwriter Billy Joe Shaver on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies remembers singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver's, he died this week at the age of 81. Shaver became famous in the…

Oct 30, 2020

Aaron Sorkin Talks About The Trial of the Chicago Seven on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Sam Sanders talks with Aaron Sorkin about his new Netflix film, The Trial of the Chicago Seven. The film dramatizes the…

Oct 28, 2020

Author Dr. Nicholas Christakis on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross will talk about the profound and enduring impact of the coronavirus on the way we live. It’s the subject of the…

Oct 27, 2020

Writer Mike Giglio Talks About Pro-Trump Militias on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a pro-Trump militia group that’s recruited thousands of police, soldiers, and veterans--and what they might do on election…

Oct 26, 2020

Evan Osnos Examines Joe Biden’s Life and Political Career on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross examines Joe Biden’s life and political career with Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker, and author of…

Oct 23, 2020

Past Interviews with Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and Michael Pollan on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, David Bianculli listens back to interviews with Timothy Leary, and his former colleague Richard Alpert, who later became known…

Oct 23, 2020

Award-Winning Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson. Born in Ethiopia and raised by adopted parents in Sweden, he now…

Oct 21, 2020

Novelist Sigrid Nunez on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, novelist Sigrid Nunez. Her new book is about the fear that climate change, a pandemic, and far-right regimes will spell the…

Oct 21, 2020

Nina Totenberg and Terry Gross Talk About the Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings on Fresh Air - Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air. Terry Gross talks with Nina Totenberg, NPR’s longtime legal affairs correspondent, and a founding mother of NPR. They will…

Oct 19, 2020

New York Times Magazine Staff Writer Emily Bazelon on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the First Amendment in the age of disinformation. You'll hear a talk with New York Times Magazine staff writer Emily Bazelon…

Oct 16, 2020

Heidi Schreck Talks About What the Constitution Means to Me on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Heidi Schreck talks about writing and performing her show What the Constitution Means to Me – A filmed version of it premieres…

Oct 16, 2020

New Music from Dawes and Drive-By Truckers on Strange Currency – Friday at 9pm

Good Luck with Whatever is the latest from Los Angeles-based group Dawes. We’ll hear music from that recording as well as selections from The New OK,…

Oct 16, 2020

Historian H.W. Brands on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with historian H.W. Brands who considers the question of whether radical direct action or gradual reforms…

Oct 14, 2020

Filmmaker Craig Foster Talks About My Octopus Teacher on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with filmmaker Craig Foster about his new documentary My Octopus Teacher. It’s about a year Foster spent diving off…

Oct 13, 2020

Broadway Beloveds Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker on Fresh Air – Wednesday, at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, two beloved Broadway stars, Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker, a married couple whose lives have been upended by illness. He…

Oct 12, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World – Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Oct 09, 2020

Dave Davies Remembers Bob Gibson on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies remembers Bob Gibson, one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball. He died last week at the age of 84. Gibson…

Oct 09, 2020

Chana Joffe Walt Talks About Nice White Parents on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Terry Gross talks with about why it’s been so difficult to achieve racial equity in our public schools, and how white parents seeking schools with…

Oct 07, 2020

New York Times Health Care Reporter Sarah Kliff on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with New York Times health care reporter Sarah Kliff. She found that the treatment president Trump got for Covid-19…

Oct 06, 2020

A Conversation with Writer Rumaan Alam on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we speak with writer Rumaan Alam. His newest, and highly anticipated novel is about a white family and older Black couple who…

Oct 05, 2020

Rock and Roller Lenny Kravitz on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Rock and roll star Lenny Kravitz. His new memoir Let Love Rule is about his life up to the release of his first album in 1989.…

Oct 02, 2020

Underwater Explorer and Photographer Jill Heinerth on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, underwater explorer and photographer JILL HEINERTH has dived into underground waterways deep in the earth, and beneath a giant…

Oct 02, 2020

Actor Ethan Hawke on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with actor Ethan Hawke, known for his roles in Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites, Training Day, the Before…

Sep 30, 2020

Atlantic Staff Writer Barton Gellman Considers What Could Go Wrong in November on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the prospects for a constitutional crisis in the presidential election. Atlantic staff writer Barton Gellman says if Donald…

Sep 29, 2020

Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson talks about her new documentary, Dick Johnson Is Dead. The title refers to her elderly father, Dick…

Sep 28, 2020

An Inside Look at the Mueller Investigation with Andrew Weissmann on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, an inside look at the Mueller investigation from Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors in the 22-month probe. In a new…

Sep 25, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air an Interview with Gloria Steinem – Friday at 4pm

Journalist, feminist icon, activist, and founder of Ms Magazine, Gloria Steinem is the subject of the new biopic The Glorias directed by Julie Taymor…

Sep 23, 2020

Politico Health Reporter Dan Diamond on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, political meddling in the fight against Covid-19. Politico health reporter Dan Diamond describes efforts by a Donald Trump…

Sep 23, 2020

Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor Yannick Nezet Seguin on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Yannick Nezet Seguin, the young, charismatic conductor of the Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Orchestra, talks about…

Sep 21, 2020

Forbes Senior Editor Dan Alexander Talks About Trump’s Finances on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

When Donald Trump became president, rather than put his assets into a blind trust, he held on to them - office buildings, resorts, golf courses,…

Sep 18, 2020

Famed Neurologist Oliver Sacks on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and writer who died in 2015. He’ll talk about his work in asylums with…

Sep 10, 2020

Novelist Donald Ray Pollock on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

The new southern gothic Netflix drama series The Devil All the Time is based on the award-winning novel by Donald Ray Pollock. On the next Fresh Air,…

Sep 09, 2020

World War II Historian David Nasaw on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, repairing the human wreckage of World War II. Historian David Nasaw tells the story of more than a million people stranded in…

Sep 08, 2020

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Yaa Gyasi on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Yaa Gyasi, whose first novel Homegoing, about the legacy of slavery, won a National Book Critics Circle…

Sep 07, 2020

Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave talks with former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan, who investigated international terrorism cases, including the 9/11…

Sep 04, 2020

Ray LaMontagne Shares Stories Behind Monovision on World Cafe – Friday at 2pm

Ray LaMontagne seems to have found an escape from the rush of everyday life on his latest release, Monovision. It's the first album he's made…

Sep 04, 2020

Emmy Nominees Padma Lakshmi and RuPaul on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, two Emmy nominees in the category of Outstanding Host in Reality or Competition Program. Padma Lakshmi is nominated for Top…

Sep 04, 2020

A Tribute to Sonny Rollins, Plus Actress Octavia Spencer on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry pays tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. We feature her interview with him, and…

Sep 02, 2020

Emmy Nominees Kerry Washington and Ramy Youssef on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, two Emmy nominees. Kerry Washington has four nominations, including two for Little Fires Everywhere. Ramy Youssef has two…

Sep 01, 2020

New York Times Washington Correspondent Michael Schmidt on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with New York Times Washington correspondent Michael Schmidt. He’s broken many stories about Donald Trump. He…

Aug 31, 2020

Get an Inside Look at the Early Years of the CIA on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

In his new book The Quiet Americans, journalist Scott Anderson says the agency’s covert operations to overthrow elected governments damaged the…

Aug 28, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Emmy-Nominated Cherry Jones – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Cherry Jones, who is nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the HBO series Succession. She’s already…

Aug 27, 2020

Celebrating the Birth of Charlie Parker with Max Roach and Red Rodney on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we celebrate the centennial of the birth of Charlie Parker, the alto saxophonist and composer who helped originate bebop.…

Aug 26, 2020

Alexis Madrigal is Co-Founder of the Covid19 Tracking Project on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a new strategy devised by epidemiologists and economists to defeat COVID-19 even before a vaccine is found. We talk with…

Aug 25, 2020

Author Brian Stelter Talks About Fox News and Donald Trump on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks about Fox News and Donald Trump with Brian Stelter, author of the new book ‘Hoax.’ Stelter is CNN’s chief…

Aug 25, 2020

Author and Historian Rick Perlstein on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm.

On the next Fresh Air, as the Republican convention continues, Dave Davies speaks with historian Rick Perlstein. He’s spent his career studying the…

Aug 23, 2020

investigative journalist Jean Guerrero on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- how Stephen Miller became the architect of President Trump’s border and immigration policies, and Trump’s chief strategist.…

Aug 20, 2020

Meet the Makers Behind Freedom Summer on Fresh Air - Friday at 4pm

The documentary Freedom Summer is now streaming on PBS. It’s a look back at 1964 when hundreds of student volunteers spent weeks registering African…

Aug 19, 2020

Atlantic Executive Editor Adrienne LaFrance Explores QAnon on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Atlantic executive editor Adrienne LaFrance explores QAnon, the conspiracy theory about a secret cabal of deep state…

Aug 18, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Exposing the Hiroshima Cover-Up – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, exposing the Hiroshima cover-up. Writer Lesley Blume tells the story of journalist John Hersey, whose reporting in 1946…

Aug 17, 2020

Pandemic and Politics in Florida with Columnist and Author Carl Hiassen on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Miami Herald columnist, and author Carl Hiassen. He’ll talk about the pandemic and politics in Florida, and his latest novel,…

Aug 14, 2020

Filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- a gripping, inside look at the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. For two years, filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and…

Aug 13, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Sister Helen Prejean – Friday at 4pm

Sister Helen Prejean talks about her spiritual journey from entering the convent in 1957--before Vatican II, to her awakening to social justice…

Aug 12, 2020

Emmy-Nominated Show Writer Cord Jefferson on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

This season, the show with the most Emmy nominations -- 26 of them -- is the HBO series “Watchmen.” You’ll hear from one of the writers, Cord…

Aug 11, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Political Strategist Stuart Stevens – Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Aug 11, 2020

A Talk with Author Peniel Joseph on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, a discussion about Malcolm and Martin Luther King--their relationship to each other, their era, and to our time. A talk with…

Aug 10, 2020

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Joins Terry Gross on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh air, Terry talks with the director of the new Netflix hit movie The Old Guard, Gina Prince-Bythewood. She’s the first black woman…

Aug 07, 2020

Larry Tye Talks About His Biography of the Great Pitcher Satchel Paige on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we’ll talk about the great pitcher Satchel Paige, his years in the Negro Leagues, and the racism that kept him out of major…

Aug 06, 2020

Remembering Pete Hamill on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we remember Pete Hamill, who was described in the New York Times as the “quintessential New York journalist.” He died at the…

Aug 04, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Isabel Wilkerson on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson talks about her new book Caste. It’s about the rigid racial hierarchy…

Aug 04, 2020

How Did Trump Manage to Survive the Mueller Investigation and Impeachment? Join Us for Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Jeffrey Toobin talks about how Trump managed to survive the Mueller investigation and impeachment. It’s the subject of…

Aug 03, 2020

Washington Post Media Columnist Margaret Sullivan on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Since 2004, more than two thousand American newspapers have gone out of business. On the next Fresh Air, Washington Post media columnist Margaret…

Jul 30, 2020

Join Us for a Special Fundraising Hour with Actress Claire Danes on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Today, a conversation with actress Claire Danes. For the 8th and final season, she’s starring as a CIA agent who struggles with a bipolar disorder in…

Jul 29, 2020

Join us for a Special Fundraising Hour with Martin Scorsese on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On today’s show, director Martin Scorsese. His latest film, The Irishman was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best…

Jul 28, 2020

Join Us for a Special Fundraising Hour of Fresh Air with Reese Witherspoon – Wednesday at 4pm

Reese Witherspoon is an executive producer and star of the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. Witherspoon starred in the films Election and Legally…

Jul 27, 2020

Join us for a Special Hour of Fundraising on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Today, singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer Elton John. His memoir examining his life and career is called “Me.” He’ll talk about his music, his…

Jul 24, 2020

Join Us for a Special Hour of Fundraising with Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Bryan Stevenson is one of the leaders in the fight against racial injustice within the justice system. His memoir, Just Mercy, was adapted into the…

Jul 23, 2020

Remembering Foreign Correspondent Chris Dickey on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we listen back to Terry’s interview with renowned foreign correspondent Chris Dickey. He died last week at age 68. Dickey also…

Jul 22, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Mary Trump – Thursday at 4pm

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…

Jul 21, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Michaela Coel – Wednesday at 4pm

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…

Jul 20, 2020

Jim Mccloskey is the Dean of all Innocence Advocates on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Jim Mccloskey, a lay minister who’s devoted the past 40 years of his life to seeking justice, freedom and exoneration for men…

Jul 17, 2020

British Writer and Actor Michaela Coel on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Terry talks with Michaela Coel. Her HBO Series "I May Destroy You" is a fictionalized account of a sexual assault she experienced after her drink was…

Jul 16, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, How Incarceration Undermines Mental Health – Thursday at 4pm

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,…

Jul 16, 2020

Charlize Theron and Danny Trejo on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with actress Charlize Theron. She’s starring in the new superhero film The Old Guard. Also, actor Danny Trejo. He…

Jul 14, 2020

How Trump Leveraged the Pandemic to Strip Meat Processing Workers of Protections on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Workers at Poultry processing and meatpacking plants have been hard hit by the coronavirus. On the next Fresh Air, a chat with New Yorker staff…

Jul 13, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, SNL Head Writer Colin Jost – Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Jul 10, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Actor André Holland – Friday at 4pm

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…

Jul 10, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Actor Matthew Rhys – Monday at 4pm

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…

Jul 08, 2020

One Doctor Explores the Chaos and Healing in a Hospital Emergency Room on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, stories of chaos and healing from hospital emergency rooms. In a new book, Dr. Michele harper writes about getting punched by…

Jul 07, 2020

Sarah Posner Talks About Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Sarah Posner about her new book, Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump. She’s a…

Jul 06, 2020

Larry Tye Explores the Similarities Between Joe McCarthy and Trump’s Rise to Power on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

If you want to understand Trump’s rise to power, you should consider the tactics used by Senator Joe McCarthy. On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks…

Jul 03, 2020

Remembering Carl Reiner on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we remember comic actor, writer and director Carl Reiner, who died Monday at age 98. He created “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and…

Jul 03, 2020

Padma Lakshmi host of Taste the Nation on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Padma Lakshmi host of the cooking competition series Top Chef, and the new series Taste the Nation in which…

Jul 01, 2020

Patrick Stewart Talks Life Before and After Star Trek on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, actor Patrick Stewart. This year he returned to the role he’s most famous for, Jean Luc Picard, in the series Star Trek:…

Jun 29, 2020

How Common are Medical Mistakes? You’ll Hear from Dr. Danielle Ofri on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, why medical errors are so common and how some medical innovations, like electronic patient records, make errors more likely.…

Jun 26, 2020

LGBTQ Icons Cleve Jones and Marijane Meaker on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, as Pride Month comes to a close -- interviews with two people who broke barriers. Cleve Jones worked alongside Harvey Milk,…

Jun 26, 2020

Lin Manuel Miranda Returns to Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Lin Manuel Miranda returns to talk with Terry. He created the musical Hamilton and starred as Alexander Hamilton in the…

Jun 24, 2020

Star of Stage and Screen Christine Baranski on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Christine Baranski, who stars in The Good Fight, playing a smart progressive partner in a law firm. It’s a spinoff of The Good…

Jun 23, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Nikole Hanna-Jones on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, Nikole Hanna-Jones who created the New York Times 1619 Project, examining the legacy of slavery. Her essay won a Pultizer…

Jun 22, 2020

Discussing the Use of Hallucinogens to Treat Mental Health Issues on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the use of LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and marijuana to treat mental health issues. Terry talks with Julie Holland, a psychiatrist…

Jun 22, 2020

Susan Burton Talks About Her New Memoir Empty on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, you’ll hear from Susan Burton, author of the new memoir Empty, about her eating disorder. She also recently wrote an article…

Jun 19, 2020

Celebrating Juneteenth with a Live Performance by Rhiannon Giddens on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, on Juneteenth, Rhiannon Giddens performs her original songs based on slave narratives. And we listen back to Terry’s interview…

Jun 17, 2020

How One Mother Raised 2 White Biological Children, and 2 Black Adopted Children on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Kristen Howerton’s new memoir is about being the mother of 2 white biological children, and 2 black adopted children. It’s taught her a lot about the…

Jun 16, 2020

Dr. Michael Osterhohlm Discusses Where We Are Now in the Pandemic on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

As more cities open up, Terry talks with Dr. Michael Osterhohlm about where we are now in the pandemic, and what to expect in this next phase. He’s…

Jun 15, 2020

Discussing Abortion with Diana Greene Foster on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, what happens to women who get an abortion just under a clinic’s deadline, and what happens to women who just miss the deadline…

Jun 12, 2020

Remembering James Baldwin on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we’ll remember James Baldwin, one of the most influential black writers to emerge during the Civil Rights Era and address…

Jun 12, 2020

A Discussion About Racial Inequality in the Chicago Schools on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, Eve Ewing, the author of a book about racial inequality in the Chicago schools, and a book of poems called 1919, about the…

Jun 11, 2020

A Chat with Pete Davidson on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Pete Davidson is the youngest cast member of Saturday Night Live. He stars in the new movie The King of Staten Island which draws on his own life and…

Jun 09, 2020

Journalist Jamiles Lartey of the Marshal Project on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Journalist Jamiles Lartey reports on the justice system for the Marshall Project. He’ll talk about how disproportionate use of force can turn a…

Jun 08, 2020

Journalist Matt Zapotosky on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Matt Zapotosky covers the justice department for the Washington Post. He’ll talk about the role of attorney general William Barr in how the Trump…

Jun 05, 2020

Journalist Doug Swanson Talks About The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, as America wrestles with the issue of police brutality, journalist Doug Swanson tells Dave the story of one of the most…

Jun 04, 2020

Historian Eric Foner is Author of Forever Free on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air - we look at the failed promises of Reconstruction after the civil war, when our country first tried to address the question of…

Jun 03, 2020

Anne Applebaum Talks About the Move Toward Authoritarianism in Europe and the U.S. on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Many critics of President Trump see his threat to send in the military as a move toward authoritarianism. On the next fresh air, we talk with Anne…

Jun 02, 2020

Author Wes Moore Discusses the Protests Over George Floyd’s Death and the Police Response on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk about the protests over George Floyd’s death and the police response with Wes Moore. He’s the author of a book about…

Jun 01, 2020

Science Writer Sonia Shah About Her 2016 Book, Pandemic on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave talks with science writer Sonia Shah. Her 2016 book, Pandemic, warned of deadly viral outbreaks. Her new book, The Next…

May 29, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Terry Talks with Actress Christine Baranski – Monday at 4pm

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…

May 28, 2020

Remembering Playwright and AIDS Activist Larry Kramer on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we listen back to Terry’s interview with singer-songwriter Margo Price, who brought her guitar and played some of her songs.…

May 27, 2020

Journalist James Nestor, Author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how we can train ourselves to breathe in ways that may improve our health, the quality of our sleep, and decrease anxiety. And…

May 27, 2020

How New York City Coped with the 20,000 Dead Bodies from COVID-19 on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, how New York City struggled to cope with the bodies of twenty thousand people who died from Covid-19 over a two-month period.…

May 25, 2020

Comic Hannah Gadsby Shares the Pain of Growing Up Gay on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

She won a Peabody award and an Emmy for her 2018 comedy special “Nanette,” which was controversial because of her vow to give up comedy-- because…

May 22, 2020

Winston Churchill Historian Erik Larsen on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we look at a renowned 20th-century statesman who led his nation at a time of peril -- Winston Churchill. Dave talks with…

May 20, 2020

Living, Working, and Schooling from Home on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, for couples working at home during the pandemic, home is also the office--and for those with kids, it’s the school too. For…

May 19, 2020

Reporting on American Surveillance Programs with Journalist Bart Gellman on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, reporting the story of Edward Snowden and American surveillance programs. Journalist Bart Gellman broke stories from Snowden’s…

May 18, 2020

Meditations with Dan Harris on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, managing anxiety and fear during the pandemic. A talk with Dan Harris, who’s been conducting online meditation sessions during…

May 15, 2020

Remembering Comedian and Actor Jerry Stiller, Plus American Cellist Lynn Harrell on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, you'll hear Terry’s interview with comedian and actor Jerry Stiller who died Monday at the age of 92. With his wife he was…

May 15, 2020

Singer and Actor Janelle Monae on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with singer and actor Janelle Monae. She first became known for her afro-futurist funk soul hip hop, performed as…

May 14, 2020

Author John Barry and Historian Ian Whitcomb on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, what we can learn from the 1918 influenza outbreak, the deadliest pandemic in history. We talk with John Barry, whose 2004…

May 12, 2020

Crowd-Sourcing the Most Promising Research for Fighting COVID-19 on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave talks with David Fajgenbaum, a doctor who is working on treatments for Covid19. He’s best known for his research into the…

May 11, 2020

Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic? Fresh Air Begins Monday at 4pm

We’ve already seen disruptions and delays in primaries across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. On the next Fresh Air, you’ll look at how…

May 11, 2020

Michael Arcenaux is Author of I Don’t Want to Die Poor on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Michael Arcenaux, author of the new collection of personal essays I Don’t Want to Die Poor. The title is a…

May 08, 2020

A Past Conversation with Steve Martin to Brighten Your Day on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air - an interview to help brighten your mood. We listen back to my conversation with Steve Martin, recorded after the publication…

May 06, 2020

Celebrated Chef, Restaurateur, Food Activist Tom Colicchio on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Celebrated chef Tom Colicchio was head judge on Top Chef, the cooking competition series. He’ll talk about what’s gone wrong in the food supply chain…

May 05, 2020

Understanding Nancy Pelosi on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Time political correspondent Molly Ball, author of a new book about the Speaker of the House, talks about how Pelosi out-maneuvered male rivals to…

May 04, 2020

Humorist John Moe’s The Hilarious World of Depression on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how depression may be triggered by the pandemic. Humorist John Moe talks with Terry about his new memoir called The Hilarious…

May 01, 2020

Fashion Mentor Tim Gunn Returns to Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Tim Gunn’s new fashion competition show Making the Cut features eco-conscious designs that fit all body types and are gender neutral. He’ll talk more…

Apr 30, 2020

Remembering Irrfan Khan and Michael Cogswell on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry’s past interviews with two people we lost in recent days. Irrfan Khan was a Bollywood star, best known to Americans from…

Apr 29, 2020

Who Really Benefits from the Economic Rescue Package? Fresh Air Begins Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air: how the economic rescue package is benefiting the rich. We talk with New York Times investigative reporter Jesse Drucker.…

Apr 28, 2020

Donald McNeil of the New York Times on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, why there will be no quick return to normal from the coronavirus. A talk with Donald McNeil of the New York Times, a science…

Apr 27, 2020

A Chronicle of San Francisco in the '70s with Alia Volz on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the daughter of parents who had a thriving business baking and selling marijuana-laced brownies to hippies, artists, office…

Apr 24, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, A Listen Back with Actor Brian Dennehy Who Died Last Week – Friday at 4pm

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…

Apr 24, 2020

Terry Talks with Mindy Kaling on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Mindy Kaling. She has a new Netflix series called Never Have I Ever, that draws on her experiences when she…

Apr 22, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, the Enabler in Chief with Jane Mayer – Thursday at 4pm

Enabler in Chief is the title of Jane Mayer’s new article about how senate majority leader Mitch McConnell became President trump’s chief enabler, in…

Apr 21, 2020

Notes from an Apocalypse on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

The pandemic isn’t the end of the world, but your anxiety about the virus may make you feel like it is. On the next fresh air, we talk with Mark…

Apr 20, 2020

Jennifer Finney Boylan on Her New Memoir, Good Boy! My Life in 7 Dogs. Fresh Air Begins Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Jennifer Finney Boylan, who’s written extensively about her life as a transgender woman, talks about her new memoir, Good Boy!…

Apr 17, 2020

Singer Iris Dement, at the Piano on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm  

On the next Fresh Air, an interview and performance that seems right for the moment, with songwriter and singer Iris Dement, at the piano. Her music…

Apr 17, 2020

Actress Zoe Kazan on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with actress Zoe Kazan. She’s co-starring in the HBO series The Plot Against America, based on the Philip Roth…

Apr 15, 2020

New Yorker Staff Writer Michael Specter Talks About Dr. Anthony Fauci on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci has become widely admired for his straight talk during President Trump’s coronavirus briefings. On the next Fresh Air -- a talk…

Apr 14, 2020

Is the Deep State Conspiring to Undermine Trump’s Presidency? David Rohde in on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

President Trump claims that the Deep State is conspiring to undermine his presidency. On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with David Rohde, Executive…

Apr 13, 2020

Jason Bateman on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- actor Jason Bateman. He stars in the Netflix series Ozark as an accountant who launders money for a drug cartel; he also…

Apr 10, 2020

New York Times Economics Reporter Nelson Schwartz on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how income inequality and high-end services for the super-rich are dividing America. New York Times economics reporter Nelson…

Apr 10, 2020

Remembering John Prine on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we remember songwriter and singer John Prine, who died Tuesday of COVID-19. He was 73. His best-known songs include Angel from…

Apr 08, 2020

San Francisco’s New District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has been dealing with the impact of covid 19 on his city’s criminal justice system and is concerned…

Apr 07, 2020

Stephen King Talks About Life Imitating Art on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Stephen King talks about living in a world that feels like a Stephen King novel. Decades ago, he wrote about a viral pandemic…

Apr 06, 2020

Cooking During Social Isolation with Sam Sifton on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, hear all about cooking during a time of social isolation with Sam Sifton of the New York Times. He’s been the paper’s…

Apr 03, 2020

Actress Kerry Washington on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Kerry Washington stars with Reese Witherspoon in Little Fires Everywhere, which is one of the new streaming series that many people isolating at home…

Apr 02, 2020

A Doctor Who Survived War Zones, Now Treats Patients with COVID-19 on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a doctor who has worked in war zones around the world and now is battling COVID-19, treating patients in his own country,…

Apr 02, 2020

Remembering Adam Schlesinger and Bucky Pizzarelli on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, our interview with singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger who died of COVID-19 at age 52. He co-founded the band Fountains of…

Apr 01, 2020

Science Journalist Ed Yong on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Science Journalist Ed Yong has been writing about the pandemic for the Atlantic. Two years ago he wrote an article about why a new plague was…

Mar 30, 2020

Bart Ehrman, Author of the New Book Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

The pandemic has brought to the surface fears of losing loved ones, leading many of us to ask the big questions about life and death. On the next…

Mar 27, 2020

Part Two of Terry’s Tribute to Stephen Sondheim on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

In celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday, we’ll listen back to the interview she recorded with Sondheim in 2010, after the publication of…

Mar 27, 2020

Author Erik Larsen Profiles Winston Churchill in His New Book, on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, as we evaluate our president’s performance in a time of crisis, author Erik Larsen profiles a 20th-century statesman who led…

Mar 25, 2020

How Trump Has Changed the Presidency and Is Continuing to Change it During the Pandemic on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Terry talks with Ben Wittes, co-author of Unmaking the Presidency. Also, we listen back to our interview with playwright Terence McNally, who died…

Mar 24, 2020

Terry Talks with Michael Pollan on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Michael Pollan has written bestselling books about the origins of the food we eat, and how psychedelics are helping scientists understand…

Mar 23, 2020

Author Max Brooks on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Author Max Brooks tells us what he’s learned about planning for pandemics and other disasters--through researching his zombie novels, and…

Mar 20, 2020

Comic and Actor Marc Maron on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Marc Maron’s new stand-up comedy special is called End Times Fun—He gave it that End Times title just before the Corona virus. He’ll talk with Terry…

Mar 19, 2020

Music from Maestro Yannick Nezet Seguin on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 5pm

Conductor maestro Yannick Nezet Seguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra and is also the conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Last week…

Mar 19, 2020

Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Stephen Sondheim on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we celebrate the 90th birthday of the greatest Broadway composer and lyricist of our time, Stephen Sondheim. His birthday is…

Mar 17, 2020

Jesse Wegman Discusses Abolishing the Electoral College on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the case for abolishing the electoral college with Jesse Wegman author of the new book Let the People Pick the President. An…

Mar 13, 2020

Actress Octavia Spencer on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Octavia Spencer won an Oscar for her first big film role in The Help, playing a maid in Mississippi in 1963. And she was nominated for Oscars for her…

Mar 12, 2020

Phillip Roth Talks About The Plot Against America on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, The Plot Against America—the Philip Roth novel that has been adapted into a new HBO series that premieres Monday. We’ll listen…

Mar 11, 2020

How Has the Trump Administration Helped the Coronavirus Crisis? Fresh Air Begins Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how mismanagement and dysfunction in the Trump administration have helped fuel the coronavirus crisis. We’ll talk with Dan…

Mar 10, 2020

New York Times Reporter Ben Hubbard on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- New York Times reporter Ben Hubbard, author a new book, about Saudi Arabia’s young, enigmatic leader, Crown Prince Mohammed…

Mar 09, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race’s New Season, Plus Remembering McCoy Tyner on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Ru Paul who brought drag into the mainstream with his reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race—which just started a new…

Mar 06, 2020

Writer James McBride Talks About His New Showtime Series on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with writer James McBride, known for his memoir The Color of Water. His pre-Civil War novel, the Good Lord Bird,…

Mar 06, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, Journalist and Biographer Robert Caro – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, journalist and biographer Robert Caro talks about unearthing the details of political deal-making to understand the nature of…

Mar 05, 2020

Hear About Encryption Technology Sold Around the World That was Owned by the CIA on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

For half a century, a Swiss company has sold encryption technology to governments around the world. But what leaders of those countries didn’t know…

Mar 03, 2020

Writer Louise Erdrich on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we speak with writer Louise Erdrich. Much of her award-winning fiction has focused on the experience of Native Americans. Her…

Mar 02, 2020

Wilderness explorer Roman Dial Talks About His New Book on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, wilderness explorer Roman Dial recounts his frantic search for his son who disappeared into the untracked rainforest of Costa…

Mar 02, 2020

Former New Orleans Parole Officer Jason Hardy on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, former New Orleans parole officer Jason Hardy talks about his four years on the job, where he struggled to help the 200 people…

Feb 28, 2020

SNL's Aidy Bryant; and celebrating 90 with Marty Grosz - Fresh Air Friday @ 4 pm

On the next Fresh Air – Terry’s interview with AIDY BRYANT, a cast member of Saturday Night Live and star of the series Shrill. The second season is…

Feb 27, 2020

"Trump's Deep State Hit List" - Jonathan Swain on Fresh Air, Thursday @ 4 pm

On the next Fresh Air – Trump’s Deep State Hit List. That’s the headline of an article by Terry’s guest JONATHAN SWAN, national political reporter at…

Feb 26, 2020

'Outsider' Actor Ben Mendelsohn On Australian Machismo And Mastering Accents - Fresh Air Wednesday @ 4 pm

On the next Fresh Air - Australian actor BEN MENDELSOHN. who plays a cop confronted with a murder and the supernatural in the HBO mini-series The…

Feb 25, 2020

Facebook The Inside Story - Fresh Air Tuesday at 4:00 pm

Tech journalist STEVEN LEVY whose new book about the history of Facebook is based on hundreds of interviews with former and current employees,…

Feb 25, 2020

'Outsider' Actor Ben Mendlesohn On Australian Machismo And Mastering Accents

In the HBO series, which was adapted from Stephen King's novel, the Australian actor plays a detective trying to solve a murder — and resisting the…

Feb 23, 2020

Adam Cohen - Monday on Fresh Air

On the next Fresh air –Terry talks with journalist and lawyer ADAM COHEN, author of Supreme Inequality, about the Supreme Court’s 50-year shift from…

Feb 14, 2020

Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Did President Trump really call his top military commanders a bunch of dopes and babies? On the next Fresh Air, we hear from two Pulitzer-Prize…

Feb 14, 2020

Remembering South African Songwriter Joseph Shabalala on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

We remember south African songwriter Joseph Shabalala who led the choir Lady Smith Black Mambazzo. He died Tuesday. Also, Nick Hornby. His 1995 book…

Feb 13, 2020

James Jacoby, Director of a New PBS Frontline Documentary on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, how Jeff Bezos built his Amazon empire, and the issues relating to competition, regulation, and privacy now that Amazon has…

Feb 11, 2020

Sense of Place Charlottesville Continues with David Wax and Suz Slezak on World Cafe – Wednesday at 2pm

World Cafe is in Charlottesville, Virginia this week for a new Sense of Place series, and today, David Wax Museum leads host Stephen Kallao on a tour…

Feb 11, 2020

Former Watergate Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Jill Wine-Banks, who was a young lawyer in the special prosecutor’s office during the Watergate Investigation. And is now an…

Feb 10, 2020

Journalist Mckay Coppins Talks About The Disinformation War on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – the billion dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the president. Terry talks with journalist Mckay Coppins, whose new…

Feb 07, 2020

Remembering Kirk Douglas, Plus a Chat with Oscar-Nominated Director Todd Philips on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we remember Kirk Douglas. We listen back to our 1988 interview with him. He died Wednesday at the age of 103. Also, our…

Feb 07, 2020

Michael Pollan’s New Audiobook About Caffeine on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Terry talks with Michael Pollan, who’s written bestselling books about the origins of the food we eat, and how psychedelics…

Feb 06, 2020

Terry Talks with Adam Entous on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Will the U.S. likely face further retaliation for the killing of Qassem Soleimani? Terry talks with Adam Entous, who writes about Iran’s response and…

Feb 04, 2020

Science Writer David Quammen Talks About the Coronavirus Epidemic on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus epidemic a global health emergency. On the next Fresh Air, science writer David…

Feb 03, 2020

Journalist Eilene Zimmerman’s New Memoir Smacked on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air: white-collar ambition and addiction. Terry talks with journalist Eilene Zimmerman. Her memoir Smacked is about her ex-husband,…

Jan 31, 2020

Antonio Banderas on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Antonio Banderas is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in Pain and Glory, as a film director dealing with physical and psychic…

Jan 31, 2020

Filmmakers Julia Reichert & Steve Bognar Talk About American Factory on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, what happens when a Chinese glass manufacturer reopens a shuttered GM plant in Ohio? We talk with filmmakers Julia Reichert &…

Jan 29, 2020

Journalist Kim Ghattas and Her New Book on the Middle East – Fresh Air Begins Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, journalist Kim Ghattas covered the Middle East for the BBC for 20 years, and was raised in Lebanon during the civil war. She’s…

Jan 28, 2020

Can We Protect the Integrity of the 2020 Elections? Fresh Air Begins Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, looking at threats to the integrity of the 2020 elections. And what happens if Donald Trump, or another candidate, doesn’t…

Jan 27, 2020

Singer/Songwriter Amy Rigby on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, singer-songwriter Amy Rigby. She has a new memoir about growing up Catholic in Pittsburgh, living in the East Village during…

Jan 24, 2020

Journalist Fred Kaplan is Author of The Bomb on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air: how our military leaders think about the unthinkable…Journalist Fred Kaplan says President Trump’s threat to rain fire and…

Jan 24, 2020

We Observe the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

The 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is Monday, January 27th. On the next Fresh Air, interviews with writer and Nobel Peace Prize…

Jan 22, 2020

Samantha Fish Plays Live and Shares Stories on World Cafe – Thursday at 2pm

Samantha Fish Samantha Fish taught herself guitar at a very young age with the help of her father and as she grew up the blues scene in her hometown…

Jan 22, 2020

Journalist David Rhode Has a Look at Attorney General William Barr on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a look at Attorney General William Barr with journalist David Rhode who writes about Barr’s long-held conservative views and…

Jan 22, 2020

Washington Post Reporters Phillip Rucker and Carol Leonnig Talk About A Very Stable Genius on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the story of when President Trump called his top military commanders a bunch of dopes and babies - we hear from two…

Jan 20, 2020

Tim Roth Talks About Meeting and Working With Tarantino on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, actor Tim Roth, who stars in the new movie The Song of Names and the streaming tv series Tin Star. He’s been in 3 Quentin…

Jan 17, 2020

Racial Injustice Fighter Bryan Stevenson on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Terry talks with Bryan Stevenson, one of the leaders in the fight against racial injustice within the justice system. The new film Just Mercy is…

Jan 17, 2020

Religion Scholar Elaine Pagels Talks About Her Book Why Religion? On Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, what is the purpose of religion? That question took on new urgency for religion scholar Elaine Pagels when her 6-year-old son…

Jan 15, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter James Risen on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, secret documents written by Iranian intelligence officers, leaked to the news organization The Intercept. They reveal how…

Jan 14, 2020

Martin Scorsese Talks About The Irishman on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air: Our guest will Martin Scorsese, whose new film The Irishman is nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best…

Jan 14, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporters Joe Palazzolo and Michael Rothfeld on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, two reporters who shared the Pulitzer prize last year for their Wall Street Journal reporting on the hush money payments to…

Jan 10, 2020

Dave Davies Talks with Journalist David Zucchino About His New Book on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

In the 1890s Wilmington, North Carolina had a thriving black middle class, a large black electorate, and black representatives in local government.…

Jan 10, 2020

Remembering Comedian, Writer and Actor Buck Henry on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air—we remember comedian, writer and actor Buck Henry, who died Wednesday, at the age of 89. He wrote the screenplay for the film…

Jan 08, 2020

On the Next Fresh Air, How Dangerous is the U.S. Relationship with China? Thursday at 4pm

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…

Jan 07, 2020

Andrea Bernstein Talks About the Trump and Kushner families in her New Book on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how the Trump and Kushner families immigrated to the U.S. and built their fortunes. Terry talks with Andrea Bernstein, author…

Jan 06, 2020

Author Peggy Orenstein on the Next Fresh Air - Tuesday at 4pm

After chronicling the lives of girls for decades, Peggy Orenstein has a turned her attention to boys in the #ME-TOO era. On the next Fresh Air she…

Jan 05, 2020

Writer-Director Todd Phillips on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air –Todd Phillips who wrote and directed the new film Joker, a realistic origin story of the Batman comic book villain. The joker…

Jan 03, 2020

Two More Favorite Interviews: Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – More in a series of favorite interviews from the decade that just ended. We hear from two music icons: Patti Smith and Bruce…

Jan 02, 2020

interviews with Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Late Toni Morrison on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

interviews from the past decade, chosen by the Fresh Air staff. We’ll hear the interview Terry recorded with Ta-Nehisi Coates after the publication…

Dec 31, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, More Favorites from Howard Stern and Joan Rivers – Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Dec 31, 2019

Interviews with John Baptise, Catherine Russell, and Rhiannon Giddens on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh air, the new decade starts with excerpts of some of Fresh Air’s favorite concerts from the last decade- with John Baptise,…

Dec 30, 2019

Anthony Bourdain and David Carr on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Fresh Air is ending the decade with a holiday week series of interviews featuring staff picks from the decade. In our next edition, we’ll hear from…

Dec 26, 2019

Interviews with Lin Manuel Miranda, Plus Trey Parker and Matt Stone on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we are ending the decade with a holiday week series of interviews featuring staff picks from the decade. On our next edition,…

Dec 25, 2019

A 1997 Interview with Rosemary Clooney on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we go deep into our archive for a concert and interview with Rosemary Clooney, one of the stars of the film White Christmas.…

Dec 25, 2019

Remembering Terry’s Interview with Carrie Fisher on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – We are ending the decade with a holiday week series of interviews featuring staff picks from the decade. On our next edition,…

Dec 23, 2019

For Christmas Eve, Fresh Air Welcomes J.D. McPherson and His Band– Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, it’s Christmas Eve, and we’ll hear some great roots and rockabilly Christmas songs, performed in our studio by their composer…

Dec 22, 2019

Justin Chang and David Bianculli Join Terry Gross for a Look Back at 2019 on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry looks back at the year in movies and TV with our film critic Justin Chang and our tv critic David Bianculli. They’ll…

Dec 19, 2019

Jack Goldsmith Shares His New Memoir on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Martin Scorcese’s new film The Irishman is in part about the mob-connected labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. On the next fresh air, we hear from Jack…

Dec 18, 2019

Adam Sandler on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Adam Sandler who stars in the new crime thriller Uncut Gems as a manic New York jeweler and gambler who’s deep in debt to loan…

Dec 17, 2019

Washington Post Reporter Craig Whitlock Exposes the Lie About Afghanistan on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, how government officials misled the public about America’s 18-year conflict in Afghanistan. Washington Post reporter Craig…

Dec 16, 2019

Julie Andrews Talks About Her New Memoir on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Julie Andrews has a new memoir about her Hollywood years which began when she was invited to the Disney Studios to play Mary Poppins. We’ll also hear…

Dec 16, 2019

Actress Charlize Theron on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Charlize Theron stars as former FOX news host Megyn Kelly in the new film Bombshell. She tell us about transforming herself physically for the role.…

Dec 12, 2019

Angel Olson Joins Host Stephen Kallao on the World Cafe – Friday at 2pm

Angel Olsen recently released her fourth album, called All Mirrors. Her initial recordings of the songs were stripped-down, meant to be in the style…

Dec 04, 2019

Time Correspondent Simon Shuster Talks About Ukrainian President Zelenskiy on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, what does Ukrainian President Volodeemyr Zelenskiy have to say about Trump, Putin and the impeachment hearings? Last Saturday,…

Dec 03, 2019

What Happens to Unacceptable Thrift Store Donations? Fresh Air Begins Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, what happens to the clothes, furniture, and electronics you drop off at the thrift store—more specifically, what happens to…

Dec 02, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Hospice and Palliative Care Doctor B.J. Miller – Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Nov 29, 2019

David Harbour of Stranger Things on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, actor David Harbour of the Netflix series Stranger Things. He plays the police chief of a sleepy town besieged by supernatural…

Nov 29, 2019

Marielle Heller, Director of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a talk with Marielle Heller about directing A Beautiful Day in the neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks, as Fred Rogers, based on…

Nov 27, 2019

Thanksgiving Day, A Conversation About Prince on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Shortly before his death, Prince selected Dan Piepenbring to help him write his memoir. The book includes pages Prince had written, and left behind,…

Nov 26, 2019

Motherless Brooklyn Star Edward Norton on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Edward Norton stars in Motherless Brooklyn as a private eye who has Tourette’s Syndrome and is up against powerful corrupt forces in New York city…

Nov 25, 2019

On the next Fresh Air, A New Book From the Founders of the Private Research Firm Fusion GPS – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Glenn Simpson & Peter Fritsch founders of the private research company Fusion GPS. During the 2016 campaign, they raised some…

Nov 22, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Go Inside College in a Maximum Security Prison – Monday at 4pm

The PBS documentary series “College Behind Bars” tells the moving story of prisoners taking rigorous courses and earning degrees while serving their…

Nov 20, 2019

How is Foreign Money Influencing American Politics? Fresh Air Begins Thursday at 4pm

TODAY’S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY. On the next Fresh Air, a talk about the influence of foreign…

Nov 19, 2019

Director Marielle Heller on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4p

TODAY’S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY. Marielle Heller director of the new film A Beautiful Day in…

Nov 18, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Putin’s Ruthless Assassination Program – Tuesday at 4pm

TODAY’S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY. A talk with investigative journalist Heidi Blake, author of…

Nov 15, 2019

Peter Morgan, Creator of the Netflix Series The Crown, on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Season three of the Netflix series The Crown about Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family begins Sunday. It’s set during the turbulent 1960s. We’ll…

Nov 13, 2019

Reese Witherspoon on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Reese Witherspoon executive-produced and stars with Jennifer Anniston in the new Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. It’s about a network TV morning…

Nov 12, 2019

Actor Willem Dafoe on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

TODAY'S PROGRAM MY BE PRE-EMPTED BY LIVE NPR NEWS COVERAGE OF THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY. Willem Dafoe, the four-time Oscar nominee, has portrayed…

Nov 11, 2019

Online Extremists and the Hijacking of the American Conversation on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

We talk with New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz who has spent the past few years embedding with alt-right trolls and propagandists, profiling…

Nov 10, 2019

Judd Apatow Remembers His Friend, Comedian Garry Shandling, on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a talk about the late comedian Garry Shandling with his friend Judd Apatow. He's edited a new book about the comic. The book…

Nov 06, 2019

Journalist Emily Bazelon on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air - the fight between Congress and the Trump Administration over the House’s legal right to enforce subpoenas requiring senior…

Nov 05, 2019

Saeed Jones Talks About His New Memoir on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Saeed Jones talks about his new memoir How We Fight for Our Lives, about growing up black, gay and closeted in Texas, in the era when he thought gay…

Nov 04, 2019

A Talk About Hearing with David Owen on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Journalist David Owen says we take our ears for granted, abusing them with rock concerts, loud restaurants and power tools. Most of us will lose some…

Nov 01, 2019

Country Singer Allison Moorer on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Allison Moorer, the country music singer, has a new album, and a new memoir that's about coming to terms with the murder-suicide of her parents over…

Nov 01, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Remembering an Interview with Film Producer Robert Evans – Friday at 4pm

Film producer Robert Evans died Saturday. Evans challenged established Hollywood in the 1960s by hiring young writers and directors like Roman…

Oct 30, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Discussing President Trump’s Influence on Ukraine with Andrew Kramer – Thursday at 4pm

New York Times correspondent in Ukraine, Andrew Kramer, talks about the impact of President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine on that country, the…

Oct 29, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, the Creator, Writer, and Director of the TV series Mr. Robot – Wednesday at 4pm

Sam Esmail is the creator, writer, and director of the TV series Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek, as a hacker, with dissociative personality disorder.…

Oct 28, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Author Kevin Wilson – Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Oct 25, 2019

Prince Memoir Writer Dan Prince Memoir Writer Dan Piepenbring on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Shortly before his death, the singer Prince selected Dan Piepenbring to help him write his memoir. On the next Fresh Air, we talk with Piepenbring…

Oct 24, 2019

Tom Perotta, Creator of the New HBO Series Mrs. Fletcher on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Tom Perotta, creator of the new HBO series Mrs. Fletcher, based on his novel about a divorced single mother, whose son has…

Oct 23, 2019

Actress Katheryn Hahn on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

Katheryn Hahn stars in the new HBO series Mrs. Fletcher based on the best-seller by Tom Perotta about a divorced woman who has a confusing sexual…

Oct 22, 2019

The Author of The Will Have to Die Now: Mosul and the Fall of the Caliphate on Fresh Air- Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, as concerns rise about the possible resurgence of ISIS, we get a first-hand account of the 2017 battle to drive the terrorist…

Oct 21, 2019

Washington Post Beirut Bureau Chief Liz Sly on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a talk about the U.S. troops pull out from the Kurdish controlled part of Syria, with The Washington Post’s Beirut Bureau…

Oct 18, 2019

Anita O’Day’s Centennial Plus Remembering Robert Forster on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – to mark singer Anita O’Day’s centennial - a tribute by jazz critic Kevin Whitehead, and a replay of Terry's 1987 interview…

Oct 18, 2019

Holly George Warren’s New Biography About Janis Joplin on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk about Janis Joplin, the uncompromising, barrier-breaking, rock star with Holly George Warren author of the new…

Oct 16, 2019

Epic Storms, Rising Seas and the Cost of America’s Coasts on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with journalist Gilbert Gaul, author of The Geography of Risk. He writes about developers who create risky costal…

Oct 15, 2019

Director, Screenwriter, and Actor Taika Waititi on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, director, screenwriter, and actor Taika Waititi. His new film “Jojo Rabbit” won this year’s audience award at the Toronto Film…

Oct 14, 2019

Journalist Ronan Farrow on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm 

Ronan Farrow’s investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s predatory behavior, published in The New Yorker, won a Pulitzer Prize. In his new book, Farrow…

Oct 11, 2019

On the next Fresh Air, a Frank Conversation with Elton John – Monday at 4pm

Elton John returns to talk to Terry about his new memoir. It’s pretty forthcoming about family, addiction, and sexuality… and so was their…

Oct 11, 2019

Terry’s Interviews with Aaron Paul and Breaking Bad’s Creator and Writer Vince Gilligan on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

The new Netflix Breaking Bad Movie centers on Aaron Paul’s character Jesse Pinkman, the drug dealer who teamed up with his former science teacher to…

Oct 09, 2019

Growing Up in the Infamous Westboro Baptist Church on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, growing up in the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, which preached that God hates gay people. The church picketed the funerals…

Oct 08, 2019

We Talk with Joshua Green, Who Wrote a Book About Steve Bannon on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

We Talk with Joshua Green, Who Wrote a Book About Steve Bannon on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm On the next Fresh Air, how the same organization that…

Oct 07, 2019

Meet the Whistleblower Who Exposed Cambridge Analytica’s Role in the 2016 Presidential Election on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the whistleblower who exposed Cambridge Analytica’s role in the 2016 presidential election. The company harvested personal…

Oct 04, 2019

Journalist and Biographer Claire Tomalin’s New Memoir on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with journalist and biographer Claire Tomalin about her own story. Her memoir is about the conflicting desires to…

Oct 02, 2019

Conan O’Brien on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, Conan O’Brien. He’s changed the format of his late-night TV show and entered the podcast world with a popular interview show.…

Oct 02, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Should Crossing the U.S. Border be Terrifying? Thursday at 4pm

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…

Oct 01, 2019

In Hoffa's Shadow Author Jack Goldsmith on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, Jack Goldsmith. He handled sensitive national security matters as head of the Office of Legal Counsel in George W. Bush’s…

Sep 27, 2019

Antonio Banderas on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, actor Antonio Banderas talks with Terry about his long collaboration with Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. Their work…

Sep 27, 2019

Joel Sartore, Creator of the Photo Ark Project on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with nature photographer Joel Sartore. He created the Photo Ark project - now in its 15th year - to document…

Sep 25, 2019

A Look at the Life and Career of Vice President Pence on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, as the formal impeachment inquiry begins - posing the greatest threat yet to the Trump Presidency - a look at the life and…

Sep 24, 2019

The History of the Largely Forgotten Singing Cowboy on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks about a wonderful but largely forgotten chapter of music history, the singing cowboy, with Doug Green. He wrote a…

Sep 23, 2019

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. After writing three non-fiction books dealing with race and identity, and new Black Panther stories…

Sep 20, 2019

Twin LGBTQ Icons Tegan & Sara on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Tegan & Sara - twins, singer-songwriters, and LGBTQ icons. They have a new memoir about their tumultuous high…

Sep 19, 2019

With Downtown Abbey the Movie Now in Theaters, We Hear From Series Creator Julian Fellowes on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- As Downtown Abbey the movie opens in theatres, we feature Dave Davies’ interviews with the series creator Julian Fellowes,…

Sep 18, 2019

Veteran Journalist Andrea Mitchell Looks Back on Her 50 Years of Reporting on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- journalist Andrea Mitchell chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and anchor of her MSNBC show, looks back on her…

Sep 18, 2019

Dave Davies Talks with Edward Snowden on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked documents to journalists…

Sep 16, 2019

Two New York Times Reporters who Covered the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, two New York Times reporters who covered the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings investigate parts of the story that weren’t…

Sep 16, 2019

Eric Foner Talks About Post-Civil War Amendments to The Constitution on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

Some of today’s most divisive issues related to voting rights, who gets to be a citizen, should there be reparations for slavery—are issues that you…

Sep 13, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Linda Ronstadt – Friday at 4pm

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…

Sep 11, 2019

Kate O’Neill’s New Book Waste Talks About the Future of Recycling on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

The overseas markets for scrap plastic have pretty much dried up. So, what's to be done with our recycling? On the next Fresh Air a talk with Kate…

Sep 10, 2019

On the next Fresh Air, Breaking the Harvey Weinstein Story – Join Us Tuesday at 4pm

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…

Sep 10, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Terry Talks with Queer Eye’s Tan France – Wednesday at 4pm

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…

Sep 09, 2019

The CIA's Secret Experiments with LSD in the ‘50s and ‘60s on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the CIA's secret experiments with LSD in the 50s and 60s in search of a drug that could be used to control the minds of…

Sep 06, 2019

The Star of The Deuce, Maggie Gyllenhaal on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with the star of The Deuce, Maggie Gyllenhaal. She plays a sex worker who becomes an actress in, and then a…

Sep 04, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Washington Post Reporter David Farenthold on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Farenthold. His beat is following the money of Trump…

Sep 03, 2019

A Talk with Journalist Ben Westoff, Author of Fentanyl, Inc on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the alarming growth of overdose deaths from the synthetic opioid, fentanyl. Dave Davies talks with journalist Ben Westoff,…

Sep 02, 2019

Fresh Air’s Emmy Week Concludes with Nominees Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and the Creators of Pen 15 – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Emmy week concludes with more nominees. We’ll hear from Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of the adult animated comedy series…

Sep 02, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Terry Talks with Guitarist James Burton – Tuesday at 4pm

James Burton has influenced many rock and country musicians. He played with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and on many Phil Spector…

Aug 30, 2019

Emmy Nominees Randy Rainbow and Billy Eichner on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Emmy week continues with Terry’s interviews with 2 nominees for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series: Randy Rainbow, for his…

Aug 29, 2019

Emmy Contenders Christine Applegate and Natasha Lyonne on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, our Emmy week continues with two nominees in the category Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Christine Applegate who stars…

Aug 28, 2019

Emmy Week Continues with Ava Duvernay and Michael K. Williams on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Emmy week continues with the Netflix series When They See Us, about the wrongful conviction of the Central Park Five. It’s…

Aug 26, 2019

Emmy Week Continues on Fresh Air with Phoebe Waller Bridge and Others – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air -- Emmy week continues with Phoebe Waller Bridge, who’s nominated for her work on the comedy series Fleabag which she wrote and…

Aug 23, 2019

Remembering Peter Fonda on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we remember Peter Fonda, and listen back to Terry’s 1998 interview with him. Fonda was best known for his role as a…

Aug 23, 2019

Emmy Nominees Bill Hader and John Mulaney on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we begin a week of Terry’s interviews with this year's Emmy award nominees, and two Saturday Night Live alums: Bill Hader…

Aug 21, 2019

Tracing the Course of the Opioid Epidemic on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we speak with Washington Post investigative reporter Scott Higham, about newly-released federal data tracking the 76 billion…

Aug 20, 2019

Character Actor Stephen Root on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave talks with character actor Stephen Root, who plays a handler to a hitman in the HBO series Barry. He's just received his…

Aug 19, 2019

Anthropologist Charles King on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the story of a pioneering anthropologist in the 1920s and 30s and his students who challenged the static notions of race, sex…

Aug 16, 2019

Jonathan Groff on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Terry talks with Jonathan Groff. He stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter, which is about to start Season 2. Groff played King George in Hamilton,…

Aug 16, 2019

Deep Cave Diving with Underwater Explorer and Photographer Jill Heinerth on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with underwater explorer and photographer Jill Heinerth, who has dived into unmapped caves deep in the…

Aug 14, 2019

Rescuing Orphaned Kittens with Hannah Shaw on the Next Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, rescuing orphaned kittens. We talk with Hannah Shaw, aka the Kitten Lady, about her work saving orphaned neo-natal and older…

Aug 13, 2019

Meet the First Trans Woman of Color to Write and Direct an Episode of TV on the next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Terry talks with Janet Mock, a writer, director, and producer of the TV series Pose, about the underground gay and trans ball culture of the late…

Aug 12, 2019

Business Journalist Christopher Leonard on the Next Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, the secret history of Koch Industries and how the Kochs changed corporate and political power in America. We talk with…

Aug 11, 2019

Sister Helen Prejean On Witnessing Executions: 'I Couldn't Let Them Die Alone'

Sister Helen Prejean is best known for her 1993 memoir, Dead Man Walking, about her role as a spiritual adviser to a convicted killer on death row.…

Aug 11, 2019

The Beekeeper Of 'Honeyland' Knows All Too Well: Respect Nature, Or Get Stung

I'm not sure that any creature is more marvelous than the honeybee, with its highly evolved social organization, its ability to create honey, and, of…

Aug 09, 2019

Fresh Air Weekend: Rodney Evans; Jia Tolentino; Gender Neutral Pronouns

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our…

Aug 09, 2019

Remembering Toni Morrison on the Next Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next fresh air, we remember Toni Morrison, and listen back to highlights from three of Terry’s interviews—from 1987, after the publication of…

Aug 09, 2019

Sister Helen Prejean on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Terry talks with Sister Helen Prejean who wrote about ministering to men on death row in the book Dead Man Walking. At the age of 80, she has a new…

Aug 08, 2019

'Fresh Air' Remembers Toni Morrison With 3 Conversations Over 4 Decades

The Nobel laureate died Monday at 88. Terry Gross talked with Morrison in 1987 after she wrote Beloved, in 1992 after she authored Jazz and in 2015…

Aug 07, 2019

On the Next Fresh Air, Debunking a Conspiracy Theory – Thursday at 4pm

Dave Davies talks with investigative journalist Michael Isikoff who uncovered what he describes as the previously unreported role of Russian…

Aug 07, 2019

'Conspiracyland' Debunks Theories About Murder Of DNC Staffer Seth Rich

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. When a young staffer for the Democratic National Committee was murdered in Washington, D.C.,…

Aug 07, 2019

'Succession' Season 2 Is A Cleverly Plotted Portrait Of Privilege

Copyright 2019 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. The Emmy-nominated series "Succession" tells the story…

Aug 06, 2019

Actor Geena Davis and Director Maria Gise are Featured in a New Documentary on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Actor Geena Davis who starred in the films Thelma and Louise and A League of Their Own and is the founder of The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in…

Aug 06, 2019

'This Changes Everything': Geena Davis On Empowering Women In Hollywood

Copyright 2019 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest Geena Davis starred in two…

Aug 05, 2019

New Yorker Staff Writer Jia Tolentino’s New Collection of Essays on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino. In a new collection of essays, she writes from the perspective of a…

Aug 05, 2019

'New Yorker' Writer Fears We're Fooling Ourselves In The Internet's 'Trick Mirror'

Jia Tolentino's strict Christian upbringing backfired. "I am sure that you don't send your kid to Christian school for 12 years and hope that they'll…

Aug 05, 2019

Even A Grammar Geezer Like Me Can Get Used To Gender Neutral Pronouns

Letter-for-letter, no part of speech gets people more worked up than pronouns do. Linguistic history is dotted with eruptions of pronoun rage. Right…

Aug 05, 2019

Opinion: Even A Grammar Geezer Like Me Can Get Used To Gender Neutral Pronouns

Letter-for-letter, no part of speech gets people more worked up than pronouns do. Linguistic history is dotted with eruptions of pronoun rage. Right…

Aug 04, 2019

Remembering Oscar-Winning Documentary Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. We're going to listen back to an interview with one of America's foremost documentary filmmakers, D.A.…

Aug 04, 2019

'Vision Portraits' Filmmaker Wanted To Chronicle Other Artists Who Are Blind

Copyright 2019 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. TERRY GROSS, HOST: Before we begin, I want to add our voices to the many who have expressed…

Aug 02, 2019

Filmmaker Rodney Evans on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, filmmaker Rodney Evans talks with Terry. He’s lost much of his vision but he’s still making movies. His new documentary,…

Aug 02, 2019

National Geographic Conservation Photographer Paul Nicklen Talks Climate Change on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

Scorching temperatures made this past June the hottest on record. On the next Fresh Air, National Geographic conservation photographer Paul Nicklen…

Aug 02, 2019

Fresh Air Weekend: Comic Wanda Sykes; Crime Novelist Laura Lippman

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our…

Aug 01, 2019

Polar Photographer Shares His View Of A Ferocious But Fragile Ecosystem

Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. He often finds himself in frigid waters, just a camera's length away from…

Aug 01, 2019

A High School Star Isn't What He Seems In The Psychological Drama 'Luce'

The title character in the coolly engrossing new movie Luce is a high school student who seems exemplary from every angle. Played in a remarkable…

Jul 31, 2019

Wanda Sykes on Being a Comic in the Obama and Trump Eras on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, comic, actor and writer Wanda Sykes talks with Terry about being a comic during the Obama era and the Trump era. Sykes does a…

Jul 31, 2019

Wanda Sykes Loves Stand-Up: That's Where 'I Can Be Free,' She Says

Before Wanda Sykes became a comic, she worked as a procurement officer for the National Security Agency and had top security clearance. But she…

Jul 30, 2019

How Our Personal Electronic Devices Betray Us on the Next Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

Would it surprise you to know that while you’re sleeping, your smart phone is sharing your personal data with companies you’ve never heard of? On the…

Jul 30, 2019

How Tech Companies Track Your Every Move And Put Your Data Up For Sale

Washington Post tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler listened to four years' worth of audio that Amazon had captured and stored from his Alexa smart…

Jul 30, 2019

Final Season Of 'Orange Is The New Black' Feels Just As Vital As The 1st

Set in an immigration detention center, the seventh season of the Netflix series continues to take the plight of poor and minority women seriously —…

Jul 29, 2019

Author Laura Lippman on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Laura Lippman, author of the popular Tess Monaghan detective series. Her new stand-alone crime novel, Lady in…

Jul 29, 2019

'Cities Are Resilient,' Says Baltimore Crime Novelist Laura Lippman

Count Laura Lippman among those who take issue with President Trump's recent tweets characterizing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent…

Jul 28, 2019

Lisa Hanawalt On 'Tuca & Bertie,' 'BoJack Horseman' And Channeling Anxiety Into Art

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The Netflix animated series "Tuca & Bertie" has a look that's similar to another Netflix…

Jul 28, 2019

Bugged By Insects? 'Buzz, Sting, Bite' Makes The Case For 6-Legged Friends

There are quadrillions of insects on earth. Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, a professor of conservation biology at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences,…

Jul 26, 2019

The Bizarre and Necessary World of Insects on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air: We look at the bizarre world of insects, and why we can’t live without them. Terry talks with the author of "Buzz, Sting,…

Jul 26, 2019

Fresh Air Weekend: Filmmaker Lulu Wang; The 'Secret World' Of Sleep

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our…

Jul 26, 2019

Three Members of the Band Ranky Tanky on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with three members of the band Ranky Tanky. They perform contemporary versions of songs from the Gullah tradition…

Jul 25, 2019

'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' Is Tarantino's Most Personal Film In Years

Set in Hollywood in 1969, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as a TV actor and his stunt double. The movie's low-key hangout vibes may test your…

Jul 24, 2019

How Credible Were the Accusations Against Al Franken That Led Him to Resign From the Senate? Fresh Air Begins Thursday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer talks about her new article investigating the accusations against Al Franken that led him to…

Jul 24, 2019

Journalist Jane Mayer On The 'Many Mysteries' In The Accusations Against Al Franken

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. In a new article in The New Yorker, titled "The Case Of Al Franken," my guest Jane Mayer…

Jul 23, 2019

Lulu Wang, Who Wrote and Directed the New Film The Farewell on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Lulu Wang talks about drawing on her own experiences to write and direct the new film The Farewell. When her grandmother in…

Jul 23, 2019

Filmmaker Lulu Wang Based 'The Farewell' On Her Family's Real-Life Lie

When Wang's grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, the family flew to China to see her, but decided not to tell her the prognosis. "I turned…

Jul 22, 2019

Sleep Disorder Specialist Guy Leschziner on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, sleep disorder specialist Guy Leschziner, author of The Nocturnal Brain. He’s seen it all: insomnia, night terrors,…

Jul 22, 2019

Remembering Paul Krassner, Journalist And Co-Founder Of The Yippies

Krassner, who died July 21, published and edited the magazine The Realist from 1958 until 1974 and became known as "the father of the underground…

Jul 22, 2019

From Insomnia To Sexsomnia, Unlocking The 'Secret World' Of Sleep

We tend to think of being asleep or awake as an either-or prospect: If you're not asleep, then you must be awake. But sleep disorder specialist and…

Jul 21, 2019

A New Breakthroughs for the Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. On the next Fresh Air - a talk about recent breakthroughs in treating and preventing heart…

Jul 21, 2019

'State Of The Heart' Cardiologist Assesses Breakthroughs In Heart Health

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Breakthroughs in heart medicine, including surgical procedures, devices and medications, have…

Jul 21, 2019

'Veronica Mars' Offers More Than Nostalgia; She's Always Been A Survivor

The original Veronica Mars premiered on television 15 years ago, which, in TV terms, was a whole different era. David Milch's HBO series Deadwood,…

Jul 21, 2019

Fresh Air Weekend: TV Critic Emily Nussbaum; Satirist Randy Rainbow

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our…

Jul 19, 2019

Astronaut Michael Collins on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, we listen back to Terry’s interview with astronaut Michael Collins, who was part of the historic landing on the moon 50 years…

Jul 18, 2019

'Fresh Air' Commemorates The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11's Moon Landing

We listen to archival interviews with Michael Collins, of Apollo 11; Alan Shepard, the first American in space; Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield; and…

Jul 18, 2019

Is a Dysfunctional U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Contributing to the Migrant Crisis at the Border? Fresh Air Begins at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air –The migrant crisis on the southern border, and how years of dysfunction in the U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agency—as…

Jul 17, 2019

New 'Lion King' Remake Is More Creative Dead End Than Circle Of Life

The best scene in Disney's incredibly photo-realistic remake of The Lion King features a computer-generated beetle rolling a ball of…

Jul 16, 2019

The Success and Satire of Randy Rainbow on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air – Terry talks with Randy Rainbow, who writes and performs satirical songs about President Trump set to the melodies of show…

Jul 16, 2019

Remembering Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died yesterday at age 99. We're going to listen back to our…

Jul 16, 2019

Satirist Randy Rainbow Uses Show Tunes And Pop Songs To Lampoon Trump

Copyright 2019 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Song parodies about President Trump…

Jul 15, 2019

A Discussion About All Things TV with Emily Nussbaum on Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a wide-ranging discussion about TV with Emily Nussbaum, the Pulitzer Prize winning TV critic for The New Yorker. . . Her new…

Jul 15, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Colson Whitehead on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, Dave Davies talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead. His new novel, set in the early 60’s, is based on the…

Jul 15, 2019

Colson Whitehead On The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys'

Whitehead's new novel is based on a notorious Florida reform school where boys were beaten and sexually abused. "If there's one place like this,…

Jul 15, 2019

Rooted In History, 'The Nickel Boys' Is A Great American Novel

It's pretty rare for a writer to produce a novel that wins the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and, then, a scant three years later, bring…

Jul 14, 2019

We All Watch In Our Own Way: A Critic Tracks The 'TV Revolution'

When TV critic Emily Nussbaum was growing up in the '70s, she says television wasn't something to be analyzed, criticized and picked apart. "Even…

Jul 12, 2019

Fresh Air Weekend: Yiddish 'Fiddler'; How 'Maiden' Sailed Into History

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our…

Jul 12, 2019

Baseball Great Keith Hernendez’s Memoir is Now Out in Paperback – Fresh Air Begins Friday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, baseball great Keith Hernendez. His memoir is out in paperback. Also, we remember former pitcher Jim Bouton whose book Ball…

Jul 11, 2019

Remembering Major League Pitcher Jim Bouton, Author Of 'Ball Four'

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Actor Rip Torn, who had a long career in film, television and theater, died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut.…

Jul 11, 2019

'London Kills': A Cop Series That Keeps You Coming Back For More

DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Actor Rip Torn, who had a long career in film, television and theater, died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut.…

Jul 11, 2019

Remembering 'Larry Sanders Show' Actor Rip Torn

Copyright 2019 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Actor Rip Torn, who had a long career in film,…

Jul 10, 2019

Caitlin Dickerson on the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Policies on Fresh Air – Thursday at 4 pm

Reports of immigrant children being held in squalid conditions at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas have provoked public outrage and…

Jul 10, 2019

Lots Of Love And One Big Lie — 'The Farewell' Reminds Us Time Is Short

The Farewell opens with five cheeky words: "based on an actual lie." This funny, melancholy ensemble drama was inspired by an experience that the…

Jul 09, 2019

Steven Skybell Plays Tevye in a New Yiddish Production of Fiddler on the Roof on Fresh Air – Wednesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a new Yiddish language production of Fiddler on the Roof is currently in New York. Terry talks with Steven Skybell who plays…

Jul 09, 2019

Yiddish 'Fiddler On The Roof' Is A 'Dream Come True' For Lead Actor

A new, Yiddish language production of the musical is currently running off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directs the…

Jul 08, 2019

A Talk About Recent Supreme Court Decisions with Ari Berman on Fresh Air – Tuesday at 4pm

On the next Fresh Air, a talk about last month’s Supreme Court decisions on gerrymandering and the census citizenship question—and what the next…

Jul 08, 2019

Rulings On Gerrymandering And The Census Could Define The Political Future

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The Supreme Court handed down two decisions at the end of their session last month that could…

Jul 08, 2019

Smart And Propulsive 'Copperhead' Asks: Can You Outrun Your Family's Sins?

Jessup Collins wants out. The main character of Alexi Zentner's tough new novel, Copperhead, Jessup is a 17-year-old high school football star with a…

Jul 07, 2019

Motorcycle Crash Shows Bioethicist The Dark Side Of Quitting Opioids Alone

In 2015, Travis Rieder, a medical bioethicist with Johns Hopkins University's Berman Institute of Bioethics, was involved in a motorcycle accident…

Jul 05, 2019

A Bio-Ethicist's Struggle with Opioids on the Next Fresh Air – Monday at 4pm

Terry Gross speaks with Travis Reider. After shattering his foot, followed by six surgeries, he became dependent on opioids. With difficulty, he was…

Jul 05, 2019

We Listen Back to Terry’s Interviews with Willie Nelson, Plus a Review of His New Album on Fresh Air – Friday at 4pm

At the age of 86 WILLIE NELSON has a new album. On the next Fresh Air we listen back to excerpts of Terry's interviews with him, and hear a review of…

Jul 05, 2019

Fresh Air Weekend: Sarah Jessica Parker; 'Leaving The Witness'

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our…