Fresh Air
Weekdays 3 PM, 9 PM
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program. The veteran public radio interviewer is known for her extraordinary ability to engage guests of all dispositions. Every weekday she delights intelligent and curious listeners with revelations on contemporary societal concerns.
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Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special. -
Jesse Armstrong's new HBO film is set in a Utah retreat where four rich techno-wizards scheme while playing poker. Mountainhead is an unpredictable drama about powerful men vying for control.
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The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administration: "He's capable of complex thought, and I also think he may be the future of the MAGA movement."
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Patterson's books have sold over 400 million copies worldwide. He says he often gets ideas for them late at night. His latest, The #1 Dad Book, offers advice for fathers.
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Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music.
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In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the overwhelming pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2025.
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New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill explains AI's increasing influence. David Bianculli reviews One to One: John & Yoko. Second Life author Amanda Hess explains how tech is changing having a baby. -
The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts. -
Strouse, who died May 15, wrote the music for musicals like Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Applause, It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman, and Golden Boy. Originally broadcast in 2002.
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Goggins talks about how his unconventional childhood and experiences growing up in poverty shaped his approach to acting, from Justified to The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.
