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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair
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Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War
In The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing parallels to today's political climate.
Also, David Bianculli reviews the FX/Hulu spy thriller series The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss.
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Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles
Leigh Bardugo is best known for her YA Shadow and Bone series. Her adult novel, The Familiar, centers on a young woman in 16th century Spain who must hide her identity as a Jew who converted to Catholicism. She spoke with producer Sam Briger.
Also, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead looks at a reissue of Sonny Rollins.
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Jon Bon Jovi
A few years ago, Bon Jovi stopped performing because of a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight offers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage. He spoke with Terry Gross about his voice, writing "Livin' on a Prayer," and his forthcoming album, Forever.
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Coming Out Opened Up A World Of Possibility For Ian McKellen (Fresh Air+)
When Ian McKellen came out of the closet in 1988, he assumed his career might take a downturn. Instead, three years later, he was knighted by the Queen. In his interview with Terry in 1994, he explained why he thought his decision to come out ultimately improved his performances on stage and screen. Listen to the full Ian McKellen interview here: https://n.pr/3vQ9IhB. Hear all 40+ years of Fresh Air's archives at https://FreshAirArchive.org. Not a Fresh Air+ supporter yet? Find out more, and join for yourself at https://plus.npr.org/freshair.
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Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety
Songwriter, guitarist and singer St. Vincent talks about her new album, All Born Screaming. Also, we talk with child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz. His latest book is called Scaffold Parenting: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety.
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Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD
Green's YA novel, Turtles All the Way Down, has been recently adapted to film (on MAX May 2). Green described living with OCD, and how "one little thought" could take over his mind, in this 2017 interview with Terry Gross.
Also, Justin Chang reviews Challengers, starring Zendaya and directed by Luca Guadagnino.
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Avis
All time favourite podcast
I adore this show - thank you all for your wonderful work !!
Terry sets the gold standard for interviewing
There is nobody else like Terry Gross to have a serious and sincere discussion. This is why I come back to Fresh Air time after time. The depth of conversations, the archives of interviews and the breadth of discussions make this one of my favorite and most solid shows to listen to.
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I’ve just listened to the latest episode of interview with John Boyega, which made me laugh. He said that the Star Wars movie didn’t give him correct plots and Chinese market even minimized his role on movie posters. However, either in Chinese market or in other non-American film industry, people never minimize Morgan freeman or Danzel Washington, or Will Smith just because they’re good enough. And I also believe that in the old days lots of African American actors have have been suffering more injustice than in today. Be a good actor first.