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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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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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    An 'Exvangelical' On Loving & Leaving The Church

    An 'Exvangelical' On Loving & Leaving The Church

    NPR Politics correspondent Sarah McCammon grew up in a white evangelical church that taught her to never question her faith. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her upbringing, how her faith was tested, and her decision to leave the church. She now reports on the Christian right and their support of Donald Trump. McCammon's book is The Exvangelicals.

    Also, Justin Chang reviews The Shadowless Tower.

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    Michelle Yeoh Made Her Own Way To An Academy Award (Fresh Air+)

    Michelle Yeoh Made Her Own Way To An Academy Award (Fresh Air+)

    We've reached the final episode of our Tonya Talks Movies bonus episode miniseries, with a look at one of last year's most heralded films – Everything Everywhere All At Once. It's also one of co-host Tonya Mosley's all-time favorite films, and she explains why in conversation with Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado, while also listening back to her 2022 interview with the Academy Award-winning star of the movie, Michelle Yeoh. Listen to Michelle Yeoh in 2022: https://n.pr/4960StH | Listen to Key Huy Quan in 2023: https://n.pr/43bDRns. Listen to any Fresh Air interview, completely for free, at https://FreshAirArchive.org. Not a Fresh Air+ supporter yet? Find out more, and join in at https://plus.npr.org/freshair.

    Best Of: Jenny Slate / Julio Torres

    Best Of: Jenny Slate / Julio Torres

    Jenny Slate talks about childbirth and motherhood, the subjects of her new comedy special, Seasoned Professional. She'll do the voices of some of her animated characters, including Marcel from her Oscar-nominated film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.

    Also, we hear from comic/actor Julio Torres. Growing up in El Salvador as a gay atheist he says he felt like an alien. Then he literally was labeled an "alien" when he came to the U.S. on a student visa. He's drawn on those experiences to write, direct and star in the new satirical film Problemista.

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    A Maître D' Dishes On The Restaurant Industry

    A Maître D' Dishes On The Restaurant Industry

    Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has worked in several high-end New York City restaurants — adrenaline-fueled workplaces where booze and drugs are plentiful and the health inspector will ruin your day. His memoir is Your Table Is Ready.

    Also, Terry shares a remembrance of revered magazine editor William Whitworth. David Bianculli reviews Restless Dreams, a documentary about Paul Simon.

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    What Makes Propaganda Effective?

    What Makes Propaganda Effective?

    We talk with Peter Pomerantsev, whose new book, How to Win an Information War, is about the man he describes as the "forgotten genius" of propaganda. Throughout WWII, Sefton Delmer ran propaganda campaigns for the British against Hitler's regime. Some of those efforts bordered on pornography. We'll also talk about witnessing Putin's use of disinformation when Pomerantsev worked in Russia, and his work as the co-founder of a project documenting Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

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    Eugene Levy Is A 'Reluctant Traveler'

    Eugene Levy Is A 'Reluctant Traveler'

    Schitt's Creek star Eugene Levy visits distant lands and tastes exotic foods as the host of the Apple TV+ series The Reluctant Traveler. Levy describes it as a show about "a guy traveling who doesn't love to travel."

    Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Adelle Waldman's new novel, Help Wanted, and David Bianculli reviews a TV show about the Lincoln assassination called Manhunt.

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