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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/freshairAnd subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Fresh Air Weekly, to get interview highlights, staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and the week's interviews and reviews all in one place. Sign up at www.whyy.org/freshair

  1. 4 HR AGO

    What About Foreign Interference In The 2024 Election?

    New Yorker journalist David Kirkpatrick says a government command hub is tasked with tracking and protecting U.S. elections from foreign adversaries who try to disrupt them by sowing discord and foment violence. Guest jazz critic Martin Johnson remembers composer Benny Golson, who died last month at the age of 95. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    The Organization Ready To Help Trump Override The Federal Gov't

    New York Times reporter Ken Bensinger says the America First Policy Institute, which has nearly 300 executive orders ready to be signed, would influence a Trump second term more than Project 2025. Also, John Powers reviews the movie A Real Pain. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    47 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It'

    Alex Van Halen has written a new memoir about forming the rock band Van Halen with his brother Eddie, who died of cancer in 2020. The book, titled Brothers, takes readers from their childhood to the wild ride of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about grief, lighting his drums on fire, and what he really thinks of This is Spinal Tap. Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the fall TV broadcast season. Subscribe to Fresh Air's weekly newsletter and get highlights from the show, gems from the archive, and staff recommendations. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    How The Culture Wars Split A Church

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eliza Griswold says complaints about homophobia, white privilege and diversity are splintering progressive organizations — including one particular church in Philadelphia. Her book is Circle of Hope. It's a finalist for the National Book Award. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 min

  5. 4 DAYS AGO • FRESH AIR+ ONLY

    Stephen King Understands The Human Desire to Peek Into Hell (Fresh Scare+)

    With Halloween at the end of the week, we come to the end of our October of horror with Terry's very first conversation with author Stephen King. They've since spoken many more times, and every conversation is a glimpse into the mind and methods of the true master of scares. Listen to Stephen King in 1992, Part 1: https://n.pr/48gNaFw | Listen to Stephen King in 1992, Part II: https://n.pr/4ePzW4O | Listen to Stephen King Listen to Stephen King in 2000: https://n.pr/3YbJdNx | Listen to Stephen King in 2001: https://n.pr/3Y9VPVA | Listen to Stephen King in 2013: https://n.pr/3YeBXRf | Listen to Stephen King in 2018: https://n.pr/4he8dML | Listen to Stephen King in 2020: https://n.pr/3NyNJ3T. Listen to 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.

    44 min

  6. 5 DAYS AGO

    Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son

    The HBO series Somebody Somewhere is about a 40-something woman who returns home to Kansas to care for her dying sister, then stays, but feels like an outsider until she finds a place in the LGBTQ community. We talk Bridget Everett, star of the series, who is also an acclaimed (and bawdy) cabaret singer. Also, writer Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Karla's Choice. It's a new story about George Smiley, the British spymaster made famous in the books written by Harkaway's late father, John le Carré. Ken Tucker reviews a new biography of Randy Newman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    49 min

  7. 6 DAYS AGO

    Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman

    The witty, cynical and often tongue-in-cheek songwriter Randy Newman is the subject of a new biography. He also wrote a bunch of film scores, including the music for Toy Story, Ragtime, A Bug's Life, and Monsters, Inc. We're revisiting Newman's interview with Terry Gross from 1998 and Ken Tucker reviews the book, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country. Justin Chang reviews the new Vatican thriller Conclave. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    47 min

  8. 24 OCT

    Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness'

    When painter, sculptor, and installation artist Titus Kaphar's life was upended by his estranged father, he turned to film. First he decided to tell his story in a documentary, but scrapped the project when it felt unsatisfying. His new feature film, Exhibiting Forgiveness, tells his story and brings his paintings to life. Kaphar talked to Tonya Mosley about his journey to healing. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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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/freshairAnd subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Fresh Air Weekly, to get interview highlights, staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and the week's interviews and reviews all in one place. Sign up at www.whyy.org/freshair

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  • Years Active
    2007 - 2024
  • Episodes
    983
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    © Copyright 2015-2021 WHYY - For Personal Use Only
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