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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 and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including weekly bonus episodes and curated playlists of archive interviews from Fresh Air.And 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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  1. 1 day ago ·  Bonus • Fresh Air+ Only

    What Matt Damon puts his body through for his movie roles (NPR+)

    Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is the biggest movie hit of the summer so far, so in this bonus episode, we’re looking back at the 2002 Fresh Air interview with the film's star, Matt Damon. He told Terry Gross about he got into show business—alongside his childhood friend Ben Affleck; how he started writing the screenplay for “Good Will Hunting;” the arduous work it takes to change his body for different roles; and what he’s learned from the actors and directors he looked up to. | Listen to 50 years of Fresh Air's archives at FreshAirArchive.org. | To access bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening and to support public radio, become a NPR+ supporter at plus.npr.org

    What Matt Damon puts his body through for his movie roles (NPR+)

  2. 2 days ago

    Best Of: Broadway legend André De Shields / Apache Chef Nephi Craig

    At the age of 80, André De Shields is now on Broadway in “CATS: The Jellicle Ball.” He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in “Hadestown” and co-stars in the new movie of the revival. He talks with Terry Gross about his Broadway debut in the original production of ‘The Wiz,’ living with HIV for almost 50 years, and why he walks like a king. Also, White Mountain Apache Chef Nephi Craig explains how cooking and teaching about indigenous foods saved his life. His memoir is ‘Our Knives Will Save Us.’   John Powers reviews Will Ferrell’s new series ‘The Hawk.’ Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

  3. 3 days ago

    A former nun on why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life

    Poverty, chastity, obedience, total devotion – and rebellion. Catherine Coldstream talks with Terry Gross about her years as a Carmelite nun and why she left the monastery. Her memoir is ‘Cloistered: My Years as a Nun.’  John Powers reviews the series ‘The Hawk,’ starring Will Ferrell. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    A former nun on why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life

  4. 4 days ago

    Lee Sung Jin on the breakthrough that led him to ‘BEEF’

    The second season of Lee Sung Jin’s Netflix series ‘BEEF’ earned 16 Emmy nominations. Set at an exclusive country club, it stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan in a story about class struggles and generational differences. The storylines of both seasons were inspired by real events in Lee's life. Before ‘BEEF,’ he spent two decades in comedy writers' rooms, often feeling alienated as the only Asian person on staff. “That's what people first thought of me when I first started – I was the diversity hire." He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the years he spent masking to fit in, and the breaking point that changed how he writes.  TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Apple TV series ‘Lucky.’  Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    Lee Sung Jin on the breakthrough that led him to ‘BEEF’

  5. 5 days ago

    Jia Tolentino on ‘Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare’

    Botox, fillers, facelifts: Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it's changing our relationship to reality. ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Jia Tolentino considers how beauty standards have dovetailed with AI.  Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    Jia Tolentino on ‘Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare’

  6. 6 days ago

    Broadway legend André De Shields doesn't walk, he floats

    At the age of 80, Broadway legend André De Shields now starring in "CATS: The Jellicle Ball." He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in "Hadestown," and co-stars in the new film of last year’s London revival. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of the 1975 original production of "The Wiz." De Shields describes himself as Afro Queer, a longtime HIV survivor, and unreformed hippie, who grew up in inner city Baltimore. He’s always gone his own way in how he thinks, speaks, dresses and moves. "I don’t rush anywhere. I walk slowly. My reputation is that Andre DeShields doesn’t walk, he floats." He spoke with Terry Gross. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    Broadway legend André De Shields doesn't walk, he floats

  7. 20 Jul

    Harriet Clark spent 37 years visiting her mom in prison

    In 1981, members of radical offshoots of the Weather Underground and the Black Panthers robbed a Brinks truck carrying over $1.5 million. It ended in a shootout, killing two police officers and a security guard. Judith Clark was driving a getaway car. She was sentenced to a minimum of 75 years. Her 11-month-old daughter was left to be raised by Judith’s collective and later by Judith’s parents. Terry Gross talks with her daughter, Harriet Clark, whose new acclaimed novel is drawn from childhood experiences visiting her mother in prison. “I think she figured out how to mother me in some of the most difficult conditions possible,” she says.   Also, Ken Tucker reviews two albums that draw on rock's past: The Dirty Knobs’ ‘Mission of Mercy’ and Low Cut Connie's ‘Livin in the USA.’ Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    Harriet Clark spent 37 years visiting her mom in prison

  8. 19 Jul ·  Bonus • Fresh Air+ Only

    How Colson Whitehead made his Harlem Trilogy feel true to life (Fresh Air+)

    Writer Colson Whitehead’s new book “Cool World” comes out this week. It’s the third and final book in what’s now considered his Harlem Trilogy, which follows a man’s struggle with morality as he tries to find success as a small businessman in 20th century New York City. So in this bonus episode, we’re looking back at Whitehead’s 2021 interview with Terry Gross, recorded after the publication of “Harlem Shuffle,” the first book of the series. Whitehead discusses the research he did into 1960s Harlem, what he had to learn about the criminal underworld, and how he integrated the language, pop culture, and housing of the period into the book. | Listen to 50 years of Fresh Air's archives at FreshAirArchive.org. | To access bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening and to support public radio, become a NPR+ supporter at plus.npr.org

    How Colson Whitehead made his Harlem Trilogy feel true to life (Fresh Air+)
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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 and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including weekly bonus episodes and curated playlists of archive interviews from Fresh Air.And 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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    Fresh Air
  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2007 - 2026
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