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Octavia Butler Didn't See Herself In The Stories She Loved (Fresh Air+)
Novelist Octavia Butler grew up loving fantasy and science fiction stories. She never saw characters who looked like she did in those pages — so she made up her own. Her novels include "Parable of the Sower," "Kindred" and "Fledging," among many others, and she appeared on Fresh Air in 1993. Hear the full Octavia Butler interview: https://n.pr/3QbjZLY. 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.
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Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo
In a new Hulu docuseries, Jon Bon Jovi looks back on his career and his recovery after vocal surgery. He spoke with Terry Gross about his breakthrough hit "Runaway" and how he's evolved as a musician.
Also, we'll hear from fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. She's best known for her YA series Shadow and Bone. Her new adult novel, The Familiar, set in 16th century Spain, is about a young woman who can perform miracles.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a new collection of letters by Emily Dickinson.
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Remembering Writer Paul Auster
The New York Times described Paul Auster as the "Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn." He died Tuesday of complications of lung cancer. He was 77. We'll listen back to some of our interviews with him, including one about his early career when he was desperately trying to make a living as writer, and even tried writing porn.
Justin Chang reviews the new film The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
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What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban?
Congress and President Biden say TikTok must shed its financial ties to China or face a ban in the U.S. But Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell says selling the company is complicated.
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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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Such great interviews even if it was a subject You don't have much interest in. Book reviews are the best as are film and tv reviews. In top 5 of podcasts
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Terrible Phoebe Robinson Podcast
identity politics of the worst kind. Phoebe clearly has had significant advantages in life such as an excellent education, the envy of many no doubt, but still finds a way to present it as a largely negative experience. You wonder if anyone really cares about her identity as much as she does.