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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. 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 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

  1. 3H AGO

    Best Of: Ramy Youssef / Danny McBride

    Ramy Youssef's new animated comedy series, #1 Happy Family USA, is about an Egyptian American Muslim family living in New Jersey, after 9/11, trying to blend in and doing everything they can to avoid being seen as a threat. Youssef spoke with Terry Gross about the series and his own experience during that time. Also, Danny McBride talks with Tonya Mosley about his HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, about a wildly dysfunctional family of televangelists fighting for power, influence, and their father's approval. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    49 min

  2. 16H AGO

    Zombies Frontman Colin Blundstone

    There's a new documentary about the '60s British band The Zombies. It's called 'Hung Up on a Dream' and it's streaming on Amazon Prime. We're listening back to Terry's 1998 interview with lead singer of The Zombies, Colin Blundstone. The band had a reputation for being clean cut and well mannered. "People want rascals and rogues and naughty boys. So in a way, I think that it went against us a bit," he said. Also, we remember actor/director James Foley. He directed Glengarry Glen Ross. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 min

  3. 1D AGO

    Navigating The 'Wellness' Epidemic

    Journalist Amy Larocca says our society's obsession with optimization and self-care has reached a fever pitch. She unpacks what it really means to take care of ourselves in How to Be Well. Also, Justin Chang reviews the Chinese film Caught by the Tides. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 min

  4. 2D AGO

    His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

    ProPublica reporter David Armstrong began investigating the pharmaceutical industry when he learned a single pill of his cancer treatment costs about the same as a new iPhone — but costs 25 cents to make. His investigation into the discovery and marketing of the drug Revlimid revealed strategies employed by pharmaceutical companies to ward off competition, and keep prices of their medications high. We'll also talk about ways insurance companies deny claims for tests and treatment recommended by doctors. Also, David Bianculli reviews a music documentary about singer-songwriter Janis Ian. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 min

  5. 3D AGO

    Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life

    Actor Ramy Youssef was in 5th grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new Amazon Prime animated show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family navigating Islamophobia after Sept. 11. Conan O'Brien was the recipient of this year's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. David Bianculli reviews the Netflix special of the ceremony. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    45 min

  6. 4D AGO

    'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South

    The Georgia native has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. He talks with Tonya Mosley about making creative work that challenges them. His HBO show The Righteous Gemstones, which satirizes televangelists, just wrapped its fourth and final season. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    45 min
  7. How Writing Changed For Ocean Vuong After Losing His Mother (Fresh Air+)

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    How Writing Changed For Ocean Vuong After Losing His Mother (Fresh Air+)

    Poet Ocean Vuong broke out in 2019 with a novel written as a letter to his immigrant mother, whom he ended up losing later that year. In this archive interview with Tonya Mosley, Vuong discusses grieving, how his mother's death changed the way he thought about writing, and feeling seen while also holding identities that often go invisible. | Listen to 40+ years of Fresh Air's archives at https://FreshAirArchive.org. | To access bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening and support public radio, become a Fresh Air+ supporter at https://plus.npr.org/freshair.

    37 min

  8. MAY 10

    Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook

    Michelle Williams talks about starring in Dying For Sex — a dark but funny TV series based on a true story about a woman with stage four cancer who, facing death, decides to take ownership of her sexual pleasure. Also, we hear from Sarah Snook. She's best known for her role on HBO's Succession as Shiv Roy. She tells us why she almost didn't audition for the part. Snook was recently nominated for a Tony for her performance on Broadway in the stage adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    48 min
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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. 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 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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    NPR
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2025
  • Episodes
    1.2K
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2015-2021 WHYY - For Personal Use Only
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