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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

    The Housing Shortage, Explained

    The U.S. is short approximately 4 million homes. Wharton professor Ben Keys traces the beginning of the housing crisis to the 2008 financial meltdown — and says climate change is making things worse. Also, Justin Chang reviews the Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Film. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    45 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson'

    Danielle Deadwyler stars in the Netflix adaptation of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her journey from the Atlanta theater scene to the big screen, her three masters degrees, and playing Mamie Till, mother of Emmett, in the 2022 movie Till. Also, our book critic Maureen Corrigan shares her top 10 books of 2024. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    44 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Jon Batiste Almost Got Kicked Out Of Juilliard

    The former band leader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert returns to talk with Terry Gross about his new album, Beethoven Blues. We also talk about his early years, like how he had a reputation at Juilliard for playing his melodica everywhere and breaking into song in class. It nearly resulted in him getting kicked out. Now he serves on the board. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    44 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO • FRESH AIR+ ONLY

    The Inspiration Behind Robert Mapplethorpe's Famous Image of Patti Smith (Fresh Air+)

    The year 2024 marks 35 years since the death of artist Robert Mapplethorpe. To pay tribute to this occasion, we're listening back to a conversation Terry had almost 30 years ago with Patti Smith, Mapplethorpe's longtime friend and former lover. In 1996, Smith had written the first of many books about her personal and professional relationship with Mapplethorpe, and she shared how that collaboration influenced her career and public persona in more ways than one. Listen to Patti Smith in April 1996: https://n.pr/4f0WPld | Listen to Patti Smith in June 1996: https://n.pr/49o6DVl | Listen to Patti Smith in 2010: https://n.pr/3ZoFFZ1. 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.

    32 min

  5. 5 DAYS AGO

    Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is

    Herzog reflects on the curiosity that's fueled his career in the memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All, now out in paperback. The filmmaker and writer is drawn to extremes: extreme characters, extreme settings, extreme scenarios. But don't mistake him for a mad man like some of his film subjects: "You have to control what is wild in you. You have to be disciplined. And people think I'm the wild guy out there but I'm a disciplined professional," he tells Terry Gross. Film critic Justin Chang reviews Queer. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    45 min

  6. 5 DAYS AGO

    Best Of: Folk Musician Jerron Paxton / Lyricist Ira Gershwin's Legacy

    Musician Jerron Paxton is known for performing music from the 1920s and '30s. He just came out with an album of his own songs, called Things Done Changed. Paxton brought some of his instruments to his conversation with Sam Briger. Also, Terry Gross talks with author Michael Owen about Ira Gershwin, the lyricist behind many of the most enduring songs in The Great American Songbook. TV critic David Bianculli reviews the documentary Beatles '64. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    49 min

  7. 6 DAYS AGO

    A Cultural History Of Hypochondria

    Are you hyper-vigilant about your health, constantly monitoring yourself and panicking when you feel the slightest symptom? You're not alone. Writer Caroline Crampton has a new book about illness anxiety disorder, a.k.a. hypochondria. We talk about our evolving understanding of the disorder, its connection to PTSD, and new treatments. Her book is A Body Made of Glass. John Powers reviews two new spy series, Black Doves and The Agency. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    44 min

  8. DEC 4

    Trump's 2nd Term & The Economy

    Economist David Wessel talks about Trump's plans on tariffs and tax cuts, and the potential economic impact of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency. Maureen Corrigan reviews Niall Williams' novel, Time of the Child. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    46 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, 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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    NPR
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2024
  • Episodes
    1K
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