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The Sacrifice That Saved Charlize Theron's Life (Fresh Air+) Fresh Air
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In the new 'Mad Max' prequel movie, 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,' Anya Taylor-Joy takes up the titular helm from Charlize Theron, who played the part in 2015's 'Mad Max: Fury Road.' On this week's bonus episode, we listen back to a powerful story of childhood trauma from Theron's 2019 interview with Terry. Hear the full interview with Charlize Theron: https://n.pr/3WQEeCQ | Hear an interview with 'Mad Max' director George Miller: https://n.pr/3QUIc9T. 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.
In the new 'Mad Max' prequel movie, 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,' Anya Taylor-Joy takes up the titular helm from Charlize Theron, who played the part in 2015's 'Mad Max: Fury Road.' On this week's bonus episode, we listen back to a powerful story of childhood trauma from Theron's 2019 interview with Terry. Hear the full interview with Charlize Theron: https://n.pr/3WQEeCQ | Hear an interview with 'Mad Max' director George Miller: https://n.pr/3QUIc9T. 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.