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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/freshair
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Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder
Rushdie was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience: "Dying in the company of strangers — that was what was going through my mind." His new book is Knife.
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A First Date Turns Into A Whodunit In 'Diarra From Detroit'
Growing up, when Diarra Kilpatrick watched murder mystery shows with her grandmother, she never saw Black women driving the narrative. Her new BET+ series seeks to change that. It's called Diarra From Detroit.
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Julia Child Masters The Art Of The Fresh Air Interview (Fresh Air+)
The pioneering public television chef and cookbook author, Julia Child, only appeared on Fresh Air a single time, in 1989 — but her appearance was, like much of her career, warm and quirky and utterly charming. Hear the full Julia Child interview: https://n.pr/49iKu9f. Listen to all 40+ years of Fresh Air: 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: Andrew Scott / Women Behind The Wheel
Andrew Scott stars as a con artist with no conscience in the new Netflix series Ripley. It's an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. He spoke with Terry Gross about tapping into his darker side for the role — and playing the "hot priest" in Fleabag.
Also, we hear about how cars became our most gendered technology. Women used to be considered unqualified to drive, or just terrible drivers. Glamorous women were used to advertise cars. And yet cars have been designed for male bodies, in ways that put women drivers at risk. Journalist Nancy Nichols is the author of Women Behind the Wheel.
Maureen Corrigan reviews Lionel Shriver's latest novel, Mania.
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The History Of King Kong & Godzilla
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire is the latest film starring two of cinema's biggest monsters. Today we take a look at the first time they were introduced to audiences. Film historian Rudy Behlmer tells us about the 1933 film King Kong. And Steve Ryfle wrote a book about the making of the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla.
Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews Civil War.
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The 'Land Grab' Displacing The Maasai People
Atlantic journalist Stephanie McCrummen says foreign interests are acquiring Serengeti territory in Northern Tanzania, effectively displacing indigenous cattle-herders from their traditional grazing lands. McCrummen spoke with Dave Davies about the billionaires, conservation groups, and safari tourism in this story.
Also, John Powers reviews the TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Sympathizer.
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Great show, but poorly edited as podcast
I was very excited to have access to Fresh Air as a podcast since I'm usually working when the show airs. The interviews are great, but the editing has been disappointing. Segment changes are choppy and episodes often end mid-sentence. The Ken Burns segment of March 15 was a particular disappointment, ending less than 10 minutes into the episode. I love the show! I just hope the editing improves.
Tonya is a star and these reviews are sad
Everyone is entitled to their opinions but I find it hard to believe that these reviews about Tonya come from real listeners. She is amazing! Smart, warm, captivating and curious. I also have the fortune of being familiar with her other work, and honestly there is no one comparable to her depth and expansiveness of talent. It’s unfair to compare her to Terry at this stage. Terry has a 50 year head start! Tonya just started hosting. If she is this good at this stage I can only imagine the heights she will take this show. I will say there is no one like Terry, and so perhaps for Tonya’s sake and talent, filling Terry’s shoes is not a fit. She should be standing in her own.