Music 'Jazz From Detroit' Offers A Mosaic Portrait Of A Larger SceneNPR - Kevin WhiteheadMark Stryker covered jazz and its people for the Detroit Free Press for decades. He uses his reporter's eye and critic's ear to chronicle the musicians from the city who made their mark on the world. is
Culture Colson Whitehead On The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys'NPR - Dave DaviesWhitehead's new novel is based on a notorious Florida reform school where boys were beaten and sexually abused. "If there's one place like this, there are many," he says. And if that enthusiastic review
Culture Rooted In History, 'The Nickel Boys' Is A Great American NovelNPR - Maureen CorriganIt's pretty rare for a writer to produce a novel that wins the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and, then, a scant three years later, bring out another novel that's even more extraordinary. that's
Culture We All Watch In Our Own Way: A Critic Tracks The 'TV Revolution'NPR - Terry GrossWhen TV critic Emily Nussbaum was growing up in the '70s, she says television wasn't something to be analyzed, criticized and picked apart. "Even people who loved to watch TV would put it down," she recalls.
Yiddish Fresh Air Weekend: Yiddish 'Fiddler'; How 'Maiden' Sailed Into HistoryNPRFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers,
Culture Keith Hernandez On Baseball, 'Seinfeld' And Being His Own 'Worst Enemy'NPR - Dave DaviesThe former first baseman played on championship teams with the Cardinals and Mets, and made a memorable appearance on Seinfeld. His memoir is I'm Keith Hernandez. Originally broadcast June 4, 2018. This
Rip Torn Remembering 'Larry Sanders Show' Actor Rip TornNPR - Terry GrossTorn, who died Tuesday, won an Emmy Award for playing the gruff producer Artie on The Larry Sanders Show. In 1994, he told Fresh Air that he based his character on Johnny Carson's long time producer. is
Mickey Mantle Remembering Major League Pitcher Jim Bouton, Author Of 'Ball Four'NPR - Terry GrossBouton, who died Wednesday, spoke to Fresh Air in 1986 about his 1970 tell-all memoir, in which he drew on his seven years with the New York Yankees to offer an insider's guide to baseball. This is FRESH
Scotland Yard 'London Kills': A Cop Series That Keeps You Coming Back For MoreNPR - John PowersAcorn TV's new series follows a Scotland Yard team led by a detective whose wife has gone missing. London Kills combines the reassuring closure of a network cop series with a strong forward momentum. is
Border Patrol Reporter Who Helped Expose Conditions At The Border Says Little Has ChangedNPR - Dave DaviesNY Times reporter Caitlin Dickerson has been documenting the impact of the Trump administration's policies on migrants — and on the workers who deal with the large number of people held in detention. is
Awkwafina Lots Of Love And One Big Lie — 'The Farewell' Reminds Us Time Is ShortNPR - Justin ChangThe Farewell opens with five cheeky words: "based on an actual lie." This funny, melancholy ensemble drama was inspired by an experience that the writer-director Lulu Wang and her family went through ago,
Yiddish Yiddish 'Fiddler On The Roof' Is A 'Dream Come True' For Lead ActorNPR - Terry GrossA new Yiddish language production of the musical is currently running off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directs the show, explain why the play still resonates. GROSS: If
Census Rulings On Gerrymandering And The Census Could Define The Political FutureNPR - Terry GrossMother Jones journalist Ari Berman says recent Supreme Court decisions on redistricting and the 2020 census citizenship question will help determine which party is in power in the next decade. This is
Culture Smart And Propulsive 'Copperhead' Asks: Can You Outrun Your Family's Sins?NPR - Maureen CorriganJessup Collins wants out. The main character of Alexi Zentner's tough new novel, Copperhead, Jessup is a 17-year-old high school football star with a decent shot at getting a college scholarship. That
Opioids Motorcycle Crash Shows Bioethicist The Dark Side Of Quitting Opioids AloneNPR - Terry GrossIn 2015, Travis Rieder, a medical bioethicist with Johns Hopkins University's Berman Institute of Bioethics, was involved in a motorcycle accident that crushed his left foot. In the months that followed,
Sarah Jessica Parker Fresh Air Weekend: Sarah Jessica Parker; 'Leaving The Witness'NPRFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers,
Willie Nelson Willie Nelson: The 'Fresh Air' InterviewsNPR - Terry GrossNelson, now 86, spoke to Fresh Air in 1996 and again in 2006 about music and why he never quite fit in as a country star. Plus, Ken Tucker reviews Nelson's new album, Ride Me Back Home. This is FRESH I'm
Lizzo Lizzo On Feminism, Self-Love And Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' To StageNPRThe flute-playing pop star reflects on self-acceptance in this May 23, 2019, interview: "About 10 years ago, I made the decision that I just wanted to be happy with my body." This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry
Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker On 'Sex,' 'Divorce,' Marriage And #MeTooNPR - Terry GrossSarah Jessica Parker has spent much of her acting career exploring what it means to be in a relationship — and to be single. In the HBO series Sex and the City, which ran from 1998 until 2004, she played
Midsommar 'Midsommar' Shines: A Solstice Nightmare Unfolds In Broad DaylightNPR - Justin ChangIn the viscerally unnerving films of Ari Aster, there's nothing more horrific than the reality of human grief. His haunted-house thriller, Hereditary, followed a family rocked by traumas so devastating
Music Pianist George Cables Is Both Carefree And All Business On 'I'm All Smiles'NPR - Kevin WhiteheadCables, who's experienced severe health problems recently, makes a comeback on a new album with his trio. The pianist's solos on I'm All Smiles reveal a deep sense of groove — and a mind at work. This
Culture Author Pulls Back The Iron Curtain On The Chernobyl Nuclear DisasterNPR - Dave DaviesMidnight In Chernobyl author Adam Higginbotham spent years investigating the 1986 explosion and its aftermath. He says design flaws, human hubris and Soviet secrecy all contributed to the disaster. This
Facebook For Facebook Content Moderators, Traumatizing Material Is A Job HazardNPR - Terry GrossVerge journalist Casey Newton investigated working conditions for the people who determine what material can be posted to Facebook. Many are traumatized by the images of hate and violence they see. This
Old Town Road Country Music Gets A Hip-Hop Infusion With 'Old Town Road' And 'The Git Up'NPR - Ken TuckerTwo current country hits by black musicians are challenging traditional notions of the genre. Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and Blanco Brown's "The Git Up" pulse with history and humor. This is FRESH AIR.
God Fresh Air Weekend: '5B' Goes Inside America's First AIDS Ward; Ramy YoussefNPRFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers,
Culture For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His MindNPRThe Turtles All The Way Down author says OCD "starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have." Originally broadcast Oct. 19, 2017. This is FRESH
Roger Ailes Loud But Not Captivating: Drama About Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Falls FlatNPR - David BianculliOn June 30, the Showtime network launches a new TV miniseries called The Loudest Voice. Based on the Gabriel Sherman book The Loudest Voice in the Room, it's a seven-part drama about the television triumphs
Algorithms Algorithmic Intelligence Has Gotten So Smart, It's Easy To Forget It's ArtificialNPR - Geoff NunbergAlgorithms were around for a very long time before the public paid them any notice. The word itself is derived from the name of a 9th-century Persian mathematician, and the notion is simple enough: an
Feminism With An All-Female Crew, 'Maiden' Sailed Around The World And Into HistoryNPR - Dave DaviesIn the 1980s, Tracy Edwards dreamed of racing a sailboat around the world. But at the time, open ocean sailboat racing was a male-dominated sport. She was only able to sign on as a cook for an all-male
