Cokie Roberts 'Fresh Air' Remembers Cokie Roberts, A Founding Mother Of NPRNPR - Terry Gross Roberts, who died Tuesday, was a congressional correspondent in the early days of NPR, when there were few women reporters on radio or TV. She later joined ABC News. Originally broadcast in 1993.
Constitutional Law 'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The ConstitutionNPR - Terry Gross Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.
Brett Kavanaugh Reporters Dig Into Justice Kavanaugh's Past, Allegations Of Misconduct Against HimNPR - Terry GrossSeveral Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after The New York Times published an essay Sept. 14 describing alleged sexual misconduct
Tan France Fresh Air Weekend: The CIA's Quest For Mind Control; Tan France Of 'Queer Eye'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,
Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt On Making Music: 'I Knew How To Sing My Whole Life'NPR - Terry GrossThe Mexican-American singer spoke with Terry Gross in 2013 about her career and her Parkinson's diagnosis. The documentary, The Sound of My Voice, traces Ronstadt's career from the late '60s onward. This
Lorene Scafaria The 'Hustlers' Grab Back In This Crime Story With A Feminist TwistNPR - John PowersInspired by an article in New York magazine, Hustlers is a giddy, energetic film about a band of New York strippers who start ripping off their rich, finance-world clients. This is FRESH AIR. The new "Hustlers,"
Recycling 'Waste' Examines The Global And Local Afterlife of RecyclablesNPR - Terry GrossEnvironmental scientist Kate O'Neill discusses recycling and the global politics of waste. "Once you throw something away, you've got to think about where's it going to go next," she says. This is FRESH
Ken Burns Filmmaker Ken Burns Goes Wide, But Not Deep, In His Chronicle Of 'Country Music'NPR - Ken TuckerKen Burns is our great explainer, television's finest illustrator. He's a filmmaker who gives us what we know from fresh angles, so that we can learn more and appreciate topics on a deeper level. Whether
Tan France Why Fashion Expert Tan France Nearly Turned Down 'Queer Eye'NPR - Terry GrossWhen fashion designer Tan France got the call to audition for the Netflix makeover series Queer Eye, his initial reaction was to say no. France, the gay son of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, didn't want
Harvey Weinstein 'She Said' Reveals The People And Practices That Protected WeinsteinNPR - Terry GrossNew York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, talk about the obstacles Weinstein created to prevent their investigation. This
Music Singer/Composer Jazzmeia Horn Is A Double Threat On 'Love & Liberation'NPR - Kevin WhiteheadHorn pulls together her sundry influences — including jazz, pop, gospel and vintage Broadway — on her second album. The resulting tunes are so good, other singers are sure to try them on. In her first
CIA The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief'NPR - Terry GrossDuring the early period of the Cold War, the CIA became convinced that communists had discovered a drug or technique that would allow them to control human minds. In response, the CIA began its own secret
Culture Atwood Hints At A Brighter Future In 'Handmaid' Sequel 'The Testaments'NPR - Maureen CorriganNow that it feels like we're living in a society that I find myself thinking of as "Gilead lite," how could The Testaments, Margaret Atwood's highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, possibly
Janet Mock Fresh Air Weekend: Janet Mock On 'Pose'; Elvis' Guitarist James BurtonNPRFresh 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,
Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Crafts A Hypnotic California Sound On 'Norman F****** Rockwell!'NPR - Ken TuckerIn the last decade, Del Rey released recordings that expanded our understanding of L.A. pop music. The singer/songwriter's new album is like a series of earthquakes, rendered with supreme confidence. is
Copenhagen Obscure Artists Alice Guy-Blaché And Tom Lehrer Get Their Due In 2 New DVDsNPR - David BianculliForgotten silent filmmaker Guy-Blaché takes center stage in Be Natural, while Live in Copenhagen spotlights more than a dozen songs written and performed by '60s singing satirist Lehrer. This is FRESH
Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal Takes On The Power Imbalance Of Sex Work In 'The Deuce'NPR - Terry GrossGyllenhaal produces and stars in the HBO series, now in its third season, about sex work, porn, organized crime, politics, police and feminism in 1970s New York. Originally broadcast Sept. 20, 2018. TERRY
Politics From Mar-A-Lago To Trump Hotels, Reporter Says Trump Profits As PresidentNPR - Terry GrossPulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Fahrenthold says in the past, an honor system helped keep presidents from using the office to benefit themselves. Not Trump: "He exploits honor systems." This is
Music Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Unites Jazz And Poetry On 'Good Day For Cloud Fishing'NPR - Kevin WhiteheadGoldberg's mini box set includes 24 new poems by Dean Young — as well as a dozen pieces inspired by Young's poetry. The playfulness on both sides of the equation makes this mixed-media project work. This
Fentanyl Fentanyl As A Dark Web Profit Center, From Chinese Labs To U.S. StreetsNPR - Dave DaviesMore than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, and a growing number of those deaths are attributed to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. Journalist Ben Westhoff says the drug, while
Culture Katrina Destroyed 'The Yellow House' — But Inequality Eroded Its FoundationNPR - Maureen CorriganWhen Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, writer Sarah M. Broom was living in New York City, far away from her hometown and her family. In her extraordinary debut, a memoir called The
Music Elvis' Guitarist James Burton: 'I Went Professional When I Was 14'NPR - Terry GrossBurton played in Ricky Nelson's band, and has been on hundreds of recordings, including those by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash. You can hear him on the new box set, Elvis: Live 1969. This is FRESH AIR.
Justin Chang Come Along For The Ride: 'Give Me Liberty' Is A Full-Blown Farce On WheelsNPR - Justin ChangA new screwball comedy by filmmaker Kirill Mikhanovsky follows the driver of a medical transport van and his passengers over the course of 24 busy hours in Milwaukee. This is FRESH AIR. The independent
Music Chuck Cleaver Gets Wonderfully Expressive On His First Solo AlbumNPR - Ken TuckerCleaver, one of the leaders of Wussy, sings about joy, pain, sorrow and regret on Send Aid. The resulting album stands with the best of anything Cleaver has ever done. This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken
BoJack Horseman Don't Be Fooled By The Talking Horse — 'BoJack' Is A Sadness 'Sneak Attack'NPR - Terry GrossBoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg says part of the pitch for the Emmy-nominated animated show was, "What's Mister Ed like behind the scenes?" Originally broadcast Oct. 17, 2018. TERRY GROSS:
Return To Middle School In 'PEN15': Creators Say 'It's All About Survival'NPR - Terry GrossMaya Erskine and Anna Konkle are nominated for an Emmy for their writing on PEN15, a Hulu comedy series in which they play 13-year-old versions of themselves. Originally broadcast May 6, 2019. TERRY GROSS:
Heart Health Fresh Air Weekend: Sister Helen Prejean; Breakthroughs In Heart HealthNPRFresh 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,
Stephen Sondheim Satirist Randy Rainbow Uses Show Tunes And Pop Songs To Lampoon TrumpNPR - Terry GrossThe Emmy-nominated lyricist/performer used to consider song parody cheap humor: "But ... I've gotten [such a] response ... that I'm appreciating it as an art form." Originally broadcast July 17, 2019.
Billy Eichner Billy Eichner Makes A Career Out Of Love/Hating Celebrity CultureNPR - Terry GrossIn his Emmy-nominated series Billy on the Street, Eichner roams the sidewalks of Manhattan, asking strangers open-ended questions about the entertainment industry. Originally broadcast Dec. 12, 2016. is
