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Fresh Air
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Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares the poem she's kept in every one of her offices
The first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court says Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Ladder of Saint Augustine," has been a guiding principle. Jackson's new memoir is Lovely One.
Trumpeter Lee Morgan channels Coltrane's splashy style in 'Live at the Lighthouse'
by Kevin Whitehead
In 1970, Morgan recorded three shows at the Lighthouse jazz club in Hermosa Beach, Calif. A new box set captures Morgan and his band putting their own spin on Coltrane's trance-like repetitions.
Remembering John Shelby Spong, Episcopal bishop and LGBTQ champion
by Terry Gross
In 1977, Spong became one of the first American bishops to ordain a woman into the clergy. In 1989, he was the first to ordain an openly gay man. Spong died Sept. 12. Originally broadcast in 1996.
Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the 'Godfather' of Black cinema
by Terry Gross
Van Peebles, who died Sept. 21, was best known for his 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He spoke with Fresh Air in 1990. His son Mario, also an actor/director, was interviewed in 2004.
Remixed Pere Ubu Albums Bring Fresh Intimacy To The Band's Vocals
by Ken Tucker
Pere Ubu leader David Thomas remixed two of his favorite Ubu albums, 1998's Pennsylvania and 2002's St. Arkansas, saying that the remixes are so substantial, they amount to being two new albums.
The Racist Legacy Of Early Immigration Law Is Still Alive Today
by Terry Gross
Atlantic writer Caitlin Dickerson talks about Haitian immigrants at the border, and explains how both Trump and Biden immigration policies are based on a racist system created by the Founding Fathers.
With 'Cloud Cuckoo Land,' Anthony Doerr Dazzles And Disturbs
by Maureen Corrigan
Doerr's follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See follows five young people, each living in dangerous times across the span of eight centuries.
'Dear Evan Hansen' Actor Ben Platt Escapes From Anxiety By Being In The Spotlight
by Terry Gross
Platt frequently worries about the past and what's to come, but there's one place where his anxiety tends to subside. "Being on stage, for me, is kind of the antidote to that," he says.
Ray Charles Reflects On His Country Music Roots
by Terry Gross
The soul and R&B legend, who died in 2004, was recently voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1998, Charles came on Fresh Air to promote The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986.