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Fresh Air Weekend: Amanda Knox; 'Adolescence' creator and star Stephen Graham
Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. Her memoir is Free. Ken Tucker reviews new albums by Lucy Dacus and Jeffrey Lewis. Graham discusses youth violence.
Remembering stand-up comic and actor Louie Anderson
by Terry Gross
Anderson grew up in Minnesota, in a family with 11 children. His Emmy-winning performance in the FX series Baskets was based upon his mother. Anderson died Jan. 21. Originally broadcast in 2016.
How Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, influences the Supreme Court
by Dave Davies
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer discusses the conservative beliefs and influence of Ginni Thomas, an activist who's been associated with some groups involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, peace activist and Vietnamese Buddhist monk
by Terry Gross
One of the world's most influential Zen masters, Thich Nhat Hanh championed "engaged Buddhism," which combines meditation and anti-war work. He died Jan. 22. Originally broadcast in 1997.
'Camera Man' unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton
by Dave Davies
By age 5, Keaton was a star in his family's vaudeville act; he went on to star in and direct silent films, performing jaw-dropping stunts. Slate film critic Dana Stevens profiles Keaton in a new book.
The collision of old and new money is on glitzy display in HBO's 'Gilded Age'
by David Bianculli
Set in New York City the early 1880s, this ten-part costume drama is basically an American Downtown Abbey, complete with rich and poor, power brokers and household workers.
Remembering André Leon Talley, a titan of the fashion world
by Terry Gross
The former creative director at Vogue magazine and larger-than-life fashion influencer died Jan. 18. Talley spoke to Fresh Air in 2018 about growing up in Durham, N.C., and discovering fashion.
Remembering Ronnie Spector, lead singer of the Ronettes
by Terry Gross
Spector, who died Jan. 12, was part of the 1960s girl group that gave us "Be My Baby." She left the music business for some years but returned to recording in the 1970s. Originally broadcast in 1988.
'Barn' is Neil Young's best album in quite a while
by Ken Tucker
Young has long been a nature writer, composing pastorals about the environment. Barn finds him composing lyrical hymns to the earth and sky, or raging against destruction on the horizon.