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Fresh Air
Weekdays at 7:00pm
Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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Why anti-fascist vigilantes are infiltrating far-right white nationalist groups
by Terry Gross
New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick says anti-fascists are using extra judicial methods to do what the FBI can't, by infiltrating white nationalist groups to expose them and planned attacks.
Memoirist Details Growing Up In A Utopian Community That Wasn't So Ideal
by Terry Gross
Akash Kapur was raised in an intentional community in India, then moved to the U.S. at age 16. He writes about the reality of utopian communities in Better to Have Gone.
'Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans' Is A Solid Introduction To An Enduring Body Of Work
by Kevin Whitehead
Four decades after his death, Evans remains part of the jazz conversation. A new anthology surveys records the jazz pianists made as leader, from 1956 until his death in 1980.
'Schmigadoon!' Is A Star-Studded Parody That's Worth Singing About
by David Bianculli
Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong play a couple who wander into a magical town where everyone seems to break into song. You don't have to be a fan of musical theater to enjoy this Apple TV+ series.
Anthony Bourdain: The 'Fresh Air' Interview
by Dave Davies
We listen back to our 2016 interview with the late food writer and TV host, who killed himself in 2018 while in France to film Parts Unknown. Bourdain is the subject of a new documentary, Roadrunner.
US Faces Crossroads On Renewable Energy Future — Go Big or Go Local
by Dave Davies
NY Times reporter Ivan Penn unpacks the debate over infrastructure: Do we fund huge wind and solar farms with new transmission lines, or go local, with rooftop solar panels, batteries and micro-grids?
'Women Of Brewster Place' Reissue Brims With Inventiveness — And Relevance
by Maureen Corrigan
MLB Pitcher C.C. Sabathia Shares Stories From The Mound — And Of Sobriety
by Dave Davies
The six-time All Star pitched for the Yankees and the Indians during his 19-year career. He also struggled with alcoholism. Sabathia reflects on baseball and sobriety in the memoir, Till the End.
Marking The Centennial Of 2 Early Electric Guitarists: George Barnes And Mary Osborne
by Kevin Whitehead
Barnes and Osborne would both be 100 on July 17. Barnes grew up in Chicago and went on to play on Bob Dylan's first single. Osborne turned up on records by Mel Tormé , Wynonie Harris and others.