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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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Fresh Air Weekend: Celebrating movie icons Steven Spielberg and Carrie Fisher
In 2022, Spielberg describes himself as a fearful kid who found solace in storytelling. In 2016, opened up about Star Wars, the famous gold bikini and her on-set affair co-star with Harrison Ford.
Steve Martin documentary offers a delightful study of a relatively private man
by David Bianculli
A new Apple TV+ documentary profiles a man who appears to have found more joy as he's gotten older — and the more you watch this documentary, the more joy you'll find as well.
Ewan McGregor proves exceedingly appealing as 'A Gentleman in Moscow'
by John Powers
McGregor plays a Russian count put under house arrest after the revolution in a new Paramount+ series based on Amor Towles' 2016 novel. Critic John Powers calls it a light series about dark things.
Rhiannon Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops put a modern twist on tradition
by Terry Gross
Giddens' banjo and viola are featured on Beyoncé's new country album. We listen back to a 2010 interview and in-studio performance by Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Celebrating singer Sarah Vaughan, on what would have been her 100th birthday
by Kevin Whitehead
Born in 1924 in Newark, N.J., Vaughan came up in the '40s, alongside bebop, a new jazz style she instantly took to. In the following decades, she proved to be one of the best singers of any genre.
Why Oregon's groundbreaking drug decriminalization experiment is coming to an end
by Dave Davies
In 2020, voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs. Journalist E. Tammy Kim explains how and why public opinion has turned.
How climate-driven migration could change the face of the U.S.
by Dave Davies
ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten says millions of Americans are likely to move in the coming decades to escape wildfires, rising seas, oppressive heat and drought. His new book is On the Move.
Tierra Whack springs to the forefront of hip-hop creativity on a new album
by Ken Tucker
The Philadelphia rapper and singer is known for her playful side, but she widens her subject matter on World Wide Whack, with emotions ranging from ecstatic happiness to the deepest despair.
This compelling '3 Body Problem' is well worth your attention
by David Bianculli
Netflix's new series features one of the most complicated narratives our critic has seen on TV. But don't be thrown – things become clearer as the drama progresses and the characters pull you in.
Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker talk Sleater-Kinney, and 30 years of making music
by Ann Marie Baldonado
Brownstein and Tucker co-founded Sleater-Kinney in Olympia, Wash., during the 1990s feminist punk scene. While they were working on their new record, Little Rope, Brownstein's mother died suddenly.