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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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Beetlejuice is back, in a supernatural screwball sequel
Director Tim Burton seems more interested in updating than duplicating his 1988 hit. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice demonstrates affection for the characters and genuine curiosity in how they’re doing now.
'Homeland Elegies' Novelist Reflects On Homesickness And The Immigrant Experience
by Dave Davies
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar centers his new novel on a Muslim man who, like Akhtar, is the son of Pakistani immigrants living in Wisconsin.
The Happy Fits Deliver Fresh And Snappy Pop On 'What Could Be Better'
by Ken Tucker
The musical trio met in college and are now making some of the catchiest tunes around. Their sound features a guitarist, a drummer and one lead singer — who's also a classically trained cellist.
Charlie Kaufman's 'I'm Thinking Of Ending Things' Is A Wildly Inventive Comic Thriller
by Justin Chang
The relationship at the center of Kaufman's new Netflix film might not be long for the world, but the main characters are nevertheless awfully hard to get out of your mind.
Return To Middle School In 'PEN15': Creators Say 'It's All About Survival'
by Sam Briger
"There's not a lot of heroic acts in middle school," Maya Erskine said in this 2019 interview. She and Anna Konkle play 13-year-old versions of themselves in the comedy series PEN15, now in season 2.
Novelist Donald Ray Pollock On Factory Work And Finding Fiction Later In Life
by Terry Gross
Pollock worked in a paper mill and meatpacking plant for 32 years before becoming a writer. Netflix's film version of his novel, The Devil All the Time, drops Sept. 16. Originally broadcast in 2011.
'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love
by Maureen Corrigan
'The Sit-In' Revisits A Landmark Week With Harry Belafonte As 'Tonight Show' Host
by David Bianculli
A new Peacock documentary chronicles the week in 1968 when Belafonte, then a prominent civil rights advocate, hosted the late night show. Guests included Aretha Franklin and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Former FBI Agent Addresses Post-Sept. 11 Torture In Newly Declassified Book
by Dave Davies
Ali Soufan investigated terrorism cases and opposed the CIA's use of torture following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. After a legal battle, the redacted material in his 2011 memoir, Black Banners, has been restored.
'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood
by Terry Gross
Spencer is nominated for an Emmy for playing Madam C.J. Walker, an enterprising Black businesswoman, in a the Netflix series Self Made. Originally broadcast March 16, 2020.