Fresh Air
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Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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.
3 Jazz Greats Reflect On Charlie Parker's Enduring Influence
by Terry Gross
Fresh Air listens back to archival interviews with Max Roach and trumpeter Red Rodney, two musicians who played with Parker; and alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, who considered Parker a mentor.
Charlie Parker, Born 100 Years Ago, Made Jazz Complexities Sound Deceptively Easy
by Kevin Whitehead
More blues singer than Broadway, the Bird helped introduce bebop to jazz — and along the way redefined jazz velocity with his scrappy sound and pithy melodic figures.
'Reaganland' Author Revisits The Roots Of American Conservatism
by Dave Davies
Author Rick Perlstein chronicles the events that propelled Ronald Reagan to the White House in 1980. He says that a certain "viciousness" has always been part of the conservative Republican coalition.
'Hatemonger' Paints Trump Advisor Stephen Miller As A 'Case Study In Radicalization'
by Terry Gross
Miller has been seen as a link between the white nationalist agenda and the Trump White House. Journalist Jean Guerrero traces the origins of Miller's anti-immigrant policies in a new book.
Documentary Chronicles Students' Fight For Black Rights During 'Freedom Summer'
by Terry Gross
Freedom Summer, now streaming on PBS, focuses on the 1964 movement to get Black people to vote in Mississippi. Director Stanley Nelson and organizer Charles Cobb discussed the film in 2014.
Journalist Enters The World Of QAnon: 'It's Almost Like A Bad Spy Novel'
by Dave Davies
Atlantic editor Adrienne LaFrance discusses QAnon, the conspiracy theory that claims President Trump is battling a deep state child sex trafficking ring, run by high-profile democrats and celebrities.