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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.
Zadie Smith Hopscotches From The Personal To The Political In 'Intimations'
by John Powers
Smith began Intimations: Six Essays at the onset of the pandemic and finished it shortly after George Floyd's killing. Although only 100 pages, there's something worth quoting on virtually every page.
An Advocate For The Wrongly Convicted Reflects On Faith, Justice And Innocence
by Terry Gross
"I saw firsthand how police and prosecutors manipulate evidence, coerce witnesses into giving false testimony," says Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries. His memoir is When Truth is All You Have.
HAIM Radiates Sunniness In 'Women In Music Pt. III'
by Ken Tucker
The new album by three Los Angeles sisters feels like it was meant to be blasted loud in your car as you try to time all the green lights along Sunset Boulevard.
'Black In Selma' Author Reflects On The Long March Toward Civil Rights
by Terry Gross
The late J.L. Chestnut was the first Black lawyer in Selma, Ala. He was working with the NAACP at the time of the city's 1965 civil rights march. In 1990, he spoke to Fresh Air about Bloody Sunday.
'Fresh Air' Remembers Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis
by Terry Gross
Lewis, who died July 17, grew up the son of sharecroppers. He later became an associate of Martin Luther King and co-led the 1965 civil rights march in Selma, Ala. Originally broadcast in 2009.
Charlize Theron Reflects On Growing Up In South Africa During The Apartheid Era
by Terry Gross
"This climate that we're in right now with our polarizing political views in this country, it was very similar in South Africa," the star of The Old Guard says. Originally broadcast Dec. 16, 2019.
Danny Trejo On Acting, Addiction And Playing 'The Mean Chicano Dude'
by Terry Gross
Trejo has played menacing characters on Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy. The documentary, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, chronicles his years in prison. Originally broadcast March 14, 2018.