Fresh Air
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Fresh Air Weekend: Jesse Eisenberg; Pamela Anderson
Eisenberg's film A Real Pain follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland. Anderson's role on Baywatch made her a global sex symbol in the '90s. Now she's starring in The Last Showgirl.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Carolina Chocolate Drops
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. The Durham, N.C.-based trio showcased their African American string music — with a modern twist — in '10.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Joan Rivers
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Rivers, who died in 2014, spoke to Terry Gross in 2010 about the sacrifices she made as a female comedian.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Howard Stern
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2019, Stern told Terry Gross he was no longer the raunchy shock jock he'd been earlier in his career.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Anthony Bourdain
by Dave Davies
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2016, Dave Davies spoke with Bourdain, the chef-turned-travel-show-host who died in 2018.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Columnist David Carr
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to Carr, the media columnist for The New York Times who died in 2015.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: 'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to Miranda in 2017 about how his "mixed tape" musical came together.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: 'Book Of Mormon' Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to the creators of South Park about their Broadway hit.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Meryl Streep
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to the three-time Oscar winner in 2012 and again in 2016.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Carrie Fisher
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to the Star Wars star in November 2016, just a month before Fisher's death.
'White Christmas': A Holiday Concert With Rosemary Clooney
by Terry Gross
To celebrate Christmas, Fresh Air listens back to a concert given by the late singer and actress on Feb. 11, 1997. Clooney spoke about her childhood and working with Bing Crosby and Billy Strayhorn.