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Fresh Air
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Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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'After Midnight' host Taylor Tomlinson is ready to joke about her bipolar II. Mostly
Tomlinson was initially unsure about sharing her bipolar II diagnosis on stage. But, she says, "I got such amazing feedback from people who had been struggling with their mental health."
Remembering Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet W. S. Merwin
by Terry Gross
The former U.S. poet laureate, who died March 15, was a prolific writer as well as a conservationist and a conscientious objector during World War II. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2008.
Remembering Dick Dale, 'King Of The Surf Guitar'
by Terry Gross
Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16.
Jordan Peele's 'Us' Asks: What If The Evil That Dwells Within Took Human Form?
by Justin Chang
Peele mixes horror and hilarity in a new film about a family who runs into terrifying doppelgängers of themselves while on vacation. Critic Justin Chang says star Lupita Nyong'o carries the movie.
Carsie Blanton Is Delightfully Surprising On 'Buck Up'
by Ken Tucker
Blanton makes folk-based music that prizes wordplay and has an antic sense of humor. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the personal is always political on her new album.
Russia's Connection To Brexit Is 'Opaque And Complicated,' Journalist Says
by Terry Gross
New Yorker journalist Ed Caesar discusses Arron Banks, the British businessman who funded the most extreme end of the pro-Brexit "Leave" campaign — possibly with help from Russia.
How Women Have Been 'Profoundly' Left Out Of The U.S. Constitution
by Terry Gross
As a teen, Heidi Schreck debated the Constitution in competitions. As an adult, she saw how it shortchanged the women in her family. Her play, What the Constitution Means to Me, will run on Broadway.
Pianists Born 100 Years Ago Prove: There's No One Way To Play Jazz
by Kevin Whitehead
Both Lennie Tristano and Herbie Nichols were active on the New York scene in the 1950s. Though worlds apart stylistically, their music demonstrates how the piano accommodates myriad personalities.
Road Trip With 'Zora And Langston' In This Real-Life Literary Adventure
by Maureen Corrigan
Pianist David Deveau Offers An Intimate Take On Works By Mozart And Beethoven
by Lloyd Schwartz
Deveau and the Borromeo String Quartet perform piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven as chamber music on a new recording. Lloyd Schwartz says the album is "full of feeling and discovery."