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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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Rachel Kushner's new espionage thriller may be her coolest book yet
In Creation Lake, a hard-drinking American spy infiltrates a radical farming collective in a remote region of France. Kushner challenges readers to keep up with her and not to flinch.
Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'
by Terry Gross
McLorin Salvant first studied classical voice, but turned to jazz because it offered her more range. "In jazz, I felt I could sing these deep, husky lows," she told Terry Gross in this 2015 interview.
Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis On Singing Harmony And Living A 'Wild!' Life
by Terry Gross
Fulks and Lewis come from different generations, but both play the old style of country music. They shared songs and stories from their new album during this September 2018 interview.
Sumptuous And Gloriously Alive, 'The Favourite' Is The Best Costume Drama In Ages
by Justin Chang
Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz vie for the favor an ailing Queen Anne in a new comedy-drama set in the 18th century. Justin Chang says it's director Yorgos Lanthimos' most "emotionally resonant work."
Women Fall For Mr. Wrong In Crime Dramas 'Dirty John' And 'Escape From Dannemora'
by John Powers
John Powers reviews two new series based on true crime stories. Dannemora dramatizes the story of a 2015 prison break. Dirty John follows the delusions and dangers of a woman falling for a conman.
Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen On Singing Cowboys And Working With Oxen
by Terry Gross
The Coen brothers pay homage to old Westerns with their new film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The movie is a collection of six stories that often subvert the expectations of the genre.
40 Years Later, Jonestown Offers A Lesson In Demagoguery
by Terry Gross
In 1978, more than 900 followers of the Rev. Jim Jones committed mass suicide in Guyana. Jeff Guinn explains how Jones captivated so many in The Road to Jonestown. Originally broadcast April 11, 2017.
Crackling Heist Thriller 'Widows' Takes On Issues Of Race, Class And Gender
by Justin Chang
Steve McQueen's new film centers on four women who come together to pull off a $5 million robbery. Critic Justin Chang says as gripping as it is, Widows never feels like mere escapism.
Inside The Russian Disinformation Playbook: Exploit Tension, Sow Chaos
by Terry Gross
A new video series by New York Times reporter Adam Ellick explores Russia's role in spreading fake news, dating back to the '80s conspiracy theory that the AIDS virus was created by the U.S. military.