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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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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.
'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' Is A Rare Gem: A Sweet Film About A Mean Person
by Justin Chang
A new film features Melissa McCarthy as a misanthropic con artist who forges letters from famous authors. Critic Justin Chang feels like McCarthy's entire career has been working toward this role.
Father And Son Behind 'Beautiful Boy' Share Their Story Of Addiction And Recovery
by Terry Gross
David Sheff and his son Nic both wrote memoirs about Nic's meth addiction. Their stories are now the basis of a film starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. Originally broadcast in '08 and '13.
Eric Church Gets Introspective In A Stripped-Down 'Desperate Man'
by Ken Tucker
The country-music star returns to the basics in a new album that reflects some of the life-altering experiences he survived this past year. Ken Tucker says Desperate Man is an impressive achievement.
'Times' Journalists Puncture Myth Of Trump As Self-Made Billionaire
by Terry Gross
Investigative reporters Susanne Craig and David Barstow say the president received today's equivalent of $413 million from his father's real estate empire, through what appears to be tax fraud.
Novelist Esi Edugyan On Depicting The 'Forgotten Figures' Of Scientific History
by Sam Briger
Edugyan's latest novel, Washington Black, tells the story of a boy who escapes slavery and embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery. It has been shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.