Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create 'No Other Land'
This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, was created by a team of two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers.
Sharon Van Etten Presents A Richer, Fuller Sound On 'Remind Me Tomorrow'
Critic Ken Tucker says you don't have to know anything about Van Etten to find her new album striking and impressive: It's the sound of a woman redefining herself, on terms that are totally her own.
Remembering Academy Award-Winning Composer Michel Legrand
The jazz pianist, singer and producer, who died Saturday, won Oscar Awards for his compositions in Yentl, Summer of '42 and The Thomas Crown Affair. Originally broadcast in 1996.
Fresh Air Weekend: 'Ear Hustle' Podcasters; Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor tell about life behind bars in Ear Hustle. Kevin Whitehead reviews new interpretations of Monk's complete works. Gates talks about DNA testing and finding his own roots.
Eric Dolphy's 'Musical Prophet' Reissue Is Both Adventurous And Catchy
Seven months before his 1964 masterwork Out to Lunch! Dolphy recorded a pair of sessions with producer Alan Douglas. Critic Kevin Whitehead says this reissue is long overdue.
Alan Alda On 'M*A*S*H*' And His 'Tremendous Education' Growing Up In A Burlesque Club
Alda, who spoke to Terry Gross in 1997, is being awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday for his humanitarian efforts and acting roles.
Comic Roy Wood Jr. Taps Into America's Psyche On 'The Daily Show'
In 2018, Wood explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest — sometimes in places where he felt unsafe as a black man — prepared him for The Daily Show.
'The Friend' Novelist Grapples With Suicide, Grief And Student-Teacher Relationships
Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award-winning novel is narrated by a woman grieving the suicide of her longtime friend and former writing professor, whom she slept with once.
Host Of The Prison Podcast 'Ear Hustle' Reflects On His 27 Years Behind Bars
Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor started the podcast Ear Hustle when Woods was a prisoner in San Quentin. Woods' sentence was recently commuted, but the two continue to tell stories of life behind bars.