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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.
Wayne Shorter's 'Emanon' Is An Oversized, Mixed-Media Jazz Event
by Kevin Whitehead
Decades after he changed modern music as member of Miles Davis' 1960s quintet, and then as co-founder of the band Weather Report, Shorter continues to break ground with a new triple album.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Examines The 'Unspoken Alliance' Between Science And War
by Dave Davies
In his new book, Accessory to War, the astrophysicist argues that people who work in his field are often complicit to military development — despite being overwhelmingly liberal and anti-war.
Did A Real-Life Kidnapping Inspire Nabokov's 'Lolita'?
by Maureen Corrigan
Sarah Weinman's The Real Lolita offers a compelling argument that Nabokov's 1955 novel had its roots in the 1948 abduction of 11-year-old Sally Horner — despite the author's claim to the contrary.
A Child's Best Interest Is The Subject Of Complex Debate In 'The Children Act'
by Justin Chang
A new — and nuanced — legal drama features Emma Thompson as a family court judge trying to determine whether a minor can be forced to undergo a blood transfusion against his will.
For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind
by Terry Gross
The Turtles All The Way Down author says OCD "starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have." Originally broadcast Oct. 19, 2017.
Claire Tomalin Moves 'Between The Trivial And The Tragic' In 'A Life Of My Own'
by Terry Gross
After writing biographies of Charles Dickens and Mary Wollstonecraft, Tomalin turned to memoir. Her new work tells of her conflicting desires to have children and to lead a meaningful working life.