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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.
As New Lynching Memorial Opens, A Look Back On America's History Of Racial Terrorism
by Terry Gross
We listen back to interviews with historian Philip Dray, author of At the Hands of Persons Unknown, and James Allen, who collected postcard "souvenirs" of lynchings for Without Sanctuary.
My Great-Grandfather Narrowly Escaped A Lynch Mob — He Was 11 Years Old
by Mat Johnson
The horror of lynchings has always been a part of my ancestral memory. But knowing the real story of my own family's brush with lynching? It made it real.
'Soul Of America' Makes Sense Of Nation's Present By Examining Its Past
by Dave Davies
Presidential historian Jon Meacham says looking back at times when the nation was divided by partisan fury and racial strife can help shed light on "the politics of the moment."
Ashley Monroe Embraces Countrypolitan Classicism On 'Sparrow'
by Ken Tucker
Critic Ken Tucker says that Monroe's moody new album proves that the singer/songwriter is "working in a space that's almost entirely separate from anyone else in country music right now."
Remembering Abbas, A Photographer Focused On The Religions Of The World
by Terry Gross
The Iranian-born photographer told Fresh Air in 2015 that he was less interested in personal belief than in "what people do in the name of God." Abbas died in Paris on April 25.
Remembering 'Schoolhouse Rock!' Jazz Musician Bob Dorough
by Terry Gross
Dorough, who died Monday, spoke with Terry Gross in 1982 and 1996. The kids who learned from his fun, educational songs probably didn't know what a great jazz pianist, singer and songwriter he was.
'Pops Is Tops' Showcases Louis Armstrong's Rough Voice, Perfect Timing And Wit
by Kevin Whitehead
A new four-disc compilation presents recordings Armstrong made for Verve in 1957. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the album includes a wealth of alternate takes, warm-ups and rehearsal sequences.