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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.
In 'POST-', Avowed Pessimist Jeff Rosenstock Surrenders To Creative Optimism
by Ken Tucker
Critic Ken Tucker says he former ska/punk musician's new record is filled with "angry confusion," but Rosenstock also reveals himself as a singer-songwriter with a gift for delicate melodies.
Remembering Grateful Dead Lyricist And Internet Activist John Perry Barlow
Barlow, who died on Wednesday, was associated with the Grateful Dead since its early days. He went on to become a proponent of a free and open Internet. Originally broadcast in 1996.
With Closed-Circuit TV, Satellites And Phones, Millions Of Cameras Are Watching
by Terry Gross
Journalist Robert Draper writes in National Geographic that the proliferation of cameras focused on the public has led "to the point where we're expecting to be voyeur and exhibitionist 24/7."
Beguiling And Brutal, 'On Body And Soul' Centers On A Slaughterhouse Romance
by Justin Chang
Two lonely people working at a slaughterhouse connect in Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi's film. Reviewer Justin Chang says On Body and Soul is a genteel crowd pleaser that could have been edgier.
Director Dee Rees Explores Racism In Post-War Mississippi In 'Mudbound'
Mudbound follows two families — one white and one black — just before, during and after WWII. Rees' experiences growing up in Nashville, Tenn., informed her film. Originally broadcast Nov. 14, 2017.
Greta Gerwig Takes On Mother-Daughter Love (And Angst) In 'Lady Bird'
"I don't know any woman who has a simple relationship with their mother or with their daughter," Gerwig says. Her film centers on a teen preparing to leave home. Originally broadcast Nov. 16, 2017.