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Fresh Air Weekend: Jesse Eisenberg; Pamela Anderson
Eisenberg's film A Real Pain follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland. Anderson's role on Baywatch made her a global sex symbol in the '90s. Now she's starring in The Last Showgirl.
'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2' Is Overlong And Void Of Suspense
by David Edelstein
Marvel returns to its Guardians superheroes in this sequel, but the resulting film is lacking. Critic David Edelstein calls Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 "a big mess — with dumb jokes."
Manic And Depressed, 'I Didn't Like Who I Was,' Says Comic Chris Gethard
Gethard's one-man show Career Suicide, which debuts Saturday on HBO, is a comedy about "suicide, depression, alcoholism and all the other funniest parts of life." Originally broadcast Oct. 24, 2016.
For Israeli-Born Chef, Hummus And 'Tehina' Are A Bridge To Home
Michael Solomonov won the James Beard Foundation's award for outstanding chef the year. He says his life work is connecting people to the food of his homeland. Originally broadcast Oct. 6, 2015.
Trump's Fitness To Serve Is 'Officially Part Of The Discussion In Congress'
New Yorker writer Evan Osnos discusses the likelihood that impeachment or the 25th Amendment will be used to remove Donald Trump from office.
A Salute To Filmmaker Jonathan Demme's Early TV Work
by David Bianculli
In 1982, Demme directed Who Am I This Time?, an hour-long comedy-drama for the PBS anthology series American Playhouse. TV critic David Bianculli says the show deserves to be remembered and watched.
For Richard Ford, Memoir Is A Chance To 'Tell The Unthinkable'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist revisits the lives and deaths of his parents in his new memoir, Between Them. "As much as they loved me, an only child, they loved each other more," he says.