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Fresh Air Weekend: Celebrating movie icons Steven Spielberg and Carrie Fisher
In 2022, Spielberg describes himself as a fearful kid who found solace in storytelling. In 2016, opened up about Star Wars, the famous gold bikini and her on-set affair co-star with Harrison Ford.
Mitt Romney biographer offers a startling account of dysfunction in the Senate
by Dave Davies
Atlantic writer McKay Coppins spent countless hours with the Utah senator and shares Romney's take on what Republican leaders privately think about Donald Trump. Coppins' book is Romney: A Reckoning.
'Flower Moon' author recounts the conspiracy to murder the Osage people
by Dave Davies
David Grann's 2017 book chronicled how members of the Osage Indian Nation were murdered in the 1920s by white people who wanted to take control of their land. Originally broadcast April 17, 2017.
After a wobbly start, this new 'Frasier' gets better and funnier as it goes along
by David Bianculli
Kelsey Grammer returns in the title role in this Paramount+ series. Despite a less than impressive premiere, Frasier manages to firmly establish its characters, settings and relationships.
How one Christian legal group is shaping policy, from abortion to LGBTQ rights
by Terry Gross
The Alliance Defending Freedom has won 15 Supreme Court cases, including overturning Roe v. Wade. New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick explains the group's influence and their next targets.
'Mr. Texas' author Lawrence Wright takes on the colorful world of Lone Star politics
by Dave Davies
"I love the way that Texans talk," Wright says. His novel centers on a naïve rancher who lucks into a seat in the state legislature, where he meets lobbyists, veteran politicians and power brokers.
'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart says he's braver as a performer than he once was
by Sam Briger
The Star Trek: Picard actor says he's changed his approach over the years: "I am not averse to risk-taking and I don't judge myself. I used to do that so much. " Stewart's new memoir is Making It So.