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'Fresh Air' speaks with 3 people depicted in the Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown'
by Terry Gross
In 2008, Suze Rotolo reflected on being Dylan's girlfriend and muse. Folk singer Joan Baez spoke to Terry Gross in 1987. In 1998, Al Kooper looked back on his time as a session musician with Dylan.
Holiday songs from Cher and the Cowsills bring warmth and cheer to the season
by Ken Tucker
Every year, a sleigh-full of Christmas music gets released. Cher and the Cowsills came to prominence in the '60s, but they still possess the distinctive sounds that brought them their initial success.
Remembering Norman Lear, creator of 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'
Lear, who died Dec. 5, used humor to address racism and politics. Terry Gross spoke with Lear in 2014; Good Times actor Esther Rolle in 1983; and All in the Family director John Rich in 2006.
Why a second Trump administration may be more radical than the first
by Tonya Mosley
New York Times reporter Charlie Savage says Trump has a plan — and potentially the backing — to purge the federal bureaucracy, which he disparages as "a deep state that's filled with villains."
Saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi's recipe for music is 'Extra Extra' on this new album
by Kevin Whitehead
No matter how much (or little) pre-planning occurs, the success of improvised music hinges on the chemistry of the players. In Extra Extra, Bergonzi's crew creates in the moment, without distractions.
'Rustin' star Colman Domingo says the civil rights activist has been a 'North Star'
by Terry Gross
Domingo plays Bayard Rustin, who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, but was forced into the background because he was gay. Domingo also stars as the abusive husband in The Color Purple.