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Fresh Air
Weekdays at 7:00pm
Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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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.
Two books capture the comedic genius of TV legends George Schlatter and Ernie Kovacs
by David Bianculli
Schlatter's autobiography Still Laughing is a compendium of stories about entertainers he's known and worked with. Ernie in Kovacsland is a treasure chest of memorabilia from Kovacs' shows.
Colson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'
by Terry Gross
"My early '70s New York is dingy and grimy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author says. Whitehead's sequel to Harlem Shuffle centers on crime at every level, from small-time crooks to Harlem's elite.
Remembering classical pianist and musical prodigy André Watts
by Terry Gross
Watts, who died July 12, was born in Germany to a Hungarian mother and an African American father. He became famous at age 16 after performing with Leonard Bernstein. Originally broadcast in 1985.
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says patriotism means demanding better of ourselves
by Terry Gross
Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the BLM movement. She recently announced that she will retire after the 2023 Women's World Cup. Originally broadcast in 2020.
Is the TV/film industry collapsing, or just reshaping itself for the future?
by Terry Gross
The entertainment industry is in upheaval. Writers and actors are on strike, and streamers are reckoning with not being profitable. Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw talks about what viewers can expect.
Newly unearthed 1974 session by Clifford Jordan is a striking, one-of-a-kind album
by Kevin Whitehead
The tenor sax player came up in Chicago and toured in the '60s with Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Randy Weston. Jordan's forgotten album, Drink Plenty of Water, mixes singers with a small ensemble.