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Trump's 2nd-term foreign policy includes power plays in Greenland, Panama and beyond
by Dave Davies
N.Y. Times journalist David Sanger says Trump's idea of America first is now less isolationism, more expansionism. He expects changes in the approach to Russia, China and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
Accordionist Interprets French Waltz Tradition In 'Musette Explosion'
Will Holshouser has played all kinds of music on the accordion, including Cajun, avant garde jazz and indie rock. He joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross in her studio to play features from his new album.
'We Have Learned Absolutely Nothing': Tom Magliozzi On Decades Of 'Car Talk'
"People say, 'Tell us about radio!' " Magliozzi told Fresh Air in 2001. "We have no idea. We sit in front of the microphones and we know nothing about radio." The Car Talk co-host died Monday at 77.
Anjelica Huston Tells Her 'Story' Of Growing Up With A Director Dad
The actor's new memoir, A Story Lately Told, covers her early life growing up in Ireland, the daughter of director John Huston. In 1969, the two collaborated on a film, and it was disastrous.
Lee Ann Womack Scales Back And Goes Traditional And Moody
by Ken Tucker
Womack, who had the hit "I Hope You Dance," hasn't released a new album since 2008. The sound of her new album The Way I'm Livin' is different from the country music dominating the industry.
'Interstellar': A Good Old-Fashioned Chunk Of Sci-Fi Silliness
by David Edelstein
Christopher Nolan's film stars Matthew McConaughey as an astronaut who takes his ship through a wormhole to another galaxy to find a home for earth's inhabitants. It's cool, awe-inspiring and goofy.
'Merry Widow' Operetta: Stage Versus Screen
by Lloyd Schwartz
The Metropolitan Opera will be celebrating New Year's Eve with Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow in a new production starring soprano Fleming. But its greatest incarnations have been on film.