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Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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Celebrating movie icons: Samuel Jackson
by Terry Gross
In this 2000 interview, the Pulp Fiction star remembered watching movies in segregated theaters. Though he often plays tough guys he said, in real life, "I don't walk around looking for trouble."
In 1970, Miles Davis Played Four Sets For A New Audience
by Kevin Whitehead
That June, Miles Davis played four nights at the New York rock palace Fillmore East. Those performances are now out in full for the first time.
Fresh Air Weekend: Glenn Greenwald, 'Godzilla' And Todd Barry
Greenwald says he "erred on the side of excess caution" when writing about Edward Snowden's NSA leaks; David Edelstein reviews the latest Godzilla; and Barry tries a new stand-up strategy.
'Godzilla': A Fire-Breathing Behemoth Returns To The Big Screen
by David Edelstein
In the Japanese original, he was a thinly disguised symbol of the atom bomb, but in later films he fought other giant monsters and even space aliens. The latest Godzilla is directed by Gareth Edwards.
Former Ambassador To Russia: Putin Has No Master Plan For Ukraine
Michael McFaul, ambassador to Russia from January 2012 to February 2014, says, "I've never seen [Putin] devote a speech to the necessity of reuniting Crimea with Russia. That came only recently."
Greenwald On NSA Leaks: 'We've Erred On The Side Of Excess Caution'
Journalist Glenn Greenwald says he and his team weighed the public's interest against the potential harm to innocent people when deciding how many of Edward Snowden's leaked documents to make public.
'Penny Dreadful' Is Wonderful, But 'Rosemary's Baby' Is Dreadful
by David Bianculli
Critic David Bianculli reviews the two new TV programs in the horror genre competing for viewers and attention: NBC's modern-day remake of Rosemary's Baby and Showtime's Victorian Penny Dreadful.
'Frontline' Doc Explores How Sept. 11 Created Today's NSA
PBS looks at the origins of the agency's surveillance program and the extraordinary steps top government officials took to give it legal cover and keep it hidden.
'God's Pocket' Is Horrifying, Humanist And Heartbreaking
by David Edelstein
Many people will find God's Pocket depressing, but once you get past the despair and carnage it's full of life. In one of his last film roles, Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as hapless Mickey Scarpato.