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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.
Rep. Mike Johnson is the next Speaker of the House. What do we know about him?
by Tonya Mosley
New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer gives a deeper lens into Johnson, a conservative who refused to certify the 2020 election results. Blitzer also talks the influence of Rep. Jim Jordan.
'Fresh Air' marks the 100th birthday of legendary opera soprano Maria Callas
by Lloyd Schwartz
Widely considered the greatest singing actor in opera history, Callas died in 1977 at the age of 53. Now, several new releases celebrate both her singing and her acting.
'Charlie Chaplin vs. America' explores the accusations that sent a star into exile
by Terry Gross
Author Scott Eyman explains how Chaplin was smeared in the press, scandalized for his affairs with young women, condemned for his alleged communist ties and banned from returning to the U.S.
The Rolling Stones prove surprisingly warm and lively on 'Hackney Diamonds'
by Ken Tucker
The Stones' new album — their first in 18 years — features guests appearances by Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, and offers at least one song that can stand among their very best.
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.