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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.
Exposing the secretive company at the forefront of facial recognition technology
by Terry Gross
NYT reporter Kashmir Hill says Clearview AI has a database of billions of photos scraped from the internet, which it sells to governments and police departments. Her book is Your Face Belongs To Us.
Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell plays tracks from 'The Returner'
by Terry Gross
Russell talks and sings about the physical and sexual abuse she endured from her racist adoptive father — and about how she learned she was worthy of being loved.
Celebrating jazz great Sam Rivers, on what would have been his 100th birthday
by Kevin Whitehead
The composer and multi-instrumentalist from El Reno, Okla., played blues, bebop, big-band music and free jazz — and sometimes a mix of everything. Rivers also gave other musicians a place to play.
From 'Almost Famous' to definitely famous, Billy Crudup is enjoying his new TV roles
by Dave Davies
Crudup plays a cynical TV executive in the Apple TV+ The Morning Show, now in its third season. He also stars as a fast-talking salesman in Hello, Tomorrow! Originally broadcast March 20, 2023.
'Swingtime for Hitler' explores the Nazis use of jazz as a propaganda tool
by Terry Gross
Hitler's Germany banned jazz, which was deemed degenerate music made by Jews and Black people. But NPR host Scott Simon says the Nazis repurposed jazz abroad to weaken British and American resolve.