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Former President Jimmy Carter: The 'Fresh Air' interviews (Part 2)

10:49am January 09, 2025

The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1995, 2001 and 2005 about poetry, Sept. 11 and his concerns about how intertwined politics and religion had become. Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100.

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In the new FX series The Bridge, Diane Kruger stars as a detective investigating a murder along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Arts

'The Bridge:' Mayhem On The Border, With Big Issues At Stake

by David Bianculli

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Personal Record is the second solo album by Eleanor Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces.

Music & Culture

Eleanor Friedberger's 'Personal Record' Examines The Little Things

by Ken Tucker

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In his new memoir, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson describes his life in music — and how he mimicked beats at just 10 months old.

Fresh Air Weekend: Questlove, Elisabeth Moss And 'Claire DeWitt'

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Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have been friends and collaborators since the 1970s. Their new album together is called Old Yellow Moon.

Music & Culture

Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell: Harmonizing To That 'Old Yellow Moon'

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Dustin Hoffman made his directorial debut with the film Quartet. He has starred in such classics as The Graduate, Kramer vs. Kramer and Tootsie.

Arts

'Quartet': Dustin Hoffman, Behind The Camera

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Elisabeth Moss says she's ambivalent about the end of Mad Men, which began in 2007.

Arts

Elisabeth Moss: From Naif To Player On TV's 'Mad Men'

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Armie Hammer stars as the Lone Ranger in a new Disney adaptation.

Arts

'The Lone Ranger': Summer Fun With Manifest Destiny

by David Edelstein

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One of the attorneys in the California Proposition 8 case, David Boies (center), speaks outside the Supreme Court as he's surrounded by plaintiffs in the case, couples Paul Katami (from left) and Jeff Zarrillo, and Sandy Stier and Kris Perry.

Reporter: In Court Rulings, Roberts Takes Long-Term Approach

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Novelist Sara Gran also writes for the HBO show Southland.

Books
Arts

American Mystery Finds A New Voice On 'The Bohemian Highway'

by Maureen Corrigan

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Jerry Lee Lewis shot to fame in the 1950s with hits such as "A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire."

Music & Culture

Jerry Lee Lewis: Live, Singing As If Life Depended On It

by Ed Ward

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Bill Hader was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Stefon on Saturday Night Live.

Arts

Bill Hader On Sketch Comedy, Classic Hollywood

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Pamina (Amy Carson) and Tamino (Joseph Kaiser) in Kenneth Branagh's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute.

Branagh Imagines Mozart's 'Magic Flute' In Wartime

by Lloyd Schwartz

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