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Fresh Air
Weekdays at 7:00pm
Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
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Fresh Air Weekend: Celebrating movie icons Steven Spielberg and Carrie Fisher
In 2022, Spielberg describes himself as a fearful kid who found solace in storytelling. In 2016, opened up about Star Wars, the famous gold bikini and her on-set affair co-star with Harrison Ford.
Chef Lidia Bastianich looks back on her family's chaotic life in Europe after WWII
by Terry Gross
The James Beard Award-winning chef fled the Italian peninsula of Istria after it was handed over to Communist Yugoslavia following WWII. Her new PBS show is Lidia Celebrates America.
A new CD set captures the 'Greatest Moments' of opera star Renée Fleming
by Lloyd Schwartz
This set features excerpts from most of Flemming's 26 roles at the NYC Met. Fleming's studio recordings have always captured her lovely voice; these live recordings prove her magic on the stage.
Donna Summer: The 'Fresh Air' interview
by Terry Gross
Summer, who died in 2012, is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Love to Love You. In 2003, she spoke to Fresh Air about the origins of the hit song from which the documentary takes its name.
Remembering Chris Strachwitz, the founder of Arhoolie Records
by Terry Gross
Strachwitz, who died May 5, devoted his life to tracking down regional musicians — and recording them in their homes, front porches and beer joints. Originally broadcast in 1990.
Arturo O'Farrill puts piano in the foreground on 'Legacies'
by Kevin Whitehead
Three generations of O'Farrills are represented on this new album, reminding us what tradition is at heart: our ongoing conversation with those who came before us, and those who come after.