Fresh Air
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Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.
Fresh Air Weekend: Tilda Swinton; Adrien Brody
Swinton plays a woman dying of cancer in The Room Next Door. Justin Chang reviews Hard Truths. Brody drew on his family's immigration story for his role in The Brutalist.
'Fresh Air' marks the final season of 'Succession,' with Cox, Culkin and Macfadyen
Brian Cox plays family patriarch Logan Roy on the HBO series, Kieran Culkin is his youngest, most immature son, and Matthew Macfayden is the put-upon son-in-law. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2022.
Remembering Frank Griswold, an Episcopal bishop who championed gay rights
by Terry Gross
Griswold, who died March 5, presided over the ordination of the church's first openly gay bishop. That was one of the issues which nearly caused a schism in the church. Originally broadcast in 2006.
NYC drag queen Linda Simpson reflects on the scene that set the stage for RuPaul
by Terry Gross
Linda Simpson performed in and chronicled the drag scene in the '80s and '90s, taking some 5,000 photos of performers. She calls Tennessee's anti-drag legislation "ridiculous."
Netflix's political thriller 'The Night Agent' sticks to the formula
by John Powers
An FBI agent in a dead-end job suddenly finds himself in the middle of a huge conspiracy. This new 10-part series is a cross between a paranoid thriller from the '70s and a twisty TV show like 24.
Songs by Iris DeMent, Sunny War and Margo Price speak urgently to the current moment
by Ken Tucker
Whether it's the folk-protest music of DeMent, the cutting-edge blues of War or the hard-charging Americana of Price, these three artists create music that stands out.