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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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'I want to write myself into existence,' says 'Colored Television' author
Danzy Senna was born in 1970, just a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. “Just merely existing as a family was a radical statement at that time,” she says.
All eyes on are 'Wednesday' in this playfully droll 'Addams Family' spinoff
by David Bianculli
The look and tone are perfect — and the characters, settings and subplots are just what you hoped they'd be — in this new Netflix series starring former Disney Channel star Jenna Ortega.
To retire, or not to retire? A journalist goes on quest to figure out what's next
by Dave Davies
Independence Day author Steve Lopez turned the issue of retirement into a reporting project, speaking to geriatric experts, a psychiatrist, a rabbi, plus people who have retired and some who refuse.
Small in scope, Claire Keegan's 'Foster' packs an emotional wallop
by Maureen Corrigan
Keegan is a writer who revels in the suspense of the unspoken, the held breath. Her new novella centers on a nameless young girl whose parents leave her in the care of relatives for the summer.
Yiddish 'Fiddler On The Roof' is a dream come true for its lead actor
by Terry Gross
The Yiddish language production of the musical is back. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directed the original, explain the musical's resonance. Originally broadcast July 10, 2019.
Journalist says Taiwan is a sophisticated democracy that's under threat
by Dave Davies
New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says China has made it increasingly clear that it doesn't recognize Taiwanese sovereignty — leading to increased tensions between China and the U.S.
Life is chaotic. White noise streams can help you tune out (and fall asleep)
by Nick Quah
White noise streams are a kind of sonic wallpaper. For many, they help keep some parts of the brain distracted so that other parts may better focus on things, like writing, studying or sleeping.
'Sopranos' actor Michael Imperioli grapples with guilt and addiction in 'White Lotus'
by Sam Briger
Imperioli plays a sex-addicted Hollywood producer on vacation in Sicily in the HBO show. In 2021, he published Woke Up This Morning, an oral history of The Sopranos based on his podcast.