Interviews

Ya Kaka, left, and Hauwa, right, who were captured by Boko Haram in 2014, pose with Statue of Liberty impersonators in Times Square.

Abducted By Boko Haram, Now Posing With Lady Liberty In Times Square

1:14pm March 21, 2018

by Natalie Jacewicz

Hauwa and Ya Kaka aren't typical teens. This month they came to the U.S. to speak up for the thousands of abductees still being held. But they also made time for tourist fun.

Forget Wealth And Neighborhood. The Racial Income Gap Persists

11:07pm March 19, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

A new study finds that the gap is actually largest in America's wealthiest neighborhoods, challenging widely-held beliefs about the relative impacts of class and race on life outcomes.

A supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin campaigns for him in Red Square in central Moscow.

World News

After Election Landslide, It's Putin's Russia (More Than Ever)

11:05pm March 19, 2018

Vladimir Putin wanted a mandate to govern, and got it, with 76 percent of the vote. He will use the next six years to advance his mission: cementing Russia's role as a major player on the world stage.

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Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras interviews Amara La Negra over lunch.

Music & Culture

Amara La Negra On Her Roots, Miami Reality And Barbecue

4:50pm March 19, 2018

by Felix Contreras

Over a plate of Texas barbecue, Alt.Latino spoke with this fast-rising Afro-Latinx artist from Miami in the midst of her unforgiving South By Southwest schedule.

Maryangel Garcia Ramos, 32, is a disability activist from Mexico.

Don't Call This Rebel On Wheels An 'Angel From Above'

7:00am March 18, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Maryangel Garcia Ramos, a Mexican disability activist, isn't afraid to call out TV execs, rock out in front of the stage at a Killers concert and stand up to her country's machismo culture.

Luis Alberto Urrea was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his 2004 book The Devil's Highway: A True Story, about a group of Mexican men who cross the border into the United States.

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Luis Alberto Urrea; Personal Essayist Tim Kreider

10:15am March 17, 2018

Urrea's new novel borrows from the story of his brother, who died of cancer. Kevin Whitehead reviews a box set by the late pianist Teddy Wilson. Kreider discusses Because I Love You.

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Mohammad Ashraf Faridi (left) with his son, Muhammad Faridi, at a StoryCorps interview in New York City.

'Hey, Taxi Boy': A Son On The Lessons He Learned From His Cabdriver Dad

5:09am March 16, 2018

In this StoryCorps conversation, a New York lawyer revisits pivotal moments with his Pakistani father. Their starkly different roads have brought them to similar conclusions about life.

Books
Arts

From The 'Fresh Air' Archives: Eddie Bunker, Who Honed His Writing Craft In Prison

2:05pm March 14, 2018

Bunker, who died in 2005, spent 18 years in prison before becoming a successful writer. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1985 film Runaway Train, which helped launch the career of actor Danny Trejo.

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John Oliver's HBO show, Last Week Tonight, returned for its fifth season in February.

Fresh Air Weekend: John Oliver; Transgender Activist Sarah McBride

10:22am March 10, 2018

Oliver dives into often obscure stories on Last Week Tonight. Justin Chang reviews A Wrinkle in Time. McBride is the spokesperson for the LGBTQ rights organization the Human Rights Campaign.

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Lora Koenig with her son in the field at Russell Glacier in Greenland in 2011.

Arts

'Mommy, You Can Do That': Navigating Work-Life Balance Thousands Of Miles From Home

12:51pm March 09, 2018

Zoe Courville and Lora Koenig, colleagues and fellow climate scientists, spend weeks at a time away from their families doing research. At StoryCorps, they talk about their struggles as working moms.

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