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April Gibson gave birth to Gregory Bess in 2001.

National

'It's Not A Fairy Tale, It's Not A Failure': A Mother At 16 Conquers Stigma With Love

5:22am January 19, 2018

Until she put her own feelings before the judgments others made about her, April Gibson says she, as a young mother, "felt like I didn't deserve to feel the way women who do the right things do."

"It brings back a lot of shame," Christian Picciolini says of his time fronting a white power punk band. He has since disavowed the white supremacist movement and works to help others disengage from it too.

A Former Neo-Nazi Explains Why Hate Drew Him In — And How He Got Out

2:27pm January 18, 2018

by Dave Davies

Christian Picciolini spent eight years as a member of a violent, white power skinhead group. He eventually withdrew and co-founded a nonprofit to help extremists disengage.

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Johnathon Shillings (left), 28, just completed a five-year sentence and was reunited with his 8-year-old daughter, Victoria. Macario Gonzales, 27, shown with his 2-year-old daughter, Mackelsey, has just started to serve a seven-year sentence in Texas sta

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How To Parent From Prison And Other Advice For Life Inside

10:53pm January 16, 2018

by Jessica Cheung

Johnathon Shillings just got out of prison. He talks to Macario Gonzales Jr., who is currently serving seven years, about how to be the father his daughters deserve — and avoid becoming a target.

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Claire Foy plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix series The Crown. Series creator Peter Morgan says he believes the queen is "naturally a shy, retiring person."

Arts

'The Crown' Creator Sees Britain's Royals As 'Just A Regular Family'

2:23pm January 16, 2018

by Dave Davies

In his Netflix series, Peter Morgan explores the shame, regret and "misdemeanors of the past" that haunt the House of Windsor.

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Lena Waithe is the creator and executive producer of the Showtime series The Chi.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'The Chi' Creator Lena Waithe; 'Mrs. Maisel'; 'Coco' Filmmakers

11:41am January 13, 2018

Waithe says television taught her "how to dream." Critic John Powers reviews the new Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Co-writers and co-directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina discuss Coco.

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'The Chi' Creator Lena Waithe Says Television 'Taught Me How To Dream'

11:00am January 12, 2018

by Terry Gross

Waithe made history in 2017 as the first black woman to win an Emmy for outstanding comedy writing. Now she's lending her voice to a new Showtime series set in the South Side of Chicago.

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Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli says that while a certain amount of memory loss is a natural part of aging, what Alzheimer's patients experience is different.

Fresh Air Weekend: Fighting Alzheimer's Disease; The Golden Age Of Sunday Comics

12:39pm January 06, 2018

Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli predicts "much better treatment" for Alzheimer's in the next decade. Ken Tucker reviews Curtis Harding's Face Your Fear. Cullen Murphy is the author of Cartoon County.

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Rickey Jackson (left) and Eddie Vernon met one-on-one for the first time in 2014, after Eddie corrected his 1975 testimony (given when he was 12) that led to the wrongful conviction of Rickey and two other men.

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He Went To Prison For A Murder He Didn't Commit, Then Met The Man Who Put Him There

11:45am January 05, 2018

Rickey Jackson served nearly four decades of a life sentence. Recently, he sat down with the man whose false testimony led to his wrongful conviction.

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ESPN columnist Jemele Hill attends ESPN The Party on Feb. 5, 2016 in San Francisco.

ESPN's Jemele Hill On Race, Football And That Tweet About Trump

9:17am January 04, 2018

by Gene Demby

The SportsCenter anchor discusses becoming a lightning rod in the culture wars and the flimsy partition between politics and sports.

Margo Price's new album, All American Made, is out now.

Fresh Air Weekend: Margo Price; The Best Books Of 2017; 'Rethinking Infidelity'

12:54pm December 30, 2017

Price sings about the heartache and beauty of small-town America. Critic Maureen Corrigan shares her favorite books of the year. Therapist Esther Perel says marriage standards are changing.

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