Interviews

John Green's previous books include The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns.

Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist John Green; 'Her Body and Other Parties'; 'Why We Sleep'

10:17am October 28, 2017

Green says OCD is like an "invasive weed" inside his mind. Critic John Powers reviews Carmen Maria Machado's new short story collection. Scientist Matthew Walker talks about the importance of sleep.

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Greg and Lynne Houston shared the story of their unconventional courtship with StoryCorps in McLeansville, N.C.

They Fell In Love For Life, After She Got Over All The Death

11:08am October 27, 2017

In 1992, when Lynne Houston first laid eyes on the man who would become her husband, he was wearing a white gown with blood all over it. The then-waitress dropped the food she was delivering and ran.

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The shoes Misty Jones wore the night of the Las Vegas shooting. "These shoes carried me on the most important run of my life...for my life," Jones wrote in a Facebook post.

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Las Vegas Survivor Discusses Life After Shooting

7:58pm October 21, 2017

Many witnesses to the Las Vegas shooting are still dealing with the emotional toll. NPR's Lakshmi Singh spoke survivor Misty Jones, who was uninjured, but thinks about the traged every day.

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Ban The Box: What This New Law Means For Potential Employees With A Criminal Record

5:57pm October 21, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

A law in California took effect preventing companies from requiring job applicants to disclose criminal histories. NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks with National Employment Law Project attorney Beth Avery.

A Look A The Health Crisis In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

5:55pm October 21, 2017

A month after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, millions of residents still don't have access to electricity or proper healthcare, and bacteria in the water has exposed many people to disease.

Film 'Te Ata' Tells Real Life Story Of Prolific Native American Performer

5:55pm October 21, 2017

Te Ata is about the true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a Chickasaw storyteller who was born and raised in the Chickasaw Nation. She became one of the greatest Native American performers ever.

A 3-year-old Amy Tan appears with her brother Peter in this 1955 family photo. Peter died in 1967 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Amy Tan; 'Death In The Air'; Director Noah Baumbach

10:14am October 21, 2017

Tan discusses her experiences with family and fate. Maureen Corrigan reviews Kate Winkler Dawson's book about London's Great Smog of 1952. Baumbach's new film mixes comedy with deep emotional pain.

"I'm meant to make people happy. That's my job," says Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.

Fresh Air Weekend: Jimmy Fallon; Thelonious Monk At 100; David Mendelsohn's 'Odyssey'

2:26pm October 14, 2017

Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon says he has a tendency to smile "too much." Kevin Whitehead discusses Monk's enduring music. Mendelsohn talks about experiencing Homer's epic with his aging father.

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Ronald Clark, 83, and his daughter, Jamilah, 47, at StoryCorps in New York City.

How Living In A Library Gave One Man 'The Thirst Of Learning'

3:03pm October 13, 2017

Ronald Clark's father was a live-in custodian at a New York City library. Clark tells his daughter about growing up surrounded by stacks of books — and how that shaped the man he would become.

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A memorial had been set up for the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting, which left 58 people dead and nearly 500 injured.

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Salesman Who Sold A Shotgun To Las Vegas Shooter: 'Could I Have Stopped This? No'

12:29pm October 08, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Authorities have identified 47 firearms owned by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock. Chris Michel says he sold a shotgun to Paddock, who had visited his gun store several times.

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