Interviews

Actress Anika Noni Rose stars in the new BET series, The Quad, as president of a fictional HBCU.

Arts

30 Years After 'A Different World,' 'The Quad' Brings HBCU Life Back To TV

6:41pm February 04, 2017

by NPR Staff

Actress Anika Noni Rose discusses her new show The Quad. The series follows success and scandal on the campus of a fictional historically black university.

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A photo of a patient receiving care in the hospital.

Fresh Air Weekend: Director Jim Jarmusch; 'The Salesman'; 'Modern Death'

11:14am February 04, 2017

Jarmusch's new movie Paterson was inspired by William Carlos Williams' epic poem. Film critic David Edelstein reviews The Salesman. Dr. Haider Warraich discusses the pitfalls of extending life.

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Laotian Gen. Vang Pao, seen here calling in air strikes against suspected Communist positions from the Long Cheng Command Post in January 1972, led an army of Hmong tribesmen to fight against Communist insurgents backed by the North Vietnamese. A CIA-led

How The U.S. War In Laos Was Key To The 'Birth Of A Military CIA'

2:57pm January 30, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

A new book by Joshua Kurlantzick examines how the U.S. involvement in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s transformed the CIA from an intelligence-gathering organization into a war-fighting one.

A guard stands outside the Survival Condo Project, the site of an underground luxury apartment complex north of Wichita, Kan.

Fresh Air Weekend: Silicon Valley Survivalists; An LSD Memoir; 'Manchester' Director

11:37am January 28, 2017

Journalist Evan Osnos talks about tech executives who are prepping for doomsday. Maureen Corrigan reviews A Really Good Day. Director Kenneth Lonergan discusses Manchester By The Sea.

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Arts

Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, The Smart, Comic Actress Who Inspired A Generation

2:56pm January 27, 2017

Moore, who died Wed. at the age of 80, played a single professional woman on the 1970s show named after her, and became beloved for her role on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Originally broadcast in 1995.

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Ed Roy, 63, and Mary Johnson-Roy, 64, were married in 2015. Both had sons die. "I'm grateful to have someone there that has experienced the same thing I have," Mary tells Ed at StoryCorps in Minneapolis.

National

In Marriage, A Bond Of Love, Loss And Light

5:01am January 27, 2017

by NPR Staff

After forgiving and befriending her son's killer, Mary Johnson-Roy started sharing her story in local churches. That's where she met her future husband, Ed Roy, who also lost a son to murder.

Gallaudet University President Roberta Cordano speaks using American Sign Language in her office in Washington, D.C. She is the first Deaf woman president at the university.

Gallaudet President Navigates From World Of Hearing To Sound Leadership Of The Deaf

2:27pm January 21, 2017

by Parth Shah

Roberta Cordano is the first Deaf woman to lead Gallaudet University, the world's only liberal arts university for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Fresh Air Weekend: School Segregation; A Return To Prayer; Actress Rachel Bloom

12:35pm January 21, 2017

Writer Nikole Hannah-Jones says "individual choices" contribute to school segregation. Muslim comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh turned to prayer after Trump's election. Bloom discusses Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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Jeff Bridges (shown with Gil Birmingham) plays an aging Texas ranger investigating a series of small-town bank robberies in Hell or High Water.

Fresh Air Weekend: Jeff Bridges; Netflix' 'Unfortunate Events'; Sportscaster Joe Buck

12:11pm January 14, 2017

Jeff Bridges says his actor dad always brought joy to the set. David Bianculli reviews A Series Of Unfortunate Events. Hall-of-fame broadcaster Joe Buck discusses his new memoir, Lucky Bastard.

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Remembering Celebrated Indian Actor Om Puri, Star Of 'East Is East'

1:23pm January 13, 2017

Puri, who died last Friday in Mumbai, appeared in more than 300 movies, including the British film, My Son the Fanatic. Originally broadcast in 2000.

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