Interviews

Fresh Air Weekend: White Nationalists And Trump; Baseball's Intangibles; Alison Brie

12:25pm September 12, 2015

Reporter Evan Osnos discusses Donald Trump's appeal to white-rights groups. Baseball writer Lonnie Wheeler talks about the intangibles of winning. Alison Brie talks about her start in show business.

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Comedian Chris Gethard's show brings a wild, unplanned public-access sensibility to mainstream cable television. But that spontaneity can attract trolls.

Arts

A Comedian And An Angry Kid Find An Unexpected Connection On Twitter

3:21pm September 08, 2015

by David Greene

When you're yelling on the Internet, it's hard to remember that there's a real person on the receiving end. But comedian Chris Gethard recently connected with a kid who sent him a foul-mouthed tweet.

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Arts

Louis C.K. On Life And Stand-Up: 'I Live In Service For My Kids'

1:00pm September 07, 2015

The star of the FX series Louie talks about the pain of his first-ever open mic experience and the "massive gift" of taking care of others before himself. Originally broadcast April 28, 2015.

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Jonathan Franzen is also the author of Freedom and the essay collection How To Be Alone.

Fresh Air Weekend: Jonathan Franzen; The History Of The Autism Spectrum

1:04pm September 05, 2015

The author of The Corrections and the new novel Purity likens writing to losing himself in a dream. Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans shaped our current understanding of autism.

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Oliver Sacks was an author, physician and a professor of neurology at the New York University School of Medicine.

Oliver Sacks: A Neurologist At The 'Intersection Of Fact And Fable'

7:52am September 01, 2015

The neurologist, who died Sunday, saw "infinitely moving, dramatic, romantic situations" during his decades studying the human brain. Fresh Air remembers Sacks with two interviews from 1985 and 2012.

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Alison Bechdel is the author of the long-running syndicated comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For.

Fresh Air Weekend: Alison Bechdel's 'Fun Home'; 'Blackout' Drunkenness

12:04pm August 29, 2015

Lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel talks about how her dad's closeted homosexuality affected her. Sarah Hepola examines how alcohol fit in with — and distorted — her idea of being an empowered woman.

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Ronda Rousey celebrates her most recent Ultimate Fighting Championship win on Aug. 1, shortly after knocking out Bethe Correia in just over half a minute.

Sports

From Quiet Kid To Trash-Talking Titan: Ronda Rousey's Year Speaks For Itself

6:44pm August 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

The fighter has won her last three title bouts in under a minute, published a popular memoir and starred in two blockbuster films. All in a year's work for one of the most dominant athletes alive.

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Trump Is No Conservative, Says Conservative Pundit Glenn Beck

3:05pm August 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

The rise of Donald Trump as a Republican presidential candidate has surprised many pundits, but not conservative commentator Glenn Beck. "He is saying the populist things," Beck says.

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Larry Wilmore is the host of The Nightly Show, a satirical news show that airs on Comedy Central.

Fresh Air Weekend: Larry Wilmore; 'Best Of Enemies'; Lily Tomlin

11:44am August 22, 2015

The host of The Nightly Show talks about his show's first 100 episodes. Critic John Powers weighs in on the 1968 Buckley-Vidal debates. Lily Tomlin discusses great roles, old cars and coming out.

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A long legacy in global health: Former President Jimmy Carter has worked to end neglected diseases since 1982. Here he sits with former South African President Nelson Mandela at a ceremony in Soweto, celebrating a new AIDS project in 2002.

What Jimmy Carter Did After His 'Involuntary Retirement'

6:01pm August 20, 2015

by Diane Cole

The former president is now fighting cancer. For the past 30 years, he has fought to wipe out diseases that plague millions of people. The efforts have brought one parasite to the edge of eradication.