Interviews

Ron Riveira, 42, a retired Navy corpsman and a medic for the Marines, with retired Army medic Jason Deitch, 44, in Concord, Calif. The two crossed paths while they were deployed overseas and reconnected back in the states.

For Veteran, Hospice Care Work Connects Him To Family

2:16pm November 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

Ron Riveira, who served in the Navy and Marines, now does hospice care for vets and says it allows him to help people like his grandparents. "Every time I go into a home, I see a piece of my family."

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Scottish actor David Tennant stars as a grizzled detective in the BBC's Broadchurch and also the new American adaptation, Gracepoint.

Arts

A Crime Drama Crosses The Atlantic And Detective David Tennant Is On The Case

6:24pm November 11, 2014

by NPR Staff

Tennant stars as the same grizzled detective in BBC's Broadchurch and FOX's Gracepoint. It was "too unusual an opportunity to turn down," he says.

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Aasif Mandvi, best known as The Daily Show's senior Muslim correspondent, has written a new book called No Land's Man.

Fresh Air Weekend: Helene Cooper On Ebola, 'Interstellar' Review, Aasif Mandvi

12:06pm November 08, 2014

New York Times' Cooper talks about reporting on Ebola in Liberia; David Edelstein reviews Interstellar; Mandvi discusses his new essay collection No Land's Man.

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Books
Arts

Anjelica Huston Tells Her 'Story' Of Growing Up With A Director Dad

1:26pm November 07, 2014

The actor's new memoir, A Story Lately Told, covers her early life growing up in Ireland, the daughter of director John Huston. In 1969, the two collaborated on a film, and it was disastrous.

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Joanna Ebenstein, founder of the Morbid Anatomy Museum, with a taxidermy two-headed duckling.

For Morbid Anatomy Museum Founder, Spooky Things Are Life's Work

12:03pm October 31, 2014

by NPR Staff

Joanna Ebenstein, and her father, recall her lifelong fascination with stomach-turning body parts, among other things.

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Jeffrey Tambor plays Maura in the new Amazon series Transparent. Jill Soloway says she cast Tambor in the role because everyone knows Tambor as a "dad figure."

Arts

Funny, Dirty, Sad: The 'Holy Trinity' For 'Transparent' Creator Jill Soloway

11:52am October 31, 2014

When writer Jill Soloway's father came out as a trans woman, Soloway says, it was a huge relief. And it helped her create the series Transparent about "boundaries, legacy, gender, family."

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Feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian, seen here filming her Tropes vs. Women web series, recently canceled a talk at Utah State University after the school received threats of a mass shooting at the event.

One Feminist Critic's Battle With Gaming's Darker Side

1:35pm October 29, 2014

by NPR Staff

This week, Anita Sarkeesian, known for her series critiquing the portrayal of women in video games, canceled a talk at Utah State University after the school received a threat of a mass shooting.

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In Birdman, Ed Norton (right) plays a talented but pretentious actor in a Broadway play being directed by an actor he disrespects (Michael Keaton, left) for having starred in a series of Birdman superhero films.

Fresh Air Weekend: Ed Norton, Nostaglic DVD Releases, America's Test Kitchen

1:30pm October 25, 2014

Norton talks about making Birdman; new box-set DVD releases are aimed at baby boomers and Gen X-ers; The Cook's Illustrated Meat Book gives tips on how to shop for, store, season and cook meat.

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Arts

Ed Norton On 'Birdman,' Wes Anderson And Why $40 Makes Him Proud

3:00pm October 22, 2014

Making Birdman "was one of the most creatively satisfying experiences I've had," Norton says. He also talks about why Anderson's films are deep and getting royalties for the music in Death to Smoochy.

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"Whatever it is you want to change about yourself, now is the time to change it" Ã¢ÂÂ Meg Jay

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Making The Most Of Your Twenties: Meg Jay Answers Your Questions

9:10am October 21, 2014

by NPR/TED Staff

Psychologist Meg Jay answers your questions on making the most of your twenties — the developmental sweet spot — that defines the rest of your life.