Fresh Air

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is

Episodes

Total: 384

Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon
2024/8/2
9 chapters Transcribed

We go into the Fresh Air archive to remember two remarkable women: Bernice Johnson Reagon w

Brittany Howard On Prince, Break-Up Songs, And Her Haunted House
2024/8/1
9 chapters Transcribed

Grammy-winning singer, guitarist and producer Brittany Howard fronted the band Alabama Shakes before

The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything
2024/7/31
5 chapters Transcribed

In 1982, eight science fiction films were released within eight weeks of each other: E.T.,

How 'Hacks' Comes Together — Over Email
2024/7/30
5 chapters Transcribed

Paul W. Downs co-created the HBO Max show with his wife, Lucia Aniello and their friend and collabor

Comic Nikki Glaser Doesn't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Be Roasted
2024/7/29
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The comic made headlines after the roast of Tom Brady. She spoke with Terry Gross about finding the

Best Of: 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu / Stunt Performer-Turned-Filmmaker David Leitch
2024/7/27
4 chapters Transcribed

Jon M. Chu, the director of Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights is now directing

Remembering Comic Bob Newhart
2024/7/26
4 chapters Transcribed

We remember comic and actor Bob Newhart, who died last week at the age of 94. In his stand-up comedy

Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War?
2024/7/25
10 chapters Transcribed

Hezbollah, the militant group based in Lebanon, shares Hamas' goal of destroying the state of Israel

'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity
2024/7/24
5 chapters Transcribed

Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the k

The Dictator Playbook
2024/7/23
8 chapters Transcribed

Autocracy, Inc. author Anne Applebaum says today's dictators — including Putin and Xi — are

A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade
2024/7/22
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Filmmaker and stunt coordinator David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his s

Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson
2024/7/20
5 chapters Transcribed

Humorist/writer Shalom Auslander's new memoir is a satirical look at all the ways a sense of "feh,"

Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth
2024/7/19
5 chapters Transcribed

We remember actress Shelley Duvall, who died at the age of 75. Best-known for her role in The Sh

Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck'
2024/7/18
7 chapters Transcribed

Humorist Shalom Auslander has written for decades about growing up in a dysfunctional household with

The Impossible American Dream
2024/7/17
10 chapters Transcribed

PBS FRONTLINE documentarians Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes spent 34 years following two working-c

Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor
2024/7/16
5 chapters Transcribed

Julianne Nicholson says when strangers recognize her on the street, they're never quite sure how the

Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters
2024/7/15
6 chapters Transcribed

We talk about the weapon the shooter used in the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship
2024/7/13
5 chapters Transcribed

Taffy Brodesser-Akner's new novel, Long Island Compromise, centers on the kidnapping of a r

Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne
2024/7/12
5 chapters Transcribed

Martin Mull, who died June 27, appeared in the 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and

Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties
2024/7/11
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David Madland of the Center for American Progress says new, "good" jobs are on the rise, but many of