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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair And subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Fresh Air Weekly, to get interview highlights, staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and the week's interviews and reviews all in one place. Sign up at www.whyy.org/freshair

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair And subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Fresh Air Weekly, to get interview highlights, staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and the week's interviews and reviews all in one place. Sign up at www.whyy.org/freshair

 

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A look at new barriers at the ballot box

The rules of the midterms are being rewritten, from redistricting to campaign money. Mothe... more

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Legendary record producer & manager Peter Asher

Asher remembers when Paul McCartney and John Lennon played “I Want to Hold Your Hand” for ... more

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Writer Rachel Aviv explores the complexity of the mother-daughter bond

‘New Yorker’ staff writer Rachel Aviv spent years reporting stories about mothers and daug... more

06 Jul 2026

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Best Of: Tennis stars Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova / American Culture Wars

The two most famous women’s tennis champions of their generation, Chris Evert and Martina ... more

04 Jul 2026

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04 Jul 2026


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Steven Spielberg

After making ‘ET’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Steven Sp... more

03 Jul 2026

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03 Jul 2026


#295

Writer Kennedy Ryan uses romance novels as a vehicle for discourse

The romance books Kennedy Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like ... more

02 Jul 2026

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The “bullies of the tick world” are on the hunt

The lone star tick seeks out its blood meal and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy ... more

01 Jul 2026

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#293

Banned books, shocking art & the birth of the culture wars

“The culture wars have completely eaten America,” says author Isaac Butler. His new book, ... more

30 Jun 2026

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30 Jun 2026


#292

Tennis rivals Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova team up against cancer

Once the most successful women’s tennis champions of their generation, Evert and Navratilo... more

29 Jun 2026

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29 Jun 2026


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Best Of: Laverne Cox /Comic Ali Siddiq

For over a decade, Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible trans women in America. In... more

27 Jun 2026

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27 Jun 2026


#290

Remembering master of the TV sitcom, James Burrows

We remember one of the most sought-after directors in television, James Burrows. He died J... more

26 Jun 2026

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26 Jun 2026


#289

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith turns to her family’s history for inspiration

For more than 50 years, Anna Deavere Smith has pioneered a type of theater built from real... more

25 Jun 2026

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25 Jun 2026


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"Masculinsim" goes mainstream: a movement to fight feminism

Masculinism is a belief that feminism emasculates men, and men should be in control while ... more

24 Jun 2026

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24 Jun 2026


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Wendell Pierce is a proud journeyman actor

Wendell Pierce is working as hard as ever. He says he's motivated by the "ticking clock of... more

23 Jun 2026

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#286

Laverne Cox

For more than a decade, actor Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible trans women in ... more

22 Jun 2026

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Best Of: A family split by race / Eddie Glaude Jr. on America at 250

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole family roots inspired New Orleanian journalist Susan Saulny to resea... more

20 Jun 2026

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20 Jun 2026


#284

The collapse of Freedman’s Bank / Remembering Abdullah Ibrahim

‘In Savings and Trust,’ historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's B... more

19 Jun 2026

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19 Jun 2026


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Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret

Siddiq grew up in Houston with a largely absent father. In his new stand-up special, he pa... more

18 Jun 2026

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18 Jun 2026


#282

An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland

New Yorker writer Ben Taub tells Dave Davies that while the idea of acquiring Greenland is... more

17 Jun 2026

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17 Jun 2026


#281

Remembering the nation's 'Lost Founder'

Jesse Wegman talks to Dave Davies about James Wilson. A brilliant lawyer who helped craft ... more

16 Jun 2026

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16 Jun 2026