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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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Best Of: Michael Shannon / ‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn

Michael Shannon understands he’s associated with some intense, menacing characters he’s pl... more

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Remembering Architect Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry, whose steel and titanium curved structures seemed more like sculptures than b... more

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A Courtside Look At NBA Legends, From Jordan To Kobe

Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson and sports journalist Sam Smith talk about the stars... more

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Can The Lessons Of 1929 Prevent Another Crash?

New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, a student of past financial calamities, talks... more

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Star Of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn

The new Apple TV+ series was created by Vince Gilligan, who also created ‘Breaking Bad’ an... more

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#295

Homelessness In The New Gilded Age

In New York City, 100,000 people sleep in shelters every night. Patrick Markee has spent d... more

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#294

Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

George Clooney stars in ‘Jay Kelly’ as a famous actor at a crossroads. He talks about his ... more

06 Dec 2025

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Remembering Steve Cropper / Playwright Tom Stoppard

We remember guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper, who helped create the Memph... more

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George Clooney

Clooney stars as an aging movie star who has neglected his family life in favor of his car... more

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Was The U.S. Attack On A Venezuelan Boat A War Crime?

Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 US military strike on a boat ... more

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War Photographer Lynsey Addario Still Has Hope

For 25 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered conflicts ... more

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‘Wicked’ Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

Tazewell made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for costume design for the f... more

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Best Of: Nutritionist Marion Nestle / Science Writer Mary Roach

Food policy expert and nutritionist Marion Nestle's 2006 book, ‘What to Eat,’ became a con... more

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Grand Ole Opry At 100: Earl Scruggs & Loretta Lynn

We mark the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s biggest stage, and fe... more

28 Nov 2025

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‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ From Flop To Hit

A filmed version of the live Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Al... more

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Michael Shannon Gets A Turn Playing Good Guys

Shannon's known for playing intense, menacing characters, like Agent Nelson Van Alden in ‘... more

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A Manual For Keeping A Democracy

MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) legal analyst and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance discusses recen... more

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Brendan Fraser Has Everything & Nothing To Prove

In his new film, 'Rental Family,' Brendan Fraser plays an actor in Tokyo who takes a job w... more

24 Nov 2025

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Best Of: Ben Stiller / Cynthia Erivo

Ben Stiller talks about his new Apple TV+ documentary about his actor/comedian parents Jer... more

22 Nov 2025

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#281

A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’

Sixty-five years ago, Alfred Hitchcock shocked audiences with his film ‘Psycho.’ It broke ... more

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