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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

 

#298

Best Of: Novelist Douglas Stuart / ‘Half Man’ Actor Richard Gadd

Like the main character in his Booker Prize-winning novel 'Shuggie Bain,' writer Douglas S... more

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#297

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller played a key role in the production of RENT, Hamilton, In... more

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#296

Nathan Lane is being tested (and he loves it)

Nathan Lane just received a Tony nomination for his starring role as Willy Loman in ‘Arthu... more

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#295

How Silicon Valley has profited by aligning with MAGA

Atlantic writer George Packer discusses how tech venture capitalists, who are heavily inve... more

06 May 2026

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06 May 2026


#294

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s path from ‘Backtalker’ to legal scholar

Crenshaw named two of the most contested ideas in American politics: intersectionality and... more

05 May 2026

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05 May 2026


#293

Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping

Like a number of his characters, Booker Prize-winning novelist Douglas Stuart grew up work... more

04 May 2026

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45:37

04 May 2026


#292

Best Of: Flea / Nick Offerman

Flea co-founded the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1982. The bass/trumpet player spoke with Terr... more

02 May 2026

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02 May 2026


#291

Remembering symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

We remember conductor, composer and musician Michael Tilson Thomas, who died April 22 at a... more

01 May 2026

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44:59

01 May 2026


#290

Richard Gadd is looking at the ‘dangers of repression’

‘Baby Reindeer’ was an unexpected hit on Netflix in 2024. Now its creator and star is back... more

30 Apr 2026

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30 Apr 2026


#289

How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters

‘New Yorker’ staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regula... more

29 Apr 2026

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29 Apr 2026


#288

Flea’s wild path from childhood to Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold tens of millions of albums and taken home multiple Gra... more

28 Apr 2026

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28 Apr 2026


#287

Nick Offerman gets an emotional arc

Best known for his role as Ron Swanson on ‘Parks and Recreation,’ Nick Offerman plays a fo... more

27 Apr 2026

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27 Apr 2026


#286

Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Oscar Isaac

Malala Yousafzai was 15 when a Taliban gunman shot her for advocating for girls' education... more

25 Apr 2026

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25 Apr 2026


#285

‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator Cinco Paul satirizes Broadway

‘Schmigadoon!’ is now on Broadway. Adapted from the Apple TV series that lovingly satirize... more

24 Apr 2026

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24 Apr 2026


#284

The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups

In ‘The Secret War Against Hate,’ historian Steven J. Ross details the racist, anti-Semiti... more

23 Apr 2026

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23 Apr 2026


#283

Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Dept. of Education

A former pro-wrestling executive, Linda McMahon is now the Education Secretary Trump taske... more

22 Apr 2026

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22 Apr 2026


#282

Actor Oscar Isaac is ‘a vulture’ of his own life

Oscar Isaac stars in season 2 of the Emmy-winning Netflix series ‘Beef,’ which is an antho... more

21 Apr 2026

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44:14

21 Apr 2026


#281

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai spoke with Terry Gross about bravery, marriage, and defyin... more

20 Apr 2026

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45:07

20 Apr 2026