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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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Cynthia Erivo's Road To 'Wicked'

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Best Of: Ethan Hawke / Tim Robbins

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#298

The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day

What happens to the body in the deep sea? You need oxygen to survive, but too much oxygen ... more

14 Nov 2025

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Ethan Hawke On The Role That Pushed Him To His Limit

"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your abilit... more

13 Nov 2025

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Who Is Laura Loomer, Trump's 'Loyalty Enforcer'?

'New Yorker’ staff writer Antonia Hitchens describes how Laura Loomer went from a conspira... more

12 Nov 2025

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Nutrition, SNAP & Why We Need A Food Revolution

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

11 Nov 2025

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#294

Tim Robbins Believes In The Power Of Theater

The Oscar-winning actor/director has a new play, “Topsy Turvy,” about a chorus that loses ... more

10 Nov 2025

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#293

Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland

Before he was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, Jud... more

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#292

Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50

50 years ago next week, Patti Smith released her debut album, ‘Horses,’ ushering in a new ... more

07 Nov 2025

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Trump's Options To Subvert The 2026 Midterms

'Atlantic' journalist David Graham describes how President Trump could potentially use tro... more

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Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter

Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the co... more

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#289

The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis talk about why the U.S... more

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Richard Linklater: 'Filmmaking Is Problem Solving'

Filmmaker Richard Linklater doesn't speak French, but that didn't stop him from directing ... more

03 Nov 2025

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Best Of: Guillermo Del Toro / Cameron Crowe

The great filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro has a new adaptation of Frankenstein. He saw the 19... more

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The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’

Mel Brooks’s classic 1974 movie Young Frankenstein parodies the iconic Frankenstein movies... more

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The ‘Shadow President’ Dismantling The Government

In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russel... more

30 Oct 2025

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Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization

DaCosta directed the box office hit horror movie Candyman and The Marvels. Her latest, Hed... more

29 Oct 2025

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Judd Apatow Unpacks His Comedy Memorabilia

Long before Judd Apatow was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy s... more

28 Oct 2025

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For Cameron Crowe, Being 'Uncool' Is A Badge Of Honor

The filmmaker's new memoir, 'The Uncool,' is about his teen years in the '70s as a rock jo... more

27 Oct 2025

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Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Ken Burns On The Revolutionary War

We know Malala as the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, the girl who survived a Taliban bulle... more

25 Oct 2025

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