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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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How Tucker Carlson Became Right-Wing Media’s Most Significant Voice

‘New Yorker’ staff writer Jason Zengerle says after Tucker Carlson was let go from CNN and... more

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The Rebirth Of White Rage

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Heather Ann Thompson talks about the 1984 New York City s... more

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Best Of: Writers Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Quiara Alegría Hudes

When writer Rachel Eliza Griffiths married Salman Rushdie in 2021, she expected her weddin... more

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A Mel Brooks Appreciation!

He’s the subject of a new two-part HBO documentary by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio ca... more

23 Jan 2026

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Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes On ‘White Hot’ Rage

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright has written a debut novel that asks a provocative qu... more

22 Jan 2026

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Are ICE Agents In Minneapolis Breaking The Law?

As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look... more

21 Jan 2026

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Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths On Love, Tragedy & ‘Survivor Mode’

On the day Griffiths married author Salman Rushdie, her long time best friend died unexpec... more

20 Jan 2026

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How Racism Costs Everyone

Four years ago, Heather McGhee examined a question at the heart of American life: Why do s... more

19 Jan 2026

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19 Jan 2026


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Best Of: Jodie Foster / Tessa Thompson

Jodie Foster has been acting since she was 3. At 12 she was nominated for an Oscar for her... more

17 Jan 2026

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17 Jan 2026


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Remembering Grateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir

We remember Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, who died last week at 78. The ... more

16 Jan 2026

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Novelist Julian Barnes Faces Mortality Without Fear

The Man Booker Prize-winning writer says his new book, ‘Departure(s),’ will be his last. H... more

15 Jan 2026

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Marco Rubio’s Shift From Trump Critic To Champion

Marco Rubio once called Trump a "con artist." He’s now among his most loyal defenders. New... more

14 Jan 2026

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Jodie Foster

Foster was just 12 years old when she starred in Scorsese’s 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver.’ "What... more

13 Jan 2026

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‘The God of the Woods’ Author Liz Moore

Moore says writing is mostly labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of ... more

12 Jan 2026

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Best Of: Will Arnett / ‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer

Will Arnett stars in the new film ‘Is This Thing On?’ about a man going through a divorce,... more

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Neil Diamond / Noah Wyle On ‘The Pitt’

The new film ‘Song Sung Blue’ is about a Neil Diamond tribute band and stars Hugh Jackman ... more

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Tessa Thompson

Thompson is nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role in ‘Hedda.’ She spoke with ... more

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The Growing Power & Influence Of White Supremacy In America

Journalist Eric Lichtblau says President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has stoked a "new age... more

07 Jan 2026

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07 Jan 2026


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Marjorie Taylor Greene's Puzzling Political Turn, Explained

Once a fierce advocate for Trump and his MAGA base, Marjorie Taylor Greene has broken with... more

06 Jan 2026

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Investigating The Great Los Angeles Fires

MS NOW journalist (and Palisades native) Jacob Soboroff says covering the 2025 wildfires w... more

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