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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs.
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Accordionist Will Holshouser goes solo -- and soulful -- on 'The Lone Wild Bird'
Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music.
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Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius'
In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the overwhelming pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2025.
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Fresh Air Weekend: How AI is reshaping life; How technology impacts having a baby
New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill explains AI's increasing influence. David Bianculli reviews One to One: John & Yoko. Second Life author Amanda Hess explains how tech is changing having a baby.
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Mission: Impossible's overblown 'Final Reckoning' still thrills
The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts.
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Remembering Broadway composer Charles Strouse
Strouse, who died May 15, wrote the music for musicals like Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Applause, It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman, and Golden Boy. Originally broadcast in 2002.
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Walton Goggins on his path to Hollywood: 'I'm so grateful for the life that I have'
Goggins talks about how his unconventional childhood and experiences growing up in poverty shaped his approach to acting, from Justified to The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones.
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Paul Reubens steps out from behind his famous character in 'Pee-Wee as Himself'
Before his death in 2023, Reubens filmed an HBO documentary in which he explained why he refused to be seen or interviewed as himself for the whole time Pee-Wee Herman was starring in TV and films.
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What happens when artificial intelligence quietly reshapes our lives?
New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill explains how AI is being integrated into our lives, impacting education and daily decisions, and how this could define the future of privacy and human connection.
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In 'Original Sin,' Jake Tapper describes a 'cover-up' of Joe Biden's decline
Tapper's book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman."
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Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true
Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says.
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'The Emperor of Gladness' is a beautiful novel about hard work and found family
Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia.
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Fresh Air Weekend: Ramy Youssef; Danny McBride
Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey on Sept. 11. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on his experiences. McBride sends a love letter to the South with The Righteous Gemstones.
