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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.
Episodes
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After 'Felicity' and a stint as a spy, Keri Russell embraces her role as a 'Diplomat'
Russell played a Soviet spy in The Americans. She stars as a foreign service officer who becomes the U.S. ambassador in London in the Netflix series The Diplomat. Originally broadcast April 17, 2023.
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Richard Price explores second chances, and rising from the rubble in 'Lazarus Man'
In Price's novel, a Harlem apartment building collapses, upending the lives of its residents, including a photographer, a funeral director and a 42-year-old man who feels he has little to live for.
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Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury.
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From high tariffs to isolation, what a 2nd Trump term might mean for foreign policy
With wars raging around the world and high tariffs looming, Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes says Trump's agenda may be chaotic — but she remains optimistic about possible good elements.
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Chronic itch is miserable. Scientists are just scratching the surface
Journalist Annie Lowrey has a rare disease that causes a near-constant itch that doesn't respond to most treatments. She likens the itchiness to a car alarm: "You can't stop thinking about it."
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A Mexican drug lord comes out as a trans woman in the freewheeling 'Emilia Pérez'
This Spanish-language musical about a cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery won two big prizes at Cannes, including a shared best actress award for its four women leads.
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A Marine Corps veteran expresses concerns for the military in a 2nd Trump presidency
Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to "go with his whims."
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'Juror #2' is a thorny legal thriller — and possibly Clint Eastwood's last film
Eastwood takes measured aim at the American justice system in a film that centers on a murder trial — and a juror who realizes he may be implicated in the crime.
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As a 'Seasoned Professional,' Jenny Slate now finds strength in her sensitivity
The comic can pick up on the "micro bad mood" of whoever she's talking to. She writes about pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in a new book of essays, Lifeform. Originally broadcast March 12, 2024.
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How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today
In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions.
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Need a break from politics? Marvel at the 'Vanishing Treasures' of the natural world
With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart.
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'Pedro Páramo' captures the disorientation of Juan Rulfo's timeless novel
Netflix's film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts.
