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Back to SearchMary Roach On Our Remarkable, Replaceable Bodies
Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially, she says, the "gooey bits and pieces of us that are performing miracles on a d…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Cost Of Gun Violence On Black Life
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee's new memoir, A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America, is part hist…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Terry Gross On 50 Years Of Fresh Air (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso)
This month marks 50 years of Terry Gross as the host of Fresh Air. What began in 1975 as a local experiment at WHYY in Philadelphia has since grown i…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Best Of: Rob Reiner On 'Spinal Tap II' / Billy Strings
Rob Reiner talks with Terry Gross about directing the new sequel to Spinal Tap, the mockumentary about a heavy metal band. He’ll also talk about hi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside Netflix's 'Adolescence'
The Netflix miniseries follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about simil…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner
Veteran Air Force linguist Reality Winner was working at the NSA in 2017 when she leaked a classified document to the press about Russian election in…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Future Of Free And Fair Elections
Before 2026's midterms, President Trump wants to ban mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines, and change voting rules. Legal expert Richard Ha…
4 months ago
Rob Reiner's 'Spinal Tap' Still Goes To 11
Reiner's 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap sparked a new genre of satire. Now, more than 40 years later, the band is back in a new sequel, Spinal …
4 months ago
Bluegrass Star Billy Strings
The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist has one foot in traditional bluegrass and another in improvisational jam music. He has a new albu…
4 months ago
Best Of : Jane Fonda / Spike Lee
At 87, Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda is pouring her energy into activism. She’ll reflect on her decades-long career, and how she first began her fit…
4 months ago