Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Mel Brooks Appreciation!
He’s the subject of a new two-part HBO documentary by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio called ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ It looks at his ori…
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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 question: What if a woman claimed the right to a spiritual qu…
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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 at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón an…
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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 unexpectedly. Eleven months later, Rushdie was stabbed multiple ti…
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How Racism Costs Everyone
Four years ago, Heather McGhee examined a question at the heart of American life: Why do so many Americans believe that progress for one group means …
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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 role in Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver.’ This year marks the 50th…
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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 guitarist spoke with Fresh Air Executive Producer Sam Brige…
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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. He spoke with Terry Gross about blending genres, moving thro…
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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 Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins describes Secretary of …
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Jodie Foster
Foster was just 12 years old when she starred in Scorsese’s 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver.’ "What luck to have been part of that, our golden age of cinema i…
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