Fresh Air

1. The race for tech supremacy: The U.S. vs. China (2026-08-12)
2. ‘Spider-Man’ director Destin Daniel Cretton (2026-08-11)
3. Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy (2026-08-10)
4. Best Of: Jia Tolentino on plastic surgery & AI / ‘Beef’ creator Lee Sun Jin (2026-08-08)
5. Remembering ‘The Man Who Listens to Horses’ (2026-08-07)
6. Novelist Claire Vaye Watkins on the beauty & brutality of the desert (2026-08-06)
7. How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion last year (2026-08-05)
8. Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’ (2026-08-04)
9. Miss America ‘68, women’s lib, and the politics of beauty (2026-08-03)
10. Best Of: ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson / Actor Jon Bernthal (2026-08-01)
11. Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard (2026-07-31)
12. Actor Jon Bernthal on grit, dedication & the teacher who saved him (2026-07-30)
13. ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson: Nolan should've hired a screenwriter (2026-07-29)
14. The forces that shape gun culture (2026-07-28)
15. French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani on feminism & freedom (2026-07-27)
16. Best Of: Broadway legend André De Shields / Apache Chef Nephi Craig (2026-07-25)
17. A former nun on why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life (2026-07-24)
18. Lee Sung Jin on the breakthrough that led him to ‘BEEF’ (2026-07-23)
19. Jia Tolentino on ‘Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare’ (2026-07-22)
20. Broadway legend André De Shields doesn't walk, he floats (2026-07-21)
21. Harriet Clark spent 37 years visiting her mom in prison (2026-07-20)
22. Best Of: ‘The Invite’ screenwriters / Guitarist Lenny Kaye (2026-07-18)
23. Ebon Moss-Bachrach on ‘The Bear’ (2026-07-17)
24. Apache Chef Nephi Craig says cooking saved his life (2026-07-16)
25. Gold, secrets, never-ending meetings: Inside the Trump White House (2026-07-15)
26. Uncovering abuse inside America's largest ICE detention center (2026-07-14)
27. 'The Invite' screenwriters Rashida Jones & Will McCormack (2026-07-13)
28. Best Of: Record producer Peter Asher / Romance writer Kennedy Ryan (2026-07-11)
29. Remembering musical theater historian Robert Kimball (2026-07-10)
30. Guitarist Lenny Kaye on Patti Smith, Nuggets, and his solo debut (2026-07-09)
31. A look at new barriers at the ballot box (2026-07-08)
32. Legendary record producer & manager Peter Asher (2026-07-07)
33. Writer Rachel Aviv explores the complexity of the mother-daughter bond (2026-07-06)
34. Best Of: Tennis stars Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova / American Culture Wars (2026-07-04)
35. Steven Spielberg (2026-07-03)
36. Writer Kennedy Ryan uses romance novels as a vehicle for discourse (2026-07-02)
37. The “bullies of the tick world” are on the hunt (2026-07-01)
38. Banned books, shocking art & the birth of the culture wars (2026-06-30)
39. Tennis rivals Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova team up against cancer (2026-06-29)
40. Best Of: Laverne Cox /Comic Ali Siddiq (2026-06-27)
41. Remembering master of the TV sitcom, James Burrows (2026-06-26)
42. Playwright Anna Deavere Smith turns to her family’s history for inspiration (2026-06-25)
43. "Masculinsim" goes mainstream: a movement to fight feminism (2026-06-24)
44. Wendell Pierce is a proud journeyman actor (2026-06-23)
45. Laverne Cox (2026-06-22)
46. Best Of: A family split by race / Eddie Glaude Jr. on America at 250 (2026-06-20)
47. The collapse of Freedman’s Bank / Remembering Abdullah Ibrahim (2026-06-19)
48. Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret (2026-06-18)
49. An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland (2026-06-17)
50. Remembering the nation's 'Lost Founder' (2026-06-16)
51. Scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. reflects on America at 250 (2026-06-15)
52. Best Of: 'Book of Mormon' turns 15 / Actor Clarke Peters (2026-06-13)
53. Andrew Scott/Remembering author Marjane Satrapi (2026-06-12)
54. 'Daily Show' comic Josh Johnson (2026-06-11)
55. Josh O'Connor takes the lead in 'Disclosure Day' (2026-06-11)
56. How sky-high ticket prices, war & politics could impact the World Cup (2026-06-09)
57. Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad look back on 15 years of ‘Book of Mormon’ (2026-06-08)
58. Best Of: Novelist Maggie O’Farrell / A personal history of the N-Word (2026-06-06)
59. Alan Cumming / Angela Lansbury (2026-06-05)
60. Clarke Peters: From ‘The Wire’ to ‘The Boroughs’ (2026-06-04)
61. How a single decision made a century ago split a family by race (2026-06-03)
62. 'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land' (2026-06-02)
63. Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth is a scholar of the N-word (2026-06-01)
64. Best Of: ‘Boroughs’ Actor Alfre Woodard / Rose Byrne (2026-05-30)
65. Remembering jazz giant Sonny Rollins (2026-05-29)
66. ‘Boroughs’ actor Alfre Woodard reminds us to look to our elders (2026-05-28)
67. Obama staffer Ben Rhodes on Iran negotiations and the battle for American identity (2026-05-27)
68. David Sedaris wants to be better (at everything) (2026-05-26)
69. Billie Eilish & Finneas (2026-05-25)
70. Stephen Colbert / Remembering MA Rep. Barney Frank (2026-05-23)
71. Best Of: Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s childhood on the run / Writer Jesmyn Ward (2026-05-23)
72. Rose Byrne (2026-05-21)
73. The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement (2026-05-20)
74. Through loss, Jesmyn Ward will always return to the word (2026-05-19)
75. Son of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn grew up underground & on the run (2026-05-18)
76. Best Of: Boots Riley / Will Sharpe (2026-05-16)
77. Remembering Philip Caputo, who wrote an unflinching Vietnam War memoir (2026-05-15)
78. How Trump increased China's global power (2026-05-14)
79. Boots Riley wants to 'compel and repel' you (2026-05-13)
80. Inside a journalist’s year of using AI for (almost) everything (2026-05-12)
81. Will Sharpe imagines Mozart's day-to-day in 'Amadeus' (2026-05-11)
82. Best Of: Novelist Douglas Stuart / ‘Half Man’ Actor Richard Gadd (2026-05-09)
83. Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’ (2026-05-08)
84. Nathan Lane is being tested (and he loves it) (2026-05-07)
85. How Silicon Valley has profited by aligning with MAGA (2026-05-06)
86. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s path from ‘Backtalker’ to legal scholar (2026-05-05)
87. Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping (2026-05-04)
88. Best Of: Flea / Nick Offerman (2026-05-02)
89. Remembering symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas (2026-05-01)
90. Richard Gadd is looking at the ‘dangers of repression’ (2026-04-30)
91. How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters (2026-04-29)
92. Flea’s wild path from childhood to Chili Peppers (2026-04-28)
93. Nick Offerman gets an emotional arc (2026-04-27)
94. Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Oscar Isaac (2026-04-25)
95. ‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator Cinco Paul satirizes Broadway (2026-04-24)
96. The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups (2026-04-23)
97. Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Dept. of Education (2026-04-22)
98. Actor Oscar Isaac is ‘a vulture’ of his own life (2026-04-21)
99. Malala Yousafzai (2026-04-20)
100. Best Of: Actor Amanda Peet / Re-examining Toni Morrison (2026-04-18)
101. John Waters, 'Pope of Trash,' turns 80! (2026-04-17)
102. Palestinian & Israeli activists share a vision of peace (2026-04-16)
103. Amanda Peet (2026-04-15)
104. A veteran diplomat breaks down the Iran war (2026-04-14)
105. Have we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong? (2026-04-13)
106. Best Of: Arsenio Hall / Jeff Ross (2026-04-11)
107. St. Vincent (2026-04-10)
108. Inside a mobile OB/GYN clinic (2026-04-09)
109. Humorist Annabelle Gurwitch faces stage 4 cancer, finds ‘unexpected joys’ (2026-04-08)
110. Comic Jeff Ross on roasting, loss and his epic bar mitzvah (2026-04-07)
111. Arsenio Hall (2026-04-06)
112. Best Of: John Lithgow / Sondheim’s tumultuous life (2026-04-04)
113. Julio Torres spins immigrant stress into satire (2026-04-03)
114. John Lithgow (2026-04-02)
115. An exposé of the plastic industry (2026-04-01)
116. Inside the training camps for “alpha males” (2026-03-31)
117. Former Infowars employee on Alex Jones' conspiracy machine (2026-03-30)
118. Best Of: Jill Scott / Riz Ahmed (2026-03-28)
119. Remembering Action Hero Chuck Norris (2026-03-27)
120. America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding. How'd we get here? (2026-03-26)
121. Bryan Stevenson says facing our racist past is a path, not punishment (2026-03-25)
122. Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba? (2026-03-24)
123. Riz Ahmed is chasing acceptance in 'Bait' (2026-03-23)
124. Best Of: Harrison Ford / Novelist Francis Spufford (2026-03-21)
125. ‘Jury Duty’ star James Marden / Remembering Roy Book Binder (2026-03-20)
126. Jill Scott is in her ‘auntie’ era (2026-03-19)
127. The Blitz, romance, and time-traveling fascists (2026-03-18)
128. Could the Iran war lead to WWIII? (2026-03-17)
129. The tumultuous life of Stephen Sondheim (2026-03-16)
130. Best Of: Delroy Lindo / Tayari Jones on ‘Kin’ (2026-03-14)
131. Benicio del Toro (2026-03-13)
132. Inside the explosive growth of sports betting (2026-03-12)
133. Harrison Ford (2026-03-11)
134. Jamilah Lemieux on the complicated beauty of being a ‘Black. Single. Mother.’ (2026-03-10)
135. The hidden history of blackface in America (2026-03-09)
136. Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville (2026-03-07)
137. Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka (2026-03-06)
138. Delroy Lindo is claiming victory (2026-03-05)
139. From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation (2026-03-04)
140. A look at Trump's plans to restrict voting (2026-03-03)
141. Jessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters (2026-03-02)
142. Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård (2026-02-28)
143. The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny (2026-02-27)
144. Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran? (2026-02-26)
145. Stellan Skarsgård doesn’t believe in bad guys (2026-02-25)
146. Tayari Jones on friendship, writing, and choosing your ‘Kin’ (2026-02-24)
147. Kate Hudson (2026-02-23)
148. Best Of: The life and legacy of Fela Kuti / Michael Pollan on consciousness (2026-02-21)
149. Remembering actor Robert Duvall & filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (2026-02-20)
150. Michael Pollan’s journey to understand consciousness (2026-02-19)
151. A look at the ethical implications of AI (2026-02-18)
152. A daughter's rebellion against a regime and her father (2026-02-17)
153. The American Presidency, Redefined (2026-02-16)
154. Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone (2026-02-14)
155. ‘Sinners’ Songwriter Raphael Saadiq (2026-02-13)
156. Fela Kuti and the music of political resistance (2026-02-12)
157. Excavating the Epstein files (2026-02-11)
158. Love, Race & the ‘Mixed Marriage Project’ (2026-02-10)
159. The Ruby Ridge siege & conspiracy-laced politics in America (2026-02-09)
160. Best Of: Fighting for free press in Russia / ‘Fear and Fury’ (2026-02-07)
161. A 50th anniversary celebration of ‘Taxi Driver’ (2026-02-06)
162. Following independent journalists fighting for free press in Russia (2026-02-05)
163. Is America headed toward dictatorship? (2026-02-04)
164. How Rupert Murdoch built an empire and broke his family (2026-02-03)
165. Ethan Hawke (2026-02-02)
166. Best Of: Novelists Liz Moore & Julian Barnes (2026-01-31)
167. Guillermo Del Toro would ‘rather die’ than use generative AI (2026-01-30)
168. Former NBC producer on silence, shame and finding words after #MeToo (2026-01-29)
169. Inside the U.S. reversal on climate change action (2026-01-28)
170. How Tucker Carlson Became Right-Wing Media’s Most Significant Voice (2026-01-27)
171. The Rebirth Of White Rage (2026-01-26)
172. Best Of: Writers Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Quiara Alegría Hudes (2026-01-24)
173. A Mel Brooks Appreciation! (2026-01-23)
174. Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes On ‘White Hot’ Rage (2026-01-22)
175. Are ICE Agents In Minneapolis Breaking The Law? (2026-01-21)
176. Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths On Love, Tragedy & ‘Survivor Mode’ (2026-01-20)
177. How Racism Costs Everyone (2026-01-19)
178. Best Of: Jodie Foster / Tessa Thompson (2026-01-17)
179. Remembering Grateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir (2026-01-16)
180. Novelist Julian Barnes Faces Mortality Without Fear (2026-01-15)
181. Marco Rubio’s Shift From Trump Critic To Champion (2026-01-14)
182. Jodie Foster (2026-01-13)
183. ‘The God of the Woods’ Author Liz Moore (2026-01-12)
184. Best Of: Will Arnett / ‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer (2026-01-10)
185. Neil Diamond / Noah Wyle On ‘The Pitt’ (2026-01-09)
186. Tessa Thompson (2026-01-08)
187. The Growing Power & Influence Of White Supremacy In America (2026-01-07)
188. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Puzzling Political Turn, Explained (2026-01-06)
189. Investigating The Great Los Angeles Fires (2026-01-05)
190. Ben Stiller / Pedro Pascal (2026-01-03)
191. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (2026-01-02)
192. Jeff Hiller’s Big Break Came In His 40s (2026-01-01)
193. Richard Kind Is Glad He’s Not Super Famous (2025-12-31)
194. Malala Finds Her Way (2025-12-30)
195. Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-12-29)
196. Bluegrass Star Billy Strings / Laufey (2025-12-27)
197. Jane Fonda (2025-12-26)
198. The Making Of ‘Born To Run’ (2025-12-25)
199. ‘Morrie’ Writer Mitch Albom On Second Chances (2025-12-24)
200. Will Arnett (2025-12-23)
201. Dir. Craig Brewer Is Chasing ‘Purple Rain’ Magic (2025-12-22)
202. The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs (2025-12-21)
203. Best Of: Lucy Liu / Zadie Smith (2025-12-20)
204. John Le Carré’s Son Revives His Late Dad's Spy (2025-12-19)
205. Lucy Liu (2025-12-18)
206. A Revealing Profile Of Trump Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles (2025-12-18)
207. Remembering Rob Reiner (2025-12-16)
208. Zadie Smith Asks, What Makes Us Feel Alive? (2025-12-15)
209. Best Of: Michael Shannon / ‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn (2025-12-13)
210. Remembering Architect Frank Gehry (2025-12-12)
211. A Courtside Look At NBA Legends, From Jordan To Kobe (2025-12-11)
212. Can The Lessons Of 1929 Prevent Another Crash? (2025-12-10)
213. Star Of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn (2025-12-09)
214. Homelessness In The New Gilded Age (2025-12-08)
215. Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (2025-12-06)
216. Remembering Steve Cropper / Playwright Tom Stoppard (2025-12-05)
217. George Clooney (2025-12-04)
218. Was The U.S. Attack On A Venezuelan Boat A War Crime? (2025-12-03)
219. War Photographer Lynsey Addario Still Has Hope (2025-12-02)
220. ‘Wicked’ Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (2025-12-01)
221. Best Of: Nutritionist Marion Nestle / Science Writer Mary Roach (2025-11-29)
222. Grand Ole Opry At 100: Earl Scruggs & Loretta Lynn (2025-11-28)
223. ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ From Flop To Hit (2025-11-27)
224. Michael Shannon Gets A Turn Playing Good Guys (2025-11-26)
225. A Manual For Keeping A Democracy (2025-11-25)
226. Brendan Fraser Has Everything & Nothing To Prove (2025-11-24)
227. Best Of: Ben Stiller / Cynthia Erivo (2025-11-22)
228. A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ (2025-11-21)
229. A Sleep Scientist Excavates The World Of Dreams (2025-11-20)
230. How Kash Patel Is Changing The FBI’s Mission (2025-11-19)
231. Ben Stiller On His Parents’ Showbiz Marriage (2025-11-18)
232. Cynthia Erivo's Road To 'Wicked' (2025-11-17)
233. Best Of: Ethan Hawke / Tim Robbins (2025-11-15)
234. The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day (2025-11-14)
235. Ethan Hawke On The Role That Pushed Him To His Limit (2025-11-13)
236. Who Is Laura Loomer, Trump's 'Loyalty Enforcer'? (2025-11-12)
237. Nutrition, SNAP & Why We Need A Food Revolution (2025-11-11)
238. Tim Robbins Believes In The Power Of Theater (2025-11-10)
239. Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland (2025-11-08)
240. Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50 (2025-11-07)
241. Trump's Options To Subvert The 2026 Midterms (2025-11-06)
242. Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter (2025-11-05)
243. The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice (2025-11-04)
244. Richard Linklater: 'Filmmaking Is Problem Solving' (2025-11-03)
245. Best Of: Guillermo Del Toro / Cameron Crowe (2025-11-01)
246. The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’ (2025-10-31)
247. The ‘Shadow President’ Dismantling The Government (2025-10-30)
248. Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization (2025-10-29)
249. Judd Apatow Unpacks His Comedy Memorabilia (2025-10-28)
250. For Cameron Crowe, Being 'Uncool' Is A Badge Of Honor (2025-10-27)
251. Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Ken Burns On The Revolutionary War (2025-10-25)
252. Remembering NPR 'Founding Mother' Susan Stamberg (2025-10-24)
253. Guillermo Del Toro Finally Makes His Own 'Frankenstein' (2025-10-23)
254. Confused By The U.S. Economy? You're Not Alone (2025-10-22)
255. Malala Yousafzai On Breaking Rules & Finding Her Way (2025-10-21)
256. Ken Burns On The American Revolution (2025-10-20)
257. Best Of: Julian Brave NoiseCat / Laufey (2025-10-18)
258. A Girl Grows Up In The Epicenter Of Gay Liberation (2025-10-17)
259. A Story Of Indigenous Survival & Resurgence (2025-10-16)
260. How Trump’s Transactional Nature Led To The Ceasefire (2025-10-15)
261. Remembering Diane Keaton (2025-10-14)
262. Mitch Albom Is A 'Walking Example Of A Second Chance' (2025-10-13)
263. Best Of: Dwayne Johnson / Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-10-11)
264. Jane Goodall (2025-10-10)
265. National Guard Deployment In American Cities (2025-10-09)
266. Laufey Is Unapologetically Herself (2025-10-08)
267. 'Dopesick' Writer Returns To Her 'Fractured' Hometown (2025-10-07)
268. Poet Ada Limón On Writing In Uncertain Times (2025-10-06)
269. Best Of: Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb / Mark Ronson (2025-10-04)
270. Al Pacino & Sidney Lumet: 'Dog Day Afternoon' At 50 (2025-10-03)
271. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (2025-10-02)
272. Implications Of The DOJ Targeting The President’s Critics (2025-10-01)
273. Mark Ronson On DJing In The '90s (2025-09-30)
274. Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-09-29)
275. Best Of: Samin Nosrat / Elizabeth Gilbert (2025-09-27)
276. Jimmy Kimmel's Path To Late Night (2025-09-26)
277. Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb On 'Eleanor The Great' (2025-09-25)
278. Samin Nosrat Is Embracing 'Good Things' (2025-09-23)
279. Elizabeth Gilbert On Love, Loss, And Liberation (2025-09-22)
280. Best Of: Jude Law / Pedro Pascal (2025-09-20)
281. Robert Redford, Over The Years (2025-09-19)
282. Jude Law (2025-09-18)
283. How Charlie Kirk Became A Voice Of Conservative Youth (2025-09-17)
284. Mary Roach On Our Remarkable, Replaceable Bodies (2025-09-16)
285. The Cost Of Gun Violence On Black Life (2025-09-15)
286. Terry Gross On 50 Years Of Fresh Air (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso) (2025-09-14)
287. Best Of: Rob Reiner On 'Spinal Tap II' / Billy Strings (2025-09-14)
288. Inside Netflix's 'Adolescence' (2025-09-12)
289. NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner (2025-09-11)
290. The Future Of Free And Fair Elections (2025-09-10)
291. Rob Reiner's 'Spinal Tap' Still Goes To 11 (2025-09-09)
292. Bluegrass Star Billy Strings (2025-09-08)
293. Best Of : Jane Fonda / Spike Lee (2025-09-06)
294. Noah Wyle, Star Of 'The Pitt' (2025-09-05)
295. How Does Pain Work? Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains (2025-09-04)
296. RFK Jr.'s Impact On Americans' Health (2025-09-03)
297. Jane Fonda Is Not Backing Down (2025-09-02)
298. Roots of Rock and R&B: Dion and Allen Toussaint (2025-09-01)
299. Roots of R&B: Charles Brown & Ray Charles (2025-08-30)
300. Roots of R&B: 'Stand By Me' (2025-08-29)