Fresh Air

1. Artist Mickalene Thomas Gives Black Women Their Flowers (2024-12-03)
2. Folk Musician Jerron Paxton Transports Us To the '20s (2024-12-02)
3. Best Of: Making 'The Piano Lesson' / Selena Gomez (2024-11-30)
4. Pharrell Thinks He Sounds Like Mickey Mouse (2024-11-29)
5. A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving (2024-11-28)
6. Canonical Lyricist Ira Gershwin Gets His Due (2024-11-27)
7. The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film (2024-11-26)
8. A Marine's Portrait Of Her Body At Extremes (2024-11-25)
9. Best Of: Comedy Writer Michael Schur / Actor Jimmy O. Yang (2024-11-23)
10. The Exile Of Charlie Chaplin (2024-11-22)
11. 'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show (2024-11-21)
12. Trump, Journalism & The Rough Road Ahead (2024-11-20)
13. Selena Gomez Has Found Her Balance (2024-11-19)
14. Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background (2024-11-18)
15. Best Of: Why Do We Itch? / Writer Richard Price (2024-11-16)
16. Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison (2024-11-15)
17. How Screenwriting Saved Novelist Richard Price (2024-11-14)
18. What Trump's Foreign Policy Could Look Like (2024-11-13)
19. Why Do We Itch? (2024-11-12)
20. Veteran Phil Klay On A 2nd Trump Administration & The Military (2024-11-11)
21. Best Of: Al Pacino / Saoirse Ronan (2024-11-09)
22. Jenny Slate Finds Strength In Sensitivity (2024-11-08)
23. Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities Today (2024-11-07)
24. Saoirse Ronan Says Being A Child Actor Shaped Her — For The Better (2024-11-06)
25. Remembering Quincy Jones (2024-11-05)
26. Al Pacino Looks Back On A Legendary Career (2024-11-04)
27. Best Of: Alex Van Halen / Painter Titus Kaphar (2024-11-02)
28. Remembering 'Tootsie' Actor Teri Garr (2024-11-01)
29. What About Foreign Interference In The 2024 Election? (2024-10-31)
30. The Organization Ready To Help Trump Override The Federal Gov't (2024-10-30)
31. Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It' (2024-10-29)
32. How The Culture Wars Split A Church (2024-10-28)
33. Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son (2024-10-26)
34. Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman (2024-10-25)
35. Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' (2024-10-24)
36. John le Carré's Son Revives His Late Dad's Beloved Spy (2024-10-23)
37. What Do Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want From Trump? (2024-10-22)
38. Bridget Everett On Not Fitting In, Then Finding Her People (2024-10-21)
39. Best Of: Pharrell Williams / Lisa Marie Presley's Memoir (2024-10-19)
40. Tom Petty / 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo (2024-10-18)
41. The Battle For Honest And Accountable Government (2024-10-17)
42. An Unprecedented Moment For Abortion, IVF & Fetal Personhood (2024-10-16)
43. Palestinian Poet Reflects On A Life Of Loss (2024-10-15)
44. Riley Keough Helps Mom Lisa Marie Presley Emerge From Elvis' Shadow (2024-10-14)
45. Best Of: Jeremy Strong / Will & Harper's Roadtrip Across America (2024-10-12)
46. Remembering Gospel Singer Cissy Houston / MLB Legend Pete Rose (2024-10-11)
47. Israeli Writer Etgar Keret Reflects On A Year Of War (2024-10-10)
48. Jeremy Strong On Delusion, Dreams and Doing What It Takes [Extended Version] (2024-10-09)
49. Pharrell Williams Sees Colors When He Hears Music (2024-10-08)
50. Will Ferrell & Harper Steele's Roadtrip Across America (2024-10-07)
51. Best Of: Ta-Nehisi Coates / John Leguizamo (2024-10-05)
52. Remembering Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson (2024-10-04)
53. The Harris/Trump Economic Proposals, Explained (2024-10-03)
54. John Leguizamo Gives The Untold Story Of Latinos In America (2024-10-02)
55. Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores Oppression in 'The Message' (2024-10-01)
56. Ina Garten's Biggest Hosting Fail (2024-09-30)
57. Best Of: 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips / Actor Uzo Aduba (2024-09-28)
58. Celebrating 25 Years Of 'The West Wing' (2024-09-27)
59. Could 'Uncommitted' Voters Sway The Election? (2024-09-26)
60. Above All, Uzo Aduba Is Her Mother's Daughter (2024-09-25)
61. The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation (2024-09-24)
62. Why 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips Came Back For A Sequel (2024-09-23)
63. Best Of: Connie Chung / Demi Moore (2024-09-21)
64. A Satire Of the Sunshine State (2024-09-20)
65. Maggie Haberman On Trump's Turbulent 2024 Campaign (2024-09-19)
66. Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl (2024-09-18)
67. How Trump Created The Illusion Of Success (2024-09-17)
68. Demi Moore's New Beginning (2024-09-16)
69. Best Of: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover / Comic Taylor Tomlinson (2024-09-14)
70. Remembering Actor James Earl Jones (2024-09-13)
71. Gearing Up For A Post-Election Legal Fight (2024-09-12)
72. How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter (2024-09-11)
73. The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs (2024-09-10)
74. Taylor Tomlinson Is Ready To Joke About Her Bipolar II. Mostly. (2024-09-09)
75. Best Of: SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson / Novelist Danzy Senna (2024-09-07)
76. Inside The Making Of 'The Sopranos' (2024-09-06)
77. The Anti-Fascist Vigilantes Infiltrating White Nationalist Groups (2024-09-05)
78. SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Personal (2024-09-04)
79. Danzy Senna Writes Herself (And Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence (2024-09-03)
80. Film Icons: Spike Lee / Samuel L. Jackson (2024-09-02)
81. Film Icons: Steven Spielberg / Carrie Fisher (2024-08-31)
82. Film Icons: Clint Eastwood / Eli Wallach & More (2024-08-30)
83. Film Icons: Dennis Hopper / Isabella Rossellini (2024-08-29)
84. Film Icons: Meryl Streep / Sidney Poitier (2024-08-28)
85. Film Icons: Molly Ringwald / Jodie Foster / Anthony Hopkins (2024-08-27)
86. Film Icons: Michael Caine / Robert Duvall (2024-08-26)
87. Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint (2024-08-24)
88. Remembering 'King Of Daytime TV' Phil Donahue (2024-08-23)
89. Reflecting On 2 Critical Conflict Zones: Ukraine And Gaza (2024-08-22)
90. How Donald Trump Changed Federal Law Enforcement (2024-08-21)
91. How Stadiums Became The American Public Square (2024-08-20)
92. Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & Heartbreak Of Female Friendships (2024-08-19)
93. Best Of: Black Doctors Consortium Founder / The Life Of A Brain Surgeon (2024-08-17)
94. Police Procedural 'Homicide' (Finally) Comes To Streaming (2024-08-16)
95. On The Road With Harris/Walz (2024-08-15)
96. How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy (2024-08-14)
97. Safiya Sinclair On Cutting Herself Free From Rastafari Roots (2024-08-13)
98. An Informant Exposes The Inner Workings Of The Ku Klux Klan (2024-08-12)
99. Best Of: How 1982 Sci-Fi Changed The Game / Singer Brittany Howard (2024-08-10)
100. Revisiting The Final Months Of WWII (2024-08-10)
101. 'Sing Sing' Offers a Glimpse of Life Behind Bars (2024-08-08)
102. Black Doctors Consortium Founder Serves Vulnerable Communities (2024-08-07)
103. Migrants Risk It All On The Treacherous Darién Gap (2024-08-06)
104. A Brain Surgeon Opens Up About Life In The O.R. (2024-08-05)
105. Best Of: Comic Nikki Glaser / 'Hacks' Co-Creator Paul W. Downs (2024-08-03)
106. Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon (2024-08-02)
107. Brittany Howard On Prince, Break-Up Songs, And Her Haunted House (2024-08-01)
108. The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything (2024-07-31)
109. How 'Hacks' Comes Together — Over Email (2024-07-30)
110. Comic Nikki Glaser Doesn't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Be Roasted (2024-07-29)
111. Best Of: 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu / Stunt Performer-Turned-Filmmaker David Leitch (2024-07-27)
112. Remembering Comic Bob Newhart (2024-07-26)
113. Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War? (2024-07-25)
114. 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity (2024-07-24)
115. The Dictator Playbook (2024-07-23)
116. A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade (2024-07-22)
117. Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson (2024-07-20)
118. Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth (2024-07-19)
119. Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck' (2024-07-18)
120. The Impossible American Dream (2024-07-17)
121. Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor (2024-07-16)
122. Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters (2024-07-15)
123. Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship (2024-07-13)
124. Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne (2024-07-12)
125. Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties (2024-07-11)
126. Inside The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In American History (2024-07-10)
127. She Was 17, He Was 47: How #MeToo Changed A Marriage (2024-07-09)
128. Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones (2024-07-08)
129. Best Of: Comic Michelle Buteau / Emily Nussbaum On Reality TV (2024-07-06)
130. David Byrne on 40 Years of 'Stop Making Sense' (2024-07-05)
131. How Bon Jovi Lost His Voice — And Got It Back (2024-07-04)
132. A Former Federal Judge Fears For Democracy (2024-07-03)
133. Reflections on Being Fat in a Thin World (2024-07-03)
134. What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV? (2024-07-02)
135. Best Of: Dr. Fauci's Talks With Trump / 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder (2024-06-29)
136. Fairport Convention Founding Member Richard Thompson (2024-06-28)
137. Election 2024: Where Does The Money Come From? (2024-06-27)
138. Michelle Buteau Finds A Lifeline In Humor (2024-06-26)
139. Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors (2024-06-25)
140. Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply Chain (2024-06-24)
141. Best Of: Questlove's Hip-Hop History / 'Always Sunny' Actor Rob McElhenney (2024-06-22)
142. 'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater (2024-06-21)
143. The Story Behind Diane Von Furstenberg's Iconic Wrap Dress (2024-06-20)
144. Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' (2024-06-19)
145. Dr. Anthony Fauci Looks Back On The COVID-19 Pandemic (2024-06-18)
146. 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder (2024-06-17)
147. Best Of: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne (2024-06-15)
148. How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate MLB (2024-06-14)
149. How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land (2024-06-13)
150. Rob McElhenney On 'Welcome To Wrexham' (2024-06-12)
151. Questlove On Hip-Hop And History (2024-06-11)
152. Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood (2024-06-10)
153. Best Of: 'Merrily We Roll Along'; MSNBC Host Ali Velshi (2024-06-08)
154. Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress into Satire (2024-06-07)
155. Ronan Farrow on the link between #MeToo, Weinstein and Trump (2024-06-06)
156. Colson Whitehead returns to 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto' (2024-06-05)
157. MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Traces His Ancestors' Migration (2024-06-04)
158. 'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Is A Love Letter To Sondheim (2024-06-03)
159. Best Of: Maggie Rogers / Kristen Wiig (2024-06-01)
160. Carrying On After A Life-Changing Accident (2024-05-31)
161. Revisiting A Chicago Hate Crime And Its Aftermath (2024-05-30)
162. Yo-Yo Ma Says He's Living His Best Childhood Now (2024-05-29)
163. The Untold Story Of The C-Section (2024-05-28)
164. The Stax Records Soul Sound (2024-05-27)
165. Best Of: Michael McDonald / The American 'Food Cartel' (2024-05-25)
166. 'Mad Max' Director George Miller (2024-05-24)
167. The Corruption Scandal That Rocked The Navy (2024-05-23)
168. Maggie Rogers (Extended Version) (2024-05-22)
169. Kristen Wiig (2024-05-21)
170. Michael McDonald (2024-05-20)
171. Best Of: Kathleen Hanna / Tyler James Williams (2024-05-18)
172. Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman (2024-05-17)
173. Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go (2024-05-16)
174. Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas War (2024-05-15)
175. 'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams (2024-05-14)
176. Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life (2024-05-13)
177. Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intelligence (2024-05-11)
178. 'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen (2024-05-10)
179. Remembering Minimalist Painter Frank Stella (2024-05-09)
180. A People's History Of Black Twitter (2024-05-08)
181. WNBA Star Brittney Griner Imprisonment & Release (2024-05-07)
182. The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence (2024-05-06)
183. Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo (2024-05-04)
184. Remembering Writer Paul Auster (2024-05-03)
185. What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban? (2024-05-02)
186. Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War (2024-05-02)
187. Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles (2024-04-30)
188. Jon Bon Jovi (2024-04-29)
189. Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety (2024-04-27)
190. Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD (2024-04-26)
191. Why Writers Are Losing Out In Hollywood (2024-04-25)
192. The Life & Legacy Of 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters (2024-04-24)
193. St. Vincent (2024-04-23)
194. How Minority Rule Threatens Democracy (2024-04-22)
195. Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit (2024-04-20)
196. Remembering PBS Anchor Robert MacNeil (2024-04-19)
197. Our Fragile Food System (2024-04-18)
198. A Death Doula Says 'Get Real' About The End (2024-04-17)
199. Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder (2024-04-16)
200. A First Date Turns Into A Whodunit In 'Diarra From Detroit' (2024-04-15)
201. Best Of: Andrew Scott / Women Behind The Wheel (2024-04-13)
202. The History Of King Kong & Godzilla (2024-04-12)
203. The 'Land Grab' Displacing The Maasai People (2024-04-11)
204. The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day (2024-04-10)
205. Internet Brain & The Age Of Overthinking (2024-04-09)
206. Andrew Scott On 'Ripley,' 'Fleabag' & More (2024-04-08)
207. Best Of: Sue Bird / Sleater-Kinney (2024-04-06)
208. A 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Appreciation (2024-04-05)
209. Abortion Rights & The Fetal Personhood Movement (2024-04-04)
210. Capt. Cook's Final Voyage (2024-04-03)
211. 'Kids Are Not OK' Says Mental Health Expert (2024-04-02)
212. WNBA Star Sue Bird (2024-04-01)
213. Best Of: Stories From A Hollywood Insider / Eugene Levy (2024-03-30)
214. Celebrating Country Music's Black Roots (2024-03-29)
215. How Cars Became A Gendered Technology (2024-03-28)
216. Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Experiment (2024-03-27)
217. Climate-Driven Migration In America (2024-03-26)
218. Sleater-Kinney (2024-03-25)
219. Best Of: The Life Of A Nun / A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go (2024-03-23)
220. 'Tokyo Vice' Journalist On Japan's Criminal Underworld (2024-03-22)
221. The Chinese Mafia & The Illicit Marijuana Trade (2024-03-21)
222. A Former Nun On Why She 'Cloistered' And Later Ran Away (2024-03-20)
223. Christine Blasey Ford On Life Before And Since Testifying (2024-03-19)
224. An 'Exvangelical' On Loving & Leaving The Church (2024-03-18)
225. Best Of: Jenny Slate / Julio Torres (2024-03-16)
226. A Maître D' Dishes On The Restaurant Industry (2024-03-15)
227. What Makes Propaganda Effective? (2024-03-14)
228. Eugene Levy Is A 'Reluctant Traveler' (2024-03-13)
229. Jenny Slate (2024-03-12)
230. Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress Into Satire (2024-03-11)
231. Best Of: Biden's Last Campaign / Trans Writer Lucy Sante (2024-03-09)
232. Emma Stone / Mark Ruffalo (2024-03-08)
233. A Veteran Filmmaker Shares Secrets From The Set (2024-03-07)
234. Biden's Last Campaign (2024-03-06)
235. A War Reporter Reckons With A Deadly Cancer Diagnosis (2024-03-05)
236. RuPaul's House Of Hidden Meanings (2024-03-04)
237. Best Of: The Making Of 'Dune' / Why We Remember (2024-03-02)
238. Paul Giamatti / Remembering Comic Richard Lewis (2024-03-01)
239. The Impact Of Christian Nationalism On American Democracy (2024-02-29)
240. 'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve (2024-02-28)
241. Busy Philipps (2024-02-27)
242. Why We Remember (And Forget) (2024-02-26)
243. Best Of: Mark Ruffalo / Jeffrey Wright (2024-02-24)
244. Bradley Cooper & Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2024-02-23)
245. Trump's Legal Challenges, Explained (2024-02-22)
246. Writer Lucy Sante On Transitioning In Her Late 60s (2024-02-21)
247. Jeffrey Wright, From 'Basquiat' To 'American Fiction' (2024-02-20)
248. The History Of The Oscars (2024-02-19)
249. Best Of: Molly Ringwald / Busy Philipps (2024-02-17)
250. Sterling K. Brown / Colman Domingo (2024-02-16)
251. The Migrant Crisis In NYC (2024-02-15)
252. Remembering Longtime NPR Host Bob Edwards (2024-02-14)
253. Mark Ruffalo (2024-02-13)
254. Molly Ringwald (2024-02-12)
255. Best Of: The Race Card Project / The Early AIDS Crisis (2024-02-10)
256. Remembering MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer / Carl Weathers (2024-02-09)
257. The Surprisingly Lax Regulation Of Our Railroads (2024-02-08)
258. The Life and Legacy Of Medgar & Myrlie Evers (2024-02-07)
259. A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go (2024-02-06)
260. What Americans Really Think About Race (2024-02-05)
261. Best Of: Emma Stone / The Birth Of Psychedelic Science (2024-02-03)
262. 'Oppenheimer' Dir. Christopher Nolan / Mark Ronson On The 'Barbie' Soundtrack (2024-02-02)
263. The Forgotten Heroes Of The AIDS Crisis (2024-02-01)
264. Emma Stone (2024-01-31)
265. Unpacking The Immigration Crisis (2024-01-30)
266. Inside A Jim Crow-Era Asylum (2024-01-29)
267. Best Of: Tracee Ellis Ross / Racism In Medicine (2024-01-27)
268. Remembering Composer Peter Shickeley / Shangri-Las Lead Mary Weiss (2024-01-26)
269. How The War Between Israel And Hamas Is Widening (2024-01-25)
270. Tracee Ellis Ross (2024-01-24)
271. How War Changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2024-01-23)
272. Reckoning With Racism In Medicine (2024-01-22)
273. Best Of: 'Origin' Dir. Ava DuVernay / How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture (2024-01-20)
274. A 'Succession' Appreciation (2024-01-19)
275. The Home Schooling Surge (2024-01-18)
276. How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture (2024-01-17)
277. The Birth Of Psychedelic Science (2024-01-16)
278. Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin' (2024-01-15)
279. Best Of: Sterling K. Brown / Paul Giamatti (2024-01-13)
280. Josh Groban's Sweeney Todd (2024-01-12)
281. The Movement To Dismantle Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives (2024-01-11)
282. Paul Giamatti On 'The Holdovers' (2024-01-10)
283. The Long Recovery Back From Traumatic Brain Injury (2024-01-09)
284. Sterling K. Brown (2024-01-08)
285. Best Of: Making 'Maestro' / A Restaurateur's Journey (2024-01-06)
286. Remembering The Smothers Brothers, Who Changed TV (2024-01-05)
287. The Ozempic Revolution (2024-01-04)
288. Restaurateur Rose Previte's Lessons Learned From Around The World (2024-01-03)
289. Bradley Cooper & Yannick Nézet-Séguin On 'Maestro' (2024-01-02)
290. Barbra Streisand (2024-01-01)
291. Taraji P. Henson / Pianist Brad Mehldau (2023-12-30)
292. Jazz With The EarRegulars (2023-12-29)
293. Roots Co-Founder, Black Thought (Tariq Trotter) (2023-12-28)
294. Brooke Shields (2023-12-27)
295. Allison Russell's Road To Self-Love (2023-12-26)
296. Merry Questlove Christmas (2023-12-25)
297. Best Of: David Byrne's Xmas Playlist / Nicolas Cage (2023-12-23)
298. Timothy Olyphant On 'Justified' (2023-12-22)
299. Nicolas Cage (2023-12-21)
300. A David Byrne Christmas Special (2023-12-20)