Fresh Air

1. ICE Campus Arrests & The 'Struggle For The Soul' Of America (2025-04-02)
2. Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences (2025-04-01)
3. 'Adolescence' Co-Creator/Actor Asks Not Whodunnit, But Why (2025-03-31)
4. Best Of: A Writer Grapples With A Life-Changing Accident / The Post WWII 'Red Scare' (2025-03-29)
5. After A Friend's Suicide, A Writer Inherits His Grieving Dog (2025-03-28)
6. The Former Jihadist Trying To Remake Syria (2025-03-27)
7. Amanda Knox Is 'Free,' But Is That Enough? (2025-03-26)
8. Inside The 'Mad House' Of Congressional Disfunction (2025-03-25)
9. A Legal Scholar On 10 Laws 'Ruining America' (2025-03-24)
10. Best Of: Seth Rogen / Can The Dems Win Back The Bros? (2025-03-22)
11. 50 Years Of 'Rocky Horror' (2025-03-21)
12. The Political Battle For The Bros (2025-03-20)
13. The Promise & Peril Of AI (2025-03-19)
14. Seth Rogen Lands The 'Tragic' Job Of Studio Head (2025-03-18)
15. The Red Scare & America's Conspiratorial Politics (2025-03-17)
16. Best Of: Comic Bill Burr / Actor Simu Liu (2025-03-15)
17. Texan-Palestinian Comic Mo Amer (2025-03-14)
18. Remembering The South African Playwright Who Defied Apartheid (2025-03-13)
19. Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version] (2025-03-13)
20. The Gutting Of The Department Of Education (2025-03-12)
21. The Campaign To Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech (2025-03-11)
22. Comic Bill Burr On Musk, Magic Mushrooms & Healing From His Childhood (2025-03-10)
23. Best Of: Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens / 'White Lotus' Actor Natasha Rothwell (2025-03-08)
24. Remembering New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen (2025-03-07)
25. Actor Simu Liu On Diving In The Dark (2025-03-06)
26. How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur? (2025-03-05)
27. Mardi Gras With New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens (2025-03-04)
28. How A Writer's Life Changed In A Second (2025-03-03)
29. Best Of: Growing Up Murdoch / DOGE's Cuts To The Federal Workforce (2025-03-01)
30. Jeremy Strong / Sebastian Stan / Adrien Brody (2025-02-28)
31. Natasha Rothwell Checks Back Into 'The White Lotus' (2025-02-27)
32. The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge (2025-02-26)
33. The Murdoch Family's Real-Life 'Succession' Rivalry (2025-02-25)
34. The Battle For The Soul Of The Catholic Church (2025-02-24)
35. Best Of: Louis Armstrong's Early Years / Our Anti-Social Century (2025-02-22)
36. Andrew Scott Doesn't See Ripley As A Monster (2025-02-21)
37. A Family Forged By Haiti's Coup (2025-02-20)
38. How Regime Change Happens In America (2025-02-19)
39. What Measles Outbreaks Tell Us About Public Health In America (2025-02-18)
40. Are Trump's Executive Orders Legal? (2025-02-17)
41. Best Of: Sebastian Stan / Questlove On The Genius Of Sly Stone (2025-02-15)
42. 'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz (2025-02-14)
43. 'Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross Makes The Camera 'An Organ' (2025-02-13)
44. How Did Elon Musk Become So Powerful In The Trump Administration? (2025-02-12)
45. For Sebastian Stan, 'The Apprentice' Playing In Theaters Was The Win (2025-02-11)
46. Questlove On Sly Stone & The Burden Of Black Genius (2025-02-10)
47. Best Of: Ariana Grande / Inside A Dominatrix's Dungeon (2025-02-08)
48. Remembering British Singer Marianne Faithfull (2025-02-07)
49. A Dominatrix/Writer Takes Readers Into A Dungeon (2025-02-06)
50. Trump's Plan For Gaza / The U.S. Military's Recruiting Crisis (2025-02-05)
51. Ariana Grande Loves Being In A 'Beautiful Coven' (2025-02-04)
52. Parenting A Child With Terminal Cancer (2025-02-03)
53. Best Of: 50 Years Of SNL Musical Guests / Black History Through Blues (2025-02-01)
54. For 'Severance' Star Adam Scott, Work & Life Can't Be Separated (2025-01-31)
55. How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star (2025-01-30)
56. This Anti-Social American Life (2025-01-29)
57. What The Color Blue Tells About Black History (2025-01-28)
58. Questlove Digs Into 50 years Of 'SNL' Musical Hits (And Misses) (2025-01-27)
59. Best Of: Jesse Eisenberg / Pamela Anderson (2025-01-25)
60. Remembering David Lynch (2025-01-24)
61. Trump's Foray Into Cryptocurrency (2025-01-23)
62. Pamela Anderson Is Still Reinventing Herself (2025-01-22)
63. Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid (2025-01-21)
64. MLK, The Organizer & Radical Thinker (2025-01-20)
65. Best Of: Learning From Silence / Comic Roy Wood Jr. (2025-01-18)
66. The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys' (2025-01-17)
67. The Secret History Of The Rape Kit (2025-01-16)
68. How Losing Everything In A Wildfire Led Pico Iyer To Seek Silence (2025-01-15)
69. Can The U.S. Aquire Greenland? & Other Q's About Trump Foreign Policy (2025-01-14)
70. Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism (2025-01-13)
71. Best Of: Tilda Swinton / Adrien Brody (2025-01-11)
72. Joan Baez / Suze Rotolo / Al Kooper On Dylan (2025-01-10)
73. Remembering Jimmy Carter (Part II) (2025-01-09)
74. Tilda Swinton Thinks About Her Death (2025-01-08)
75. Adrien Brody Was Made For 'The Brutalist' (2025-01-07)
76. Getting In Sync With Your Inner Clock (2025-01-06)
77. Best Of: Comic Ronny Chieng / Writer Miranda July (2025-01-04)
78. Comic Nikki Glaser On Roasts & Hurt Feelings (2025-01-03)
79. Alex Van Halen / Selena Gomez (2025-01-02)
80. Sterling K. Brown Was Told By Hollywood To Lose The "Smart-Guy Thing" (2025-01-01)
81. Mark Ruffalo Hates The Hulk Suit (2024-12-31)
82. Remembering President Jimmy Carter (Part I) (2024-12-30)
83. Maggie Rogers / Kathleen Hanna (2024-12-28)
84. Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl (2024-12-27)
85. Jeremy Strong Sees Acting As An Escape From Self (2024-12-26)
86. Pete Seeger / Bruce Springsteen (2024-12-25)
87. David Byrne's Christmas Playlist (2024-12-24)
88. Jon Batiste, Holiday Edition / Questlove Christmas (2024-12-23)
89. Best Of: Billie Eilish & Finneas / The Colbert Cookbook (2024-12-21)
90. Bonnie Raitt / Francis Ford Coppola (2024-12-20)
91. Miranda July Wants Women To Read Their Inner Lives In 'All Fours' (2024-12-19)
92. The Looming TikTok Ban (2024-12-18)
93. Billie Eilish & Finneas (2024-12-17)
94. Comedian Ronny Chieng Didn't Tell His Parents He Got A 'Daily Show' Job (2024-12-16)
95. Someone Once Told Elton John He Would Never Be A Pop Star (2024-12-15)
96. Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas (2024-12-14)
97. Cynthia Erivo Sings With 'A Bit Of A Smile' (2024-12-13)
98. Stephen & Evie Colbert Share The Taste Of Home (2024-12-12)
99. The Housing Shortage, Explained (2024-12-11)
100. Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson' (2024-12-11)
101. Jon Batiste Almost Got Kicked Out Of Juilliard (2024-12-09)
102. Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is (2024-12-06)
103. Best Of: Folk Musician Jerron Paxton / Lyricist Ira Gershwin's Legacy (2024-12-06)
104. A Cultural History Of Hypochondria (2024-12-05)
105. Trump's 2nd Term & The Economy (2024-12-04)
106. Artist Mickalene Thomas Gives Black Women Their Flowers (2024-12-03)
107. Folk Musician Jerron Paxton Transports Us To the '20s (2024-12-02)
108. Best Of: Making 'The Piano Lesson' / Selena Gomez (2024-11-30)
109. Pharrell Thinks He Sounds Like Mickey Mouse (2024-11-29)
110. A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving (2024-11-28)
111. Canonical Lyricist Ira Gershwin Gets His Due (2024-11-27)
112. The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film (2024-11-26)
113. A Marine's Portrait Of Her Body At Extremes (2024-11-25)
114. Best Of: Comedy Writer Michael Schur / Actor Jimmy O. Yang (2024-11-23)
115. The Exile Of Charlie Chaplin (2024-11-22)
116. 'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show (2024-11-21)
117. Trump, Journalism & The Rough Road Ahead (2024-11-20)
118. Selena Gomez Has Found Her Balance (2024-11-19)
119. Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background (2024-11-18)
120. Best Of: Why Do We Itch? / Writer Richard Price (2024-11-16)
121. Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison (2024-11-15)
122. How Screenwriting Saved Novelist Richard Price (2024-11-14)
123. What Trump's Foreign Policy Could Look Like (2024-11-13)
124. Why Do We Itch? (2024-11-12)
125. Veteran Phil Klay On A 2nd Trump Administration & The Military (2024-11-11)
126. Best Of: Al Pacino / Saoirse Ronan (2024-11-09)
127. Jenny Slate Finds Strength In Sensitivity (2024-11-08)
128. Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities Today (2024-11-07)
129. Saoirse Ronan Says Being A Child Actor Shaped Her — For The Better (2024-11-06)
130. Remembering Quincy Jones (2024-11-05)
131. Al Pacino Looks Back On A Legendary Career (2024-11-04)
132. Best Of: Alex Van Halen / Painter Titus Kaphar (2024-11-02)
133. Remembering 'Tootsie' Actor Teri Garr (2024-11-01)
134. What About Foreign Interference In The 2024 Election? (2024-10-31)
135. The Organization Ready To Help Trump Override The Federal Gov't (2024-10-30)
136. Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It' (2024-10-29)
137. How The Culture Wars Split A Church (2024-10-28)
138. Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son (2024-10-26)
139. Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman (2024-10-25)
140. Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' (2024-10-24)
141. John le Carré's Son Revives His Late Dad's Beloved Spy (2024-10-23)
142. What Do Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want From Trump? (2024-10-22)
143. Bridget Everett On Not Fitting In, Then Finding Her People (2024-10-21)
144. Best Of: Pharrell Williams / Lisa Marie Presley's Memoir (2024-10-19)
145. Tom Petty / 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo (2024-10-18)
146. The Battle For Honest And Accountable Government (2024-10-17)
147. An Unprecedented Moment For Abortion, IVF & Fetal Personhood (2024-10-16)
148. Palestinian Poet Reflects On A Life Of Loss (2024-10-15)
149. Riley Keough Helps Mom Lisa Marie Presley Emerge From Elvis' Shadow (2024-10-14)
150. Best Of: Jeremy Strong / Will & Harper's Roadtrip Across America (2024-10-12)
151. Remembering Gospel Singer Cissy Houston / MLB Legend Pete Rose (2024-10-11)
152. Israeli Writer Etgar Keret Reflects On A Year Of War (2024-10-10)
153. Jeremy Strong On Delusion, Dreams and Doing What It Takes [Extended Version] (2024-10-09)
154. Pharrell Williams Sees Colors When He Hears Music (2024-10-08)
155. Will Ferrell & Harper Steele's Roadtrip Across America (2024-10-07)
156. Best Of: Ta-Nehisi Coates / John Leguizamo (2024-10-05)
157. Remembering Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson (2024-10-04)
158. The Harris/Trump Economic Proposals, Explained (2024-10-03)
159. John Leguizamo Gives The Untold Story Of Latinos In America (2024-10-02)
160. Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores Oppression in 'The Message' (2024-10-01)
161. Ina Garten's Biggest Hosting Fail (2024-09-30)
162. Best Of: 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips / Actor Uzo Aduba (2024-09-28)
163. Celebrating 25 Years Of 'The West Wing' (2024-09-27)
164. Could 'Uncommitted' Voters Sway The Election? (2024-09-26)
165. Above All, Uzo Aduba Is Her Mother's Daughter (2024-09-25)
166. The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation (2024-09-24)
167. Why 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips Came Back For A Sequel (2024-09-23)
168. Best Of: Connie Chung / Demi Moore (2024-09-21)
169. A Satire Of the Sunshine State (2024-09-20)
170. Maggie Haberman On Trump's Turbulent 2024 Campaign (2024-09-19)
171. Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl (2024-09-18)
172. How Trump Created The Illusion Of Success (2024-09-17)
173. Demi Moore's New Beginning (2024-09-16)
174. Best Of: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover / Comic Taylor Tomlinson (2024-09-14)
175. Remembering Actor James Earl Jones (2024-09-13)
176. Gearing Up For A Post-Election Legal Fight (2024-09-12)
177. How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter (2024-09-11)
178. The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs (2024-09-10)
179. Taylor Tomlinson Is Ready To Joke About Her Bipolar II. Mostly. (2024-09-09)
180. Best Of: SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson / Novelist Danzy Senna (2024-09-07)
181. Inside The Making Of 'The Sopranos' (2024-09-06)
182. The Anti-Fascist Vigilantes Infiltrating White Nationalist Groups (2024-09-05)
183. SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Personal (2024-09-04)
184. Danzy Senna Writes Herself (And Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence (2024-09-03)
185. Film Icons: Spike Lee / Samuel L. Jackson (2024-09-02)
186. Film Icons: Steven Spielberg / Carrie Fisher (2024-08-31)
187. Film Icons: Clint Eastwood / Eli Wallach & More (2024-08-30)
188. Film Icons: Dennis Hopper / Isabella Rossellini (2024-08-29)
189. Film Icons: Meryl Streep / Sidney Poitier (2024-08-28)
190. Film Icons: Molly Ringwald / Jodie Foster / Anthony Hopkins (2024-08-27)
191. Film Icons: Michael Caine / Robert Duvall (2024-08-26)
192. Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint (2024-08-24)
193. Remembering 'King Of Daytime TV' Phil Donahue (2024-08-23)
194. Reflecting On 2 Critical Conflict Zones: Ukraine And Gaza (2024-08-22)
195. How Donald Trump Changed Federal Law Enforcement (2024-08-21)
196. How Stadiums Became The American Public Square (2024-08-20)
197. Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & Heartbreak Of Female Friendships (2024-08-19)
198. Best Of: Black Doctors Consortium Founder / The Life Of A Brain Surgeon (2024-08-17)
199. Police Procedural 'Homicide' (Finally) Comes To Streaming (2024-08-16)
200. On The Road With Harris/Walz (2024-08-15)
201. How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy (2024-08-14)
202. Safiya Sinclair On Cutting Herself Free From Rastafari Roots (2024-08-13)
203. An Informant Exposes The Inner Workings Of The Ku Klux Klan (2024-08-12)
204. Best Of: How 1982 Sci-Fi Changed The Game / Singer Brittany Howard (2024-08-10)
205. Revisiting The Final Months Of WWII (2024-08-10)
206. 'Sing Sing' Offers a Glimpse of Life Behind Bars (2024-08-08)
207. Black Doctors Consortium Founder Serves Vulnerable Communities (2024-08-07)
208. Migrants Risk It All On The Treacherous Darién Gap (2024-08-06)
209. A Brain Surgeon Opens Up About Life In The O.R. (2024-08-05)
210. Best Of: Comic Nikki Glaser / 'Hacks' Co-Creator Paul W. Downs (2024-08-03)
211. Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon (2024-08-02)
212. Brittany Howard On Prince, Break-Up Songs, And Her Haunted House (2024-08-01)
213. The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything (2024-07-31)
214. How 'Hacks' Comes Together — Over Email (2024-07-30)
215. Comic Nikki Glaser Doesn't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Be Roasted (2024-07-29)
216. Best Of: 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu / Stunt Performer-Turned-Filmmaker David Leitch (2024-07-27)
217. Remembering Comic Bob Newhart (2024-07-26)
218. Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War? (2024-07-25)
219. 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity (2024-07-24)
220. The Dictator Playbook (2024-07-23)
221. A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade (2024-07-22)
222. Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson (2024-07-20)
223. Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth (2024-07-19)
224. Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck' (2024-07-18)
225. The Impossible American Dream (2024-07-17)
226. Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor (2024-07-16)
227. Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters (2024-07-15)
228. Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship (2024-07-13)
229. Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne (2024-07-12)
230. Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties (2024-07-11)
231. Inside The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In American History (2024-07-10)
232. She Was 17, He Was 47: How #MeToo Changed A Marriage (2024-07-09)
233. Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones (2024-07-08)
234. Best Of: Comic Michelle Buteau / Emily Nussbaum On Reality TV (2024-07-06)
235. David Byrne on 40 Years of 'Stop Making Sense' (2024-07-05)
236. How Bon Jovi Lost His Voice — And Got It Back (2024-07-04)
237. A Former Federal Judge Fears For Democracy (2024-07-03)
238. Reflections on Being Fat in a Thin World (2024-07-03)
239. What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV? (2024-07-02)
240. Best Of: Dr. Fauci's Talks With Trump / 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder (2024-06-29)
241. Fairport Convention Founding Member Richard Thompson (2024-06-28)
242. Election 2024: Where Does The Money Come From? (2024-06-27)
243. Michelle Buteau Finds A Lifeline In Humor (2024-06-26)
244. Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors (2024-06-25)
245. Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply Chain (2024-06-24)
246. Best Of: Questlove's Hip-Hop History / 'Always Sunny' Actor Rob McElhenney (2024-06-22)
247. 'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater (2024-06-21)
248. The Story Behind Diane Von Furstenberg's Iconic Wrap Dress (2024-06-20)
249. Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' (2024-06-19)
250. Dr. Anthony Fauci Looks Back On The COVID-19 Pandemic (2024-06-18)
251. 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder (2024-06-17)
252. Best Of: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne (2024-06-15)
253. How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate MLB (2024-06-14)
254. How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land (2024-06-13)
255. Rob McElhenney On 'Welcome To Wrexham' (2024-06-12)
256. Questlove On Hip-Hop And History (2024-06-11)
257. Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood (2024-06-10)
258. Best Of: 'Merrily We Roll Along'; MSNBC Host Ali Velshi (2024-06-08)
259. Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress into Satire (2024-06-07)
260. Ronan Farrow on the link between #MeToo, Weinstein and Trump (2024-06-06)
261. Colson Whitehead returns to 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto' (2024-06-05)
262. MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Traces His Ancestors' Migration (2024-06-04)
263. 'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Is A Love Letter To Sondheim (2024-06-03)
264. Best Of: Maggie Rogers / Kristen Wiig (2024-06-01)
265. Carrying On After A Life-Changing Accident (2024-05-31)
266. Revisiting A Chicago Hate Crime And Its Aftermath (2024-05-30)
267. Yo-Yo Ma Says He's Living His Best Childhood Now (2024-05-29)
268. The Untold Story Of The C-Section (2024-05-28)
269. The Stax Records Soul Sound (2024-05-27)
270. Best Of: Michael McDonald / The American 'Food Cartel' (2024-05-25)
271. 'Mad Max' Director George Miller (2024-05-24)
272. The Corruption Scandal That Rocked The Navy (2024-05-23)
273. Maggie Rogers (Extended Version) (2024-05-22)
274. Kristen Wiig (2024-05-21)
275. Michael McDonald (2024-05-20)
276. Best Of: Kathleen Hanna / Tyler James Williams (2024-05-18)
277. Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman (2024-05-17)
278. Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go (2024-05-16)
279. Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas War (2024-05-15)
280. 'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams (2024-05-14)
281. Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life (2024-05-13)
282. Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intelligence (2024-05-11)
283. 'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen (2024-05-10)
284. Remembering Minimalist Painter Frank Stella (2024-05-09)
285. A People's History Of Black Twitter (2024-05-08)
286. WNBA Star Brittney Griner Imprisonment & Release (2024-05-07)
287. The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence (2024-05-06)
288. Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo (2024-05-04)
289. Remembering Writer Paul Auster (2024-05-03)
290. What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban? (2024-05-02)
291. Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War (2024-05-02)
292. Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles (2024-04-30)
293. Jon Bon Jovi (2024-04-29)
294. Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety (2024-04-27)
295. Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD (2024-04-26)
296. Why Writers Are Losing Out In Hollywood (2024-04-25)
297. The Life & Legacy Of 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters (2024-04-24)
298. St. Vincent (2024-04-23)
299. How Minority Rule Threatens Democracy (2024-04-22)
300. Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit (2024-04-20)