Fresh Air

1. The “bullies of the tick world” are on the hunt (2026-07-01)
2. Banned books, shocking art & the birth of the culture wars (2026-06-30)
3. Tennis rivals Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova team up against cancer (2026-06-29)
4. Best Of: Laverne Cox /Comic Ali Siddiq (2026-06-27)
5. Remembering master of the TV sitcom, James Burrows (2026-06-26)
6. Playwright Anna Deavere Smith turns to her family’s history for inspiration (2026-06-25)
7. "Masculinsim" goes mainstream: a movement to fight feminism (2026-06-24)
8. Wendell Pierce is a proud journeyman actor (2026-06-23)
9. Laverne Cox (2026-06-22)
10. Best Of: A family split by race / Eddie Glaude Jr. on America at 250 (2026-06-20)
11. The collapse of Freedman’s Bank / Remembering Abdullah Ibrahim (2026-06-19)
12. Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret (2026-06-18)
13. An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland (2026-06-17)
14. Remembering the nation's 'Lost Founder' (2026-06-16)
15. Scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. reflects on America at 250 (2026-06-15)
16. Best Of: 'Book of Mormon' turns 15 / Actor Clarke Peters (2026-06-13)
17. Andrew Scott/Remembering author Marjane Satrapi (2026-06-12)
18. 'Daily Show' comic Josh Johnson (2026-06-11)
19. Josh O'Connor takes the lead in 'Disclosure Day' (2026-06-11)
20. How sky-high ticket prices, war & politics could impact the World Cup (2026-06-09)
21. Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad look back on 15 years of ‘Book of Mormon’ (2026-06-08)
22. Best Of: Novelist Maggie O’Farrell / A personal history of the N-Word (2026-06-06)
23. Alan Cumming / Angela Lansbury (2026-06-05)
24. Clarke Peters: From ‘The Wire’ to ‘The Boroughs’ (2026-06-04)
25. How a single decision made a century ago split a family by race (2026-06-03)
26. 'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land' (2026-06-02)
27. Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth is a scholar of the N-word (2026-06-01)
28. Best Of: ‘Boroughs’ Actor Alfre Woodard / Rose Byrne (2026-05-30)
29. Remembering jazz giant Sonny Rollins (2026-05-29)
30. ‘Boroughs’ actor Alfre Woodard reminds us to look to our elders (2026-05-28)
31. Obama staffer Ben Rhodes on Iran negotiations and the battle for American identity (2026-05-27)
32. David Sedaris wants to be better (at everything) (2026-05-26)
33. Billie Eilish & Finneas (2026-05-25)
34. Stephen Colbert / Remembering MA Rep. Barney Frank (2026-05-23)
35. Best Of: Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s childhood on the run / Writer Jesmyn Ward (2026-05-23)
36. Rose Byrne (2026-05-21)
37. The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement (2026-05-20)
38. Through loss, Jesmyn Ward will always return to the word (2026-05-19)
39. Son of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn grew up underground & on the run (2026-05-18)
40. Best Of: Boots Riley / Will Sharpe (2026-05-16)
41. Remembering Philip Caputo, who wrote an unflinching Vietnam War memoir (2026-05-15)
42. How Trump increased China's global power (2026-05-14)
43. Boots Riley wants to 'compel and repel' you (2026-05-13)
44. Inside a journalist’s year of using AI for (almost) everything (2026-05-12)
45. Will Sharpe imagines Mozart's day-to-day in 'Amadeus' (2026-05-11)
46. Best Of: Novelist Douglas Stuart / ‘Half Man’ Actor Richard Gadd (2026-05-09)
47. Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’ (2026-05-08)
48. Nathan Lane is being tested (and he loves it) (2026-05-07)
49. How Silicon Valley has profited by aligning with MAGA (2026-05-06)
50. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s path from ‘Backtalker’ to legal scholar (2026-05-05)
51. Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping (2026-05-04)
52. Best Of: Flea / Nick Offerman (2026-05-02)
53. Remembering symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas (2026-05-01)
54. Richard Gadd is looking at the ‘dangers of repression’ (2026-04-30)
55. How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters (2026-04-29)
56. Flea’s wild path from childhood to Chili Peppers (2026-04-28)
57. Nick Offerman gets an emotional arc (2026-04-27)
58. Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Oscar Isaac (2026-04-25)
59. ‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator Cinco Paul satirizes Broadway (2026-04-24)
60. The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups (2026-04-23)
61. Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Dept. of Education (2026-04-22)
62. Actor Oscar Isaac is ‘a vulture’ of his own life (2026-04-21)
63. Malala Yousafzai (2026-04-20)
64. Best Of: Actor Amanda Peet / Re-examining Toni Morrison (2026-04-18)
65. John Waters, 'Pope of Trash,' turns 80! (2026-04-17)
66. Palestinian & Israeli activists share a vision of peace (2026-04-16)
67. Amanda Peet (2026-04-15)
68. A veteran diplomat breaks down the Iran war (2026-04-14)
69. Have we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong? (2026-04-13)
70. Best Of: Arsenio Hall / Jeff Ross (2026-04-11)
71. St. Vincent (2026-04-10)
72. Inside a mobile OB/GYN clinic (2026-04-09)
73. Humorist Annabelle Gurwitch faces stage 4 cancer, finds ‘unexpected joys’ (2026-04-08)
74. Comic Jeff Ross on roasting, loss and his epic bar mitzvah (2026-04-07)
75. Arsenio Hall (2026-04-06)
76. Best Of: John Lithgow / Sondheim’s tumultuous life (2026-04-04)
77. Julio Torres spins immigrant stress into satire (2026-04-03)
78. John Lithgow (2026-04-02)
79. An exposé of the plastic industry (2026-04-01)
80. Inside the training camps for “alpha males” (2026-03-31)
81. Former Infowars employee on Alex Jones' conspiracy machine (2026-03-30)
82. Best Of: Jill Scott / Riz Ahmed (2026-03-28)
83. Remembering Action Hero Chuck Norris (2026-03-27)
84. America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding. How'd we get here? (2026-03-26)
85. Bryan Stevenson says facing our racist past is a path, not punishment (2026-03-25)
86. Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba? (2026-03-24)
87. Riz Ahmed is chasing acceptance in 'Bait' (2026-03-23)
88. Best Of: Harrison Ford / Novelist Francis Spufford (2026-03-21)
89. ‘Jury Duty’ star James Marden / Remembering Roy Book Binder (2026-03-20)
90. Jill Scott is in her ‘auntie’ era (2026-03-19)
91. The Blitz, romance, and time-traveling fascists (2026-03-18)
92. Could the Iran war lead to WWIII? (2026-03-17)
93. The tumultuous life of Stephen Sondheim (2026-03-16)
94. Best Of: Delroy Lindo / Tayari Jones on ‘Kin’ (2026-03-14)
95. Benicio del Toro (2026-03-13)
96. Inside the explosive growth of sports betting (2026-03-12)
97. Harrison Ford (2026-03-11)
98. Jamilah Lemieux on the complicated beauty of being a ‘Black. Single. Mother.’ (2026-03-10)
99. The hidden history of blackface in America (2026-03-09)
100. Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville (2026-03-07)
101. Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka (2026-03-06)
102. Delroy Lindo is claiming victory (2026-03-05)
103. From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation (2026-03-04)
104. A look at Trump's plans to restrict voting (2026-03-03)
105. Jessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters (2026-03-02)
106. Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård (2026-02-28)
107. The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny (2026-02-27)
108. Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran? (2026-02-26)
109. Stellan Skarsgård doesn’t believe in bad guys (2026-02-25)
110. Tayari Jones on friendship, writing, and choosing your ‘Kin’ (2026-02-24)
111. Kate Hudson (2026-02-23)
112. Best Of: The life and legacy of Fela Kuti / Michael Pollan on consciousness (2026-02-21)
113. Remembering actor Robert Duvall & filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (2026-02-20)
114. Michael Pollan’s journey to understand consciousness (2026-02-19)
115. A look at the ethical implications of AI (2026-02-18)
116. A daughter's rebellion against a regime and her father (2026-02-17)
117. The American Presidency, Redefined (2026-02-16)
118. Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone (2026-02-14)
119. ‘Sinners’ Songwriter Raphael Saadiq (2026-02-13)
120. Fela Kuti and the music of political resistance (2026-02-12)
121. Excavating the Epstein files (2026-02-11)
122. Love, Race & the ‘Mixed Marriage Project’ (2026-02-10)
123. The Ruby Ridge siege & conspiracy-laced politics in America (2026-02-09)
124. Best Of: Fighting for free press in Russia / ‘Fear and Fury’ (2026-02-07)
125. A 50th anniversary celebration of ‘Taxi Driver’ (2026-02-06)
126. Following independent journalists fighting for free press in Russia (2026-02-05)
127. Is America headed toward dictatorship? (2026-02-04)
128. How Rupert Murdoch built an empire and broke his family (2026-02-03)
129. Ethan Hawke (2026-02-02)
130. Best Of: Novelists Liz Moore & Julian Barnes (2026-01-31)
131. Guillermo Del Toro would ‘rather die’ than use generative AI (2026-01-30)
132. Former NBC producer on silence, shame and finding words after #MeToo (2026-01-29)
133. Inside the U.S. reversal on climate change action (2026-01-28)
134. How Tucker Carlson Became Right-Wing Media’s Most Significant Voice (2026-01-27)
135. The Rebirth Of White Rage (2026-01-26)
136. Best Of: Writers Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Quiara Alegría Hudes (2026-01-24)
137. A Mel Brooks Appreciation! (2026-01-23)
138. Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes On ‘White Hot’ Rage (2026-01-22)
139. Are ICE Agents In Minneapolis Breaking The Law? (2026-01-21)
140. Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths On Love, Tragedy & ‘Survivor Mode’ (2026-01-20)
141. How Racism Costs Everyone (2026-01-19)
142. Best Of: Jodie Foster / Tessa Thompson (2026-01-17)
143. Remembering Grateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir (2026-01-16)
144. Novelist Julian Barnes Faces Mortality Without Fear (2026-01-15)
145. Marco Rubio’s Shift From Trump Critic To Champion (2026-01-14)
146. Jodie Foster (2026-01-13)
147. ‘The God of the Woods’ Author Liz Moore (2026-01-12)
148. Best Of: Will Arnett / ‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer (2026-01-10)
149. Neil Diamond / Noah Wyle On ‘The Pitt’ (2026-01-09)
150. Tessa Thompson (2026-01-08)
151. The Growing Power & Influence Of White Supremacy In America (2026-01-07)
152. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Puzzling Political Turn, Explained (2026-01-06)
153. Investigating The Great Los Angeles Fires (2026-01-05)
154. Ben Stiller / Pedro Pascal (2026-01-03)
155. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (2026-01-02)
156. Jeff Hiller’s Big Break Came In His 40s (2026-01-01)
157. Richard Kind Is Glad He’s Not Super Famous (2025-12-31)
158. Malala Finds Her Way (2025-12-30)
159. Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-12-29)
160. Bluegrass Star Billy Strings / Laufey (2025-12-27)
161. Jane Fonda (2025-12-26)
162. The Making Of ‘Born To Run’ (2025-12-25)
163. ‘Morrie’ Writer Mitch Albom On Second Chances (2025-12-24)
164. Will Arnett (2025-12-23)
165. Dir. Craig Brewer Is Chasing ‘Purple Rain’ Magic (2025-12-22)
166. The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs (2025-12-21)
167. Best Of: Lucy Liu / Zadie Smith (2025-12-20)
168. John Le Carré’s Son Revives His Late Dad's Spy (2025-12-19)
169. Lucy Liu (2025-12-18)
170. A Revealing Profile Of Trump Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles (2025-12-18)
171. Remembering Rob Reiner (2025-12-16)
172. Zadie Smith Asks, What Makes Us Feel Alive? (2025-12-15)
173. Best Of: Michael Shannon / ‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn (2025-12-13)
174. Remembering Architect Frank Gehry (2025-12-12)
175. A Courtside Look At NBA Legends, From Jordan To Kobe (2025-12-11)
176. Can The Lessons Of 1929 Prevent Another Crash? (2025-12-10)
177. Star Of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn (2025-12-09)
178. Homelessness In The New Gilded Age (2025-12-08)
179. Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (2025-12-06)
180. Remembering Steve Cropper / Playwright Tom Stoppard (2025-12-05)
181. George Clooney (2025-12-04)
182. Was The U.S. Attack On A Venezuelan Boat A War Crime? (2025-12-03)
183. War Photographer Lynsey Addario Still Has Hope (2025-12-02)
184. ‘Wicked’ Costume Designer Paul Tazewell (2025-12-01)
185. Best Of: Nutritionist Marion Nestle / Science Writer Mary Roach (2025-11-29)
186. Grand Ole Opry At 100: Earl Scruggs & Loretta Lynn (2025-11-28)
187. ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ From Flop To Hit (2025-11-27)
188. Michael Shannon Gets A Turn Playing Good Guys (2025-11-26)
189. A Manual For Keeping A Democracy (2025-11-25)
190. Brendan Fraser Has Everything & Nothing To Prove (2025-11-24)
191. Best Of: Ben Stiller / Cynthia Erivo (2025-11-22)
192. A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ (2025-11-21)
193. A Sleep Scientist Excavates The World Of Dreams (2025-11-20)
194. How Kash Patel Is Changing The FBI’s Mission (2025-11-19)
195. Ben Stiller On His Parents’ Showbiz Marriage (2025-11-18)
196. Cynthia Erivo's Road To 'Wicked' (2025-11-17)
197. Best Of: Ethan Hawke / Tim Robbins (2025-11-15)
198. The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day (2025-11-14)
199. Ethan Hawke On The Role That Pushed Him To His Limit (2025-11-13)
200. Who Is Laura Loomer, Trump's 'Loyalty Enforcer'? (2025-11-12)
201. Nutrition, SNAP & Why We Need A Food Revolution (2025-11-11)
202. Tim Robbins Believes In The Power Of Theater (2025-11-10)
203. Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland (2025-11-08)
204. Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50 (2025-11-07)
205. Trump's Options To Subvert The 2026 Midterms (2025-11-06)
206. Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter (2025-11-05)
207. The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice (2025-11-04)
208. Richard Linklater: 'Filmmaking Is Problem Solving' (2025-11-03)
209. Best Of: Guillermo Del Toro / Cameron Crowe (2025-11-01)
210. The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’ (2025-10-31)
211. The ‘Shadow President’ Dismantling The Government (2025-10-30)
212. Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization (2025-10-29)
213. Judd Apatow Unpacks His Comedy Memorabilia (2025-10-28)
214. For Cameron Crowe, Being 'Uncool' Is A Badge Of Honor (2025-10-27)
215. Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Ken Burns On The Revolutionary War (2025-10-25)
216. Remembering NPR 'Founding Mother' Susan Stamberg (2025-10-24)
217. Guillermo Del Toro Finally Makes His Own 'Frankenstein' (2025-10-23)
218. Confused By The U.S. Economy? You're Not Alone (2025-10-22)
219. Malala Yousafzai On Breaking Rules & Finding Her Way (2025-10-21)
220. Ken Burns On The American Revolution (2025-10-20)
221. Best Of: Julian Brave NoiseCat / Laufey (2025-10-18)
222. A Girl Grows Up In The Epicenter Of Gay Liberation (2025-10-17)
223. A Story Of Indigenous Survival & Resurgence (2025-10-16)
224. How Trump’s Transactional Nature Led To The Ceasefire (2025-10-15)
225. Remembering Diane Keaton (2025-10-14)
226. Mitch Albom Is A 'Walking Example Of A Second Chance' (2025-10-13)
227. Best Of: Dwayne Johnson / Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-10-11)
228. Jane Goodall (2025-10-10)
229. National Guard Deployment In American Cities (2025-10-09)
230. Laufey Is Unapologetically Herself (2025-10-08)
231. 'Dopesick' Writer Returns To Her 'Fractured' Hometown (2025-10-07)
232. Poet Ada Limón On Writing In Uncertain Times (2025-10-06)
233. Best Of: Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb / Mark Ronson (2025-10-04)
234. Al Pacino & Sidney Lumet: 'Dog Day Afternoon' At 50 (2025-10-03)
235. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (2025-10-02)
236. Implications Of The DOJ Targeting The President’s Critics (2025-10-01)
237. Mark Ronson On DJing In The '90s (2025-09-30)
238. Comic Cristela Alonzo (2025-09-29)
239. Best Of: Samin Nosrat / Elizabeth Gilbert (2025-09-27)
240. Jimmy Kimmel's Path To Late Night (2025-09-26)
241. Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb On 'Eleanor The Great' (2025-09-25)
242. Samin Nosrat Is Embracing 'Good Things' (2025-09-23)
243. Elizabeth Gilbert On Love, Loss, And Liberation (2025-09-22)
244. Best Of: Jude Law / Pedro Pascal (2025-09-20)
245. Robert Redford, Over The Years (2025-09-19)
246. Jude Law (2025-09-18)
247. How Charlie Kirk Became A Voice Of Conservative Youth (2025-09-17)
248. Mary Roach On Our Remarkable, Replaceable Bodies (2025-09-16)
249. The Cost Of Gun Violence On Black Life (2025-09-15)
250. Terry Gross On 50 Years Of Fresh Air (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso) (2025-09-14)
251. Best Of: Rob Reiner On 'Spinal Tap II' / Billy Strings (2025-09-14)
252. Inside Netflix's 'Adolescence' (2025-09-12)
253. NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner (2025-09-11)
254. The Future Of Free And Fair Elections (2025-09-10)
255. Rob Reiner's 'Spinal Tap' Still Goes To 11 (2025-09-09)
256. Bluegrass Star Billy Strings (2025-09-08)
257. Best Of : Jane Fonda / Spike Lee (2025-09-06)
258. Noah Wyle, Star Of 'The Pitt' (2025-09-05)
259. How Does Pain Work? Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains (2025-09-04)
260. RFK Jr.'s Impact On Americans' Health (2025-09-03)
261. Jane Fonda Is Not Backing Down (2025-09-02)
262. Roots of Rock and R&B: Dion and Allen Toussaint (2025-09-01)
263. Roots of R&B: Charles Brown & Ray Charles (2025-08-30)
264. Roots of R&B: 'Stand By Me' (2025-08-29)
265. Roots of R&B: Johnny Otis & Etta James (2025-08-27)
266. Roots of Rock: Sun Records & Johnny Cash (2025-08-26)
267. Roots Of Rock: "Blue Suede Shoes" (2025-08-25)
268. Remembering Actor Terence Stamp (2025-08-22)
269. Robert Reich: The Baby Boomers Fell Short (2025-08-21)
270. The Dramatic Overhaul Of The Justice Dept. (2025-08-20)
271. Spike Lee On Dynamic Duos & Reimagining Kurosawa (2025-08-19)
272. Bowen Yang's 'Wicked' White Lie (2025-08-18)
273. Thomas Mallon (2025-08-15)
274. Best Of: AI's Writing Critique / The Rise And Fall Of Condé Nast (2025-08-15)
275. Pedro Pascal Got Fired A Lot (2025-08-14)
276. Musician Charley Crockett's Road From Busking To The Grammys (2025-08-13)
277. Jeff Hiller's Big Break Came In His 40s (2025-08-12)
278. Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly' (2025-08-12)
279. Best Of: Making 'Born To Run' / Why We Can't Sleep (2025-08-09)
280. Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton (2025-08-08)
281. The Making Of Springsteen's 'Born To Run' (2025-08-07)
282. The Nihilistic War In Sudan (2025-08-06)
283. Sarah Silverman Gets the Last Laugh in 'PostMortem' (2025-08-06)
284. How The 1979 Revolution Transformed Iran (2025-08-04)
285. Best Of: Mariska Hargitay / Marc Maron (2025-08-02)
286. Correcting The Record On Elvis's Manager (2025-07-31)
287. Has NASA Ceded Its Mission To Elon Musk? (2025-07-30)
288. Comic Marc Maron On Grief, Cats, And Being Openhearted (2025-07-29)
289. Mariska Hargitay On Freeing Herself From Generational Trauma (2025-07-28)
290. Best Of: Actor Leslie Uggams / Martha's Vineyard's Indigenous Past & Present (2025-07-26)
291. Remembering Lyricist Alan Bergman / The 'Outrageous' Jessica Mitford (2025-07-25)
292. The Shifting Landscape Of Higher Education (2025-07-24)
293. A Chatbot Reacts To A Book About Tech (2025-07-23)
294. Leslie Uggams Looks Back On Her Decades In Show Business (2025-07-22)
295. Martha's Vineyard's Indigenous Past & Present (2025-07-21)
296. Best Of: Stacey Abrams / Raphael Saadiq (2025-07-19)
297. In The Dugout With Baseball All Stars (2025-07-18)
298. Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media (2025-07-18)
299. The Dominance & Decline Of The Condé Nast Magazine Empire (2025-07-17)
300. Rising Floods, Cuts To FEMA And Future Chaos (2025-07-16)