Fresh Air

1. Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid (2025-01-21)
2. MLK, The Organizer & Radical Thinker (2025-01-20)
3. Best Of: Learning From Silence / Comic Roy Wood Jr. (2025-01-18)
4. The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys' (2025-01-17)
5. The Secret History Of The Rape Kit (2025-01-16)
6. How Losing Everything In A Wildfire Led Pico Iyer To Seek Silence (2025-01-15)
7. Can The U.S. Aquire Greenland? & Other Q's About Trump Foreign Policy (2025-01-14)
8. Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism (2025-01-13)
9. Best Of: Tilda Swinton / Adrien Brody (2025-01-11)
10. Joan Baez / Suze Rotolo / Al Kooper On Dylan (2025-01-10)
11. Remembering Jimmy Carter (Part II) (2025-01-09)
12. Tilda Swinton Thinks About Her Death (2025-01-08)
13. Adrien Brody Was Made For 'The Brutalist' (2025-01-07)
14. Getting In Sync With Your Inner Clock (2025-01-06)
15. Best Of: Comic Ronny Chieng / Writer Miranda July (2025-01-04)
16. Comic Nikki Glaser On Roasts & Hurt Feelings (2025-01-03)
17. Alex Van Halen / Selena Gomez (2025-01-02)
18. Sterling K. Brown Was Told By Hollywood To Lose The "Smart-Guy Thing" (2025-01-01)
19. Mark Ruffalo Hates The Hulk Suit (2024-12-31)
20. Remembering President Jimmy Carter (Part I) (2024-12-30)
21. Maggie Rogers / Kathleen Hanna (2024-12-28)
22. Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl (2024-12-27)
23. Jeremy Strong Sees Acting As An Escape From Self (2024-12-26)
24. Pete Seeger / Bruce Springsteen (2024-12-25)
25. David Byrne's Christmas Playlist (2024-12-24)
26. Jon Batiste, Holiday Edition / Questlove Christmas (2024-12-23)
27. Best Of: Billie Eilish & Finneas / The Colbert Cookbook (2024-12-21)
28. Bonnie Raitt / Francis Ford Coppola (2024-12-20)
29. Miranda July Wants Women To Read Their Inner Lives In 'All Fours' (2024-12-19)
30. The Looming TikTok Ban (2024-12-18)
31. Billie Eilish & Finneas (2024-12-17)
32. Comedian Ronny Chieng Didn't Tell His Parents He Got A 'Daily Show' Job (2024-12-16)
33. Someone Once Told Elton John He Would Never Be A Pop Star (2024-12-15)
34. Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas (2024-12-14)
35. Cynthia Erivo Sings With 'A Bit Of A Smile' (2024-12-13)
36. Stephen & Evie Colbert Share The Taste Of Home (2024-12-12)
37. The Housing Shortage, Explained (2024-12-11)
38. Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson' (2024-12-11)
39. Jon Batiste Almost Got Kicked Out Of Juilliard (2024-12-09)
40. Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is (2024-12-06)
41. Best Of: Folk Musician Jerron Paxton / Lyricist Ira Gershwin's Legacy (2024-12-06)
42. A Cultural History Of Hypochondria (2024-12-05)
43. Trump's 2nd Term & The Economy (2024-12-04)
44. Artist Mickalene Thomas Gives Black Women Their Flowers (2024-12-03)
45. Folk Musician Jerron Paxton Transports Us To the '20s (2024-12-02)
46. Best Of: Making 'The Piano Lesson' / Selena Gomez (2024-11-30)
47. Pharrell Thinks He Sounds Like Mickey Mouse (2024-11-29)
48. A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving (2024-11-28)
49. Canonical Lyricist Ira Gershwin Gets His Due (2024-11-27)
50. The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film (2024-11-26)
51. A Marine's Portrait Of Her Body At Extremes (2024-11-25)
52. Best Of: Comedy Writer Michael Schur / Actor Jimmy O. Yang (2024-11-23)
53. The Exile Of Charlie Chaplin (2024-11-22)
54. 'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show (2024-11-21)
55. Trump, Journalism & The Rough Road Ahead (2024-11-20)
56. Selena Gomez Has Found Her Balance (2024-11-19)
57. Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background (2024-11-18)
58. Best Of: Why Do We Itch? / Writer Richard Price (2024-11-16)
59. Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison (2024-11-15)
60. How Screenwriting Saved Novelist Richard Price (2024-11-14)
61. What Trump's Foreign Policy Could Look Like (2024-11-13)
62. Why Do We Itch? (2024-11-12)
63. Veteran Phil Klay On A 2nd Trump Administration & The Military (2024-11-11)
64. Best Of: Al Pacino / Saoirse Ronan (2024-11-09)
65. Jenny Slate Finds Strength In Sensitivity (2024-11-08)
66. Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities Today (2024-11-07)
67. Saoirse Ronan Says Being A Child Actor Shaped Her — For The Better (2024-11-06)
68. Remembering Quincy Jones (2024-11-05)
69. Al Pacino Looks Back On A Legendary Career (2024-11-04)
70. Best Of: Alex Van Halen / Painter Titus Kaphar (2024-11-02)
71. Remembering 'Tootsie' Actor Teri Garr (2024-11-01)
72. What About Foreign Interference In The 2024 Election? (2024-10-31)
73. The Organization Ready To Help Trump Override The Federal Gov't (2024-10-30)
74. Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It' (2024-10-29)
75. How The Culture Wars Split A Church (2024-10-28)
76. Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son (2024-10-26)
77. Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman (2024-10-25)
78. Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' (2024-10-24)
79. John le Carré's Son Revives His Late Dad's Beloved Spy (2024-10-23)
80. What Do Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want From Trump? (2024-10-22)
81. Bridget Everett On Not Fitting In, Then Finding Her People (2024-10-21)
82. Best Of: Pharrell Williams / Lisa Marie Presley's Memoir (2024-10-19)
83. Tom Petty / 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo (2024-10-18)
84. The Battle For Honest And Accountable Government (2024-10-17)
85. An Unprecedented Moment For Abortion, IVF & Fetal Personhood (2024-10-16)
86. Palestinian Poet Reflects On A Life Of Loss (2024-10-15)
87. Riley Keough Helps Mom Lisa Marie Presley Emerge From Elvis' Shadow (2024-10-14)
88. Best Of: Jeremy Strong / Will & Harper's Roadtrip Across America (2024-10-12)
89. Remembering Gospel Singer Cissy Houston / MLB Legend Pete Rose (2024-10-11)
90. Israeli Writer Etgar Keret Reflects On A Year Of War (2024-10-10)
91. Jeremy Strong On Delusion, Dreams and Doing What It Takes [Extended Version] (2024-10-09)
92. Pharrell Williams Sees Colors When He Hears Music (2024-10-08)
93. Will Ferrell & Harper Steele's Roadtrip Across America (2024-10-07)
94. Best Of: Ta-Nehisi Coates / John Leguizamo (2024-10-05)
95. Remembering Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson (2024-10-04)
96. The Harris/Trump Economic Proposals, Explained (2024-10-03)
97. John Leguizamo Gives The Untold Story Of Latinos In America (2024-10-02)
98. Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores Oppression in 'The Message' (2024-10-01)
99. Ina Garten's Biggest Hosting Fail (2024-09-30)
100. Best Of: 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips / Actor Uzo Aduba (2024-09-28)
101. Celebrating 25 Years Of 'The West Wing' (2024-09-27)
102. Could 'Uncommitted' Voters Sway The Election? (2024-09-26)
103. Above All, Uzo Aduba Is Her Mother's Daughter (2024-09-25)
104. The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation (2024-09-24)
105. Why 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips Came Back For A Sequel (2024-09-23)
106. Best Of: Connie Chung / Demi Moore (2024-09-21)
107. A Satire Of the Sunshine State (2024-09-20)
108. Maggie Haberman On Trump's Turbulent 2024 Campaign (2024-09-19)
109. Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl (2024-09-18)
110. How Trump Created The Illusion Of Success (2024-09-17)
111. Demi Moore's New Beginning (2024-09-16)
112. Best Of: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover / Comic Taylor Tomlinson (2024-09-14)
113. Remembering Actor James Earl Jones (2024-09-13)
114. Gearing Up For A Post-Election Legal Fight (2024-09-12)
115. How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter (2024-09-11)
116. The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs (2024-09-10)
117. Taylor Tomlinson Is Ready To Joke About Her Bipolar II. Mostly. (2024-09-09)
118. Best Of: SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson / Novelist Danzy Senna (2024-09-07)
119. Inside The Making Of 'The Sopranos' (2024-09-06)
120. The Anti-Fascist Vigilantes Infiltrating White Nationalist Groups (2024-09-05)
121. SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Personal (2024-09-04)
122. Danzy Senna Writes Herself (And Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence (2024-09-03)
123. Film Icons: Spike Lee / Samuel L. Jackson (2024-09-02)
124. Film Icons: Steven Spielberg / Carrie Fisher (2024-08-31)
125. Film Icons: Clint Eastwood / Eli Wallach & More (2024-08-30)
126. Film Icons: Dennis Hopper / Isabella Rossellini (2024-08-29)
127. Film Icons: Meryl Streep / Sidney Poitier (2024-08-28)
128. Film Icons: Molly Ringwald / Jodie Foster / Anthony Hopkins (2024-08-27)
129. Film Icons: Michael Caine / Robert Duvall (2024-08-26)
130. Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint (2024-08-24)
131. Remembering 'King Of Daytime TV' Phil Donahue (2024-08-23)
132. Reflecting On 2 Critical Conflict Zones: Ukraine And Gaza (2024-08-22)
133. How Donald Trump Changed Federal Law Enforcement (2024-08-21)
134. How Stadiums Became The American Public Square (2024-08-20)
135. Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & Heartbreak Of Female Friendships (2024-08-19)
136. Best Of: Black Doctors Consortium Founder / The Life Of A Brain Surgeon (2024-08-17)
137. Police Procedural 'Homicide' (Finally) Comes To Streaming (2024-08-16)
138. On The Road With Harris/Walz (2024-08-15)
139. How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy (2024-08-14)
140. Safiya Sinclair On Cutting Herself Free From Rastafari Roots (2024-08-13)
141. An Informant Exposes The Inner Workings Of The Ku Klux Klan (2024-08-12)
142. Best Of: How 1982 Sci-Fi Changed The Game / Singer Brittany Howard (2024-08-10)
143. Revisiting The Final Months Of WWII (2024-08-10)
144. 'Sing Sing' Offers a Glimpse of Life Behind Bars (2024-08-08)
145. Black Doctors Consortium Founder Serves Vulnerable Communities (2024-08-07)
146. Migrants Risk It All On The Treacherous Darién Gap (2024-08-06)
147. A Brain Surgeon Opens Up About Life In The O.R. (2024-08-05)
148. Best Of: Comic Nikki Glaser / 'Hacks' Co-Creator Paul W. Downs (2024-08-03)
149. Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon (2024-08-02)
150. Brittany Howard On Prince, Break-Up Songs, And Her Haunted House (2024-08-01)
151. The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything (2024-07-31)
152. How 'Hacks' Comes Together — Over Email (2024-07-30)
153. Comic Nikki Glaser Doesn't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Be Roasted (2024-07-29)
154. Best Of: 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu / Stunt Performer-Turned-Filmmaker David Leitch (2024-07-27)
155. Remembering Comic Bob Newhart (2024-07-26)
156. Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War? (2024-07-25)
157. 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity (2024-07-24)
158. The Dictator Playbook (2024-07-23)
159. A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade (2024-07-22)
160. Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson (2024-07-20)
161. Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth (2024-07-19)
162. Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck' (2024-07-18)
163. The Impossible American Dream (2024-07-17)
164. Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor (2024-07-16)
165. Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters (2024-07-15)
166. Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship (2024-07-13)
167. Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne (2024-07-12)
168. Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties (2024-07-11)
169. Inside The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In American History (2024-07-10)
170. She Was 17, He Was 47: How #MeToo Changed A Marriage (2024-07-09)
171. Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones (2024-07-08)
172. Best Of: Comic Michelle Buteau / Emily Nussbaum On Reality TV (2024-07-06)
173. David Byrne on 40 Years of 'Stop Making Sense' (2024-07-05)
174. How Bon Jovi Lost His Voice — And Got It Back (2024-07-04)
175. A Former Federal Judge Fears For Democracy (2024-07-03)
176. Reflections on Being Fat in a Thin World (2024-07-03)
177. What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV? (2024-07-02)
178. Best Of: Dr. Fauci's Talks With Trump / 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder (2024-06-29)
179. Fairport Convention Founding Member Richard Thompson (2024-06-28)
180. Election 2024: Where Does The Money Come From? (2024-06-27)
181. Michelle Buteau Finds A Lifeline In Humor (2024-06-26)
182. Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors (2024-06-25)
183. Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply Chain (2024-06-24)
184. Best Of: Questlove's Hip-Hop History / 'Always Sunny' Actor Rob McElhenney (2024-06-22)
185. 'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater (2024-06-21)
186. The Story Behind Diane Von Furstenberg's Iconic Wrap Dress (2024-06-20)
187. Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' (2024-06-19)
188. Dr. Anthony Fauci Looks Back On The COVID-19 Pandemic (2024-06-18)
189. 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder (2024-06-17)
190. Best Of: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne (2024-06-15)
191. How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate MLB (2024-06-14)
192. How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land (2024-06-13)
193. Rob McElhenney On 'Welcome To Wrexham' (2024-06-12)
194. Questlove On Hip-Hop And History (2024-06-11)
195. Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood (2024-06-10)
196. Best Of: 'Merrily We Roll Along'; MSNBC Host Ali Velshi (2024-06-08)
197. Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress into Satire (2024-06-07)
198. Ronan Farrow on the link between #MeToo, Weinstein and Trump (2024-06-06)
199. Colson Whitehead returns to 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto' (2024-06-05)
200. MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Traces His Ancestors' Migration (2024-06-04)
201. 'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Is A Love Letter To Sondheim (2024-06-03)
202. Best Of: Maggie Rogers / Kristen Wiig (2024-06-01)
203. Carrying On After A Life-Changing Accident (2024-05-31)
204. Revisiting A Chicago Hate Crime And Its Aftermath (2024-05-30)
205. Yo-Yo Ma Says He's Living His Best Childhood Now (2024-05-29)
206. The Untold Story Of The C-Section (2024-05-28)
207. The Stax Records Soul Sound (2024-05-27)
208. Best Of: Michael McDonald / The American 'Food Cartel' (2024-05-25)
209. 'Mad Max' Director George Miller (2024-05-24)
210. The Corruption Scandal That Rocked The Navy (2024-05-23)
211. Maggie Rogers (Extended Version) (2024-05-22)
212. Kristen Wiig (2024-05-21)
213. Michael McDonald (2024-05-20)
214. Best Of: Kathleen Hanna / Tyler James Williams (2024-05-18)
215. Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman (2024-05-17)
216. Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go (2024-05-16)
217. Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas War (2024-05-15)
218. 'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams (2024-05-14)
219. Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life (2024-05-13)
220. Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intelligence (2024-05-11)
221. 'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen (2024-05-10)
222. Remembering Minimalist Painter Frank Stella (2024-05-09)
223. A People's History Of Black Twitter (2024-05-08)
224. WNBA Star Brittney Griner Imprisonment & Release (2024-05-07)
225. The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence (2024-05-06)
226. Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo (2024-05-04)
227. Remembering Writer Paul Auster (2024-05-03)
228. What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban? (2024-05-02)
229. Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War (2024-05-02)
230. Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles (2024-04-30)
231. Jon Bon Jovi (2024-04-29)
232. Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety (2024-04-27)
233. Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD (2024-04-26)
234. Why Writers Are Losing Out In Hollywood (2024-04-25)
235. The Life & Legacy Of 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters (2024-04-24)
236. St. Vincent (2024-04-23)
237. How Minority Rule Threatens Democracy (2024-04-22)
238. Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit (2024-04-20)
239. Remembering PBS Anchor Robert MacNeil (2024-04-19)
240. Our Fragile Food System (2024-04-18)
241. A Death Doula Says 'Get Real' About The End (2024-04-17)
242. Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder (2024-04-16)
243. A First Date Turns Into A Whodunit In 'Diarra From Detroit' (2024-04-15)
244. Best Of: Andrew Scott / Women Behind The Wheel (2024-04-13)
245. The History Of King Kong & Godzilla (2024-04-12)
246. The 'Land Grab' Displacing The Maasai People (2024-04-11)
247. The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day (2024-04-10)
248. Internet Brain & The Age Of Overthinking (2024-04-09)
249. Andrew Scott On 'Ripley,' 'Fleabag' & More (2024-04-08)
250. Best Of: Sue Bird / Sleater-Kinney (2024-04-06)
251. A 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Appreciation (2024-04-05)
252. Abortion Rights & The Fetal Personhood Movement (2024-04-04)
253. Capt. Cook's Final Voyage (2024-04-03)
254. 'Kids Are Not OK' Says Mental Health Expert (2024-04-02)
255. WNBA Star Sue Bird (2024-04-01)
256. Best Of: Stories From A Hollywood Insider / Eugene Levy (2024-03-30)
257. Celebrating Country Music's Black Roots (2024-03-29)
258. How Cars Became A Gendered Technology (2024-03-28)
259. Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Experiment (2024-03-27)
260. Climate-Driven Migration In America (2024-03-26)
261. Sleater-Kinney (2024-03-25)
262. Best Of: The Life Of A Nun / A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go (2024-03-23)
263. 'Tokyo Vice' Journalist On Japan's Criminal Underworld (2024-03-22)
264. The Chinese Mafia & The Illicit Marijuana Trade (2024-03-21)
265. A Former Nun On Why She 'Cloistered' And Later Ran Away (2024-03-20)
266. Christine Blasey Ford On Life Before And Since Testifying (2024-03-19)
267. An 'Exvangelical' On Loving & Leaving The Church (2024-03-18)
268. Best Of: Jenny Slate / Julio Torres (2024-03-16)
269. A Maître D' Dishes On The Restaurant Industry (2024-03-15)
270. What Makes Propaganda Effective? (2024-03-14)
271. Eugene Levy Is A 'Reluctant Traveler' (2024-03-13)
272. Jenny Slate (2024-03-12)
273. Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress Into Satire (2024-03-11)
274. Best Of: Biden's Last Campaign / Trans Writer Lucy Sante (2024-03-09)
275. Emma Stone / Mark Ruffalo (2024-03-08)
276. A Veteran Filmmaker Shares Secrets From The Set (2024-03-07)
277. Biden's Last Campaign (2024-03-06)
278. A War Reporter Reckons With A Deadly Cancer Diagnosis (2024-03-05)
279. RuPaul's House Of Hidden Meanings (2024-03-04)
280. Best Of: The Making Of 'Dune' / Why We Remember (2024-03-02)
281. Paul Giamatti / Remembering Comic Richard Lewis (2024-03-01)
282. The Impact Of Christian Nationalism On American Democracy (2024-02-29)
283. 'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve (2024-02-28)
284. Busy Philipps (2024-02-27)
285. Why We Remember (And Forget) (2024-02-26)
286. Best Of: Mark Ruffalo / Jeffrey Wright (2024-02-24)
287. Bradley Cooper & Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2024-02-23)
288. Trump's Legal Challenges, Explained (2024-02-22)
289. Writer Lucy Sante On Transitioning In Her Late 60s (2024-02-21)
290. Jeffrey Wright, From 'Basquiat' To 'American Fiction' (2024-02-20)
291. The History Of The Oscars (2024-02-19)
292. Best Of: Molly Ringwald / Busy Philipps (2024-02-17)
293. Sterling K. Brown / Colman Domingo (2024-02-16)
294. The Migrant Crisis In NYC (2024-02-15)
295. Remembering Longtime NPR Host Bob Edwards (2024-02-14)
296. Mark Ruffalo (2024-02-13)
297. Molly Ringwald (2024-02-12)
298. Best Of: The Race Card Project / The Early AIDS Crisis (2024-02-10)
299. Remembering MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer / Carl Weathers (2024-02-09)
300. The Surprisingly Lax Regulation Of Our Railroads (2024-02-08)