Fresh Air

1. Leslie Jones (2023-09-21)
2. How The Nazis Used Jazz As A Propaganda Tool (2023-09-20)
3. Comic Aparna Nancherla (2023-09-19)
4. How Saudi Arabian Oil Money Is Influencing Men's Pro Golf (2023-09-18)
5. Best Of: 'Barbie' Music Producer Mark Ronson / Model Bethann Hardison (2023-09-16)
6. Does China Have Hollywood In An Economic Muzzle? (2023-09-15)
7. Inside The Biden White House (2023-09-14)
8. The Military's Struggle To Modernize (2023-09-13)
9. Hollywood Casting Director Allison Jones (2023-09-12)
10. Trailblazing Black Model Bethann Hardison (2023-09-11)
11. Best Of: Zadie Smith / Maria Bamford (2023-09-09)
12. Writer Hua Hsu On Friendship, Grief & Pop Culture (2023-09-08)
13. Mark Ronson On The 'Barbie' Soundtrack & Score (2023-09-07)
14. Comic Maria Bamford Will Join Your Cult (2023-09-06)
15. Zadie Smith On 'The Fraud' (2023-09-05)
16. Hip-Hop Week: Jay-Z (2023-09-04)
17. Hip-Hop Week: Questlove / Chuck D / Diddy (2023-09-02)
18. Hip-Hop Week: The RZA / André 3000 (2023-09-01)
19. Hip-Hop Week: De La Soul / Beastie Boys (2023-08-31)
20. Hip-Hop Week: Ice-T / Queen Latifah (2023-08-30)
21. Hip-Hop Week: Darryl McDaniels (DMC) / LL Cool J (2023-08-29)
22. Hip-Hop Week: DJ Kool Herc / Grandmaster Flash (2023-08-28)
23. Best Of: 'Louder Than A Riot' Hosts / Biggie's Legacy (2023-08-26)
24. David Bowie (2023-08-25)
25. Ronan Farrow On Elon Musk's Influence In Ukraine (2023-08-24)
26. Biggie's Life & Legacy (2023-08-23)
27. Historian & Former Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust (2023-08-22)
28. 'Louder Than A Riot' Co-Hosts Examine Misogyny In Hip-Hop (2023-08-21)
29. Best Of: Christopher Nolan / R. Eric Thomas (2023-08-19)
30. 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo / Remembering William Friedkin (2023-08-18)
31. Prisoners Find Rehabilitation & Redemption Through Music (2023-08-17)
32. Humorist R. Eric Thomas Wonders If The 'Best Is Over' (2023-08-16)
33. School Integration & The Achievement Gap In Shaker Heights (2023-08-15)
34. Christopher Nolan On 'Oppenheimer' (2023-08-14)
35. Best Of: Pianist Jason Moran / Author Andre Dubus III (2023-08-12)
36. Looking Back On The U.S. Bombing Of Hiroshima & Nagasaki (2023-08-11)
37. Uncovering The Story Of An Institutionalized Family Member (2023-08-10)
38. A Memoir Of Kidnapping (2023-08-09)
39. Reflecting On The End Of Sight (2023-08-08)
40. Jason Moran At The Piano (2023-08-07)
41. Best Of: Actor Richard E. Grant / Comic Leanne Morgan (2023-08-05)
42. Remembering Pee-Wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens (2023-08-04)
43. Novelist Andre Dubus III (2023-08-03)
44. Congress's New Rebel Faction (2023-08-02)
45. Actor Richard E. Grant On Living After Loss (2023-08-01)
46. Comic Leanne Morgan (2023-07-31)
47. Best Of: Writers Colson Whitehead / S.A. Cosby (2023-07-29)
48. Pediatric Neurosurgeon Tells Stories From The O.R. (2023-07-28)
49. Hubert Humphrey's Fight For Civil Rights (2023-07-27)
50. Remembering Tony Bennett (2023-07-27)
51. Crime Writer S.A. Cosby (2023-07-25)
52. Colson Whitehead On 'Crook Manifesto' (2023-07-24)
53. Best Of: Timothy Olyphant / Understanding The Crack Era (2023-07-22)
54. Remembering André Watts / USWNT Star Megan Rapinoe (2023-07-21)
55. The Changing Hollywood Landscape (2023-07-20)
56. How 'Toxic Fashion' Can Make Us Sick (2023-07-19)
57. 'Justified' Star Timothy Olyphant (2023-07-18)
58. The Threat Of Deadly Fungal Pathogens (2023-07-17)
59. Best Of: Meeting Tonya Mosley/Rising Temperatures (2023-07-15)
60. David Sedaris' War with His Father (2023-07-14)
61. The History Of The Crack Era From People Who Lived Through It (2023-07-13)
62. Life, Death & Rising Temperatures (2023-07-12)
63. Getting To Know Co-host Tonya Mosley (2023-07-11)
64. The Legacy Of Baseball's 'Negro League' (2023-07-10)
65. Best Of: 'Every Body' & Intersex Identity / The Threat Of AI (2023-07-08)
66. Ringo Starr / Remembering Alan Arkin (2023-07-07)
67. A Recap Of The Supreme Court Term (2023-07-06)
68. 'Every Body' Documentary Explores The Intersex Experience (2023-07-05)
69. Janelle Monáe (2023-07-04)
70. Neil Diamond / Remembering Glenda Jackson (2023-07-03)
71. Best Of: Laura Dern / Jeremy O. Harris (2023-07-01)
72. Remembering Broadway Lyricist Sheldon Harnick (2023-06-30)
73. How To Support Trans Kids In School (2023-06-28)
74. Playwright Jeremy O. Harris (2023-06-27)
75. Laura Dern (2023-06-26)
76. Best Of: The Shakur Family Legacy / Birder Christian Cooper (2023-06-24)
77. Remembering Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked Pentagon Papers (2023-06-23)
78. Classroom Culture Wars & Teacher Burnout (2023-06-22)
79. Remembering Legendary Editor Robert Gottlieb (2023-06-21)
80. The Countdown To End WWII (2023-06-20)
81. Celebrating America's Black Working Class (2023-06-19)
82. Best Of: Writer Kwame Alexander / Chef Lidia Bastianich (2023-06-17)
83. John Mellencamp (2023-06-16)
84. Could Artificial Intelligence Destroy Humanity? (2023-06-15)
85. The Shakur Family Legacy, Tupac & Beyond (2023-06-14)
86. How The Catholic Church Profited From Slavery (2023-06-14)
87. Christian Cooper On Life As A Black Birder (2023-06-12)
88. Best Of: 'Succession' Creator Jesse Armstrong / Actor Elliot Page (2023-06-10)
89. Remembering '60s Pop Songwriter Cynthia Weil (2023-06-09)
90. Parkland Survivor & March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg (2023-06-08)
91. Elliot Page (2023-06-07)
92. The SCOTUS Conservative 'Supermajority' (2023-06-06)
93. 'Succession' Creator Jesse Armstrong & Exec. Producer Frank Rich (2023-06-05)
94. Best Of: Clarence Thomas' Rise To Power / The Rise In Allergies (2023-06-03)
95. MMA Fighting, Memory Loss and Identity (2023-06-02)
96. Kwame Alexander On 'Why Fathers Cry' (2023-06-01)
97. Clarence & Ginni Thomas' Path To Power (2023-05-31)
98. Why Our Allergies Are Getting Worse (2023-05-30)
99. Best Of: Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Wanda Sykes (2023-05-30)
100. Jazz Singer Samara Joy In Concert (2023-05-29)
101. Mary Tyler Moore (2023-05-26)
102. The Hollywood Writers Strike & The Future Of TV (2023-05-25)
103. Chef Lidia Bastianich (2023-05-24)
104. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2023-05-23)
105. Wanda Sykes Returns (2023-05-22)
106. Best Of: Joel Edgerton / Samantha Irby (2023-05-20)
107. Donna Summer (2023-05-19)
108. Sara Bareilles (2023-05-18)
109. How a Secretive, Extremist Group Radicalized The American Right (2023-05-17)
110. Humorist Samantha Irby (2023-05-16)
111. Actor Joel Edgerton (2023-05-15)
112. Best Of: Living With Long COVID / How Parking Explains The World (2023-05-13)
113. Everything But The Girl Singer-Songwriter Tracey Thorn (2023-05-12)
114. The Significance Of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Convictions (2023-05-11)
115. A 'Practical Guide' For People With Long COVID (2023-05-10)
116. How Parking Explains The World (2023-05-09)
117. One Senator's Crusade To Expose CIA/FBI Crimes And Cover-Ups (2023-05-08)
118. Best Of: Alex Auder's Bohemian Childhood / James Marsden On 'Jury Duty' (2023-05-06)
119. New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen (2023-05-05)
120. The Child Labor Crisis In America (2023-05-04)
121. Alexandra Auder, Daughter Of Warhol Muse Viva (2023-05-03)
122. James Marsden On 'Jury Duty' (2023-05-02)
123. How South Africa Narrowly Avoided Civil War (2023-05-01)
124. Best Of: Judy Blume / Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias (2023-04-29)
125. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. (2023-04-28)
126. Remembering Harry Belafonte / "Full-Spectrum" Doula On Birth & Abortion (2023-04-27)
127. How Private Equity Firms Widen The Income Gap (2023-04-26)
128. Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias (2023-04-25)
129. Judy Blume (2023-04-24)
130. Best Of: Keri Russell / Author David Grann (2023-04-22)
131. Remembering crime writer Anne Perry and LGBTQ editor Michael Denneny (2023-04-21)
132. How the AR-15 became the bestselling rifle in the U.S. (2023-04-20)
133. A tribute to the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb (2023-04-19)
134. A tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder (2023-04-18)
135. Keri Russell embraces her new role as 'The Diplomat' (2023-04-17)
136. Best Of: NPR's Mary Louise Kelly / Josh Groban (2023-04-15)
137. Remembering Food Critic Mimi Sheraton & Actor Michael Lerner (2023-04-14)
138. Will Fox News Pay For Spreading Lies About Voter Fraud? (2023-04-13)
139. A Doctor Cares For A Parent With Alzheimer's (2023-04-12)
140. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly on Motherhood & Chasing The News (2023-04-11)
141. Josh Groban On 'Sweeney Todd' (2023-04-10)
142. Best Of: Jazz Singer Samara Joy / Brooke Shields (2023-04-08)
143. Legendary Record Exec. Seymour Stein / Joni Mitchell (2023-04-07)
144. Inside The Sports Betting Boom (2023-04-06)
145. Living With Suicidal Ideation (2023-04-05)
146. Brooke Shields (2023-04-04)
147. What We Get Wrong About Armageddon In The Bible (2023-04-03)
148. Best Of: Poet Clint Smith / 'Ted Lasso' Actor Brett Goldstein (2023-04-03)
149. 'Yellowjackets' Star Melanie Lynskey / 'Schmigadoon!' Co-Creator Cinco Paul (2023-03-31)
150. Jazz Singer Samara Joy (2023-03-30)
151. Clint Smith's Poetry Confronts The Legacy Of Slavery (2023-03-29)
152. How Discrimination & Poverty Can Make You Sick (2023-03-28)
153. 'Ted Lasso' Actor Brett Goldstein (2023-03-27)
154. Best Of: Ari Shapiro / Billy Crudup (2023-03-25)
155. 'Succession' Stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin & Matthew Macfadyen (2023-03-24)
156. NYC Drag Queen & Photographer Linda Simpson (2023-03-23)
157. Ari Shapiro: On-Air, On-Stage & On-Page (2023-03-22)
158. How The Affluent Benefit From The Poor (2023-03-21)
159. Billy Crudup (2023-03-20)
160. Best Of: Memphis Drag Queen Bella DuBalle / Character Actor Clancy Brown (2023-03-18)
161. Michelle Yeoh / Adam Sandler (2023-03-17)
162. Memphis Drag Queen Bella DuBalle Won't Be Silenced By New Law (2023-03-16)
163. Inside A Safety-Net Hospital That Treats The Poor And Uninsured (2023-03-15)
164. Character & Voice Actor Clancy Brown (2023-03-14)
165. A Veterinarian Shares What Animals Have Taught Her (2023-03-13)
166. Best Of: Thomas Mallon's Diaries / Life & Death In The ER (2023-03-11)
167. Revisiting The Genius Of Buster Keaton (2023-03-10)
168. Writer Thomas Mallon On His AIDS-Era Diaries (2023-03-09)
169. Harnessing The Electricity In The Human Body (2023-03-08)
170. President Jimmy Carter (2023-03-07)
171. How The Police Became Untouchable (2023-03-06)
172. Best Of: Cate Blanchett & Todd Field On 'Tár' / Actor Ke Huy Quan (2023-03-04)
173. A Tribute To Bluegrass Guitarist Doc Watson (2023-03-03)
174. The Rise Of QAnon (2023-03-02)
175. Cate Blanchett & Dir. Todd Field On Tár (2023-03-01)
176. How The Fed Is Growing More Powerful (2023-02-28)
177. Ke Huy Quan On 'Everything Everywhere' (2023-02-27)
178. Best Of: 'Oscar Wars' / Marc Maron (2023-02-25)
179. Remembering Richard Belzer & Tim McCarver (2023-02-24)
180. How An Ex-Con & Caterer Became Putin's Trusted Warlord (2023-02-23)
181. The 'Gold, Sweat, And Tears' Behind The Oscars (2023-02-22)
182. Life, Death & Uncertainty In The ER (2023-02-21)
183. Robert Caro On LBJ (2023-02-20)
184. Best Of: Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin / Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter (2023-02-18)
185. Remembering De La Soul's David Jolicoeur (2023-02-17)
186. Marc Maron Goes 'From Bleak To Dark' (2023-02-16)
187. A Playlist By Yannick Nézet-Séguin (2023-02-15)
188. 'Black Panther' Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter (2023-02-14)
189. Remembering Burt Bacharach (2023-02-13)
190. Best Of: Laura Poitras & Nan Goldin / Jazz Pianist Brad Mehldau (2023-02-13)
191. 50 Years Of 'Schoolhouse Rock' (2023-02-10)
192. Artist/Activist Nan Goldin & Filmmaker Laura Poitras (2023-02-09)
193. 1966: The Year Of Black Power (2023-02-08)
194. Inside The Criminal Investigation Into Trump's Finances (2023-02-07)
195. Jazz Pianist Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles (2023-02-06)
196. Best Of: When A Doctor Becomes A Patient / Lizzy Caplan (2023-02-04)
197. Author Julie Otsuka / Remembering 'Nation' Editor Victor Navasky (2023-02-03)
198. Inside The Haqqani Terrorist Network (2023-02-02)
199. How 'Modern-Day Slavery' Powers The Rechargeable Battery Economy (2023-02-01)
200. Actor Lizzy Caplan (2023-01-31)
201. When A Doctor Becomes The Patient (2023-01-30)
202. Best Of: Human Trafficking After Katrina / The Waco Siege (2023-01-28)
203. Sun Records Founder Sam Phillips / Crosby & Nash (2023-01-27)
204. How Social Media's Role Was Left Out Of The Jan. 6 Report (2023-01-26)
205. Revisiting The Waco Siege, 30 Years Later (2023-01-25)
206. 'White Lotus' Actor F. Murray Abraham (2023-01-24)
207. Forced Labor & Rebuilding After Natural Disasters In The U.S. (2023-01-23)
208. Best Of: The Status Of Abortion Rights / Novelist Jonathan Escoffery (2023-01-21)
209. Jazz-Pop Duo Rachael & Vilray (2023-01-20)
210. Is The U.S. Gov't Designating Too Many Documents As Classified'? (2023-01-19)
211. What's Next For The New GOP-Led House? (2023-01-18)
212. The Status Of Abortion Rights In America (2023-01-17)
213. A Journey Below The Mason-Dixon Line (2023-01-16)
214. Best Of: Equity In Sports / 'Fleishman Is In Trouble' Creator (2023-01-14)
215. Remembering Novelist Russell Banks (2023-01-13)
216. What Israel's Move To The Right Means For Democracy (2023-01-12)
217. 'Fleishman Is In Trouble' Creator Taffy Brodesser-Akner (2023-01-11)
218. Fighting For Equity In Sports (2023-01-10)
219. 'If I Survive You' author Jonathan Escoffery (2023-01-09)
220. Best Of: Wrapping up the Jan. 6 hearings / Editing Robert Caro (2023-01-07)
221. Remembering A Creator Of The Philly Sound (2023-01-06)
222. How The Jan. 6 Committee Used TV Tactics Against Trump (2023-01-05)
223. Revisiting A Forgotten U.S. Hostage Crisis (2023-01-04)
224. Acclaimed Book Editor Robert Gottlieb (2023-01-03)
225. Actor Rosie Perez (2023-01-02)
226. Seth Meyers / Stephen Merchant (2022-12-31)
227. 'Weird Al' Yankovic (2022-12-30)
228. Michael Imperioli (2022-12-29)
229. Questlove's Christmas Playlist / Best Films Of 2022 (2022-12-28)
230. Comic Jerrod Carmichael (2022-12-28)
231. Sterlin Harjo On 'Reservation Dogs' (2022-12-27)
232. Steven Spielberg (2022-12-26)
233. Tennis Icon John McEnroe (2022-12-23)
234. Sheryl Lee Ralph Of 'Abbott Elementary' (2022-12-22)
235. A Very Questlove Christmas (2022-12-21)
236. The Teen Mental Health Crisis (2022-12-20)
237. The Surprising History Of The First Paramedics (2022-12-19)
238. Best Of: Kumail Nanjiani / 'Knives Out' Writer/Director Rian Johnson (2022-12-17)
239. Revisiting 'High Noon,' A Parable Of The Hollywood Blacklist (2022-12-16)
240. Rachel Maddow On The WWII-Era Plot Against America (2022-12-15)
241. Sci-Fi Pioneer Octavia Butler (2022-12-14)
242. Democracy's 'Forgotten Crisis' (2022-12-13)
243. Rian Johnson On 'Glass Onion' (2022-12-12)
244. Best Of: 'White Lotus' Creator Mike White / The Life Of A NYC Maître D' (2022-12-10)
245. Neil Young / George Clooney (2022-12-09)
246. The Chaos At Twitter (2022-12-08)
247. Kumail Nanjiani (2022-12-07)
248. A NYC Maître D' Shares Secrets Of The Restaurant Industry (2022-12-06)
249. 'White Lotus' Creator Mike White (2022-12-05)
250. Best Of: 'Armageddon Time' Director / A Revolution In Cell Biology (2022-12-03)
251. 'Daily Show' Host Trevor Noah (2022-12-02)
252. How Should Nations Memorialize Their Atrocities? (2022-12-01)
253. How To Stand Up To A Dictator (2022-11-30)
254. Reporting On The Atrocities And Destruction In Ukraine (2022-11-29)
255. 'Armageddon Time' Filmmaker James Gray (2022-11-28)
256. Best Of: "Weird Al" Yankovic / To Retire, Or Not To Retire? (2022-11-26)
257. Brandi Carlile (2022-11-25)
258. 'Peanuts' Cartoonist Charles Schulz (2022-11-24)
259. Comedy Legend Mel Brooks (2022-11-23)
260. To Retire, Or Not To Retire? (2022-11-22)
261. Siddhartha Mukherjee On A Revolution In Cell Biology (2022-11-21)
262. Best Of: Misty Copeland / Michael Imperioli (2022-11-19)
263. Behind Yiddish 'Fiddler On The Roof' (2022-11-18)
264. A Dangerous Game Over Taiwan (2022-11-17)
265. Weird Al Yankovic (2022-11-16)
266. 'Sopranos' & 'White Lotus' Actor Michael Imperioli (2022-11-15)
267. Ballerina Misty Copeland (2022-11-14)
268. WWII Veterans Reflect On Their Service (2022-11-14)
269. Best Of: Steven Spielberg / The Black Soldiers Of WWII (2022-11-12)
270. Our New Climate Reality (2022-11-10)
271. Steven Spielberg (2022-11-09)
272. Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis (2022-11-08)
273. The Black Experience Of WWII (2022-11-07)
274. Best Of: 'Till' Director Chinonye Chukwu / 'Shutter' Author Ramona Emerson (2022-11-05)
275. 'Pose' Actor Billy Porter (2022-11-04)
276. How Election Deniers Might Impact The Midterms (2022-11-03)
277. Novelist Tells The Story Of A Haunted Crime Scene Photographer (2022-11-02)
278. 'Till' Director Chinonye Chukwu (2022-11-01)
279. Halloween Special: Part II (2022-10-31)
280. Best Of: MAGA's Chinese Billionaire / Sports Journalist Jemele Hill (2022-10-29)
281. Halloween Special Part I: Stephen King & Jordan Peele (2022-10-28)
282. Phillies Radio Announcer On The World Series & Changes In Baseball (2022-10-27)
283. Did The "Deep State" Protect The Country From Trump? (2022-10-26)
284. Sports Journalist Jemele Hill (2022-10-25)
285. The "Sioux Chef," Sean Sherman (2022-10-25)
286. Best Of: Angela Lansbury / Culture Critic Hua Hsu (2022-10-22)
287. Remembering Angela Lansbury (2022-10-21)
288. A journalist discusses Steve Bannon's enigmatic Chinese benefactor (2022-10-20)
289. How The Far-Right Became The GOP's Center Of Gravity (2022-10-19)
290. 'New Yorker' Writer Hua Hsu On Friendship, Grief, And Pop Culture (2022-10-18)
291. Chelsea Manning On Life Before & After WikiLeaks (2022-10-17)
292. Best Of: One-Pan Recipes / The History Of Money (2022-10-15)
293. Linda Ronstadt (2022-10-14)
294. The Sensory Perceptions Of Animals (2022-10-13)
295. Exploring The History Of Money (2022-10-12)
296. Testing 'NYT Cooking' Recipes With Melissa Clark (2022-10-11)
297. Journalist Maggie Haberman On The Making Of Donald Trump (2022-10-10)
298. Best Of: Loretta Lynn / Rachel Bloom (2022-10-08)
299. Tom Waits (2022-10-07)
300. A New Generation Of Resistance In Iran (2022-10-06)