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Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) SAKET SONI [SOCK-it SOH-knee] is a labor organizer who works with workers who rebuild communities after weather disasters. He has a new book about hundreds of welders and pipefitters who were recruited to come from India to the American Gulf Coast in 2006 to repair oil rigs after Hurricane Katrina. They found themselves trapped in work camps with terrible living conditions and no prospect of the Green cards they were promised in return for the exorbitant fees they were charged by the labor brokers who brought them. Soni's new book about the human trafficking case that arose from the experience is The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the debut album by Dazy titled Out of Body. Dazy is actually just one musician, Virginia-based James Goodson.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Comic and actor MARC MARON, host of the interview podcast WTF. His new comedy special is 'Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark', now streaming on HBO. His last Netflix special was 'End Times Fun.' It was listed as one of the 10 best standup specials to stream during the coronavirus quarantine. In 2020 Maron lost his girlfriend suddenly, director Lynn Shelton, due to undiagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Lynn directed 'End Times Fun', the film 'Sword of Trust', which he starred in, and several episodes of the television series 'Maron' and 'Glow'. Maron was nominated for a SAG award for his performance in 'Glow'. Maron has a supporting role in the film 'To Leslie', and played record executive Jerry Wexler in 'Respect', which starred Jennifer Hudson. He was also in 'Joker', Todd Phillips' critically and commercially successful film. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Music critic Ken Tucker reviews the new volume of Columbia records official Bob Dylan Bootleg Series.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Writer JONATHAN ESCOFFERY (ES-Coffery). His book If I Survive You focuses on the American born son of Jamaican parents, and his extended family. The book was on our book critic Maureen Corrigan's best books of 2022 list. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews SZA's [Sizz-ah] new album, S-O-S. It was released at the very end of 2022, and went immediately to number 1 on the Billboard top 200 chart.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Princeton University sociologist and Pulitzer Prize winning author MATTHEW DESMOND. His new book Poverty By America explores the reasons for the United States' high poverty rate compared to other industrialized countries, and ways that affluent Americans benefit from government policies and corporate practices that keep poor people poor. He won the Pultizer Prize for his book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Critic KEN TUCKER reviews songs from new albums by Iris DeMent, Sunny War and Margo Price.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Veterinarian KAREN FINE has been treating animals for 30 years, most of those years making house calls. She now has a practice in central Massachusetts. Her new book is The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, the second solo album by Caroline Polachek.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Actress and model BROOKE SHIELDS. She's the subject of a new documentary Pretty Baby (on Hulu) about her career as a child model and actor, and the sexual objectification she experienced in Hollywood, as a teenager and young woman. Shields became famous at the age of 12 when she played a child prostitute in the 1978 movie Pretty Baby. (INTERVIEW BY GUEST INTERVIEWER TONYA MOSELY) (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Lana Del Ray's new album Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. He says it's her ninth collection, and her longest, filled with dense compositions about family lore and romantic entanglements.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) DR. JAY WELLONS is a pediatric neurosurgeon and is the author of the new memoir, All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Patients, and their Stories of Grace and Resilience. He operates on the brains and the central nervous system of children, babies, and even fetuses. He is also professor of neurological surgery at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. And he's medical director of the Surgical Outcomes Center for Kids, which he co-founded….and he's written op-ed pieces for the New York Times. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Farm to Table the new CD by the black indie-rock performer Bartees Strange. His previous debut album Live Forever was critically acclaimed.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) TV writer, director and producer RAFAEL AGUSTIN. He has a new memoir about coming to the U.S. from Ecuador with his parents when he was seven, and about being undocumented. His memoir is Illegally Yours: A Memoir. AGUSTIN was a writer on the CW network show Jane the Virgin, and is now CEO of the Latino Film Institute, where he oversees the Youth Cinema Project and the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. He co-created and co-starred in an autobiographical comedy stage show which toured nationally for three years. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (2.) Critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new album by Bea Kristi Laus who uses the stage name Beabadoobee [bee-bah-DOOB-ie]. It's called Beatopia [Bay-ah-TOE-pee-uh'].

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Singer RHIANNON GIDDENS, who also plays banjo and fiddle. Before starting a solo career, she was a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, which plays string band music in the African-American tradition. We'll listen to Terry's interview with RHIANNON GIDDENS from2017, about her album "Freedom Highway," which featured several original songs adapted from slave narratives. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (THIS INTERVIEW WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST 5.11.2017) (2.) KEN TUCKER reviews 3 new country songs. One by Kane Brown, a duet that teams Wynonna Judd with the alt-rocker Waxahatchie, and the title song of indie singer-songwriter Angel Olsen's new album Big Time.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) China expert MICHAEL BECKLEY is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University is co-author of the new book, Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China. (His co-author is Hal Brands, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies). The book argues that China is making increasingly aggressive moves against its neighbors in Asia, and defining its future in terms of a strategic battle with the United States for influence in a changing world. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) KEN TUCKER reviews the re-issue of Roger Miller's album A Trip in the Country, which was originally released in 1970.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) We remember actress ANNE HECHE ["HAYSH"]. She starred opposite Johnny Depp in 'Donnie Brasco,' Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman in 'Wag the Dog,' and Harrison Ford in 'Six Days, Seven Nights.' Early in her career, she made headlines when she began an open relationship with Ellen Degeneres. Heche dated Ellen Degeneres three years after Degeneres' sitcom character came out on 'Ellen.' Heche was critically injured in a car crash in Los Angeles on August 5th, and later died. She was 53. (THIS INTERVIEW IS A REBROADCAST. IT ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MARCH 1, 2000) (2.) Music critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new album by Loudon Wainwright, about growing older. (3.) We listen back to Terry's 2015 interview with actor JONATHAN BANKS of the AMC series Better Call Saul, which just aired its season finale on Monday. The show is a prequel to Breaking Bad and reprises the character of Saul, the sleazy lawyer, and Mike Ehrmantraut, the hit man slash fixer. BANKS plays Mike Ehrmantraut. He also used to co-star in the TV show Wiseguy. (THIS INTERVIEW IS A REBROADCAST. IT ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MARCH 9, 2015). (4.) Critic at large JOHN POWERS reviews the new documentary Three Minutes: A Lengthening. It turns three minutes and 33 seconds of pre-WWII vacation footage into a 69-minute detective story about the Holocaust.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Basketball Hall of Famer, and former Boston Celtic BILL RUSSELL. He was considered the greatest defensive center in the history of the game. He was also the first African American coach of a major sports league, and a civil rights activist. He died on Sunday at the age of 88. In the 1960s he helped the Celtics win 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons. He was named the NBA's most valuable player five times. His book is called, 'Russell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership From the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winner' (Dutton). (THIS INTERVIEW IS A REBROADCAST. IT ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MAY 9, 2001.) (2.) MICK MOLONEY was a musician and a musicologist who revived forgotten Irish songs. His passion was finding connections between Irish, African and American roots music. He died last week at 77. He sang and played guitar, mandolin and banjo, and recorded or produced more than 70 albums of Irish music. In his album, If It Wasn't For the Irish and the Jews, he celebrated the musical collaboration of the Irish and Jewish songwriters and performers of vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley. Moloney was born in Ireland and immigrated to the U.S. In 1999 he received a National Heritage award for his work in public folklore from the National Endowment for the Arts. Moloney held a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught ethnomusicology, folklore and Irish studies courses at the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Villanova, and New York Universities. He wrote the book Far From the Shamrock Shore: the Story of Irish-American Immigration Through Song. (THIS INTERVIEW IS A REBROADCAST OF TWO INTERVIEWS: DECEMBER 17, 2009, AND MARCH 20, 2006.) (3.) Music critic KEN TUCKER reviews Renaissance, Beyonce's first studio album in six years.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) The World Series begins Friday with the MLB Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Houston Astros. Phillies radio announcer SCOTT FRANZKE does play by play for the games on local station WIP. He's a familiar and treasured voice to fans throughout the Philadelphia area. Scott Franzke has been calling games in Philadelphia since 2006. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Taylor Swift's new album "Midnights" which the day of its release set a record for being the most-streamed album in a single day on both Spotify and Apple Music.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) We remember author HILARY MANTEL who died last week at the age of 70. MANTEL was best known for her trilogy of novels about Thomas Cromwell, the political fixer for Henry VIII. She was the first woman to win the Booker prize twice for the first two of her Cromwell books, 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies.' The third novel 'The Mirror and The Light' was published in 2020 and was long-listed for the same prize. Mantel wrote 14 other books including the memoir 'Giving up the Ghost' in which she describes her long struggle with a debilitating form of endometriosis.(INTERVIEW FROM 11.26.12)(THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) KEN TUCKER reviews previously unreleased demos by Lou Reed. It's called Words & Music, May 1965, it offers 15 demos Reed recorded as a fledgling singer-songwriter who just two years later would lead the Velvet Underground into rock & roll history.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) JACOB GOLDSTEIN spent more than a decade as co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He's also the author of the book Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing, now out in paperback. GOLDSTEIN explores the history of currency, how we came to trust bills printed by the government as legal tender, and how we've managed - and mismanaged the money supply, most notably in the Great Depression. Before hosting podcasts, GOLDSTEIN worked as a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He has done stories for the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He currently hosts What's Your Problem, which launched on Pushkin Industries in May 2022. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES.) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new album Lindeville, from country singer and songwriter Ashley McBryde.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) We remember rockabilly legend Jerry Lee Lewis who died October 28, at the age of 87. We'll feature interviews with two people who knew him well: Singer and pianist LINDA GAIL LEWIS, younger sister of Jerry Lee Lewis. She learned to play piano from watching him. They started performing together when she was 14. She performed in the studio with Robbie Fulks in this interview/performance. (REBROADCAST FROM 9.25.2018) (2.) MYRA LEWIS. In 1958, when she was only 13 years old, Myra married rock star Jerry Lee Lewis, who was also her second cousin. The public controversy over that marriage ruined Lewis' career for over a decade. In 1982, Myra Lewis wrote a memoir of her life with Jerry Lee Lewis, titled Great Balls Of Fire. That book was the basis of a film starring Jerry Lee Lewis and Winona Ryder. (REBROADCAST from 8.4.1989) (3.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER has been listening to another aspect of Lewis' career—his time as a country-music artist, beginning in the late 1960s. Ken believes Lewis' beautiful country ballads very well may be better music than any of his rock & roll hits.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Creator, writer and director MIKE WHITE of the HBO comedy drama The White Lotus, which is about to wrap up season two. The first season was nominated for 20 Emmys and won 10. White won Emmys for both writing and directing the show. WHITE also created the HBO series Enlightened. He wrote the hit film School of Rock, wrote and directed the films Year of the Dog and early in his career wrote several episodes of the TV series Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews three new singles by: Caitlin Rose, who's just released her first new album in almost a decade; Natalie Mering, who records under the name Weyes Blood; and Carly Rae Jepsen, who sings a duet with Rufus Wainwright on her new single.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Writer, director and co-creator STERLIN HARJO of the FX series (on HULU) Reservation Dogs. The show focuses on the lives of a group of teenagers and adults on an Oklahoma Indian reservation. (The show's co-creator is Taika Waititi). The show's name is inspired by the Quinton Tarrantino film Reservoir Dogs, and includes many references to pop culture as the film did. Reservation Dogs was awarded a Peabody in its first year. The second season is underway. The show is the only TV show in which every writer, director and series regular is Indigenous. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (REBROADCAST from 9.19.2022) (2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD remembers the jazz musicians who died in 2022.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Environmental writer OLIVER MILMAN, author of the new book, The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World. Milman says, plenty of new research shows insect populations are crashing over much of the world, due to habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Milman explores the prospect of an insect apocalypse, and what scientists think we can do about it. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Laurel Hell, the new album by singer songwriter Mitski which debuted at Number 1 on Billboard's Album Sales Chart.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Musician and composer JONNY GREENWOOD. He's the lead guitarist for the band Radiohead, and he's also a composer of film scores. He wrote the scores for Paul Thomas Anderson's films There Will Be Blood, The Master, Phantom Thread, Licorice Pizza and scores for the new films The Power of the Dog and Spencer. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Critic KEN TUCKER reviews two new releases by country singer Connie Smith: One is a new box set from the German reissue label Bear Family Records called Latest Shade of Blue: The Columbia Recordings 1973-1976—4 CDs chronicling Smith's entire output at Columbia Records. The other is her most recent collection, 2021's The Cry of the Heart, produced by her husband, country star Marty Stuart.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Novelist and short story writer AMY BLOOM has written a new memoir titled In Love. It's centered on her husband's diagnosis of Alzheimers and her quest to help him end his life on his own terms, which he did in 2020. She traveled with him to Zurich, Switzerland where he could legally end his life with medical assistance. . Bloom has been a National Book award finalist. She's the Shapiro-Silverber Professor Creative WRiting at Wesleyan University. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) KEN TUCKER reviews Almost Proud the new album by Del McCoury and his band. The songs on it were from demos that had been sent to him over the years.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Poet and novelist OCEAN VUONG. He's the author of the bestselling 2019 novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, which is based on his experiences immigrating to the U.S. from Vietnam and being raised by his single mom who worked in a nail salon. His new collection of poems Time is A Mother was written after his mother died of breast cancer. VUONG is a recipient of the MacArthur so called 'genius' award. (INTERVIEW BY GUEST INTERVIEWER TONYA MOSELY). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Wet Leg the debut album of the indie-rock band Wet Leg.