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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.) Journalist STEPHEN KINZER is a Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University, a columnist for the Boston Globe, and a former foreign correspondent for The New York Times. His new book is The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain and the birth of American Empire. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews A Really Good Day, the new book by novelist Ayelet Waldman, about her month-long adventure micro-dosing LSD to treat her bipolar disorder.

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.) Journalist EVAN OSNOS is a staff writer for The New Yorker. He writes in the latest edition of the magazine about how tech billionaires and venture capitalists are preparing for catastrophic disaster – either natural or man-made. They are creating personal escape havens, and stocking them with food, water, and ammunition. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

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.) British journalist LUKE HARDING is Senior International Correspondent for The Guardian. He previously was Russia correspondent for paper, and was expelled from Russia for reporting on Putin's ties to the mafia. HARDING is the author of a number of books, including Mafia State (about Putin's Russia), another on Edward Snowden, and his latest, A Very Expensive Poison, an account of the assassination of the Russian ex-KGB whistle-blower and outspoken Putin critic Alexander Litvinenk. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).

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 critic DAVID BIANCULLI has an appreciation of MARY TYLER MOORE who died Wednesday at the age of 80 (2.) We remember actress MARY TYLER MOORE who died Wednesday at the age of 80. She became famous and beloved for playing Laura Petri the wife of Dick Van Dyke show of the 1960s. Later in the 1970s she inspired a generation of single young professional women with her self-titled sitcom. She was considered the "typical American Girl, but in her autobiography After All, she detailed her struggles and triumphs over alcoholism and diabetes. (REBROADCAST from 10.30.95) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (3.) Rock historian ED WARD takes a look at the band The Monkees, 50 years after their debut. There's a new collection of their work.

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. HAIDER WARRAICH ("Hi-der vuh REICHE). In his new book Modern Death he writes from a doctor's perspective about how medicine has changed the end of life. WARRAICH has also written medical and op ed pieces for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic. He's a fellow in cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. (2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews Perfect Little World, the new book by Kevin Wilson.

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 SHEELAH KOLHATKAR talks about her new book 'Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street'. The book tells the story of one of the biggest insider trading scandals in history and the investigation of hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen. It's about how Wall Street's elite accumulate wealth, and what it means for the rest of us. KOLHATKAR is a former hedge fund analyst and a staff writer at The New Yorker. She covers Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and politics. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES -- CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (2.) TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new FX series "Legion" - based on a Marvel Comic Book character of the same name.

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.) Journalist BRIAN ALEXANDER is the author of the new book Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town. It's about Lancaster, Ohio, once the epitome of the all-American town. For decades the Anchor Hocking Glass Company which made glass tableware, was one of the industries that kept the town going. ALEXANDER's book is what happened to the company and the town once financial troubles hit and a private equity company took it over. ALEXANDER is a former contributing editor to Wired magazine. He grew up in Lancaster. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF) (2.) We listen back to an interview with Indian born American writer BHARATI MUKHERJEE, she died on January 28th in Manhatten. She was 76 Her book 'The Middleman and Other Stories' (1988) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. Mukherjee wrote a lot about the immigrant experience. She was a professor emerita in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley. Terry spoke to Mukherjee in 2002 after her novel, Desirable Daughters was published. (THIS INTERVIEW ORIGINALLY AIRED ON 4.01.02 THE INTERVIEW IS BY TERRY GROSS)

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.) Investigative journalist SARAH POSNER. She writes about the intersection of religion and politics. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, CNN, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Politico and The Washington Post. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).

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.) British neuroscientist DEAN BURNETT. He teaches at Cardiff University and writes the Brainflapping blog for The Guardian. BURNETT is author of the new book Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To.(2.) Comic ALI WONG. She recently had her first comedy special Baby Cobra in May on Netflix. She was 7 months pregnant when she recorded it and has since given birth to a baby girl. WONG has been doing comedy for 11 years. She is also a writer on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. (INTERVIEW BY PRODUCER ANN MARIE BALDONADO).

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.) Comedian and host of The Daily Show, TREVOR NOAH. He was born and raised in South Africa, the son of a black mother and a white father during apartheid, when intimate relations between blacks and whites was illegal. NOAH has a new memoir titled, Born a Crime. Before turning to comedy, NOAH did some acting and hosted a number of different TV shows in South Africa. NOAH moved to the U.S. in 2011. He was the first South African stand up comic to appear on The Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman. (REBROADCAST FROM 11.22.16) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW))(2.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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.) Science journalist ED YONG writes for The Atlantic. He's the author of the new book, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and the Grander View of Life. He is also the author of the blog Not Exactly Rocket Science. YONG has also written for the National Geographic, the New Yorker, Wired, the New York Times, Nature, New Scientist, Scientific American.(2.) Music critic MILO MILES tells us about the ensemble Bossacucanova which mixes new and classic bossa nova tunes with electronica. Their new album is The Best of Bossacucanova.

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.) Washington Post journalists MICHEAL KRANISH and MARC FISHER. They've written a new book about the Republican presidential candidate, based on 20 hours of interviews with Trump, as well as interviews with his friends and associates. The interviews were done in conjunction with a team of Washngton Post reporters. It is "Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power.' (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Real the latest album by singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless.

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.) Historian BRYANT SIMON is the author of Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America. He is a Professor of History at Temple University. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (2.) Journalist AMY ROSENBERG covers Atlantic city and the Jersey shore for the Philadelphia Inquirer. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).

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 COLSON WHITEHEAD. He was just awarded a National Book Award for his new novel The Underground Railroad. In a New York Times review of the book Juan Gabriel VAsquez writes, "Whitehead's imagination, unconstrained by stubborn facts, takes the novel to new places in the narrative of slavery, or rather to places where it actually has something new to say." WHITEHEAD has received a MacArthur fellowship, a PEN/Oakland Award, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award. His books include The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, and Zone One which was a New York Times bestseller. ((REBROADCAST from 8.8.16) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Congressman JOHN LEWIS of Georgia. He also was awarded a National Book Award for the graphic novel which he co-wrote, March, which is based on his first hand account of the civil rights movement. He became part of the movement while he was a teenager. From 1963 to 1966 he chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. And he became a close associate of Martin Luther King. LEWIS has been a Congressman since 1987. (REBROADCAST from 1.19.09)(3.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews Manchester by the Sea.

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.) Actor CARRIE FISHER is best known for her role as Princess Leia in the original STAR WARS trilogy. Fisher is also an author, she wrote the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge and the screen play for the film of the same name. Fisher talks about making the first Star Wars when she was 19 and having an affair with her co-star, Harrison Ford. Her new memoir, THE PRINCESS DIARIST, includes her journal from the time.(THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews the new Broadway musical An American in Paris, which was inspired by the hit 1951 Hollywood musical starring Gene Kelly, with music by George Gershwin.

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.) Comedian and host of The Daily Show, TREVOR NOAH. He was born and raised in South Africa, the son of a black mother and a white father during apartheid, when intimate relations between blacks and whites was illegal. NOAH has a new memoir titled, Born a Crime. Before turning to comedy, NOAH did some acting and hosted a number of different TV shows in South Africa. NOAH moved to the U.S. in 2011. He was the first South African stand up comic to appear on The Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman.(THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)

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.) Standup comic CHRIS GETHARD (GETH-ard). In his new off-Broadway show Career Suicide, he riffs about things he used to be afraid to talk about: depression and suicide. A critic with The Times of London gave it four stars and wrote '… its openness and its vividness leave you with a happy hum of connection.' GETHARD has toured with comic Mike Birbiglia and was in his film about comedy improv, Don't Think Twice. GETHARD spent decades with the improv group the Upright Citizens Brigade which has been the training ground for many contemporary comics. (INTERVIEW CONTINUES THROUGH THE END OF THE SHOW)

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 ANNA KENDRICK. She's been acting since she was six years old. Her films include Pitch Perfect, and it's sequel. She was nominated for her performance in the film Up in the Air. She also played Cinderella in the 2014 film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods. And she co-starred in Twilight. KENDRICK has a new memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Mid-Thirties Single Scene by the Australian music act Scott and Charlene's Wedding.

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 singer BOBBY VEE. He died Monday at the age of 73. He was a teen idol in the 1960s and his hits included Take Good Care of my Baby, Run to Him, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, and Come Back When You Grow Up.VEE got his start in the music business at the age of 15 after the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in a plane crash. (REBROADCAST FROM 2.1.99) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews The Handmaiden, the new film by Korean director Park Chan-wook. It's a romantic melodrama adapted from the British novel Fingersmith.

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.) Journalist and author BETH MACY discusses her new book "Truevine" about George and Willie Muse, albino African American brothers from Virginia who spent much of their lives in circus Freak Shows in the early 20th century. She's won more than a dozen national journalism awards, including a Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard. Her previous book was "Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local -- and Helped Save an American Town" (INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "Upstream", a collection of essays by the poet Mary Oliver (3.) Critic MILO MILES reviews "Moving On Up a Little Higher," a new album of music from gospel singer Mahalia Jackson

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 BRIAN CASTNER served three tours in the Middle East in the Air Force. For two of them he was commander of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit in Iraq. He received a Bronze Star for his service in 2006. He is the author of the memoir, The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life that Follows. (REBROADCAST from 7.9.12)(2.) Soldier and poet BRIAN TURNER served in the U.S. Army for seven years, including one year as infantry leader in Iraq. His debut book of poems Here, Bullet won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, the New York Times Editors Choice selection, and the 2006 Pen Center USA Best in the West award. He is also the author of the war memoir My Life as a Foreign Country. (REBROADCAST from 7.22.08)(3.) Former U.S. Army soldier KAYLA WILLIAMS. She was a sergeant in the military intelligence company of the 101st Airborne Division. She enlisted and learned Arabic. She served as an interpreter. Her account of her service in the Middle East is Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army. She is also the author of the memoir Plenty of Time When We Get Home, about how she and her husband, also an Iraq war veteran, coped with PTSD after coming home. (REBROADCAST from 8.25.05)(4.) The late writer and World War II veteran ROBERT KOTLOWITZ. He wrote about his experiences in the war in the memoir, Before Their Time. KOTLOWITZ also write the books The Boardwalk, His Master's Voice, Sea Changes and Somewhere Else. He died in 2012 at the age of 87.(5.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews the new sci-fi film Arrival.

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.) Feline behavior specialist SARAH ELLIS is the co-author of The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide to Making Life Happier for You and Your Cat (co-written with John Bradshaw who wrote the bestsellers Cat Sense and Dog Sense). ELLIS works for the charity International Cat Care and is a visiting fellow at the University of Lincoln. She lives in England. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews I've Got a Way the second album by country singer Kelsey Waldon.

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.) Women's soccer player ABBY WAMBACH, a two time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup Champion, and the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year. She scored more goals than any man or woman in soccer history. She has a new memoir, Forward. In it she writes about growing up, playing soccer, her injuries, being a lesbian, retiring from the game, and her struggle with prescription drugs and alcohol. She was arrested for DWI in April and has been sober since. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews Loner by Teddy Wayne and new novel about college.

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 ASALI (Ah-SOL-ee) SOLOMON is the author of the book Disgruntled, a coming-of-age story of a young African American girl in Philadelphia in the 1980s (now in paperback). Her parents live an afro-centric life which puts her out of step with her peers. It's based on her own life. SOLOMON's first book Get Down, a collection of stories was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She was named one of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35. SOLOMON teaches English at Haverford College. (REBROADCAST from 2.5.15) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews Charlie Parker: Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes on Verve. It includes some previously unknown performances from 1949 to 1952.(3.) Critic-at-large JOHN POWERS reviews the new film War Dogs by the same director who brought us The Hangover.

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.) ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ is author of the new book BEING A DOG: FOLLOWING THE DOG INTO THE WORLD OF SMELL. She also wrote the bestseller INSIDE OF A DOG: WHAT DOGS SEE, SMELL AND KNOW. HOROWITZ writes about how dogs perceive the world mostly through their noses and how humans too can do more with their sense of smell, if they try. She founded the dog cognition lab at Barnard College. (CONTINUES INTO SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut album "No Burden" by singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus

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 JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER. He's best known for his novels Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, both of which were adapted into film. His new novel is Here I Am. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews The Mothers, the new debut novel by Brit Bennett. It's a coming of age story about three African-American friends.

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.) Cultural anthropologist GRETCHEN BAKKE ("BAH-key"). Her new book is The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future. It's an examination of our electrical grid, how it works, how it came to be, and what needs to be done to fix it. BAKKE is an assistant professor of anthropology at McGill University. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF) (2.) Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews recordings of two works by the Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen let me tell you, with soprano Barbara Hannigan, conductor Andris Nelsons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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.) British classics historian MARY BEARD. She is a professor of classics at Cambridge University and has spent a career studying Rome and written a dozen books. She's also does TV and radio documentaries, writes a well-read blog, A Don's Life in the Times Literary Supplement. Her book S-P-Q-R: A History of Ancient Rome is out in paperback next month. (INTERVIEW WITH DAVE DAVIES) (REBROADCAST from 11.30.2015)(2.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews the new film Hell or High Water the new crime noir film starring Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges.

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.) Journalist RUKMINI CALLIMACHI covers ISIS and Al Qaida for The New York Times. She'll discuss the recent attacks in Europe, and the evolving strategy of ISIS. She'll also tell us what she's learned from her conversations with a German man who went to Syria to join ISIS. After being trained he become disillusioned. He's the only person recruited by a secretive body of ISIS who is openly talking about their methods. He is now in a German jail. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW)

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.) Director PETER BERG talks about his new film Deepwater Horizon. It's a disaster thriller that tells the story of the people who worked on the oil rig that exploded and caused the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people died. BERG also directed the film Friday Night Lights and helped develop the television series based on the film. Berg is also an actor and starred on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES.) (INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.)(2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "My Woman," the new album by singer-songwriter Angel Olsen.

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.) ANDREA ARNOLD, the writer/director of the new film American Honey, which won this year's Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It's about a group of homeless and abandoned teenagers who are in a magazine crew, selling subscriptions door to door. Arnold also directed Fishtank and Wuthering Heights. (2.) STEPHEN FALK is the creator, executive producer, and show runner of the FXX series You're the Worst. AYA CASH is the co-star on the show, she plays a self-destructive Los Angeles PR executive. AYA CASH won a Critics Television Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the part. FALK has also worked on Orange is the New Black and Weeds. (INTERVIEW BY FRESH AIR PRODUCER ANNMARIE BALDONADO)(3.) John Powers reviews the new HBO series Westworld based on the 1973 science fiction western thriller of the same name.

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.) NADIA BOLZ WEBER. Before becoming an ordained Lutheran Minister, she was a standup comic with a drinking problem. She founded a church in Denver, called The House for All Sinners and Saints. Like herself, many of her parishioners suffer from addictions, compulsion and depression. In 2012, she spoke at the Superdome in New Orleans, addressing an audience of about 35,000 people attending the annual youth conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Her memoir- Accidental Saints is now out in paperback. (2.) David Edelstein reviews the new film American Honey.

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.) CHARLIE BROOKER creator and writer of Black Mirror, a dystopian anthology series inspired by shows like The Twilight Zone, but set in the digital era. The series originated on the BBC. Season 3 will be up on Netflix Friday. Brookner started his career in comedy, and has done several shows on British TV satirizing the news and the media. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews Black Mirror, and the Fox TV remake of the classic 1970s counterculture sci-fi movie musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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.) National Geographic investigative reporter BRYAN CHRISTY. His latest article "Inside the Deadly Rhino Horn Trade" examines the costs and victims of the international, illegal trade of rhinoceros horns. Besides the cruelty inflicted on endangered rhinos, trading rhino horns supports illegal arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and destabilizes African governments.(2.) Singer-songwriter and guitarist BOB WEIR discusses his new album "Blue Mountain." It was inspired by his time as a ranch-hand in Wyoming when he was 15. WEIR was a founding member of The Grateful Dead. (INTERVIEW BY FRESH AIR PRODUCER, SAM BRIGER)

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.) Film director and producer ANTOINE FUQUA discusses his remake of the western The Magnificent Seven, which stars Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Fuqua is best known for directing the 2001 Academy award winning film Training Day. He started his career directing music videos for popular artists like Prince, Stevie Wonder and Coolio. (INTERVIEW BY TERRY GROSS) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (2.) Critic at large John Powers reviews the new ABC television series DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, starring Kiefer Sutherland.

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.) JOHN HUDAK IS Deputy Director at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow in Governance Studies. His new book Marijuana: A Short History examines the history of attitudes and policy surrounding pot. Currently two dozen states have legalized medical marijuana. Four permit recreational use. But pot remains illegal under federal law. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Blue Mountain the new solo album by Bob Weir one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead.

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.) British neurosurgeon HENRY MARSH. He specializes in brain surgery and pioneered brain surgery under local anesthesia. His book Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death & Brain Surgery is out in paperback. (REBROADCAST from 5.26.15) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) David Edelstein reviews the new film The Birth of a Nation.

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.) Actor, director, producer JOHN KRASINSKI. He's best known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office. He's starring in and directed the new film The Hollars about a family's response to the illness of their matriarch. KRASINSKI was recently selected to play Tom Clancy's classic character Jack Ryan in a new Amazon series. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (2.) World music critic MILO MILES reviews a new anthology devoted to the African bandleader E.T. Mensah

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 GABY HOFFMAN. She's been acting since she was a child, with roles in the films Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, and Sleepless in Seattle. She had a recurring role in Girls, and now she co-stars in the Amazon series Transparent. HOFFMAN grew up in New York City's famed Chelsea hotel, the home of Andy Warhol and other artists and eccentrics. HOFFMAN's mother was one of Warhol's superstars, and appeared in several of his films. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

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.) Oscar-winning actress MERLE STREEP. She's currently starring in the new film Florence Foster Jenkins as a New York city heiress and arts patron who wants to sing opera but can't stay on pitch. It's based on a true story. The heiress recorded records and eventually held a sold out performance at Carnegie Hall in 1944. STREEP has proved she can really sing well in the films Into the Woods, and Ricky & the Flash. STREEP'S best known films include Kramer v. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, Out of Africa, Heartburn, Ironweed, Postcards from the Edge, The Devil Wears Prada, and Julie & Julia. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).

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 MARY KARR is best known for her three memoirs: The Liars Club, Cherry and Lit. She's credited with helping turn the memoir into a popular literary form. In her latest book The Art of Memoir, she reflects on the process of writing personal stories. The Art of Memoir is now out in paperback. (REBROADCAST FROM 9.15.15) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Film critic David Edelstein reviews the remake of The Magnificent Seven.

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.) Author JAY MCINERNEY, best known for his 1984, semi-autobiographical novel Bright Lights, Big City has written a new novel, called Bright, Precious Days. It's about middle age, marriage and fidelity. (INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Rock critic ED WARD tells us about the music scene in Dusseldorf, Germany which helped start a new German pop music in the 70s and early 80s. He played music from Electric City 1 & 2 on Groenland records.

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.) Director , writer BARRY JENKINS and playwright TARELL MCCRANEY. They talk about their new movie MOONLIGHT which is fiction, but it draws on the lives of Jenkins and McCraney. It's the story of an African American boy growing up in a housing project in Miami, who's bullied for being effeminate. His mother is a crack addict. As time goes by he grows more aware of and confused by his homosexuality. BARRY JENKINS also wrote and directed the film Medicine for Melancholy. He adapted MOONLIGHT from a play by Tarell McCraney. McCraney was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013. He's been an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theater, and International Writer in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Both McCraney and Jenkins grew up in the housing project where the movie Moonlight is set. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)

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.) TIM WU is lawyer and professor at the Columbia University law school, and director of the Poliak Center for the First Amendment at Columbia's journalism school. He coined the term "net neutrality" to describe the principle that internet service providers should not favor some content over others, or engage in censorship. WU has written a new book about advertising, looking at the history of it, and examining how advertising has affected the internet, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Ger Inside Our Heads. (INTERVIEW CONTINUES THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)(2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews the new album "America's National Parks" by trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith

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 and Young People's Poet Laureate JACQUELINE WOODSON. Her new book Another Brooklyn is written for adults and is inspired by her memories of growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. It is a finalist for this year's National Book Awards (to be announced in November). . Her memoir in verse Brown Girl Dreaming was awarded the National Book Award for Young People's literature in 2014 and has just been published in paperback. WOODSON is the author of a number of award-winning children's, middle school and young adult books. Her books After Tupac & D Foster, Feather, Show Way were awarded the Newbery Honor Medal. Her book Coming On Home Soon was awarded the Caldecott Honor, and she's won the Coretta Scott King award numerous times. (REBROADCAST from 8.9.16) (2.) We remember Civil rights attorney and law professor JACK GREENBERG. He died Wednesday at the age of 91. He was just out of law school--a white Jewish man from the Bronx when he joined the fledgling NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF). GREENBERG took over the helm of the LDF from his mentor Thurgood Marshall when Marshall was appointed to the Federal Court of Appeals. During GREENBERG'S tenure there, the LDF litigated some of the watershed cases of the civil rights struggle. He wrote the memoir of his 35 years at the LDF, Crusaders in the Courts: How a Dedicated Band of Lawyers Fought for the Civil Rights Revolution. (REBROADCAST from 5.24.94 AND 5.10.04)(3.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews the new documentary Tower about the University of Texas sniper shootings that took place Aug 1, 1966, resulting in the death of 16 people, and three dozen wounded.

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.) Chefs RICH LANDAU and KATE JACOBY. They are co-owners of the critically acclaimed vegan restaurants Vedge and V Street in Philadelphia. LANDAU has been described by Philadelphia restaurant critic Craig Laban as 'vegetable whisperer extraordinaire.' LANDAU & JACOBY have a new cookbook: V Street, 100 Global-Hopping Plates on the Cutting Edge of Vegetable Cooking. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Rock historian ED WARD reviews a newly released collection of the early years of the 1980s New Zealand band the Chills.

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 and Young People's Poet Laureate JACQUELINE WOODSON. Her new book Another Brooklyn is written for adults and is inspired by her memories of growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. WOODSON is the author of a number of award-winning children's, middle school and young adult books. Her memoir in verse Brown Girl Dreaming was awarded the National Book Award for Young People's literature in 2014. Her books After Tupac & D Foster, Feather, Show Way were awarded the Newbery Honor Medal. Her book Coming On Home Soon was awarded the Caldecott Honor, and she's won the Coretta Scott King award numerous times. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER tells us about two examples of rock music inspired by politics, one by the veteran British punk band the Mekons, and the other by the American country-rock band the Mavericks.

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.) Historians JANE ZEIGLEMAN & ANDREW COE, authors of the new book A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression. It's about how the Great Depression changed America's eating habits - a time when Americans were hungry and broke and needed cheap, nutritious and filling foods. The two are married and have also written solo books about food history. COE is the author of Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States. ZIEGELMAN is the author of 97 Orchard Street: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families. She curates food-themed events for the Tenement Museum in New York. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the memoir Trials of the Earth written by the pioneering woman Mary Mann Hamilton about her life helping her husband run logging camps. It's been newly republished.

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.) Comedian, writer, podcaster JULIE KLAUSNER. She is the writer and star of the sitcom Difficult People on Hulu (produced by Amy Poehler) which is now in it's second season. She also hosts the comedy interview podcast How Was Your Week? called 'one of the few essential podcasts' by the New York Times. And she's the author of the book I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Se nsitive Hipsters, and Other Guys I've Dated (2010). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Writer and biologist BILL STREEVER. He is the author of two bestselling books about extremes in temperature, Heat and Cold. His new book is about wind, And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air.

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 actress MARIA BAMFORD. She's been doing standup since the age of 19 (she's now in her 40s) and her fans include Judd Apatow and fellow comic Louis C.K. Her dysfunctional family and her bouts with depression (she's bi-polar) are often the subject of her comedy. BAMFORD has a new series Lady Dynamite on Netflix. She's had two Comedy Central specials, a web series - the latest a fake-advice show Ask My Mom! featuring her as her 70 year old-mother. She appeared in the new season of Arrested Development as a recovering meth addict who forms a love connection with Tobias. And she's produced a comedy album, Ask Me About My New God. (REBROADCAST from 7.18.13) (INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews Weiner, the new documentary about Anthony Weiner who resigned from the Senate after getting caught texting lewd photos of himself to women.