Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 26, 2016: Interview with Tom Hanks; Review of Sturgill Simpson's new album 'A sailor's guide to earth.'

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(1.) Actor and producer TOM HANKS. He's starring in the new film A Hologram for the King based on the Dave Eggers novel. He has his own production company, Playtone, and has served as executive-producer on a number of series including John Adams, The Pacific, and Big Love. He's acted in many films including Bridge of Spies, Captain Phillips, Charlie Wilson's War, The Da Vinci Code, Apollo 13, The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, That Thing You Do, Big, and Philadelphia. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews A Sailor's Guide To Earth, the new album by country singer Sturgill Simpson, that Ken says goes even further in range and experimentation than his last album.