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Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply Chain
June 24, 2024 18:37 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBNew York Times correspondent Peter Goodman illuminates the breakdown of the global supply chain during the pandemic. He says it was rooted in risky management practices, government deregulation, and a quest for greater profits. His new book is How the World Ran Out of Everything. TV critic David Bianculli reviews the sequel to the science fiction series Orphan Black, titled Orphan Black: Echoes. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Questlove's Hip-Hop History / 'Always Sunny' Actor Rob McElhenney
June 22, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBAhmir "Questlove" Thompson still remembers the first time he heard The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight." It felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it," The Roots bandleader says. Questlove's new book is Hip-Hop is History. The Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator and co-star Rob McElhenney bought a Welsh football club during the pandemic. McElhenney says he and actor Ryan Reynolds bought the team to "brin...
'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater
June 21, 2024 20:52 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThe award-winning playwright talks about his provocative Slave Play, which earned 12 Tony nominations. A new HBO documentary chronicles the making of the production. Plus, Justin Chang reviews Kinds of Kindness. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
The Story Behind Diane Von Furstenberg's Iconic Wrap Dress
June 20, 2024 19:03 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBVon Furstenberg and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy discuss Woman in Charge, a Hulu documentary about the fashion designer's meteoric rise in the '70s. Plus, Maureen Corrigan recommends two perfect summer reads. And David Bianculli reviews the Netflix miniseries Kafka. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'
June 19, 2024 18:51 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBOyelowo produced and stars in the Paramount+ series about Bass, a formerly enslaved man who went on to become one of the nation's first Black Deputy U.S. Marshals. "We see many stories centering Black people, from a historical context, about how we've been brutalized, how we've been marginalized," Oyelowo says. "But very rarely, in my opinion, do you see those triumphant stories where we overcome." Plus, John Powers reviews Green Border. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoi...
Dr. Anthony Fauci Looks Back On The COVID-19 Pandemic
June 18, 2024 19:35 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBDuring his decades-long career, Dr. Fauci worked with seven different presidents to manage various public health crises, including AIDS, Ebola, SARS and COVID-19. For Fauci, speaking what he calls the "inconvenient truth" is part of the job. His new memoir is On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder
June 17, 2024 18:31 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBEinbinder co-stars with Jean Smart in the HBO Max series Hacks. Her new Max special is Everything Must Go. Einbinder grew up in a comedic household — her mom, Laraine Newman, is an original SNL cast member. Being funny was "the main currency in our home," she says. "It was a love language for sure." Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne
June 15, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBAbout 25 years ago, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brings his 18th century cello — aka "Petunia" — to the Fresh Air studio for music and conversation. Actor Griffin Dunne grew up in Beverly Hills, where his family would entertain Hollywood celebrities. That made for entertaining stories, but at the heart of his new memoir, Griffin writes about how the Dunne family overcame significant traumas, including the murder of his sister, Domi...
How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate MLB
June 14, 2024 16:07 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBHall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story in Satchel. Plus, Justin Chang reviews Inside Out 2. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land
June 13, 2024 20:53 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBJournalist Alexia Fernández Campbell says that some freed men and women were given titles to land following the Civil War — but after President Lincoln's death, the land was taken back. Campbell is a contributor to 40 Acres And A Lie, a three-part series featured in Mother Jones and the public radio show and podcast Reveal, which explores how the land loss deprived Black people of building intergenerational wealth. David Bianculli reviews the new Apple TV+ series, Presumed Innocent. Learn...
Rob McElhenney On 'Welcome To Wrexham'
June 12, 2024 21:02 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB'The Always Sunny in Philadelphia' co-creator and co-star bought a Welsh football club during the pandemic. McElhenney says he and actor Ryan Reynolds bought the team to "bring hope to a town that had fallen on hard times." The FX series 'Welcome to Wrexham,' now in its third season on Hulu, chronicles the team, its owners and fans. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Questlove On Hip-Hop And History
June 11, 2024 19:25 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBAhmir "Questlove" Thompson still remembers the first time he heard The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit "Rapper's Delight." It felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it," The Roots bandleader says. Questlove's new book is Hip-Hop is History. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood
June 10, 2024 18:29 - 44 minutes - 41 MBDunne grew up in Beverly Hills, in a family of storytellers — including his father, author Dominic. He talks about his complicated relationship with fame and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. Dunne's new memoir is 'The Friday Afternoon Club.' Maureen Corrigan reviews 'Consent,' by Jill Ciment. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: 'Merrily We Roll Along'; MSNBC Host Ali Velshi
June 08, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBStephen Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along flopped when it debuted in 1981. But its Broadway revival has been a hit, garnering seven Tony nominations. We talk with director Maria Friedman, who was a friend of Sondheim's, and actor Jonathan Groff. MSNBC host Ali Velshi traces his family's migration across three continents, from a village in India to South Africa — where his grandfather crossed paths with Mahatma Gandhi — to Kenya, Canada and the U.S. Velshi's new memoir is Small Acts o...
Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress into Satire
June 07, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBComic, actor and filmmaker Julio Torres came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his early 20s — and he says he is personally familiar with "all the Catch-22s of the immigration system." Torres addressed immigration in Problemista; his new HBO comedy series is Fantasmas. Plus, John Powers reviews Becoming Karl Lagerfeld. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Ronan Farrow on the link between #MeToo, Weinstein and Trump
June 06, 2024 18:57 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWhile reporting on Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement, Farrow unearthed details of the National Enquirer's plan to pay for damaging stories about Trump and then bury those stories — a practice known as "catch and kill." The connection between that practice and the 2016 election gave prosecutors a felony case against the former president. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Colson Whitehead returns to 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'
June 05, 2024 19:31 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWhitehead's sequel to Harlem Shuffle centers on crime at every level, from small-time crooks to Harlem's elite. "My early '70s New York is dingy and grimy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author says. Plus, Ken Tucker reviews Swamp Dogg's new album, Blackgrass. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Traces His Ancestors' Migration
June 04, 2024 18:18 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIn his memoir, Small Acts of Courage, Velshi chronicles his family's journey, from a village in India to South Africa — where his grandfather crossed paths with Mahatma Gandhi — to Kenya, Canada and the U.S. Plus, David Bianculli reviews Hit Man. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Is A Love Letter To Sondheim
June 03, 2024 19:38 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBStephen Sondheim's 1981 flop is now a Broadway hit. This revival of Merrily We Roll Along is nominated for seven Tony Awards. Two of those nominees, actor Jonathan Groff and director Maria Friedman, talk with Terry Gross about the show. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Maggie Rogers / Kristen Wiig
June 01, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBIn 2021, burnt out from the intensity of her early career, Maggie Rogers considered quitting music entirely. Instead, she took a detour — to Harvard Divinity School, where she earned a master's degree in religion and public life. Her new album is Don't Forget Me. SNL alum Kristen Wiig co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig talks about working with Burnett and the rush of SNL. Learn more about sp...
Carrying On After A Life-Changing Accident
May 31, 2024 17:03 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBHow do you get on with life after an accident that leads to disability and chronic pain? That's the central question in Andre Dubus III's novel, Such Kindness. He talks about the injuries he faced when he was a carpenter, and how his relationship changed with his father after the senior Dubus was struck by a car and never walked again. His previous books include Townie and House of Sand and Fog. Justin Chang reviews the Western film The Dead Don't hurt. Learn more about sponsor message cho...
Revisiting A Chicago Hate Crime And Its Aftermath
May 30, 2024 20:13 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBYohance Lacour's Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast, You Didn't See Nothin', tells the story of Lenard Clark, a 13-year-old Black boy who was beaten into a coma by white teenagers, after riding his bike into a predominantly white neighborhood. Lacour talks about the importance of the case today, and how it shaped his life and the city of Chicago. Also, John Powers reviews the film Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
Yo-Yo Ma Says He's Living His Best Childhood Now
May 29, 2024 19:32 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBAbout 25 years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. Yo-Yo Ma brings his cello — aka "Petunia" — to his conversation with Terry Gross. He talks about being a child prodigy, his rebel years, and straddling three cultures: American, French, and Chinese. For sponsor-free episodes of Fresh Air — and exclusive weekly bonus episodes, too — subscribe to Fresh Air+ via Apple Podcasts or at here. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoi...
The Untold Story Of The C-Section
May 28, 2024 18:45 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBWhen journalist Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book, Invisible Labor. TV critic David Bianculli reviews the last season of Evil. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
The Stax Records Soul Sound
May 27, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBThe small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. It's the subject of a new documentary on MAX. We're featuring interviews with musicians who were a big part of the Stax sound: Guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper tells us about becoming part of the house rhythm section, and going on to help write hits for Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. Keyboardist Booker T. Jones remembers being pulled out of...
Best Of: Michael McDonald / The American 'Food Cartel'
May 25, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBGrammy-winning musician Michael McDonald looks back on his childhood and his career in a new memoir. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about imposter syndrome and his first band as a tween. Also, investigative journalist and author Eric Schlosser talks about how mergers and acquisitions and very little regulation have all but decimated competition within food systems and supply chains. And Justin Chang reviews Furiosa, the latest film in the Mad Max franchise. Learn more about sponsor message...
'Mad Max' Director George Miller
May 24, 2024 16:47 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBThe fifth installment of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic action films is roaring into theaters. It's called Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and it's a prequel to the 2015 film, Mad Max: Fury Road, which earned 10 Oscar nominations. First, Justin Chang reviews the new movie, and then we revisit our 2016 interview with director George Miller. Also, we remember alto saxophonist David Sanborn, who toured or recorded with David Bowie, James Brown, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and other...
The Corruption Scandal That Rocked The Navy
May 23, 2024 19:42 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIn Fat Leonard, journalist Craig Whitlock tells the story of a defense contractor who plied Navy commanders with lavish meals, trips, cash and sex workers. In return they let him overcharge taxpayers. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Maggie Rogers (Extended Version)
May 22, 2024 17:07 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn 2021, burnt out from the intensity of her early career, Maggie Rogers considered quitting music entirely. Instead, she took a detour — to Harvard Divinity School, where she earned a master's degree in religion and public life. Rogers spoke with Fresh Air's Sam Briger about her songwriting process, becoming a star overnight, and being a nostalgic person. Her new album is Don't Forget Me. This episode is a special extended version of the interview that aired on NPR. Learn more about spon...
Kristen Wiig
May 21, 2024 19:01 - 45 minutes - 42 MBThe SNL alum co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig talked with Ann Marie Baldonado about working with Burnett, the rush of SNL, and co-writing the mega hit movie Bridesmaids. Ken Tucker shares three songs of the summer. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Michael McDonald
May 20, 2024 19:52 - 45 minutes - 42 MBMcDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about his first band as a tween, his songwriting process, and being big in the Black community. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Kathleen Hanna / Tyler James Williams
May 18, 2024 13:03 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBMusician, activist, and punk pioneer Kathleen Hanna talks about being at the epicenter of the '90s riot grrrl movement. She talks about the early days of Bikini Kill and writing the anthem "Rebel Girl." Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Claire Messud's new novel. Also, actor Tyler James Williams shares the motivation behind his role as a no-nonsense teacher on the hit series Abbott Elementary. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman
May 17, 2024 16:46 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBFilmmaker Roger Corman, the "King of the B" movies, died last week at the age of 98. He made hundreds of films, such cult classics as Little Shop of Horrors, A Bucket of Blood, House of Usher, The Last Woman on Earth, and The Cry Baby Killer. We feature our 1990 interview with him, and with those whose careers he helped launch – including actors Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern, as well as directors James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Demme. And our critic at large, John Powers, has an app...
Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go
May 16, 2024 19:42 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBWallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40. David Bianculli shares an appreciation of John Mulaney's six-part live Netflix talk show, Everybody's in L.A. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas War
May 15, 2024 18:20 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom explains why some Arab leaders hate Hamas, fear Iran and have some sympathy for Israel — although not for how Israel is waging the war. For sponsor-free episodes of Fresh Air — and exclusive weekly bonus episodes, too — subscribe to Fresh Air+ via Apple Podcasts or here. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams
May 14, 2024 19:35 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWilliams was thrust into the public eye as a kid, when he starred in Everybody Hates Chris. Now, playing a teacher on Abbott Elementary, he strives to make the child actors on set feel comfortable. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the trauma of fame as a kid, his Crohn's diagnosis, and tuning out online chatter. Justin Chang reviews the Japanese film Evil Does Not Exist, by Drive My Car director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR ...
Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life
May 13, 2024 18:24 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBKathleen Hanna's band Bikini Kill was the epicenter of the riot grrrl feminist punk movement of the '90s. Their song "Rebel Girl" was the anthem. Now Hanna has a memoir (also called Rebel Girl) about her time in the punk scene, her childhood, and finding joy in expressing anger in public. Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Claire Messud's new novel, This Strange Eventful History. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intelligence
May 11, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWNBA star Brittney Griner talks about the physical and emotional hell of her nearly 300 days in Russian prisons. Russian authorities apprehended Griner at the Moscow Airport when she was found carrying a tiny amount of medically prescribed cannabis — then charged her with drug smuggling. Her memoir is Coming Home. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead reviews a 1959 Sonny Rollins reissue. And we'll talk about plant intelligence with climate journalist Zoë Schlanger. Her book is The Light Eaters....
'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen
May 10, 2024 15:45 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBViet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer has been adapted into a series on HBO/MAX. It's set in Vietnam during the last days of the war, and in LA, just after. The narrator becomes a consultant to a Hollywood film about the war. The novel is written from a Vietnamese perspective. "It's my revenge on Francis Ford Coppola, my revenge on Hollywood, to try to get Americans to understand that Vietnam is a country and not a war," he told Terry Gross in 2016. Nguyen's family ...
Remembering Minimalist Painter Frank Stella
May 09, 2024 18:46 - 44 minutes - 41 MBWe remember painter and sculptor Frank Stella, whose early work was considered revolutionary. He died last week at age 87. Stella became famous and controversial in the 1950s for his "black paintings," which were a stark contrast to the abstract expressionism of the time, and made him one of the fathers of minimalism. Later, we'll feature an interview with one of the most influential early rock and roll guitarists, Duane Eddy. He also died last week. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews L...
A People's History Of Black Twitter
May 08, 2024 18:48 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB#BlackLivesMatter. #OscarsSoWhite. #ICantBreathe. Filmmaker Prentice Penny's docuseries about Black Twitter celebrates the voices and movements that impacted politics and culture. Penny was also the showrunner of the HBO series Insecure. Also, John Powers reviews the four-part series Shardlake, based on C.J. Sansom's first novel in a series about a crime-solving lawyer in 16th-century England. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Imprisonment & Release
May 07, 2024 18:07 - 44 minutes - 41 MBGriner spent nearly 300 days incarcerated in Russia after authorities at the Moscow airport found two nearly empty cartridges of cannabis in her luggage. The WNBA star spoke with Terry Gross about the dehumanizing prison conditions, her release, and return to the court. Griner, who is 6'9", says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing." Her new memoir is Coming Home. Learn more about spo...
The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence
May 06, 2024 20:09 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBClimate journalist Zoë Schlanger explains the fascinating science behind how plants learn, communicate, and adapt to survive. She says plants can store memories, trick animals into not eating them, and even send alarm calls to other plants. Her new book is called The Light Eaters. TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new Netflix series A Man in Full, starring Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo
May 04, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIn a new Hulu docuseries, Jon Bon Jovi looks back on his career and his recovery after vocal surgery. He spoke with Terry Gross about his breakthrough hit "Runaway" and how he's evolved as a musician. Also, we'll hear from fantasy author Leigh Bardugo. She's best known for her YA series Shadow and Bone. Her new adult novel, The Familiar, set in 16th century Spain, is about a young woman who can perform miracles. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a new collection of letters by Emily Dic...
Remembering Writer Paul Auster
May 03, 2024 16:29 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe New York Times described Paul Auster as the "Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn." He died Tuesday of complications of lung cancer. He was 77. We'll listen back to some of our interviews with him, including one about his early career when he was desperately trying to make a living as writer, and even tried writing porn. Justin Chang reviews the new film The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy...
What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban?
May 02, 2024 19:27 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBCongress and President Biden say TikTok must shed its financial ties to China or face a ban in the U.S. But Washington Post tech reporter Drew Harwell says selling the company is complicated. For sponsor-free episodes of Fresh Air — and exclusive weekly bonus episodes, too — subscribe to Fresh Air+ via Apple Podcasts or here. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War
May 02, 2024 00:04 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIn The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing parallels to today's political climate. Also, David Bianculli reviews the FX/Hulu spy thriller series The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles
April 30, 2024 18:58 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBLeigh Bardugo is best known for her YA Shadow and Bone series. Her adult novel, The Familiar, centers on a young woman in 16th century Spain who must hide her identity as a Jew who converted to Catholicism. She spoke with producer Sam Briger. Also, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead looks at a reissue of Sonny Rollins. For sponsor-free episodes of Fresh Air — and exclusive weekly bonus episodes, too — subscribe to Fresh Air+ via Apple Podcasts or here. Learn more about sponsor message choice...
Jon Bon Jovi
April 29, 2024 20:18 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBA few years ago, Bon Jovi stopped performing because of a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight offers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage. He spoke with Terry Gross about his voice, writing "Livin' on a Prayer," and his forthcoming album, Forever. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety
April 27, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBSongwriter, guitarist and singer St. Vincent talks about her new album, All Born Screaming. Also, we talk with child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz. His latest book is called Scaffold Parenting: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety. To get staff recommendations, highlights from our archive, and intel on what's coming up on the show, subscribe to our newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy