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Best Of: Judy Blume / Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias
April 29, 2023 12:49 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBBeloved YA author Judy Blume talks with Terry Gross about her books being banned, motherhood, and feminism. The first film adaptation of her breakthrough novel, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, is now out in theaters. And journalist and writer Virginia Sole-Smith talks about her new book, Fat Talk: Parenting In The Age of Diet Culture. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Comedian Roy Wood Jr.
April 28, 2023 17:15 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBComic Roy Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend. Recently Wood guest hosted The Daily Show, as Comedy Central decides who will replace Trevor Noah. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2018. It's been 50 years since Al Green released his album Call Me. Critic Ken Tucker reminds us why it's widely considered the singer's greatest. And Justin Chang reviews the new film based on the popular 1970 Judy Blume book Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Learn more about spon...
Remembering Harry Belafonte / "Full-Spectrum" Doula On Birth & Abortion
April 27, 2023 19:02 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBSinger Harry Belafonte starred in films and helped popularize calypso music in the U.S. in the 1950s. In the '60s he became a civil rights activist. He died April 25. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1993. Also, we hear from "full-spectrum" doula Vicki Bloom. Since 2010, Bloom has worked with the Doula Project, a New York City-based collective that partners with clinics to support pregnant people — whether the result is childbirth, miscarriage, or abortion. TV critic David Bianculli reviews th...
How Private Equity Firms Widen The Income Gap
April 26, 2023 20:04 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBFinancial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers. Also, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead remembers pianist Ahmad Jamal. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias
April 25, 2023 19:30 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBJournalist Virginia Sole-Smith says efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. We talk about thin privilege, how to neutralize food and the word "fat," and how diet culture hurts everyone. Her new book is Fat Talk. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Judy Blume
April 24, 2023 20:03 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBKnown for her books about adolescence and all that comes with it, Judy Blume is widely beloved and widely banned. Her 1970 novel, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. has been adapted for the screen for the first time. She's also the subject of a new documentary, Judy Blume Forever. We talk about feminism, marriage, and parenting her own kids. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Keri Russell / Author David Grann
April 22, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBRussell played a fictional Soviet spy in The Americans. Now she stars as a career foreign service officer who reluctantly becomes the U.S. ambassador in London in the Netflix series The Diplomat. Then, Maureen Corrigan reviews There Will Be Fire, by journalist Rory Carroll. Also, author David Grann tells the story of an 18th-century British warship that wrecked along the coast of Patagonia. His new book is The Wager. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Remembering crime writer Anne Perry and LGBTQ editor Michael Denneny
April 21, 2023 17:14 - 46 minutes - 43 MBFor decades, Anne Perry, who died April 10, kept secret the fact that she was one of the teenage girls involved in the murder depicted in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. Originally broadcast in 1994. One of the first openly gay editors working at a major publishing house, Michael Denneny launched the Stonewall Inn Editions imprint. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1987 and 1994. Plus, Kevin Whitehead reviews Walter Smith III's album return to casual. And Justin Chang reviews th...
How the AR-15 became the bestselling rifle in the U.S.
April 20, 2023 18:53 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWashington Post reporter Todd Frankel explains how the AR-15 was adapted from the M16 military combat automatic rifle, and how it became an icon of gun culture and a favored weapon for mass shooters. John Powers reviews the Apple TV+ series Drops of God. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
A tribute to the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb
April 19, 2023 19:18 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBThe new Broadway musical New York, New York includes Kander and Ebb's songs from Scorsese's 1977 film. We listen back to an '83 interview with Kander and Ebb, plus '91 and '15 interviews with Kander. David Bianculli reviews the new Amazon Prime series, Dead Ringers. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
A tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder
April 18, 2023 18:50 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBAuthor David Grann tells the story of an 18th-century British warship that wrecked along the coast of Patagonia. The survivors sailed thousands of miles to safety, and later faced charges of mutiny. His new book is The Wager. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Keri Russell embraces her new role as 'The Diplomat'
April 17, 2023 21:33 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBAfter starring in Felicity from 1998 until 2002, Russell took a break from acting. "That step back is the only way I'm still in this business," She says. She went on to star (with her real-life partner Matthew Rhys) in The Americans. Now, in the new Netflix political drama, The Diplomat, Russell plays a career foreign service officer who's forced out of her comfort zone when she becomes the U.S. ambassador in London. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews There Will Be Fire, by Rory Carroll. Learn...
Best Of: NPR's Mary Louise Kelly / Josh Groban
April 15, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBMary Louise Kelly, a host of NPR's All Things Considered, and former national security correspondent, talks about the difficulties juggling her career and being a mother. Her memoir is It. Goes. So. Fast. Then Justin Chang reviews the new film Showing Up. Also, Josh Groban first auditioned to play Sweeney Todd back in high school. He didn't get the part then; now he's starring in the Broadway revival. He spoke with Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado. Learn more about sponsor message choices: ...
Remembering Food Critic Mimi Sheraton & Actor Michael Lerner
April 14, 2023 15:58 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBMimi Sheraton was a food writer and restaurant critic for The New York Times. So she wouldn't get preferential treatment at a restaurant, she had a collection of wigs to disguise herself. She died earlier this month at age 97. Actor Michael Lerner played a studio mogul in Barton Fink, and a mob boss in Harlem Nights. He died earlier this month at age 81. Also, Justin Chang reviews Showing Up, the new film by Kelly Reichardt. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adch...
Will Fox News Pay For Spreading Lies About Voter Fraud?
April 13, 2023 18:24 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB'New York Times' journalist Jeremy Peters explains Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News. Dominion claims that Fox's hosts and commentators falsely stated that Dominion was part of a conspiracy to steal votes from Donald Trump with the larger goal of stealing the election. "Legal experts tell me that rarely have they seen a case this strong," Peters says. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
A Doctor Cares For A Parent With Alzheimer's
April 12, 2023 19:51 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBDr. Sandeep Jauhar talks about his father's decline, and about his own quest to understand what happens in a brain afflicted with Alzheimer's. Jauhar's new memoir is called "My Father's Brain." Also, John Powers reviews the political thriller "How to Blow Up a Pipeline." Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly on Motherhood & Chasing The News
April 11, 2023 20:23 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBMary Louise Kelly, a host of NPR's All Things Considered, and former national security correspondent, talks about the difficulties juggling her career and being a mother. At work, the breaking news stories and deadlines are non-stop. She's reported from around the world, including from war zones. She left NPR twice, after her youngest son's medical issues convinced her she needed to be home. Her memoir is It. Goes. So. Fast. David Bianculli reviews Sunday's spectacular episode of HBO's Succ...
Josh Groban On 'Sweeney Todd'
April 10, 2023 18:44 - 45 minutes - 42.8 MBThe Grammy-Award winning baritone first auditioned to play the Demon Barber of Fleet Street back in high school. He didn't get the part then; now he's starring in the Broadway revival. He spoke with Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado about his affinity for Stephen Sondheim, poking fun at his own image on TV, and starting his singing career as a teen. Maureen Corrigan reviews Nicole Chung's new memoir, A Living Remedy. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR ...
Best Of: Jazz Singer Samara Joy / Brooke Shields
April 08, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBThis year Samara Joy became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win "Best New Artist." The 23-year-old also won for "Best Jazz Album." She joins us for a concert and conversation about growing up in a family of gospel singers and her musical influences. Film critic Justin Chang reviews A Thousand and One. Brooke Shields looks back on her childhood career with guest interviewer Tonya Mosley. The new Hulu documentary, Pretty Baby, examines how she was sexually objectified as a ch...
Legendary Record Exec. Seymour Stein / Joni Mitchell
April 07, 2023 13:27 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBRecord biz giant Seymour Stein died last Sunday at age 80. He was the co-founder of Sire Records, which he ran from 1966 until he stepped down in 2018. We're have two archival interviews with Stein. Over his long career, he signed a wide range of pioneering artists from The Ramones and Madonna to Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. Also, we listen back to our interview with Joni Mitchell. She recently received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Music. Justin Chang reviews the f...
Inside The Sports Betting Boom
April 06, 2023 18:14 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBFive years ago, a Supreme Court ruling lifted a ban on betting on sports. New York Times reporter Eric Lipton uncovers the lobbying, favorable deals, partnerships and human impact that's come from that decision. He and a team of investigative reporters did a series in the Times called A Risky Wager. Kevin Whitehead marks the 100 year anniversary of Louis Armstrong and King Joe Oliver's first recording. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Living With Suicidal Ideation
April 05, 2023 18:40 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBPhilosophy professor Clancy Martin lives with two incompatible ideas in his head: "I wish I were dead – and I'm glad my suicide [attempts] failed." He says he wrote his book, How Not to Kill Yourself, especially for people struggling with suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is in an emotional crisis, reach out to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting 988. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
What We Get Wrong About Armageddon In The Bible
April 03, 2023 19:01 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBBible scholar Bart Ehrman says interpretations of the Book of Revelation have created disastrous problems — from personal psychological damage to consequences for foreign policy and the environment. His book is Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End. John Powers reviews the romantic comedy Rye Lane. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Poet Clint Smith / 'Ted Lasso' Actor Brett Goldstein
April 03, 2023 15:56 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBClint Smith's poems, which are addressed to his young children, describe what their ancestors endured and escaped. He also examines the joy and anxiety of parenthood, especially as a Black father. His book of poetry is called Above Ground. Justin Chang reviews the film Tori and Lokita. Brett Goldstein is a writer for Ted Lasso and plays Roy Kent, a gruff but lovable retired footballer-turned-coach. He spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices....
'Yellowjackets' Star Melanie Lynskey / 'Schmigadoon!' Co-Creator Cinco Paul
March 31, 2023 17:12 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBTwo popular TV series are beginning their second seasons: Yellowjackets on Showtime, and Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+. Ann Marie Baldonado spoke with Melanie Lynskey, one of the stars of Yellowjackets. It's the story of the members of a high school girls soccer team who survive a plane crash and must get by in the wilderness for over a year. Schmigadoon! is a loving parody of musicals from years past, such as Oklahoma, The Music Man and Brigadoon. Terry Gross spoke with Cinco Paul, who wrote ...
Jazz Singer Samara Joy
March 30, 2023 18:40 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBLast month Samara Joy became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win "Best New Artist." The 23-year-old also won for "Best Jazz Album." She joins us for a concert and conversation about growing up in a family of gospel singers and her musical influences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Clint Smith's Poetry Confronts The Legacy Of Slavery
March 29, 2023 20:32 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBClint Smith's poems, which are addressed to his young children, describe what their ancestors endured and escaped. He also examines the joy and anxiety of parenthood, especially as a Black father. His book of poetry is called Above Ground. Also, Justin Chang reviews A Thousand and One. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
How Discrimination & Poverty Can Make You Sick
March 28, 2023 19:06 - 44 minutes - 41 MBPublic health professor Arline Geronimus explains how marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which damages their bodies at the cellular level. Her new book is Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society. Also Maureen Corrigan reviews Biography of X by Catherine Lacey. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
'Ted Lasso' Actor Brett Goldstein
March 27, 2023 19:02 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBBrett Goldstein is a writer for Ted Lasso and plays Roy Kent, a gruff but lovable retired footballer-turned-coach. He says "Sport is there so men can say 'I love you' without saying 'I love you.'" He spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado about getting the role of Roy, the series ending, and also co-creating the series Shrinking. Also, filmmaker Justin Chang reviews Tori and Lokita. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Ari Shapiro / Billy Crudup
March 25, 2023 13:46 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAri Shapiro co-hosts NPR's All Things Considered, co-stars in a cabaret act with Alan Cumming, and sings with the band Pink Martini. Now, he's written a book, a memoir called The Best Strangers in the World. Billy Crudup stars as a fast-talking salesman — selling timeshares on the moon to frustrated earthlings — in the Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow! We also talk about going to rock star camp for his role in Almost Famous and his iconic Mastercard commercials. Learn more about sponsor mess...
'Succession' Stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin & Matthew Macfadyen
March 24, 2023 18:07 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBThe final season of the HBO series Succession begins Sunday. We listen back to our interviews with Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy the patriarch in a family-owned business empire, Kieran Culkin, who plays Roman, the immature and jokey son, and Matthew Macfadyen, who plays the put-upon son-in-law Tom Wambsgans. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
NYC Drag Queen & Photographer Linda Simpson
March 23, 2023 18:51 - 45 minutes - 42 MBLinda Simpson performed in and chronicled the New York drag scene in the '80s and '90s, taking some 5,000 photos of performers. Her collection is called The Drag Explosion. She says Tennessee's anti-drag legislation is "ridiculous." Also, we remember late Episcopal Bishop Frank Griswold. He presided over the ordination of the church's first openly gay bishop. He died earlier this month. John Powers reviews the new Netflix thriller series The Night Agent. Learn more about sponsor message ...
Ari Shapiro: On-Air, On-Stage & On-Page
March 22, 2023 18:55 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAri Shapiro co-hosts NPR's All Things Considered, co-stars in a cabaret act with Alan Cumming, and sings with the band Pink Martini. Now, he's written a book, a memoir called The Best Strangers in the World. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
How The Affluent Benefit From The Poor
March 21, 2023 18:53 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBPulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year: "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty." His new book is Poverty, by America. Also Ken Tucker shares three songs: Iris DeMent's "Goin' Down to Sing in Texas," Sunny War's "Love's Death Bed," and Margo Price's "Radio." Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Billy Crudup
March 20, 2023 19:11 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBBilly Crudup stars as a fast-talking salesman — selling timeshares on the moon to frustrated earthlings — in the Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow! We also talk about going to rock star camp for his role in Almost Famous, his iconic Mastercard commercials, and The Morning Show. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Memphis Drag Queen Bella DuBalle / Character Actor Clancy Brown
March 18, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBMemphis drag queen Bella DuBalle says the legislators behind a new Tennessee law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art. We talk with the native Tennessean about the law, performing for kids, and how her livelihood and safety are at risk. Maureen Corrigan reflects on 40 years of Nora Ephron's Heartburn and recommends a new comic novel. Actor Clancy Brown has been working since the 1980s and has played some memorable villains over the years in movies, including Shawshank R...
Michelle Yeoh / Adam Sandler
March 17, 2023 17:27 - 45 minutes - 42 MBMichelle Yeoh made history last week, becoming the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for best actress. We'll hear our interview with Yeoh about Everything Everywhere All At Once. Yeoh has also starred in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and Crazy Rich Asians. We'll also hear our interview with Adam Sandler. He's this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler talks about playing a jewelry store owner in the film Uncut Gems, and his ...
Memphis Drag Queen Bella DuBalle Won't Be Silenced By New Law
March 16, 2023 18:37 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBBella DuBalle says the legislators behind a new Tennessee law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene." We talk with the native Tennessean about the law, performing for kids, and how her livelihood and safety are at risk. Also, Maureen Corrigan celebrates the 40th anniversary of Nora Ephron's Heartburn and shares a new comic novel, Pineapple Street. Learn more about sponsor message choices: po...
Inside A Safety-Net Hospital That Treats The Poor And Uninsured
March 15, 2023 18:56 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBMany of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic preventive care. His new book is The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Character & Voice Actor Clancy Brown
March 14, 2023 19:30 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBActor Clancy Brown has been working since the 1980s and has played some memorable villains over the years in movies, including Shawshank Redemption, Highlander and, coming out later this month, John Wick 4. But he may be best known as the voice of Mr. Krabs on the animated show Spongebob Squarepants. Kevin Whitehead revies the new jazz recording by Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding, and John Powers reviews the new novel Birnam Wood by Booker Prize-winner Eleanor Catton. Learn more about sp...
A Veterinarian Shares What Animals Have Taught Her
March 13, 2023 19:08 - 45 minutes - 42.7 MBKaren Fine talks about practicing Chinese medicine and acupuncture on sick pets, what "ADR" stands for, and the mental health issues many veterinarians face. Her new book is The Other Family Doctor. Also, Ken Tucker reviews Caroline Polachek's new album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Thomas Mallon's Diaries / Life & Death In The ER
March 11, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWriter Thomas Mallon talks about his diaries that were recently published in the New Yorker, titled Finding My Way– and Staying Alive — During the Aids Crisis. Mallon's latest novel, Up With the Sun, is based on the life and murder of Dick Kallman, a closeted actor in the 1950s and '60s. Critic John Powers reviews the film Return to Seoul. Also, we hear from Dr. Farzon Nahvi. He has a new memoir about his experiences in the ER, and his frustrations with American healthcare during COVID. I...
Revisiting The Genius Of Buster Keaton
March 10, 2023 17:02 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWe explore the subtle genius of a man often remembered for pratfalls and sight gags. Buster Keaton was a silent film star in the 1920s, but he was far more than an actor and stuntman. He conceived and directed his films, cited by some of America's leading filmmakers as inspirations. We speak with Slate film critic Dana Stevens, whose book examines Keaton's work and influence, and chronicles his colorful life. Her book, Camera Man, is now out in paperback. Justin Chang reviews the new film P...
Writer Thomas Mallon On His AIDS-Era Diaries
March 09, 2023 21:53 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBMallon talks about his diaries that were recently published in the New Yorker, in a piece titled Finding My Way — and Staying Alive — During the AIDS Crisis: A Diary of 1980s Manhattan. He was in his thirties then. His latest novel, Up With the Sun, is based on the life and murder of Dick Kallman, a closeted actor in the 1950s and '60s. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Harnessing The Electricity In The Human Body
March 08, 2023 19:49 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBScience writer Sally Adee says scientists are experimenting with ways to manipulate the body's natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression, paralysis, and cancer. Her new book is We Are Electric. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has an appreciation of Wayne Shorter, who died March 2. John Powers reviews the film Return to Seoul. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
President Jimmy Carter
March 07, 2023 20:10 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWe look back on the life of Jimmy Carter. He is spending his remaining time at home, under hospice care. Carter was elected president in 1976, and lost his re-election campaign to Ronald Reagan. He was later praised for redefining the meaning and purpose of the post-presidency. He talked with Terry Gross about why he entered politics, his presidency, his work negotiating with tyrants, his faith, and his reflections on aging. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
How The Police Became Untouchable
March 06, 2023 19:27 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBUCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz talks about the legal protections — including qualified immunity and no-knock warrants — that have protected officers from the repercussions of abuse. Her book is Shielded. Also, David Bianculli reviews Mel Brooks' History of the World Part II on Hulu. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best Of: Cate Blanchett & Todd Field On 'Tár' / Actor Ke Huy Quan
March 04, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBIn Tár, Cate Blanchett plays a charismatic orchestra conductor who uses her power to take sexual advantage of young women she's mentoring. Tár is nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director. Maureen Corrigan reviews I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. Ke Huy Quan starred in the '80s films Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies as a kid, before quitting acting. Now he's up for an Oscar for the first major acting job he...
A Tribute To Bluegrass Guitarist Doc Watson
March 03, 2023 15:04 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWe pay tribute to Doc Watson on the centennial of his birth. The pioneering bluegrass, country and folk guitarist and singer changed the way people around the world think about mountain music. In his prime, he was considered the greatest guitar flat picker. We'll listen back to our 1988 interview, and his 1989 performance on our show. Also, John Powers reviews the new season of Perry Mason. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
The Rise Of QAnon
March 02, 2023 19:45 - 44 minutes - 41 MBJournalist Will Sommer went to road shows and spoke to believers and their families while investigating QAnon. His book, Trust the Plan, makes the case that there are more conspiracy theories to come. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy