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Fresh Air Weekend: Yiddish 'Fiddler'; How 'Maiden' Sailed Into History
July 13, 2019
Actor Steven Skybell and director Joel Grey discuss a new Yiddish language version of Fiddler on the Roof. Justin Chang reviews Midsommar. Tracy Edwards raced around the world with an all-women crew.
Fresh Air Weekend: Sarah Jessica Parker; 'Leaving The Witness'
July 6, 2019
Parker reflects on Sex and the City, Divorce and #MeToo. Two country hits by black artists challenge traditional notions of the genre. Amber Scorah talks about leaving the Jehovah's Witness Community.
Fresh Air Weekend: '5B' Goes Inside America's First AIDS Ward; Ramy Youssef
June 29, 2019
Nurse Cliff Morrison and Dr. Paul Volberding treated patients with AIDS in the early years of the epidemic. Justin Chang reviews Yesterday. Youssef stars in the semi-autobiographical show, Ramy.
Fresh Air Weekend: Ava DuVernay On 'When They See Us'; Bill Hader On 'Barry'
June 22, 2019
DuVernay's Netflix series tells the true story of five teens wrongly convicted of rape. Ken Tucker reviews Willie Nelson's Ride Me Back Home. Hader plays a hitman who takes acting classes on Barry.
Fresh Air Weekend: The Ordinary People Behind The Moon Landing; Damian Lewis
June 15, 2019
Charles Fishman says 410,000 people helped make the Apollo 11 moon landing a success. Ken Tucker reviews Bruce Springsteen's Western Stars. Lewis plays a ruthless hedge-fund manger on Billions.
Fresh Air Weekend: Christina Applegate; The Sustainable Food Revolution
June 8, 2019
Applegate talks about grief, and playing a widow on Dead to Me. David Bianculli reviews Season 5 of Black Mirror. Journalist Amanda Little discusses food for a hotter, drier, more crowded world.
Fresh Air Weekend: Mental Health On Campus; How Eugenics Shaped Immigration Policy
June 1, 2019
Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs say college students today face an "inordinate amount of anxiety." Justin Chang reviews Rocketman. Daniel Okrent discusses his book, The Guarded Gate.
Fresh Air Weekend: John Waters; Lizzo
May 25, 2019
Cult filmmaker John Waters, 73, says there are still "plenty of rules" left to break. Flute-playing pop star Lizzo discusses feminism, self love and bringing "hallelujah moments" to stage.
Fresh Air Weekend: Howard Stern; Phoebe Waller-Bridge
May 18, 2019
Stern says tells Terry Gross he's not the raunchy shock jock he once was. Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Waller-Bridge writes female characters who are flawed and unpredictable
Fresh Air Weekend: How Oligarchs Stash Fortunes; 'PEN15' Creators
May 11, 2019
Journalist Oliver Bullough describes a secret transnational economy in Moneyland. Ken Tucker reviews Lizzo's new album. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle return to middle school in the Hulu series PEN15.