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FA | Movie Interviews

Comic Jessica Williams On 'The Daily Show' And Learning To 'Never Be Average'

July 25, 2017

Williams joined The Daily Show when she was 22. She says, "I was younger and I was black and I was a woman, so ... I'm like, I have something to prove." She now stars in The Incredible Jessica James.

FA | Opinion

The Enduring Legacy Of Jane Austen's 'Truth Universally Acknowledged'

July 25, 2017

Linguist Geoff Nunberg describes the opening sentence to Pride and Prejudice as a "masterpiece of indirection" that is frequently repurposed, but whose irony is never matched.

FA | Music Reviews

Good Music Is The Best Revenge On Waxahatchee's 'Out In The Storm'

July 24, 2017

Katie Crutchfield, who performs under the name Waxahatchee, releases energy and emotion with pinpoint precision on her new album. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.

FA | Environment

Inside The Global Seed Vault, Where The History And Future Of Agriculture Is Stored

July 24, 2017

Seeds on Ice author Cary Fowler describes the underground tunnel near the North Pole, which stores and protects a collection of 933,000 samples of different, unique crop varieties.

FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Billy Bragg On Skiffle; 'Crime And Punishment In Black America'

July 22, 2017

Bragg describes skiffle, the music movement that brought guitar to British radio. James Forman Jr. explains how black Leaders unwittingly contributed to the era of mass incarceration.

FA | Movie Reviews

'Dunkirk' Is A Harrowing War Movie, Muddled By A Convoluted Timeline

July 21, 2017

A new film dramatizes the '40 Allied retreat from the beaches of France as the Nazis close in. Despite strong action sequences, Dunkirk relies too much on fragmented storytelling and obvious plotting.

FA | Television

'Awkward' And 'Insecure' Get To The Root Of Writer Issa Rae's Humor

July 21, 2017

As a self-described "awkward black girl," Rae says she often felt that she was straddling two worlds growing up. She created and stars in the HBO series Insecure. Originally broadcast Nov. 8, 2016.

FA | Interviews

Fresh Air Remembers Oscar Award-Winning Actor Martin Landau

July 20, 2017

Landau, who died Saturday, appeared in the films Crimes and Misdemeanors and Ed Wood, as well as in the 1960s TV series Mission Impossible. Originally broadcast in 1990.

FA | Elections

The Insecurity Of America's Old And Underfunded Voting Systems

July 20, 2017

Cybersecurity reporter Kim Zetter warns that our election systems, including our voting machines, are vulnerable to hacking: "We can't rule out that elections haven't already been manipulated."

FA | Book Reviews

2 Smart New Novels Find Humor In Fantasies Of Escape

July 20, 2017

These terrific comic novels — The Last Laugh by Lynn Freed and Who Is Rich? by Matthew Klam — will have you laughing at the many ways we all try to run away from the realities of life.

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Comic Jessica Williams On 'The Daily Show' And Learning To 'Never Be Average'

The Enduring Legacy Of Jane Austen's 'Truth Universally Acknowledged'

Good Music Is The Best Revenge On Waxahatchee's 'Out In The Storm'

Inside The Global Seed Vault, Where The History And Future Of Agriculture Is Stored

Fresh Air Weekend: Billy Bragg On Skiffle; 'Crime And Punishment In Black America'

'Dunkirk' Is A Harrowing War Movie, Muddled By A Convoluted Timeline

'Awkward' And 'Insecure' Get To The Root Of Writer Issa Rae's Humor

Fresh Air Remembers Oscar Award-Winning Actor Martin Landau

The Insecurity Of America's Old And Underfunded Voting Systems

2 Smart New Novels Find Humor In Fantasies Of Escape

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