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FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Clint Smith; 'Ted Lasso' actor Brett Goldstein

April 1, 2023

Smith uses poetry to confront the legacy of slavery in Above Ground. Justin Chang reviews Tori and Lokita. Goldstein says soccer is catharsis for people who won't do therapy.

FA | Television

'Schmigadoon!' co-creator says series was onspired by a 'love affair' with musicals

March 31, 2023

Cinco Paul loves musicals — unlike his long-time writing partner. Their Apple TV+ series, now in Season 2, centers on a couple who become trapped in a musical town. Originally broadcast Aug. 23, 2021.

FA | TV Reviews

Season 2 of 'Schmigadoon!' is bursting with enthusiasm and Broadway talent

March 31, 2023

This new season of the Apple TV+ series leans on musicals of the 1960s and '70s. Subtitled "Schmicago!," season 2 is tighter and better-plotted than the original, and also more inventive.

FA | Television

'Lord of the Flies' with teen girls? 'Yellowjackets' actor leans into the role

March 31, 2023

Melanie Lynskey won an Emmy in 2022 for her role in the Showtime series, now in its second season, about a girls' soccer team that survives a plane crash. Originally broadcast Aug. 8, 2022.

FA | Music Interviews

Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy joins for concert and conversation

March 30, 2023

Samara Joy comes from a family of gospel singers and has been singing all her life. In February, she became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win the award for best new artist.

FA | Author Interviews

In 'Above Ground,' Clint Smith uses poetry to confront the legacy of slavery

March 29, 2023

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.

FA | Movie Reviews

A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

March 29, 2023

Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.

FA | Shots - Health News

How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease

March 28, 2023

Public 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.

FA | Book Reviews

Everything she knew about her wife was false — a faux biography finds the 'truth'

March 28, 2023

In Catherine Lacey's new genre-bending novel, Biography of X, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist realizes her spouse — a fierce and narcissistic artist — was not who she believed.

FA | Television

Take it from real-life Roy Kent: Soccer is catharsis for people who won't do therapy

March 27, 2023

Brett 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.' "

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Schedule

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Clint Smith; 'Ted Lasso' actor Brett Goldstein

'Schmigadoon!' co-creator says series was onspired by a 'love affair' with musicals

Season 2 of 'Schmigadoon!' is bursting with enthusiasm and Broadway talent

'Lord of the Flies' with teen girls? 'Yellowjackets' actor leans into the role

Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy joins for concert and conversation

In 'Above Ground,' Clint Smith uses poetry to confront the legacy of slavery

A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease

Everything she knew about her wife was false — a faux biography finds the 'truth'

Take it from real-life Roy Kent: Soccer is catharsis for people who won't do therapy

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