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FA | Movie Reviews

Fear Of Death Is Contagious In The Psychological Thriller 'She Dies Tomorrow'

August 3, 2020

This mordantly funny horror film opens on a young woman who awakens with a terrifying premonition of doom. She Dies Tomorrow feels surprisingly in tune with our present moment of unease.

FA | Media

'Ghosting The News' Author Says Local Journalism 'Freefall' Is Accelerating

August 3, 2020

More than 2,000 newspapers have shut down in recent years, and some regions have become news deserts. Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan says the collapse of local news undermines democracy.

FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Poet Natasha Trethewey; Mike Birbiglia And Jen Stein

August 1, 2020

Trethewey revisits her mother's murder in a new memoir. Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly unearthed album from drummer Art Blakey. Comic Mike Birbiglia and poet Jen Stein share parenting truths.

FA | Music Interviews

With 'Folklore,' Taylor Swift Marks Off Her Past And Enters A New Phase

July 31, 2020

Swift's eighth studio album came as a surprise. In the isolation of the past months, she's cooked up a yeasty kind of sugar-free pop that rises above much recent music-making.

FA | Music Interviews

Remembering Jazz Singer Annie Ross

July 31, 2020

Ross, who died July 21, was a member of the jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. She wrote "Twisted," which was recorded by both Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler. Originally broadcast in 1990.

FA | Television

Remembering Regis Philbin, Prolific Talk And Game Show Personality

July 31, 2020

The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host, who died July 24, held the Guinness World Record for clocking more hours on camera than anyone else in the history of TV. Originally broadcast in 2011.

FA | TV Reviews

'Muppets Now' Proves: It's Not Easy To Capture The Old Muppet Magic

July 31, 2020

A new comedy from The Muppets Studio features familiar characters and a few new ones. But the Disney+ series isn't nearly as funny as the original — and many of its sketches go on too long.

FA | Religion

American Christianity Must Reckon With Legacy Of White Supremacy, Author Says

July 30, 2020

White Too Long author Robert P. Jones says churches should be more in vocal on issues of social justice: "White Christians have been largely silent ... and have hardly begun these conversations."

FA | Book Reviews

A Mean Ghost Story And A Souped-Up Crime Novel Will Wise You Up Fast

July 30, 2020

The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die, by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, centers on an Indian family haunted by a jealous ghost. And S. A. Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland is a noir thriller — with muscle cars.

FA | Sports

Empty Stands, No Spitting: The New Rules Of Baseball During The Pandemic

July 29, 2020

About half of the Miami Marlins' roster has tested positive for COVID. ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian explains the challenges Major League Baseball faces as play resumes amid the pandemic.

Fresh Air

Schedule

Fear Of Death Is Contagious In The Psychological Thriller 'She Dies Tomorrow'

'Ghosting The News' Author Says Local Journalism 'Freefall' Is Accelerating

Fresh Air Weekend: Poet Natasha Trethewey; Mike Birbiglia And Jen Stein

With 'Folklore,' Taylor Swift Marks Off Her Past And Enters A New Phase

Remembering Jazz Singer Annie Ross

Remembering Regis Philbin, Prolific Talk And Game Show Personality

'Muppets Now' Proves: It's Not Easy To Capture The Old Muppet Magic

American Christianity Must Reckon With Legacy Of White Supremacy, Author Says

A Mean Ghost Story And A Souped-Up Crime Novel Will Wise You Up Fast

Empty Stands, No Spitting: The New Rules Of Baseball During The Pandemic

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