Fresh Air Weekend

Dr. Leana Wen discusses COVID-19 protocols and public health policy. Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad has a new podcast miniseries, The Vanishing of Harry Pace. Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel Wayward.

For Questlove, the pandemic meant embracing quiet — and buying a farm. Ken Tucker marks the centennials of guitarists George Barnes And Mary Osborne. Akash Kapur writes about utopian communities.

Anam's new novel satirizes tech culture and boardroom sexism. David Bianculli reviews Schmigadoon! Sabathia shares stories from the mound — and of sobriety — in a new memoir.

Ford confronts the crimes of her father in Somebody's Daughter. Kevin Whitehead reviews Sarah Vaughan's album, Live At The Berlin Philharmonie. Newman talks about her hijack thriller Falling.

Aduba reflects on her roles in Orange is the New Black and In Treatment. Kevin Whitehead reviews two final albums by Mario Pavone. Desus Nice and The Kid Mero talk about comedy and their Bronx roots.

Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights filled him with hope. Justin Chang reviews the films Luca and Undine. And Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry becomes a one-hit wonder in Girls5Eva.

Lythcott-Haims' new book, Your Turn, is a handbook on adulthood. Kevin Whitehead reviews Minor Swing, by Vincent Herring. Reporter Michael Moss says processed foods can be as alluring as cigarettes.

Moreno discuses West Side Story and becoming the role model she needed. Justin Chang reviews In the Heights. Daisy Hernández's memoir is a personal story about race, sexuality and a deadly insect.

Yusef Salaam was wrongly convicted in the so-called Central Park jogger case. Kevin Whitehead reviews Black To The Future. Clint Smith visits places central to the history of slavery.

Walton's book is a faux oral history about an interracial rock duo. Maureen Corrigan reviews Chris Power's A Lonely Man and Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot. Annette Gordon-Reed discusses On Juneteenth.