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Fresh Air

 

Hosted By Terry Gross

Daily Magazine of contemporary arts and issues known for captivating interviews with guests from literature, science, music, film, and more, hosted by Terry Gross.

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FA | Author Interviews

Real life or satire? Novelist Mat Johnson says it can be hard to tell the difference

June 29, 2022

Set in the future, Johnson's new satirical novel, Invisible Things, takes place on one of Jupiter's many moons, where humans have created an artificial ecosystem designed to replicate life on Earth.

FA | Pop Culture

'Reality' podcasts draw on the appeal of reality TV — with mixed results

June 28, 2022

The podcast world is abundant with shows about reality TV. Now a few podcasts are trying to capitalize on reality TV popularity more directly, by emulating the genre's conceits, mechanics and style.

FA | Author Interviews

A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity

June 28, 2022

John Vercher trained in mixed martial arts as a young man. His novel, After the Lights Go Out, centers on a veteran MMA fighter who struggles to remember everyday things.

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Joel Kim Booster reflects on the 'Pride and Prejudice' of Fire Island's party scene

June 27, 2022

Booster's film Fire Island, which he wrote and stars in, was inspired by the Jane Austen novel. The movie is a rom-com about a group of gay friends and explores racism and classism in their community.

FA | Book Reviews

Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel

June 27, 2022

Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona follows the life of Marek, a 13-year-old peasant boy who lives in a cruel world of sadism and stink, cannibalism and self-flagellation.

FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: The sensory world of animals; Mothering as social change

June 25, 2022

Ed Yong talks about the diversity of perception in the animal world. Justin Chang reviews Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Cha Cha Real Smooth. Angela Garbes says raising kids is undervalued.

FA | Movie Reviews

Baz Luhrmann's gaudy 'Elvis' is a shapeless blur of a musical biopic

June 24, 2022

Elvis' longtime manager Col. Parker plays an oversized role, but that's not this film's only problem. There may be a great movie hiding in Elvis, but it's buried under an awful lot of visual clutter.

FA | Author Interviews

Fasten your seat belts, flight attendant-turned-novelist shares stories from the sky

June 24, 2022

T.J. Newman began writing the hijack thriller Falling while she was a flight attendant. She'd jot down ideas on paper napkins in the quiet moments on red-eye flights. Originally broadcast July 2021.

FA | Politics

Why overturning Roe isn't the final goal of the anti-abortion movement

June 23, 2022

Law professor Mary Ziegler explains how the anti-abortion movement upended the GOP establishment and helped push the courts to the right. Her new book is Dollars for Life.

FA | Shots - Health News

The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know

June 22, 2022

In his new book, An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision.

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