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FA | Author Interviews

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

June 2, 2023

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 things. Originally broadcast June 28, 2022.

FA | Movie Reviews

Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent — and mystery — of a legend

June 2, 2023

A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.

FA | Author Interviews

Poet Kwame Alexander reflects on 'Why Fathers Cry at Night'

June 1, 2023

"I'm not a grown man — I'm a growing man," Alexander says. His new memoir started as a book of love poems, but ended up being a collection of essays and poems about love, divorce and raising children.

FA | Law

FRONTLINE traces the 'ambition and revenge' driving SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas

May 31, 2023

As controversy swirls around the benefits Thomas and his wife Ginni received from a conservative billionaire, filmmaker Michael Kirk examines the couple's path to power in a new PBS documentary.

FA | Shots - Health News

Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it

May 30, 2023

From excessive hygiene to low-fiber diets, author Theresa MacPhail explores the deep-rooted causes of rising allergy rates in her new book Allergic.

FA | Music Interviews

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

May 29, 2023

In this March 2023 interview, Joy spoke about coming from a family of gospel singers. In February, she became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win the award for best new artist.

FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Wanda Sykes

May 27, 2023

Louis-Dreyfus recalls the first laugh she got — and the ER trip that followed. David Bianculli reviews Becoming Mary Tyler Moore. Sykes' new Netflix special is I'm an Entertainer.

Remembering Martin Amis, author of the London Trilogy novels

May 26, 2023

The British novelist, who died May 19, was a member of one of England's most famous writing families. His novels included Money, London Fields and The Information. Originally broadcast in 1990.

FA | Television

Mary Tyler Moore: The 'Fresh Air' interview

May 26, 2023

The Emmy-winning actor, who died in 2017, is the subject of a new MAX documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore. She spoke to Terry Gross in 1995 about the ups and downs of her career and personal life.

FA | Movie Reviews

Is it see-worthy? The new 'Little Mermaid' is not that bad ... but also not that good

May 26, 2023

The live-action reboot has its charming moments, but like a lot of Disney remakes, this Little Mermaid feels like a dutiful cover rather than an inspired reimagining.

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