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FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Mat Johnson; Comic Joel Kim Booster

July 2, 2022

Johnson's novel, Invisible Things, is set on one of Jupiter's moons. Nick Quah takes stock of some podcasts that draw on reality TV. Booster's film Fire Island was inspired by Pride and Prejudice.

FA | Music Reviews

Pianist David Virelles shows off the depth and breadth of what he can do on 'Nuna'

July 1, 2022

Though he's been a New Yorker for over a decade, Virelles remains preoccupied with the rich, rhythmically charged music of his native Cuba. His new album shows where he's been — and where he's going.

FA | Author Interviews

'Noir Alley' host celebrates cinema's double crosses and doomed characters

July 1, 2022

Eddie Muller's book, Dark City, chronicles film noir from the '40s and '50s. He says the genre draws on a "very dark vision of existence." Originally broadcast Oct. 21, 2022.

FA | Politics

Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack?

June 30, 2022

New York Times journalist Alan Feuer says some members of Trump's inner circle have close ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, whose leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy.

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.

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Schedule

Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Mat Johnson; Comic Joel Kim Booster

Pianist David Virelles shows off the depth and breadth of what he can do on 'Nuna'

'Noir Alley' host celebrates cinema's double crosses and doomed characters

Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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