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FA | Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Filmmaker Barry Jenkins; Writer Francisco Goldman

May 15, 2021

Underground Railroad director Jenkins says film is an "empathy machine." Maureen Corrigan reviews Notes on Grief, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Goldman revisits his difficult childhood in Monkey Boy.

FA | Movie Reviews

Amy Adams Is The Best Thing In An Otherwise Mechanical 'Woman In The Window'

May 14, 2021

A woman with agoraphobia becomes embroiled in her neighbor's drama in a new thriller based on Dan Mallory's novel. Adams is very good — but the movie doesn't prove entirely worthy of her.

FA | Dance

Remembering NYC Ballet Principal Dancer Jacques D'Amboise

May 14, 2021

D'Amboise, who died May 2, began dancing at 7 and joined the New York City Ballet at 15. He later founded the National Dance Institute, which teaches dance to children. Originally broadcast in 1989.

FA | Music Interviews

Tom Jones Remembers When Audiences Threw Underwear And Room Keys At Him

May 14, 2021

Jones became a pop star and sex symbol in the 1960s with "It's Not Unusual," "Delilah," and "What's New Pussycat?" His new album is Surrounded by Time. Originally broadcast in 2003.

FA | TV Reviews

'Hacks' Captures The Career Intersection Of 2 Funny Women Who Suffer No Fools

May 13, 2021

The sharp new HBO Max series stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as comics of two different generations who need each other to survive the cutthroat, often sexist, world of standup comedy.

FA | Shots - Health News

Painful Endometriosis Could Hold Clues To Tissue Regeneration, Scientist Says

May 13, 2021

MIT bioengineer Linda Griffith spent years in debilitating pain before she was diagnosed with a condition often neglected in research. Her focus on the basic biology could lead to better treatments.

FA | Television

From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

May 12, 2021

After co-starring in HBO's Watchmen, Smart is now in two series — HBO's Mare of Easttown and the HBO Max comedy series Hacks, about the clash in sensibility between women comics of two generations.

FA | Music Reviews

Vincent Herring Infuses Jazz With Bold Strokes And Swagger On 'Minor Swing'

May 12, 2021

Herring is an alto saxophonist with a dynamic sound and aggressive attitude. His new album features jazz with a big dollop of swing rhythm and blues feeling.

FA | Author Interviews

Novelist Francisco Goldman Revisits His Difficult Childhood In 'Monkey Boy'

May 11, 2021

The son of a Jewish father and a Guatemalan mother, Goldman grew up mostly in working class suburbs of Boston. His new novel draws on his own experiences, including being physically abused by his dad.

FA | Television

'Underground Railroad' Director Barry Jenkins Sees Film As An 'Empathy Machine'

May 10, 2021

Jenkins says filming his new series about an enslaved girl who escapes from a plantation was the most difficult project of his career — and one that made him feel closer to his own ancestors.

Fresh Air

Schedule

Fresh Air Weekend: Filmmaker Barry Jenkins; Writer Francisco Goldman

Amy Adams Is The Best Thing In An Otherwise Mechanical 'Woman In The Window'

Remembering NYC Ballet Principal Dancer Jacques D'Amboise

Tom Jones Remembers When Audiences Threw Underwear And Room Keys At Him

'Hacks' Captures The Career Intersection Of 2 Funny Women Who Suffer No Fools

Painful Endometriosis Could Hold Clues To Tissue Regeneration, Scientist Says

From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

Vincent Herring Infuses Jazz With Bold Strokes And Swagger On 'Minor Swing'

Novelist Francisco Goldman Revisits His Difficult Childhood In 'Monkey Boy'

'Underground Railroad' Director Barry Jenkins Sees Film As An 'Empathy Machine'

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