Terry Gross
Stories
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'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley looks for the 'shadowy bits' of her characters
Buckley has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for her portrayal of William Shakespeare's wife in Hamnet. The film "brought me into this next chapter of my life as a mother," Buckley says.
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'I don't need helium' to play SpongeBob SquarePants, comic Tom Kenny says
Kenny has voiced SpongeBob since the animated series began in 1999. Now he's playing the character in a new film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Originally broadcast Nov. 16, 2004.
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Is the U.S. headed toward a military conflict with Iran?
New York Times journalist David Sanger discusses how we got here, the state of Iran's nuclear weapons program, the likelihood of U.S. military force against Iran and if Trump's goal is regime change.
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Remembering filmmaker Frederick Wiseman
Wiseman's narration-free documentaries, including Titicut Follies, Hospital and Central Park, examined institutions and neighborhoods. He died Feb. 16. Originally broadcast in 1986.
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Remembering Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall
Duvall, who died Feb. 15, often played intense, combative characters. His film credits include The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini and Lonesome Dove. Originally broadcast in 1996.
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Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' — but it will never be conscious
"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.
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Remembering clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Ken Peplowski
Peplowski, who died Feb. 2, started playing clarinet professionally at age 10 and went on to perform with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and to record on his own. Originally broadcast July 7, 1999.
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'Fresh Air' staff bids farewell to longtime executive producer Danny Miller
Miller joined Fresh Air as an intern in 1978 and retired at the end of 2025. He led the show through many changes, like going national and editing digitally.
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How Nigerian musician Fela Kuti used music as a weapon against dictatorship
Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.
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Celebrating 'Taxi Driver' at 50, with Martin Scorsese, Jodie Foster and more
We celebrate the Oscar-winning 1976 film by listening back to archival interviews with Scorsese, screenwriter Paul Schrader, and actors Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd and Albert Brooks.
