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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs.
Episodes
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'Summer Of Soul': Gladys Knight
While with Motown, Knight & The Pips turned out a slew of hits, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," which they performed at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Originally broadcast in 1996.
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'Fresh Air' Remembers NPR Host Neal Conan
Conan, who died Aug. 10, worked at NPR for 36 years, as a reporter, executive producer of All Things Considered and host of Talk of the Nation. Originally broadcast in 2002.
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'Fresh Air' Remembers Rock Historian Ed Ward
Ward, who died this week, is remembered as one of the first people to write seriously about rock 'n' roll. He wrote for Rolling Stone and Creem and was Fresh Air's rock historian from 1987 until 2017.
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'Fresh Air' Remembers Mary Wilson, Founding Member Of The Supremes
Wilson, who died Feb. 8, began singing with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard in 1959. As the Supremes, they helped define Motown sound with a string of hits in the 1960s. Originally broadcast in 1986.
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Cam's Songwriting Abilities Shine With 3rd Album, 'The Otherside'
Taking notes from Dolly Parton, the California-born singer has made a whole album that insists that women have more complicated stories to tell than country music usually allows.
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Pianist Keith Jarrett On The 'Calling' That Drew Him To Jazz
Jarrett is acclaimed for his intense and physically energetic improvised performances. Kevin Whitehead reviews Jarrett's new album, Budapest, and we listen back to a 2000 interview with him.
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We All Watch In Our Own Way: A Critic Tracks The 'TV Revolution'
New Yorker TV critic Emily Nussbaum won't appear on panels pitting TV against movies or books. "Everything is valuable in its own way and they don't need to be in tension with one another," she says.
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Lizzo On Feminism, Self-Love And Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' To Stage
The flute-playing pop star reflects on self-acceptance in this May 23, 2019, interview: "About 10 years ago, I made the decision that I just wanted to be happy with my body."
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Actor Christina Applegate On 'Dead To Me' And Making Sure Women 'Are Heard'
Applegate stars in the new Netflix series as a woman grieving the sudden death of her husband. She talks about her double mastectomy and her teenage fame on Married with Children.
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Spike Lee On Gentrification, Jazz And How He Got His Start In Film
The director, who has been nominated for an Academy Award for his film BlacKkKlansman, spoke to Fresh Air in December 2017 about his Netflix series, She's Gotta Have It.
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Novelist John Le Carré Reflects On His Own 'Legacy' Of Spying
Le Carré worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career. "I felt I had to suppress my humanity," he said of those years. His novel A Legacy of Spies came out in 2017. Originally broadcast Sept. 5, 2017.
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We Still Can't Comprehend The Power Of Aretha Franklin's Voice
No one's voice has ever soared like this.