NPR Programs: Fresh Air Podcast
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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.
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Fresh Air Weekend: David Alan Grier, Sacha Baron Cohen | The stand-up comedian and star of In Living Color was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Sporting Life in the opera Porgy and Bess. Also, actor and writer Sacha Baron Cohen on Borat, Bruno, Ali G., and his latest character, The Dictator. | 5/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Wes Anderson 'Kingdom' Full Of Beautiful Imagery | Wes Anderson's latest film is the story of a 12-year-old girl and boy who merge their imaginative worlds on an island off the coast of New England. Critic David Edelstein says Moonrise Kingdom will appeal to Anderson's longtime fans as well as anyone who appreciates good cinematography and design. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Burton: The Teen Who Invented American Guitar | You've heard guitarist James Burton even if you don't know it. Ever since he was 15, he's been recording behind a bewildering number of artists, from Ricky Nelson to Ray Charles. He also managed to put out some records on his own. Rock historian Ed Ward shares his story. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Examining 'The Leftovers,' After The Rapture | What if the rapture actually occurred? That's the plot of Tom Perrotta's novel The Leftovers, which examines the aftermath of an unexplained rapturelike event in which millions of people around the globe inexplicably disappear into thin air. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Wes Anderson Soundtracks His Movies | You might not recognize the name Randall Poster, but you're likely familiar with his work. Poster picks out and licenses music used in commercials, TV and film. He's worked closely with director Wes Anderson on films like Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Keeping Your Kids Safe Online: It's 'Common Sense' | Parents should be paying very close attention to the digital media their children are using, says child advocate James Steyer. "Young people in particular often self-reveal before they self-reflect," he says. "There is no eraser button today for youthful indiscretion." | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Fullbright: How To Connect 'From The Ground Up' | It's a good sign when you get 11 songs into an album and the quality remains high. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sacha Baron Cohen: The Fresh Air Interview | Actor and writer Sacha Baron Cohen is famous for taking his characters — Ali G., Borat, Bruno — into the real world, interacting with people who have no idea that they're dealing with a fictional character. But his new movie, The Dictator, is a scripted comedy about a tyrant on the loose in New York. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Happy Feet: Tips For Healthier Running | Have you thought about switching to barefoot running? New York Times exercise columnist Gretchen Reynolds did — and promptly injured herself. She details what she did wrong — and how to keep your own feet healthy — in her new book, The First 20 Minutes. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Remembering Baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | The classical music world lost one of its legendary figures last week. The German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died ten days short of his 87th birthday. He was one of the most recorded classical singers in recording history. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz was one of his admirers. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jeremy Denk: Playing Ligeti With A Dash Of Humor | The pianist's new album features some of the most difficult etudes ever written for solo piano by the Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti. "Ligeti took the piano to places it had never been before," he says, "and makes demands of the pianist and the mind that had never been made before." | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Right-Hand': A Lush Prequel To 'Mason's Retreat' | In The Right-Hand Shore, Christopher Tilghman returns to the racially charged landscape and the crumbling plantations of his book Mason's Retreat. Fresh Air critic Maureen Corrigan calls the prequel "the real deal." | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Alan Grier's 'Sporting Life' On Broadway | The stand-up comedian and star of In Living Color was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Sporting Life in the opera Porgy and Bess. "I think the character of Sporting Life is a salesman so he has to be flamboyant, the life of the party," he says. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Audra McDonald, 'Weight Of The Nation' | Actress Audra McDonald talks about her Tony-nominated role in the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. And obesity expert Kelly Brownell weighs in on a new HBO documentary series, The Weight of the Nation. | 5/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Conversation With Author Carlos Fuentes | Carlos Fuentes, one of the most influential writers in the Latin American world, died Tuesday at a hospital in Mexico City. He was 83. Fresh Air remembers the prolific author with excerpts from a 1987 interview. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Remembering Vidal Sassoon, An Iconic Hairdresser | The British hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, who created some of the most iconic hairstyles of the 20th century, died on May 9 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84. Fresh Air remembers the trendsetter with excerpts from a 2011 interview. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Remembers Donna Summer, Queen Of Disco | In 2003, Donna Summer appeared on Fresh Air to talk about her memoir, Ordinary Girl, her hit Love to Love You Baby and her collaborator, record producer Giorgio Moroder. We remember Summer — who died Thursday at the age of 63 — with excerpts from that interview. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why The U.S. Is Aggressively Targeting Yemen | Yemen is now considered to be "the greatest external threat facing the U.S. homeland in terms of terrorism," says investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'The Dictator' Rules With A Satirist's Fist | There was Ali G, Borat and Bruno — and now, in The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen has a new character to add to his repertoire: the capricious ruler of an oil-rich country who travels to the U.N. to assert his right to have nuclear warheads. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Just What's Inside Those Breasts? | In her new book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, Florence Williams offers her take on why breasts are getting bigger and developing earlier, why tumors seem to gravitate toward the breast, and how toxins from the environment may be affecting hormones and breast development. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Audra McDonald: Shaping 'Bess' On Broadway | The actress is nominated for her fifth Tony Award for the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. "There's very few quiet moments for Bess," she says. "They're all very big, very emotional. ... And to commit to that night after night after night is very difficult." | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Johnny Carson Gets The 'Masters' Treatment | Monday night on PBS, American Masters presents a two-hour biography of Johnny Carson. Carson retired 20 years ago this month, and vacated a throne that TV critic David Bianculli says no one has managed to claim since. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shooting Vietnam: Remembering Horst Faas | Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Horst Faas, who captured iconic moments during the Vietnam War, has died. In 1997, he talked to Terry Gross about covering the conflict. "Being in Vietnam and being around a major story of the time was always a great shot of adrenaline," he said. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pounding Away At America's Obesity Epidemic | One-third of Americans today are obese, and another third are overweight. A new HBO documentary series, The Weight of the Nation, explores how our country got this way and what can be done to tackle the growing national health crisis. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Lena Dunham, Gretchen Reynolds | The creator and star of HBO's new series Girls addresses the growing backlash against the show. And New York Times "Phys Ed" columnist Gretchen Reynolds shares some simple advice for staying healthy. | 5/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air At 25: A Live Musical Tribute | Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the day Fresh Air became a daily national NPR program. To celebrate, hear two delightful medleys of impromptu musical performances, culled from Fresh Air's archives. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Dark Shadows': A Vampire Returns, Without His Bite | Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton's feature-film adaptation of the cult Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, about an 18th-century vampire transplanted to the 1970s. Critic and longtime Dark Shadows fan David Edelstein says the camp sendup of the show is lifeless and unfunny. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Horse Racing: America's Most Dangerous Game? | Two reporters for The New York Times detail their monthslong investigation of America's racetracks. Since 2009, more than 6,600 horses have broken down or showed signs of injury at U.S. racetracks, a rate much higher than in other countries. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stand Up, Walk Around, Even Just For '20 Minutes' | New York Times "Phys Ed" columnist Gretchen Reynolds has some simple advice for staying healthy: Stand up. Move around. In her new book, The First 20 Minutes, she explains the hazards of a sedentary lifestyle, and details some of the surprisingly simple ways to stay fit. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creating A New Vision Of Islam In America | Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was once the lead cleric associated with the proposed Islamic community center some critics called the "ground zero mosque." In his new book, Moving the Mountain, Rauf calls for moderate Muslims to step up and marginalize the voices of extremists. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Remembers Author Maurice Sendak | Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are became a perennial and award-winning favorite for generations of children, died Tuesday. He was 83. Fresh Air remembers Sendak with excerpts from several interviews. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Remembers Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch | Adam "MCA" Yauch, one of the group's founding members, died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 47. Fresh Air remembers the raspy-voiced rapper with excerpts from a 2006 interview. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lena Dunham Addresses Criticism Aimed At 'Girls' | The creator and star of HBO's new series Girls addresses the growing backlash against the show, which follows four 20-somethings as they navigate the ups and downs of life in New York City. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Sissy Spacek, Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Sissy Spacek recounts some of her favorite memories from the sets of movies such as Coal Miner's Daughter, Badlands and Carrie in a new memoir, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life. Also, Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about her roles in Seinfeld and Veep. | 5/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Gershwin Biopic That Ain't Necessarily So True | Rhapsody in Blue, a 1945 film version of the life of George Gershwin, is out for the first time on DVD. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says it's a fascinating mixture of real facts, pure invention and memorable musical moments. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The U.S. Ambassador Inside Hitler's Berlin | William Dodd served for four years as the ambassador to Germany before resigning — after repeated clashes with both Nazi Party officials and the State Department. Erik Larson chronicles Dodd's time in Berlin in his new book, In the Garden of Beasts. | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'The Avengers': A Marvel-Ous Whedonesque Ride | In Joss Whedon's The Avengers, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America unite in what, on the basis of advance ticket sales, promises to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer. Critic David Edelstein says the movie's a blast — and one that will let fanboys geek thoroughly out. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Man Who Revitalized 'Doctor Who' And 'Sherlock' | TV writer and producer Steven Moffat specializes in injecting new life into old, familiar characters and stories. He first worked his magic on the revived edition of Doctor Who. Now, he's responsible for bringing to life the critically acclaimed series Sherlock. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: From 'Seinfeld' To 'Veep' | The actress will forever be known to millions as Elaine Benes, the character she played for nine seasons on Seinfeld. But she was also an early cast member of SNL, won an Emmy for The New Adventures of Old Christine and now stars in a new HBO comedy series called Veep. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sherlock: A Character Who's More Than Elementary | What can explain the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes? Critic John Powers says it's that Sherlock "embodies an archetypal aspect of the human psyche" — and appeals to the part of us that loves a good mystery. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExxonMobil: A 'Private Empire' On The World Stage | In Private Empire, investigative journalist Steve Coll explains how ExxonMobil has used its money and power to wield significant influence in Washington, D.C., concerning issues like climate change. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'The Newlyweds': A Match Made Online | As accusations of sexism ricochet through the book industry, Nell Freudenberger continues to craft wonderful literary fiction, writes Maureen Corrigan. Freudenberger's latest novel, The Newlyweds, tells the story of an Internet-arranged, cross-continental marriage. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The 'Manhunt' To Capture Osama Bin Laden | Journalist Peter Bergen outlines the decade-long search for the al-Qaida leader in his new book Manhunt. Bergen is the only journalist to gain access to bin Laden's Abbottabad compound before it was razed by the Pakistani government. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sissy Spacek's 'Extraordinary Ordinary Life' | The actress's film career has spanned more than four decades. She recounts some of her favorite memories from the sets of movies such as Coal Miner's Daughter, Badlands and Carrie in a new memoir, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sissy Spacek's 'Extraordinary Ordinary Life' | The actress's film career has spanned more than four decades. She recounts some of her favorite memories from the sets of movies such as Coal Miner's Daughter, Badlands and Carrie in a new memoir, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Jack Black, Hugh Laurie | Actor Jack Black plays a kindly, small-town funeral director who murders a wealthy millionaire in the new film Bernie. Black is also one-half of the comedy folk-rock group Tenacious D. Also, actor Hugh Laurie talks about playing Dr. House and critic John Powers reviews a surrealistic Russian novel. | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A 'Five-Year Engagement' Leaves A Bitter Taste | The romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement reunites writer-director Nicholas Stoller and Jason Segel, who made Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets together. This time, Segel and Emily Blunt play a couple whose relationship is tested by a major relocation. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tracing The Divides In The War 'To End All Wars' | Historian Adam Hochschild traces the patriotic fervor that catapulted Great Britain into war during the summer of 1914 — as well as the small, but determined British pacifist movement — in his historical narrative To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918. | 4/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lillian Hellman: A 'Difficult,' Vilified Woman | A fierce playwright, a fiery socialist and a pioneering feminist, Lillian Hellman lived unapologetically. But today she's remembered as a fabulist and a rabble-rouser — if she's remembered at all. A new Hellman biography, A Difficult Woman, hopes to set the record straight. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Howlin' Wolf: A Blues Legend With An Earthy Sound | Sam Phillips once referred to Howlin' Wolf's voice as "where the soul of man never dies." Phillips, who worked with dozens of great Memphis musicians, never changed his mind. Rock historian Ed Ward examines the evolution of Wolf's singular talent. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Following Garbage's Long Journey Around The Earth | Americans generate more trash than anyone else on the planet: more than 7 pounds per person each day. Journalist Edward Humes explores how that happened in his new book Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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I, David Bianculli, Highly Recommend 'I, Claudius' | I, Claudius is loaded with bloody violence, graphic sex, tales of epic battles and intrigue and characters who are in danger of being killed at any time. The British miniseries has now been remastered and is available in a 35th anniversary edition DVD. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hugh Laurie's 'House': No Pain, No Gain | For the past eight seasons, the English actor has played Dr. Gregory House on the Fox medical series. During that time, Laurie's character has diagnosed dozens of patients suffering from rare ailments, while maintaining a serious addiction to Vicodin. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Death And The Penguin' Captures Post-Soviet Reality | Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov writes short, surrealistic stories full of dark comedic surprises. His latest is The Case of the General's Thumb, but critic John Powers suggests starting with his 1996 novel, Death and the Penguin. It's a fast-paced, witty read and what Powers calls "an almost perfect novel." | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Anna Quindlen: Over 50, And Having 'Plenty Of Cake' | The Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times columnist's new memoir explores her past, present and future — her relationships with her parents and children, her faith, her career and her feelings about herself over the past five decades. | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Todd Snider: 'Stoner Fables' With A Layered Worldview | Snider is a singer-songwriter with a sharp sense of humor, as evidenced by the title of his new album, Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables. Rock critic Ken Tucker says that even Snider's most pessimistic songs have a sense of humor and energy that gives them an exhilarating spin. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder | Actor Jack Black plays a kindly, small-town funeral director who murders a wealthy millionaire in the new film Bernie. Black is also one-half of the comedy folk-rock group Tenacious D. They've just released a new album in the style of heavy metal bands from the 1980s. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Carl Zimmer, The Three Stooges | Science writer Carl Zimmer profiles the scientists who are developing new antiviral drugs. Also, a conversation with the Farrelly Brothers about the new Three Stooges movie and Ken Tucker reviews a new album from Loudon Wainwright. | 4/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview | Helm, the longtime drummer of The Band who backed Bob Dylan and sang with Van Morrison, died Thursday. He was 71. Fresh Air remembers Helm with excerpts from his two appearances on the show in 1993 and 2007. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Dominican Roots, Bachata Is Here To Stay | During the last 20 years, bachata has risen from the back country of the Dominican Republic to take its place next to salsa in concert halls. Milo Miles considers bachata's humble beginnings and the continuing appeal of its simpler side. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Following The Lives Of Chimpanzees On Screen | Filmmaker Alastair Fothergill spent three years in Western Africa, following a group of wild chimps. His Disney nature film Chimpanzee showcases a baby chimp named Oscar and the relationships he develops within his clan. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Stooges Are Back, And Nyukking Things Up Again | The Farrelly brothers' new film reimagines Moe, Curly and Larry in the present day, but retains the Stooges' trademark slapstick humor and sound effects. "We tried to keep it looking exactly like the Stooges did it," says Peter Farrelly. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In 'Monsieur Lazhar,' Grief Lingers In The Classroom | The French Canadian film was one of five nominees for last year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It's now opening in theaters around the country. It's about a sixth-grade teacher who struggles to connect with students in a Montreal school following a terrible event. (Recommended) | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jenny Scheinman's 'Mayhem' Hard To Pin Down | Scheinman's quartet features players raised on and accustomed to performing all kinds of music. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stories Put Spotlight On NYPD Surveillance Program | After the Sept. 11 attacks, the New York City Police Department transformed itself into an aggressive domestic intelligence unit and monitored hundreds of Muslims in their mosques, workplaces and schools. Journalist Matt Apuzzo, who helped uncover the story, just won a Pulitzer Prize. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Jazz Drummer Who Makes Music Out Of Everything | Han Bennink hears sonic possibilities in many objects beyond the typical drum set. The Dutch drum maestro, one of the leaders in European free jazz and free improvisation, joined Fresh Air for an in-studio interview and concert. Before he left, he drummed on virtually everything in the office. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Race To Create The Best Antiviral Drugs | Researchers want to create a widely effective drug that targets viruses much in the same way that penicillin kills a wide range of bacteria. Science writer Carl Zimmer profiles the scientists who are developing these antiviral drugs, and the technology behind it, in his latest piece for Wired magazine. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Loudon Wainwright III Looks Back At His 'Old Man' | Over the past four decades, the singer has chronicled his relationships with his ex-wife, the late Kate McGarrigle, and his children, the singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright. His new album, Older Than My Old Man Now, addresses his relationship with yet another family member: his father. | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interpreting Shariah Law Across The Centuries | In his new book, Heaven on Earth, English barrister Sadakat Kadri describes how early Islamic scholars codified — and then modified — the Shariah laws that would govern how Muslim people lead their daily lives. He then reflects on the present day, describing how today's religious scholars interpret the Shariah. | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: R.A. Dickey, Carole King | In her new memoir, A Natural Woman, Carol King details the stories behind some of her most famous songs and her relationships with songwriters like James Taylor, Gerry Goffin and Paul Simon. Also, New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey talks about being the only knuckleball pitcher in the major leagues. | 4/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lena Dunham's 'Girls' Navigate New York City Life | This Sunday, HBO premieres Girls, a new comedy series written and directed by 25-year-old Lena Dunham, who first grabbed the media spotlight with her film Tiny Furniture in 2010. David Bianculli says the series is a cross between Sex and the City and Louie. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poet Marie Howe Reflects On The 'Living' After Loss | "Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," poet Marie Howe tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. One of Howe's most famous poems, "What the Living Do," was recently included in The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Chico & Rita': An Animated Film With A Cuban Beat | Director Fernando Trueba talks about his Oscar-nominated animated film Chico and Rita, which follows a pair of lovers who leave Havana's music scene in the 1940s to head to New York City. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Welfare Overhaul's Impact On America's Poorest | New York Times reporter Jason DeParle recently traveled to Arizona, where many people have been dropped from the welfare program. Republican leaders now want to apply the changes made to the welfare program to other aspects of the social safety net, such as Medicaid and food stamps. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Present': For Nadine Gordimer, Politics Hit Home | Nadine Gordimer has always incorporated political themes into her novels, but her latest work turns its sights toward the domestic sphere. In No Time Like the Present, a South African activist couple struggles to find happiness in a world of their own making. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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For Carole King, Songwriting Is A 'Natural' Talent | Carole King wrote songs for others before becoming a performer and writing for herself. In her new memoir, A Natural Woman, she details the stories behind some of her most famous songs and her relationships with songwriters like James Taylor, Gerry Goffin and Paul Simon. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonnie Raitt's 'Slipstream': A Barnstorming Good Time | Slipstream is Raitt's first album since 2005's Souls Alike, and she's produced most of the tracks herself. Rock critic Ken Tucker says that this return to recording and her renewed control over her music has resulted in one of Raitt's finest albums. | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Winding Up' As The Mets' Knuckleball Pitcher | New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is currently the only knuckleball pitcher in the major leagues. His new memoir, Wherever I Wind Up, explains how his life — and career — have mimicked the unpredictable trajectory of the difficult pitch he throws game after game. | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Remembers Mike Wallace Of '60 Minutes' | The CBS News correspondent who became famous for his two-fisted interview style and hard-hitting interviews with politicians, celebrities and newsmakers died Saturday. He was 93. Fresh Air remembers Wallace with excerpts from a 2005 interview. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'When God Talks Back' To The Evangelical Community | Anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann studies the personal relationships evangelicals develop with God. In her book When God Talks Back, she explains how relationships with God are often cemented through the power of prayer. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Paul McCartney, Aziz Ansari | McCartney talks about his new album, a collection of standards he heard while growing up in Liverpool. And comedian Aziz Ansari riffs on marriage, babies — and self-deprecating rappers. | 4/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Sublime, Impressionistic 'Deep Blue Sea' | Terence Davies' newest film is a free adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play The Deep Blue Sea, starring Rachel Weisz as a woman who leaves her older, aristocratic husband for a young and penniless ex-officer. (Recommended) | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Finding And Curating The Roots Of Soul Music | Mike McGonigal runs the literary magazine Yeti. In his spare time, he's been collecting gospel 45s on vanity and tiny independent labels for years. He's now released a pair of three-CD sets featuring amazing, long-forgotten African-American gospel tracks from his collection. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Behind The Plate, A Baseball Catcher Tells All | Brad Ausmus has been called one of the best catchers in baseball. He spent 18 seasons in the big leagues, playing for teams like the Dodgers and the Padres. He details what it's like to crouch behind home plate, deal with umps and make pitching calls. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lionel Shriver's Not-So-'New Republic' | Publishers initially passed on Lionel Shriver's satire on terrorism, The New Republic. The manuscript languished in a drawer until now, but can a work written 13 years ago remain relevant today? | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Debt Struggles As Old As America Itself | Bitter debates about the national debt date back to the earliest days of the Republic, economist Simon Johnson says. Back then, the nation's failure to borrow was the problem. In White House Burning, Johnson and co-author James Kwack explore the meaning of the national debt and prospects for managing it. | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jeffrey Gettleman: On Reporting Somalia's Crisis | New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Gettleman will receive a George Polk Award this week for being the first to report that the militant Islamist group al-Shabab had prevented starving people from leaving Somalia. He details how he got the story. | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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There's Only 'One Direction' For This Boy Band: Up | One Direction recently became the first U.K. act to make its debut on the U.S. Billboard albums chart with Up All Night. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the new record is reminiscent of The Backstreet Boys and other pop stars. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Boycotts Simplify Ongoing Issues In West Bank | Peter Beinart's new book, The Crisis of Zionism, argues that Israel cannot be a true democratic state as long as there are settlements in the West Bank and calls for a boycott of goods made in those settlements. Gary Rosenblatt, publisher of The Jewish Week of New York, disagrees with this argument. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Should American Jews Boycott West Bank Settlements? | Journalist Peter Beinart supports Israel but thinks the Jewish settlements in the West Bank are compromising Israel's commitment to democracy. He has proposed a boycott of goods made in those Jewish settlements. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Doris Day: A Hollywood Legend Reflects On Life | Day started singing and dancing when she was a teenager, and made her first film at 24. After nearly 40 movies, she walked away from that part of her life in 1968, and started rescuing and caring for animals. Here, she speaks to Terry Gross in a lengthy interview about her career in film and music. | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Aziz Ansari's Latest Is 'Dangerously Delicious' | The comedian, who plays Tom Haverford on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, just released a new comedy special directly on his website. He's also embarking on a multicity tour, where he'll be riffing on the things that terrify him — marriage, for instance, and babies. | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Matthew Weiner, Rachel Maddow | Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner offers his thoughts on Sunday night's Season 5 premiere. Also, Rachel Maddow talks about her start in broadcasting, her life and her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Thrones,' 'Killing' Return ... And Revert To Old Habits | Both Game of Thrones and The Killing drew a lot of attention during their first seasons, and both are back Sunday night to start a second year — one hoping to build on the momentum from some positive late-season buzz, the other hoping to overcome some negative buzz from last year's cliffhanger. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Harry Crews On Writing And Feeling Like A 'Freak' | Writer Harry Crews had a hard life and didn't make it any easier for the characters in his novels. He died Wednesday at age 76. Fresh Air remembers the Southern novelist with excerpts from a 1988 interview. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Earl Scruggs: The 2003 Fresh Air Interview | Banjo player Earl Scruggs, who helped shape the sound of American bluegrass music, died Wednesday. He was 88 years old. Fresh Air remembers Scruggs with excerpts from an interview. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paul McCartney Blows 'Kisses' To His Father's Era | McCartney recently released a collection of standards — songs he heard while growing up in Liverpool. He talks about several of those songs, and his own songwriting, from his home studio. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Thomashefskys: Stars Of The Yiddish Stage | Bessie and Boris Thomashefsky were mega-stars in the Yiddish theater world. Their story is told in a new documentary, written and conducted by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas. He also serves as music director of the San Francisco Symphony and artistic director of the New World Symphony. | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The 'Illegal Procedure' Of Paying College Athletes | For years, former sports agent Josh Luchs provided money and other benefits to college athletes, in clear violation of NCAA and NFL Players Association rules. He comes clean in a new memoir, Illegal Procedure. | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rachel Maddow: The Fresh Air Interview | The popular MSNBC host talks about her start in broadcasting, her life and her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, in which she argues that America's national defense has become disconnected from public oversight. | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Mad Men' Creator On What's Next For Don Draper | Matthew Weiner offers his thoughts on Sunday night's Season 5 premiere, the character development of Don Draper, and what may be in store for the staff of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Jonah Lehrer, Sonja Sohn | Science writer Jonah Lehrer examines the science behind our creativity in his new book, Imagine. Also, actress Sonja Sohn explains why she chose to stay in Baltimore and start a non-profit after starring in the HBO series The Wire. | 3/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Mad Men' Returns, Cocky And Confident As Ever | The AMC series Mad Men — winner of the Best Drama Series Emmy for each of its four seasons to date — returns March 25 after a 17-month hiatus. TV critic David Bianculli determines whether it was worth the wait? | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kevin Clash: Making Elmo Come To Life | For more than 20 years, puppeteer Kevin Clash has been the voice behind the lovable red monster on Sesame Street. Both Clash "and" Elmo talk with Terry Gross about performing with Jim Henson, and creating a fun, educational experience for preschool-aged children. | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making 'The Muppets Movie' Was 'Dream Come True' | The filmmakers behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall have teamed up to create a new Muppet movie. "We set out to make a Muppet movie that harkened back to the late-'70s [and] early-'80s Muppets that we grew up with," says Jason Segel. | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Acting Trumps Action In A 'Games' Without Horror | Suzanne Collins' best-seller about a televised killing tournament has come to the big screen, with a cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Lenny Kravitz and Stanley Tucci. Critic David Edelstein says some of the actors — including Lawrence — give amazing performances. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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As 'Murdoch's Scandal' Unravels, Many Implicated | Murdoch's Scandal, a new Frontline documentary, examines allegations of phone hacking and bribery that brought down Rupert Murdoch's tabloid News of the World. Criminal and parliamentary investigations are now underway in the U.K., and dozens of journalists and top executives have been arrested. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Terry: Not Just A Jazz Jester | From a new series, Kevin Whitehead reviews a pair of '60s LPs from the distinctive trumpeter. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On DVD: Inside Bill Clinton's Campaign 'War Room' | The 1993 documentary The War Room, which offered a verite look behind the scenes of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, has just been released on Criterion Blu-ray and DVD. Critic-at-large John Powers explains why the film was revelatory — and why it could never be made today. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Imagine' That: Fostering Creativity In The Workplace | Companies like 3M allow their employees to have an hour a day to do whatever they want: work on a side project or tinker with a hobby. In doing so, they're helping their employees become more creative — and increasing their productivity, says science writer Jonah Lehrer in his new book, Imagine. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ahmed Rashid: Pakistan Lurches From Crisis To Crisis | In his latest book, Pakistan on the Brink, journalist Ahmed Rashid writes that he fears Pakistan is on the verge of a "meltdown." Rashid explains some of the challenges facing the country, as well as the complicated relationship both Pakistan and Afghanistan have with the United States. | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Two Books That Delight In New York City's Dirt | If you want to know anything about America's greatest city, you've got to be willing to get grimy, says critic Maureen Corrigan. Two new books about New York — a novel and a narrative history — do more than put up with filth, they positively wallow in it. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hugh Masekela: Wedding Songs That Don't Sound Blue | South African trumpeter and band leader Hugh Masekela has released more than 30 albums since his American debut in 1961. The concept behind his latest album, Jabulani, is deceptively simple. It's a collection of South African wedding songs which Masekela remembers vividly from his youth. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Blurring The Line Between Life And Death | Science writer Dick Teresi and transplant surgeon Richard Freeman discuss the ethics of transplant surgery and how doctors determine the point between life and death. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Drones, Homes & Dave Brubeck | Brookings Institution senior fellow John Villasenor explains what drones can see — and how our privacy and national security may be affected. Also, historical curator Lucy Worsley details the intimate history of the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen in her new book. And a review of reissues from Dave Brubeck's Quartet. | 3/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Edelstein Reviews 'Casa De Mi Padre' | Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new comedy Casa de mi Padre, starring Will Ferrell. It's a Spanish-language American film created in the style of a telenovela. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Traveling To The Corners Of Our 'Frozen Planet' | The team behind the documentary Planet Earth have teamed up again to explore the coldest, most isolated places on Earth. TV critic David Bianculli says watching Frozen Planet "captures images of so much majesty, artistry, and clarity, it's almost ridiculous." | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Revisiting John Updike's 'Fresh Air' Interviews | The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike would have turned 80 on March 18, 2012. Fresh Air honors the late writer with excerpts from several interviews. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sonja Sohn: Changing Baltimore Long After 'The Wire' | For five seasons, actress Sonja Sohn played Detective Shakima "Kima" Greggs on the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, which chronicled life and death on Baltimore's toughest streets. When the series ended, Sohn stayed in Baltimore — to help young people straighten out their lives. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Religious Language In U.S. Foreign Policy | Historian Andrew Preston says questions in an undergraduate class he was teaching at the start of the 2003 invasion of Iraq spurred the research for his new book, Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith. "Once I started looking for religion [in U.S. foreign policy], it was everywhere," he says. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Barchords': An Intense, Pensive Album About Love | Bahamas is the stage name used by Canadian singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen, who put out his first album in 2009. His second album, Barchords, is a measured look at the end of a lengthy relationship. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Coral Glynn': The Art Of Repression | Peter Cameron's new novel about a young nurse is a consummate English country home novel. Put the kettle on and settle in — but don't get too comfortable: Cameron's writing is full of sharp angles and unanticipated swerves into the droll and the downright weird. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Debate Over Bombing Nuclear Facilities In Iran | The Israeli government wants America's support and help for any possible attack on Iran. U.S. officials have said this isn't the right time for airstrikes. New York Times Washington correspondent David Sanger explains what's at stake for both sides. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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S**t: The Other Four Letter S-Word | Rush Limbaugh said a number of things about Sandra Fluke that created such a stir that he ultimately had to apologize. But most of the reactions focused on that one word: s**t. Linguist Geoff Nunberg observes that our reaction to the word says quite a lot about the society we live in. | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'If Walls Could Talk': A History Of The Home | Why did the flushing toilet take centuries to catch on? When did strangers stop sharing beds? And how did people brush their teeth with fish bones? Historical curator Lucy Worsley details the intimate history of the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen in her new book. | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgotten Gems From The Dave Brubeck Quartet | In December, Columbia released a box set of the 19 studio albums Dave Brubeck's quartet recorded between 1955 and 1966. Besides familiar titles like Time Out and Dave Digs Disney, there were a host of all-but-forgotten albums. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says a few of them are well-worth tracking down. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Bergman: Remembering The 'Firesign' Satirist | Peter Bergman, one of the founding members of the four-man surrealist comedy troupe The Firesign Theatre, died Friday of complications from leukemia. He was 72. Fresh Air remembers Bergman with excerpts from a 1993 interview. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Drones Over America: What Can They See? | In February, President Obama signed an aviation bill requiring the FAA to make plans to integrate drones into American airspace. Brookings Institution senior fellow John Villasenor explains what these drones will be able to see — and how our privacy and national security may be affected. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Maya Rudolph, William Shatner | Rudolph discusses her seven seasons on Saturday Night Live and her role in the raunchy comedy Bridesmaids. Also, actor William Shatner on the ups and downs of creating iconic characters, from starship captain James T. Kirk to lawyer Denny Crane. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'Friends With' Benefits From Its Complications | In Friends with Kids, Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt play two best friends who decide to have a baby together while keeping their relationship platonic — so the baby doesn't interfere with their romantic lives. Critic David Edelstein says the film is simply marvelous. (Recommended) | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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'1861': A Social History Of The Civil War | Historian Adam Goodheart explains how national leaders and ordinary citizens across the country responded to the chaos and uncertainty in 1861: The Civil War Awakening. | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is 'Game Change' Fair To Sarah Palin? You Betcha | The HBO made-for-TV movie, which focuses on John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 election, has already been attacked by conservative groups. But TV critic David Bianculli says the movie is fair — and balanced. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Maya Rudolph: The Fresh Air Interview | The comedian spent seven seasons on Saturday Night Live and went on to star in the raunchy comedy Bridesmaids. Now she's exploring what's funny about parenting in the new movie Friends with Kids and the TV series Up All Night. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bruce Springsteen: A Universal, Original 'Wrecking Ball' | Springsteen told Rolling Stone that Wrecking Ball is "as direct a record as I ever made." It's also one of his most stylistically diverse, including elements of gospel and hip-hop as well as rock and the blues. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the music "testifies to a bottomless ingenuity, invention and exhilaration." | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Book Of Revelation: 'Visions, Prophecy And Politics' | Princeton religious scholar Elaine Pagels puts the tales of death and destruction from the New Testament's final book into historical context in Revelations: Visions, Prophecy and Politics in the Book of Revelation. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In 'Shatner's World,' Stories About Acting, Loss, Life | In his new one-man show, William Shatner talks about his childhood growing up in Montreal — and the ups and downs of creating iconic characters, from starship captain James T. Kirk to lawyer Denny Crane. | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Did The Fed Help Banks While Ignoring The Risks? | The Federal Reserve shrugged off warnings and let banks pay shareholders billions of dollars in dividends last year, despite warnings from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ProPublica investigative reporter Jesse Eisinger says banks should have been forced to set aside the money as a rainy-day cushion. | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 03-05-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them 2) Dierks Bentley's 'Home' Is Full Of Country Struggles | 3/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 03-02-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Frank Calabrese Jr. On Opening His 'Family Secrets' 2) 'The Lorax': A Campy And Whimsical Seussical | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 03-01-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Putin Biography Chronicles Rise Of A 'Street Thug' 2) It's High-Concept, But Will It Keep You 'Awake'? | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-29-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Being Flynn': When Dad Needs To Take Shelter 2) The Man Working To Reverse-Engineer Your Brain | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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One Year Later, 'Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown' | Story: A small group of engineers, soldiers and firemen risked their own lives to help prevent a complete meltdown after the quake and tsunami hit. Investigative reporter Dan Edge chronicles the aftermath of the disaster in a new Frontline documentary. | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-27-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Tinderbox': How The West Fueled The AIDS Epidemic 2) China On The Court: NBA Meets The 'Brave Dragons' | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-24-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Dustin Lance Black: Telling The Story Of 'J. Edgar' 2) 25 Years Later, 'The Singing Detective' Still Shines 3) Barney Rosset: A Crusader Against Censorship Laws 4) 'Wanderlust': A Zany Blast From The Communal Past | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-23-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Examining The SuperPAC With Colbert's Trevor Potter 2) Understanding The Impact Of Citizens United | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-22-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How Companies Are 'Defining Your Worth' Online 2) After 'Putin's Kiss,' A Young Girl's Change Of Heart | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Catherine Russell: The Fresh Air In-Studio Concert | Story: The standards singer's new solo album, Strictly Romancin', explores the ups and downs of love. Russell sings several tracks from the record during this interview and performance. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-20-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'New Yorker' Cartoonist Imagines Washington At 7 2) Bret McKenzie: A Very Manly Muppet [Extended Cut] | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-17-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Fresh Air Remembers War Reporter Anthony Shadid 2) Michelle Williams: The Fresh Air Interview 3) A Veteran's 'Return' To The Front Lines Of Home | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-16-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Unlocking The Mysteries Of Delegate Selection 2) Stephen Sondheim: Examining His Lyrics And Life | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-15-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Nathan Englander: Assimilating Thoughts Into Stories 2) More Than Melancholy: 'In-Flight' Stories Soar | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The History Of The FBI's Secret 'Enemies' List | Story: As J. Edgar Hoover became increasingly worried about communist threats against America, he instructed the bureau to conduct secret intelligence operations against anyone deemed "subversive." A new book, Enemies: A History of the FBI, details those and other secret intelligence operations from the bureau's creation through the current fight against terrorism. | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-13-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Viola Davis: The Fresh Air Interview 2) Bret McKenzie: A Manly Muppet And A Muppet Of A Man 3) 'Conchords': Musical Comedy from Clueless Kiwis | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-10-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'The Interrupters': Keeping Peace On The Streets 2) 'Safe House,' 'Haywire': Watch Them Back To Back | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-09-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt 2) Scrappy 'Girlchild' Forms A Girl Scout Troop Of One | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-08-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Finding 'Life, Death And Hope' In A Mumbai Slum 2) Chuck Prophet's 'Beautiful' Homage To San Francisco 3) Donald Hall: A Poet's View 'Out The Window' 4) Two Rowdy Talk Shows Showcase Vintage Humor | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-07-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Risks And Rewards Of Practicing Yoga 2) Matt Wilson: Trios, Quartets And 'Don Knotts' | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meryl Streep: The Fresh Air Interview | Story: Meryl Streep won a Golden Globe for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. She talks about preparing for that role, her other films and how her perceptions of herself have changed over the years. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-03-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Going In '50/50' On A Cancer Comedy, With Laughs 2) A Studio On The Road To 'Fame' For Soul Musicians | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 02-02-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Clean-Tech Industry Facing Lean Times After Solyndra 2) Lana Del Rey: The Self-Made Pop Star As Target 3) The Producers Behind NBC's Musical 'Smash' 4) Fired And Foreclosed: Unemployment Lit | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Baratunde Thurston Explains 'How To Be Black' | Story: From the comedian and digital director of The Onion, a satirical self-help book for anyone who has a black friend, wants to be the next black president or speak for the black community. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-31-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How SuperPACs Are 'Gaming' The 2012 Campaign 2) Ira Glass Interviews His Cousin, Composer Philip Glass 3) Leonard Cohen's 'Old Ideas' Inspire Confidence | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-30-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Stew: 'Making It' After A Tough Breakup 2) 'An Available Man': Love After Loss | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-27-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Woody Allen: Blending Real Life With Fiction 2) Etta James: The 1994 Fresh Air Interview 3) HBO's 'Luck': A Winning TV Show, Set At The Track | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-26-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Was The Stimulus Package 'Money Well Spent'? 2) Jimmy Owens Navigates Monk's 'Brilliant Corners' 3) In 'Albert Nobbs,' Glenn Close Does More Than Pass | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-25-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) David Milch: Trying His 'Luck' With Horse Racing 2) Long Live The Smiths' 'Complete Works' 3) A Boy's Magical 'Touch' Predicts The Future | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How The Glock Became America's Weapon Of Choice | Story: In his book Glock: The Rise of America's Gun, Paul Barrett traces how the sleek, high-capacity Austrian weapon found its way into Hollywood films and rap lyrics, not to mention two-thirds of all U.S. police departments. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Inquisition: A Model For Modern Interrogators | Story: The Inquisition revolutionized record-keeping and surveillance techniques that are still used today, says Cullen Murphy. His new book God's Jury draws parallels between some of the interrogation techniques used in previous centuries with the ones used today. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-20-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Remembering Bandleader And Producer Johnny Otis 2) Brad Pitt: On Life, Movies And 'Moneyball' 3) 'Coriolanus': A People's Hero Turns On His Own | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-20-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) A New Book Examines 'The Real Romney' 2) In 'Miss Bala,' Bullets And Beauty Pageants Collide | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-18-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Man Who Studies The Fungus Among Us 2) Michael Fassbender: Portraying An Addict's 'Shame' | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-17-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Writing About The Midwestern Muslim Experience 2) 'A Separation' Of Hearts, Minds And Ideas In Iran | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-16-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Legal Scholar: Jim Crow Still Exists In America 2) Get 'Lost' In J.J. Abrams' Latest Show 'Alcatraz' | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-13-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Timothy Olyphant: Laying Down 'Justified' Laws 2) Walton Goggins: Playing Bad Boy Boyd On 'Justified' 3) An 'Iron Lady' Fully Inhabited By Meryl Streep | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-12-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Gary Oldman: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sirius 2) Janie Fricke: The 'Country Side Of Bluegrass' 3) A War To Watch: YouTube Takes On Television 4) Bill Moyers Is Back On TV — And Better Than Ever | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-11-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Why America's Spies Struggle To Keep Up 2) François Houle And Benoît Delbecq's Dream State 3) 'Hope': A Comic Novel About The Holocaust? | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-10-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Michelle And Barack Obama: A Powerful Partnership 2) A New 'Morning' On CBS, But Will It Work? | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-09-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Rin Tin Tin: A Silent Film Star On Four Legs 2) Dore: The Little Studio That Could (Produce Hits) | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-06-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Barbara Lea: Remembering A Versatile Cabaret Singer 2) 'Extremely Loud' And Incredibly Manipulative 3) Tina Fey On Life, Motherhood, Writing And Comedy 4) This Weekend, Some New Shows (And Old Favorites) | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-05-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Brownstein And Armisen's Comedic Take On Portland 2) On 'Back To Love,' Hamilton Makes Every Syllable Count | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pamela Adlon: From 'Hill' Kid To 'Californication' | Story: The veteran voice-over actress, who played 12-year-old Bobby Hill on Fox's animated comedy King of the Hill, now co-stars in the raunchy Showtime drama. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-03-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Exploring Stephen Hawking's 'Unfettered Mind' 2) 'Diaries' Reveals New York Through The Ages | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 01-02-2012 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Seth MacFarlane: A 'Family Guy' Sings Out 2) Louis C.K. On Life, Loss, Love, And 'Louie' | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-30-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) South Park Creators Talk 'Book Of Mormon' 2) Stephen Colbert: A 'Company' Man On Broadway | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-29-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Buddying Up To 'Follies' Star Danny Burstein 2) Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-28-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) David Carr: A Media Omnivore Discusses His Diet 2) Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: The Fresh Air Interview | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-27-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Margo Martindale: A 'Justified' Backwoods Matriarch 2) Aaron Paul: Playing Bad On 'Breaking Bad' | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-26-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Waits: Paying Homage To Outcasts On 'Bad As Me' 2) Jimmy Fallon's 'Thank You Notes' For Everything | 12/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-23-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Singer Darrell Scott Reflects On His Father's Death 2) Some Christmas Tunes From Rebecca Kilgore And Pals | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-22-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Flicks, Picked (Redux): Edelstein's 2011 Top 10 Films 2) Hugh Martin's 'Hidden Treasures' Explored | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-21-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On The Arab Spring 2) El Rego: A Singer From Benin With Soul And Funk | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-20-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Bianculli Picks The Best (And Worst) TV Of 2011 2) Ken Tucker's Top 10: The Year In Music 3) The Story Of The Chitlin' Circuit's Great Performers | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-19-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Trent Reznor: The Fresh Air Interview 2) The Left Banke: Teenage Pioneers Of Jangle-Pop | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-16-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Tracing Ballet's Cultural History Over 400 Years 2) Wilhelm Furtwangler: A Complex German Composer 3) An 'Impossible' Mission Full Of Fun And Wonder | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-15-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Kevin Clash: The Man Behind Elmo 2) Reviving 'Songs For The Jewish-American Jet Set' | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-14-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Technology Helping Repressive Regimes Spy 2) 'Three Views' Of Trumpeter Dave Douglas 3) Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books Of 2011 | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Louis C.K. Reflects On 'Louie,' Loss, Love And Life | Story: The comedian's latest special, Live at the Beacon Theater, was released earlier this week. C.K. talks about why he went with Web distribution this time, and reflects on his award-winning TV series, his relationship with other comedians and his USO appearances. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-12-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Losing 'Virginity': Olive Oil's 'Scandalous' Fraud 2) Michael C. Hall: Playing A Killer Role On 'Dexter' | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-09-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Fresh Air Remembers Soul Singer Howard Tate 2) Herzog's Doc Brings Prehistoric Paintings To Life 3) Spies Like Them: 'Tinker, Tailor' And Other Odd Ilk | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-08-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Gingrich's Path From 'Flameout' To D.C. Entrepreneur 2) The Black Keys: A Reinvention On 'El Camino' | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-07-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Tried And True Tricks From 'America's Test Kitchen' 2) 'Occupy': Geoff Nunberg's 2011 Word Of The Year | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-06-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Dustin Lance Black: Crafting The Story Of 'J. Edgar' 2) Thelonious Monk And More: 'Jazz Icons' On Screen | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-05-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Times' Advice Guru Answers Your Social Q's 2) At MoMA, A Look At De Kooning's Shifts In Style | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-02-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Lost In A Dream': Low, Loose And Slow 2) Fresh Air Remembers Jazz Drummer Paul Motian 3) For Fassbender, Two Perspectives On The Perils Of Sex | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 12-01-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Going 'One On One' With Sports' Greatest Stars 2) At Midseason, Serial Dramas Serve Up Big Twists | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-30-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Interpreting The Constitution In The Digital Era 2) Buck Owens: Finding His Voice In 'Bakersfield' | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-29-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) After U.S. Troops Leave, What Happens To Iraq? 2) 'Physics Of The Future': How We'll Live In 2100? 3) 'Pride And Prejudice' Meets 'Clue' At 'Pemberley' | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Danny Burstein On Living Up To Sondheim's 'Follies' | Story: Burstein has played a wide range of roles, from casino owner Lolly Steinman in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, to his current role as Buddy Plummer in the Broadway revival of Follies. He talks about his lengthy career on stage, screen and television. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-25-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Jay-Z 'Decoded:' The Fresh Air Interview 2) Iron Butterfly Stretches Its Wings On 'Fillmore East' | 11/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rocker Nick Lowe Still Has 'The Old Magic' | Story: Singer-songwriter Nick Lowe joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross for an in-studio interview and performance featuring several songs from his 13th solo album, The Old Magic. | 11/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-23-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Muppet Fans Who Made 'The Muppets' Movie 2) 'Hugo:' A Dazzling 3-D Display Of Movie Magic | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-22-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Francis Ford Coppola Reflects On His Film Career 2) David Lynch Dreams Up 'Crazy Clown Time' 3) Delicious Turkey Tips From Food Scientists | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-21-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The American Behind The 2008 Attack On Mumbai 2) Degas' Nudes Depict The Awkwardness Of Real Life | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-18-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) In 'Beginners,' A Gay Man Comes Out Late In Life 2) 'The Descendants': In Paradise, A Stranger To Himself | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-17-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) In Payne's 'Descendants,' Trouble In The Tropics 2) Miles Davis' Great, Often Bizarre 1967 Quintet 3) Filmmaker Woody Allen Gets The 'Masters' Treatment | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-16-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Did U.S. Tax Policies Increase Economic Inequality? 2) A Quaint, Compelling 'Pilgrim' Tale In The New World | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-15-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Regis Philbin Explains How He 'Got This Way' 2) Astaire, Burns, Allen In 'Distress' In London Town 3) The History Of Hillbilly Boogie's Earliest Days | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-14-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Exploring Supernovae Leads To Physics Nobel Prize 2) Two South-American Jazz Fusions (No, Not That Kind) | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-11-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Treating Soldiers With Severe Combat Wounds 2) Honoring Veterans With A Military Clarinet Quartet 3) As The World Ends, A Certain 'Melancholia' Sets In | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-11-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Joe Henry: An Eclectic And Raucous 'Reverie' 2) Dunst: Expressing Something Blue In Melancholia | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-10-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How Birth Control And Abortion Became Politicized 2) Life Without Plot In 'Leaving The Atocha Station' 3) 'Four The Record,' Lambert Comes To Terms With Herself | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-08-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How Dogs Evolved Into 'Our Best Friends' 2) James Wolcott: 'Lucking Out' In 1970s New York | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-08-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'SNL's' Darrell Hammond Reveals Cutting, Abuse 2) How The World's Tallest Skyscrapers Work | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-04-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Exploring 'The Hidden Reality' Of Parallel Worlds 2) Julius Hemphill's 'Dogon A.D.' Still A Revelation 40 Years On 3) 'Crazy' In Love, And Feeling Every Moment Of It | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-03-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The War Between Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple 2) Kelly Clarkson's Vocals Keep Getting 'Stronger' 3) A Critic To Remember: Pauline Kael At The 'Movies' | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-02-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Joan Didion: Crafting An Elegy For Her Daughter 2) Bill Nighy: From 'Love Actually' To 'Page Eight' | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 11-02-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Interrupting Violence With The Message 'Don't Shoot' 2) 'Tinker, Tailor': The Greatest Spy Story Ever Told 3) The SMiLE Sessions: A Window Into The Beach Boys | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-28-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Scott Spencer: Plot Twists, Where Everything Changes 2) Shakespeare, Thompson: Stick To The Print Versions 3) 'Primetime' TV, Like You've Never Seen It Before | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tom Waits: The Fresh Air Interview | Story: The darkness of Tom Waits' lyrics is accentuated by the rumble and rasp of his voice, which sounded old even when he was young. On Bad Like Me, Waits reflects on loneliness, life, death and heartbreak. Here, he talks to Terry Gross about performing, being a father and writing his haunting melodies. | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fresh Air Weekend: Michael Shannon, David Carr | Story: Actor Michael Shannnon talks about his role on Boardwalk Empire; David Carr, who writes the Media Equation column for The New York Times, reflects on the future of journalism; and rock critic Ken Tucker reviews a new album from the bank Deer Tick. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-27-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) David Carr: The News Diet Of A Media Omnivore 2) Deer Tick: Finding 'Divine Providence' Along The Way | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-26-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Reporting On The Front Lines Of Mexico's Drug War 2) The 'Informal Economy' Driving World Business | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-25-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Jobs' Biography: Thoughts On Life, Death And Apple 2) Steve, Myself And i: The Big Story Of A Little Prefix | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-25-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Going Under The 'Boardwalk' With Michael Shannon 2) 'Deadly Monopolies'? Patenting The Human Body | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-21-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Jimmy Fallon's Giant List Of 'Thank You Notes' 2) 'Margin Call': A Movie Occupied With Wall Street | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-20-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Poet Marie Howe On 'What The Living Do' After Loss 2) Shelby Lynne: A 'Revelation' With An Exceptional Voice | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-19-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Justice Stevens Reflects On The Court And Its Chiefs 2) A 'Zone' Full Of Zombies In Lower Manhattan | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-18-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Man Who Tracks Viruses Before They Spread 2) 'Turkish Freakout': A Musical Turkish Delight | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-17-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Seth MacFarlane: TV's 'Family Guy' Makes Music, Too 2) The Sad Lesson Of 'Body Snatchers': People Change | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-14-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Ted Danson, On 'Crime' And 'Death' After 'Cheers' 2) Twain Humor Award Honors Comedian Will Ferrell 3) Almodovar Gets Under The 'Skin,' But How Deeply? | 10/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rebuilding Soldiers Transformed By War Injuries | Story: More soldiers are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with wounds that would have been fatal a decade ago. The injuries have led to advances in combat medicine but have challenged the health care systems meant to help veterans back home. War reporter David Wood talks with Fresh Air about the hurdles facing these troops and their families. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-12-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Out And Proud After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal 2) Breathing New Life Into Hank Williams' Lyrics 3) 'Lost Memory Of Skin' Goes Where Most Fiction Won't | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-11-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) A 'Marriage Plot' Full Of Intellectual Angst 2) Tyshawn Sorey: Making 'Oblique' Patterns Move | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-10-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) HBO's 'Enlightened' Take On Modern Meditation 2) 'Breaking Bad,' 'Horror' Leave Viewers Wanting More | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-07-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) David Rakoff's 'Half Empty' Full Of Humor, Guilt 2) 'Stand Up, Speak Out,' Derrick Bell Told Law Students 3) John Wayne: Icon Of America's Booming Confidence 4) 'Ides Of March': These Days, All Politics Is Lowball | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-06-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Multimillionaire Helping Republicans Win N.C. 2) Steve Jobs: 'Computer Science Is A Liberal Art' | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-05-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Terrorists In Love': The Psychology Of Extremism 2) In 'Homeland,' It's Hard To Know Whom To Trust 3) Unearthed Sessions From A Saxophonist Who Dropped Out | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 10-04-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How The Financial Crisis Created A 'New Third World' 2) Unlike Most Marxist Jargon, 'Class Warfare' Persists | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Leading Figure In The New Apostolic Reformation | Story: Several apostles affiliated with the movement helped organize or spoke at Rick Perry's recent prayer rally. A leading apostle, C. Peter Wagner, talks about the movement and its missions, which include acquiring leadership positions in government, the media, and arts and entertainment. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-30-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Freedom': Franzen's Novel Earns High Praise 2) Franzen Tackles Suburban Parenting In 'Freedom' 3) An Atmospheric 'Shelter' For Era Full Of Foreboding 4) Want Good TV? Try These Three Shows | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-29-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Deadly Insurgents With Ties To U.S. Dollars 2) The Trouble With Health Problems Near Gas Fracking | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-28-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Gordon-Levitt, Reiser Tackle '50/50' Odds 2) Low Cut Connie: Contagious, Low-Brow Fun | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The 'Worm' That Could Bring Down The Internet | Story: As many as 12 million computers worldwide have been infected with a highly encrypted computer worm called Conficker. Writer Mark Bowden details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down Conficker in his book Worm: The First Digital World War. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-26-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Greedy Battle For Iraq's 'Hearts And Minds' 2) The Bangles Are Back, And Still Clever As Ever | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-23-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) 'Moneyball': Tracking Down How Stats Win Games 2) 'Moneyball': A 'Bad News Bears' For MBAs 3) Some Familiar Faces Return To Fall TV Lineup | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-22-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Brad Pitt: 'Moneyball,' Life And 'The Stalkerazzi' 2) In 'Arabia,' Writing Life As You Wish You'd Lived It | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-21-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Becoming Mindful Of Medical Decision Making 2) Love Longitude? 'Maphead' Locates Geography Buffs 3) Roger Ebert: A Critic Reflects On 'Life Itself' | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-20-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) In The Obama White House, A Crisis Of 'Confidence' 2) This Pig Wants To Party: Maurice Sendak's Latest 3) 'The Swerve': Ideas That Rooted The Renaissance | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-19-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Aaron Paul: 'Breaking Bad' Dealer Isn't Dead ... Yet 2) 'Breaking Bad': Vince Gilligan On Meth And Morals | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-16-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Allison Pearson's 'Love' Letter To Keith Partridge 2) A Twisty, Brutal 'Drive' For A Level-Headed Hero | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Fresh Air Interview: Nick Lowe | Story: Singer-songwriter Nick Lowe joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross for an in-studio interview and performance featuring several songs from his 13th solo album, The Old Magic. | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-14-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Arnett's Newborn Sitcom Keeps Him 'Up All Night' 2) How To Help Your Child's Brain Grow Up Strong | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-13-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) An Interrogator Writes 'The Inside Story Of 9/11' 2) 'Porgy And Bess,' Adapted For Modern Times | 9/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-12-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Margo Martindale: A 'Justified' Moonshine Matriarch 2) No Must-Sees In Fall Crop Of Network TV | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-09-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Richard Engel: Covering War For A Decade 2) A Military Clarinet Quartet Commemorates Sept. 11 | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-08-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Growing Violence Clouds Afghanistan's Future 2) Glen Campbell's 'Canvas,' A Moving Farewell Album | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-07-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) NYC Firefighters Share Memories From Ground Zero 2) No Language Legacy: Where's The Sept. 11 Vocab? | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-06-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The 'Top Secret America' Created After Sept. 11 2) Could 'Submission' Be America's Sept. 11 Novel? | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-05-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) A 'Stuntman!' Discusses His Death-Defying Feats 2) Deep Blue Organ Trio Jazzes Up Stevie Wonder | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-02-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Couple Behind Some Of Hollywood's Classic Tunes 2) A Graceful Search For 'Higher Ground' | 9/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 09-01-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Unlocking The Mysteries Of Good Cooking 2) Julia Child On France, Fat And Food On The Floor 3) Mark Bittman Explains 'How To Cook Everything' | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-31-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Ruth Reichl: Dining In Disguise And Going 'Gourmet' 2) 'Kitchen Science': The Dinner Is In The Details | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-30-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Bananas: The Uncertain Future Of A Favorite Fruit 2) Tube Burgers: The World Of In Vitro Meat | 8/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-29-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Brad Bird, Patton Oswalt On Cooking Up 'Ratatouille' 2) Grant Achatz: The Chef Who Couldn't Taste | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-26-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Jerry Leiber: Remembering One Of Rock's Great Songwriters 2) Two Slackers, A Roadtrip And An Alien 3) 'Scarface': Over-The-Top, But Ahead Of Its Time | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-25-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) After The Rapture, Who Are 'The Leftovers'? 2) The 'Complete Mythology' Of Syl Johnson | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-24-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Evangelicals Engaged In Spiritual Warfare 2) John Doe's New Album Is A Contemplative 'Keeper' | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-23-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How The A&P Changed The Way We Shop 2) Two Experimental Rock Bands Stay True To Their Roots | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-22-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Alice Waters: 40 Years Of Sustainable Food 2) Branford Marsalis And Joey Calderazzo: A 'Melancholy' Duo | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rosanne Cash Runs Down Her Father's 'List' | Story: When Cash was 18, her father (you know him as Johnny) presented her with a gift: a list of 100 essential country songs to help the budding singer-songwriter connect with and better understand the music that came before her. After holding on to it for the past few decades, Rosanne Cash decided to turn that gift into The List, her new album. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-18-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Covering The Plate: A Baseball Catcher Tells All 2) Sly Stone: The Early Days In The East Bay 3) Four Hours In 'Lisbon': A Rich And Dreamy Voyage | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-17-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Rating The Wall Street Ratings Agencies 2) Jeff Bridges: An Actor Who Can Actually Sing | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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America's 'Secret Campaign' Against Al-Qaida | Story: America's anti-terrorism strategy has evolved in the years after the Sept. 11 attacks. New York Times reporters Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt explain some of the tactics used by the United States over the past decade to disrupt al-Qaida both in real life and online. | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-15-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Learning Your Sister Is 'Someone Else's Twin' 2) 'Sex On Six Legs': When Insects Go Wild 3) Teens, Sex And Tech Tear A 'Beautiful Life' Apart | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-12-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Writer Robert Stone Relives Counterculture Years 2) Tom Wolfe: Chronicling Counterculture's 'Acid Test' 3) Ken Kesey On Misconceptions Of Counterculture 4) Gary Burton: A New Quartet, A Familiar Sound 5) Poet Laureate Philip Levine Reads From His 'Work' | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-11-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Human Toll Of The War 'To End All Wars' 2) Sam Phillips: A Songwriter In A 'Solid State' Of Mind | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-10-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Double Amputee Who Designs Better Limbs 2) Heavy-Handed 'Help' Saved By Great Acting | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-09-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Books And Beliefs Shaping Michele Bachmann 2) Who's Behind The Movement To Ban Shariah Law? | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-08-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) In '1493,' Columbus Shaped A World To Be 2) A Delightful Portrait Of The Screwball 'Family Fang' | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-05-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) The Rise And Fall Of Gangster Al Capone 2) 'Sweethearts' On-Screen, But What Happens Off? | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-04-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Serkis: Playing Virtual Parts On The Big Screen 2) The Making Of 'King Kong': Screams, Score And More 3) Fountains Of Wayne: Pop For Summer's Warm Intensity | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Inside The Tea Party's Rising Influence | Story: The 87 new members of the House are the reason the GOP now controls the House. "Nearly 40 percent of them are self-styled 'citizen politicians' who have never held office and who rode into Washington on the Tea Party wave," says journalist Robert Draper. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 08-02-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) How Bin Laden's Death Has Affected Al-Qaida 2) New Releases Showcase Lieberson's Vocal Talent | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gang 'Interrupters' Fight Chicago's Cycle Of Violence | Story: Ameena Matthews is a former gang member who now works to stop retaliatory gang violence in some of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods. She is one of the subjects of a new documentary called The Interrupters. | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 07-29-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) A Dominatrix Reveals All In 'Whip Smart' Memoir 2) Remembering Jazz Lyricist And Poet Fran Landesman 3) When Aliens 'Attack' And Fight 'Cowboys' | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reporting In Libya And Dodging Bullets, Bombs | Story: New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers details what he's witnessed in Libya, where he has covered the battle between Moammar Gadhafi's forces and the opposition. Chivers has traveled with the rebels through dangerous territory and is trying to tell the true story of the war. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 07-27-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) What It Means To Be 'Black In Latin America' 2) Brendan Gleeson, On 'Guard' As A Small-Town Cop | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 07-26-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Kristin Scott Thomas: 'Sarah's Key' To A Dark Past 2) Donald Ray Pollock On Finding Fiction Late In Life | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 07-25-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Weather Warnings For A 'Climate Changed Planet' 2) 'Stone Arabia': The Cost Of Artistic Commitment 3) Blake Shelton: Out Of The Ordinary, A Country Everyman | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 07-22-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Ants: 'A Global Safari With A Cast Of Trillions' 2) Ace Records: New Orleans Hits, Made In Mississippi 3) 'Captain America': Nostalgic Fun, With Muscles | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NPR: 07-21-2011 Fresh Air | Stories: 1) Who's Really Writing States' Legislation? 2) National Chairman Of ALEC Responds To Report | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 301 Episodes |
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