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Terry Gross interviews Dwayne Johnson about his new movie, "The Smashing Machine," his wrestling career, and his relationship with his father. Johnson discusses his early wrestling days, his transition to becoming "The Rock," the injuries he sustained, and the differences between professional wrestling and MMA. He shar...
Tonya Mosley interviews legal scholar Barbara McQuade about the Trump administration's alleged weaponization of the Justice Department against political enemies. McQuade, a former U.S. Attorney who was forced to resign under Trump, discusses the DOJ's investigation into George Soros's Open Society Foundations, the indi...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews Mark Ronson about his new memoir, "Night People," which chronicles his experiences as a DJ in the 1990s New York club scene. Ronson discusses his early influences, including his stepfather Mick Jones of Foreigner, and the moment he realized he wanted to be a DJ afte...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews comedian Cristela Alonzo about her life and comedy. Alonzo discusses growing up in poverty as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, her mother's bravery in leaving an abusive marriage, and the challenges of navigating a mixed-status family in a border town. She also sh...
This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features an interview with Samin Nosrat, author of "Salt Fat Acid Heat," about her new cookbook, "Good Things," and her evolving perspective on recipes and cooking. She discusses her past struggles with depression and her efforts to recalibrate her life, as well as her complicated rela...
This episode of Fresh Air features a conversation with TV critic David Bianculli, who introduces a rebroadcast of a 2013 interview with Jimmy Kimmel. The discussion covers Kimmel's early career, his influences like David Letterman, and the evolution of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," including the challenges he faced in establish...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews actress June Squibb and director Scarlett Johansson about their new film, "Eleanor The Great." They discuss the film's themes of grief, forgiveness, and the right to tell someone's story, as well as Squibb's role as the lead character, Eleanor, a 94-year-old woman w...
This Fresh Air podcast features an interview with food writer Samin Nosrat, discussing her new cookbook, "Good Things." Nosrat shares her ambivalence towards recipes, her journey through clinical depression following the success of her previous book, "Salt Fat Acid Heat," and how she recalibrated her life to find meani...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat Pray Love," about her new memoir, "All the Way to the River," which explores themes of love, addiction, grief, and recovery. Gilbert discusses her relationship with Rayya Elias, her late partner, and the complexities of their love, ...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features two interviews and a music review. First, Tonya Mosley interviews actor Jude Law about his new Netflix series "Black Rabbit," his approach to embodying characters, including adopting accents and using scent, and his early career experiences. Then, Ken Tucker reviews new music ...
This episode of Fresh Air is a tribute to Robert Redford, who recently passed away. The episode features two interviews with Redford conducted by Terry Gross in 1998 and 2013. In the interviews, Redford discusses his early life, including his childhood bout with polio, his early interest in jazz and beat poetry, and hi...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Jude Law, who discusses his new Netflix series, Black Rabbit, where he plays a restaurant owner with a complicated life. Law delves into his character, Jake, and his relationship with his brother, played by Jason Bateman, highlighting the complexities beneath the sur...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Robert Draper, who profiled Charlie Kirk for the New York Times Magazine, about Kirk's influence on the right wing and the reactions to his assassination. Draper discusses Trump's response, including ordering flags to be flown at half-mast, and interprets statements ...
This Fresh Air episode features an interview with Mary Roach, author of "Replaceable You," discussing the latest advancements and historical attempts in replacing body parts. Roach shares insights on topics ranging from elective amputations and phantom limb pain treatments to the use of pig organs for transplants and t...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee about his new memoir, "A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America." Lee discusses the personal toll of covering gun violence, his family's history with violence, and the systemic issues c...
In this episode of Talk Easy, Sam Fragoso interviews Terry Gross, the host of Fresh Air, to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary. They discuss Gross's early life, her journey into radio, key interviews throughout her career with figures like Kurt Vonnegut, Monica Lewinsky and Joan Didion, and the evolution of Fresh Ai...
This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features two segments: an interview with Rob Reiner about his new sequel to "This Is Spinal Tap," along with his career, including "When Harry Met Sally" and "All in the Family," and an interview with bluegrass musician Billy Strings, who discusses his influences, particularly Doc Wats...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Stephen Graham, co-creator, co-writer, and star of the Netflix show "Adolescence," which has received 13 Emmy nominations. The conversation, led by Sam Briger, delves into the themes of "Adolescence," exploring the motivations behind youth violence and the roles of f...
This Fresh Air episode features an interview with Reality Winner, a former Air Force crypto linguist and NSA contractor, about her memoir "I Am Not Your Enemy." Winner discusses her background, including her work translating intercepted communications and her growing disillusionment with the nature of her work and its ...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Richard Hasen, a law and political science professor, discussing the current threats to American democracy. The conversation covers the Justice Department's request for voter data, potential executive actions regarding mail-in ballots and voting machines, and the rol...
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