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This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Rob Reiner, director and co-star of the new sequel to "This Is Spinal Tap." Reiner discusses the original mockumentary's influence, the satire of heavy metal bands and rock documentaries, and the evolution of the characters in the sequel. The conversation covers Rein...
This Fresh Air episode features an interview with bluegrass musician Billy Strings, conducted by Sam Briger. They discuss Strings' new album "Live at the Legion" with Brian Sutton, his musical influences, particularly Doc Watson, and his approach to guitar playing and singing. Strings shares personal struggles, includi...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features two in-depth interviews. First, Tonya Mosley interviews actress and activist Jane Fonda, discussing her career, activism, and personal life, including her relationship with her parents and her motivations for continuing her work. The second interview features filmmaker Spike L...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Noah Wyle, actor, writer, and executive producer of the HBO Max series "The Pitt." Wyle discusses his role as Dr. Michael Rabinovich, the show's origins in the experiences of first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the show's commitment to medical accuracy...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN's chief medical correspondent, about his new book, "It Doesn't Have to Hurt." They discuss the nature of pain, how the brain interprets it, and various methods for pain relief, including meditation, savoring pleasure, and the ...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a health policy correspondent for The New York Times, discussing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Stolberg details Kennedy's background, his involvement in the anti-vaccine movement,...
Tonya Mosley interviews Jane Fonda on Fresh Air, discussing Fonda's life, activism, and acting career. Fonda reflects on her early activism against the Vietnam War, the controversial photo of her on an anti-aircraft gun, and the impact of her parents on her life. She also discusses her fitness empire, her struggles wit...
This episode of Fresh Air features two segments: an interview with Dion, a rock and roll singer, discussing his early influences like Hank Williams and the blues, his hit songs, and his relationship with Buddy Holly, interspersed with Dion performing songs; and an interview with Allen Toussaint, a New Orleans pianist, ...
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend features two archive interviews focusing on R&B, rockabilly, and early rock and roll. The first interview is with R&B singer and pianist Charles Brown, who discusses his influences, including Nat King Cole, and his hit song "Driftin' Blues." He also shares stories about influencing oth...
This episode of Fresh Air, hosted by David Bianculli, features a series of archival interviews focusing on R&B, rockabilly, and rock and roll legends. The episode begins with Terry Gross's 1988 interview with Ben E. King, where they discuss his early career singing on the streets of Harlem, his transition from bass sin...
This Fresh Air podcast episode features two segments: a 1989 interview with R&B pioneer Johnny Otis, discussing his early career, discovering talent like Little Esther (Esther Phillips), the transition from R&B to rock and roll, and his experiences as a white musician in a predominantly black music scene; and a 1994 in...
This is a Fresh Air podcast featuring two segments of interviews from their archive series on R&B, rockabilly, and early rock and roll. The first segment is an interview with Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records, where he discusses his early influences, recording black musicians in the segregated South, discovering...
This is a Fresh Air podcast episode hosted by Terry Gross, featuring interviews with Scotty Moore and Carl Perkins, pioneers of rockabilly music. The episode is part of a themed series on R&B, rockabilly, and early rock and roll. Terry Gross interviews Scotty Moore about his early career with Elvis Presley at Sun Recor...
This episode of Fresh Air features a conversation between Terry Gross and the late British actor Terence Stamp from 2002, focusing on his diverse career and experiences. David Bianculli begins with an appreciation of Stamp's life and work, highlighting notable roles in films like "Billy Budd," "Superman," and "The Adve...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, discussing his new memoir, "Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America." Reich apologizes on behalf of the Baby Boomer generation for failing to build a decent and just society, pointing to widening inequality and corporate power. Th...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Dave Davies interviews Ruth Marcus, a contributing writer for The New Yorker, about her recent article "Pam Bondi's Power Play." The discussion centers on Pam Bondi's controversial tenure as Attorney General in Donald Trump's administration, highlighting her actions such as removing portra...
In this episode of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley interviews filmmaker Spike Lee about his new film, "Highest 2 Lowest," a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low." They discuss the film's themes of morality and the lengths one would go to save a child, as well as Denzel Washington's portrayal of a music mogul in declin...
This episode of Fresh Air features an interview with Bowen Yang, an Emmy-nominated cast member of Saturday Night Live and co-host of the podcast Las Culturistas. Terry Gross interviews Yang about his experiences on SNL, including his approach to playing JD Vance, his early interest in comedy, and the anxiety-inducing e...
This episode of Fresh Air features two main segments: an interview with author Thomas Mallon by Terry Gross, discussing Mallon's new book of diaries from the AIDS epidemic era and his historical fiction, particularly his novel "Up with the Sun," which explores the life of a closeted gay actor; and a remembrance of jazz...
This edition of Fresh Air Weekend features two interviews: the first with tech journalist and novelist Vauhini Vara, who discusses her new book "Searches, Selfhood in the Digital Age" and her experiences using ChatGPT to analyze her writing, focusing on the ethical implications and biases of AI; the second interview is...
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