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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 and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.
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- Yesterday44 min
Clarke Peters: From ‘The Wire’ to ‘The Boroughs’
Peters’ credits include police Detective Lester Freamon in ‘The Wire,’ a Vietnam veteran in Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ and now a retiree in the supernatural thriller ‘The Boroughs’ on Netflix. Peters spoke with Terry Gross about his long career on stage and screen, his singing voice, and why he relocated to London in the ‘70s. “I picked this profession so that I would have longevity, so that I could still be acting at 100, if it comes to it,” he says. Also, David Bianculli reviews the Apple 10-part miniseries ‘Cape Fear.’See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
- 2 days ago44 min
How a single decision made a century ago split a family by race
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole family roots inspired New Orleanian journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, identified himself as white and never returned. She describes her journey to reunite her family. Her piece in the New York Times is called "A Family Secret No More."Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the Netflix series ‘The Boroughs.’See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
- 3 days agointerview46 min6-min read
'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land'
Maggie O'Farrell’s new novel Land draws from her family history to explore Ireland’s colonial mapping, the trauma of the Great Famine, and the magical realism embedded in Irish folklore, while her memoir reveals how surviving childhood encephalitis and living with a stammer shaped her relationship with language and storytelling.
- 4 days agonarrative43 min8-min read
Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth is a scholar of the N-word
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor's memoir and academic journey explores the legacy of the N-word through the lens of her identity as the daughter of Richard Pryor, revealing how personal trauma, racial history, and linguistic power intersect in ways that reshape understanding of both a word and a man. This episode lands with emotional and intellectual force because it transforms a public cultural symbol into an intimate reckoning.
- 6 days agoconversational48 min5-min read
Best Of: ‘Boroughs’ Actor Alfre Woodard / Rose Byrne
Fresh Air Weekend features interviews with Alfre Woodard and Rose Byrne, spotlighting their latest roles in the Netflix sci-fi series The Burroughs and the Broadway revival of Fallen Angels, respectively, while exploring themes of aging, parenthood, and artistic identity.
- 1 weeks agonarrative46 min5-min read
Remembering jazz giant Sonny Rollins
The episode honors the life and legacy of jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who died at 95, through a retrospective featuring jazz historian Kevin Whitehead’s appreciation and archival interviews with Rollins conducted by Terry Gross in 1994 and 2005. It explores Rollins’ artistic evolution, personal struggles, and enduring influence on jazz.
- 1 weeks agointerview43 min8-min read
‘Boroughs’ actor Alfre Woodard reminds us to look to our elders
Alfre Woodard reflects on a lifetime of transformative acting, from her early days in Catholic school to her latest role in the sci-fi series The Burroughs, emphasizing the depth, humanity, and resilience of older Black women on screen. Her career is not just a personal journey but a living archive of American life, especially Black life, told with emotional honesty and moral clarity.
- 1 weeks agointerview43 min6-min read
Obama staffer Ben Rhodes on Iran negotiations and the battle for American identity
Ben Rhodes, a key architect of the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal and Cuba normalization, argues that President Trump’s withdrawal from these agreements—driven by a rejection of diplomacy and international cooperation—has led to preventable wars, humanitarian crises, and a catastrophic erosion of U.S. global credibility. He warns that Trump’s self-mythologizing, authoritarian worldview, as reflected in his rhetoric, poses a fundamental threat to American democracy and identity.
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