Fresh Air
Hosted by Terry Gross, Fresh Air from WHYY is the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. One of public radio's most popular programs, Fresh Air features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.
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MON-FRI 7pm-8pm
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Fresh Air Weekend: Clarence Thomas' path to the SCOTUS; Understanding allergies
Filmmaker Michael Kirk examines the "ambition and revenge" driving Thomas. Kevin Whitehead reviews Arturo O'Farrill's Legacies. Theresa MacPhail explores rising allergy rates in her book Allergic.
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A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity
John Vercher trained in mixed martial arts as a young man. His novel, After the Lights Go Out, centers on a veteran MMA fighter who struggles to remember things. Originally broadcast June 28, 2022.
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Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent — and mystery — of a legend
A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.
43:59
Poet Kwame Alexander reflects on 'Why Fathers Cry at Night'
"I'm not a grown man — I'm a growing man," Alexander says. His new memoir started as a book of love poems, but ended up being a collection of essays and poems about love, divorce and raising children.
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FRONTLINE traces the 'ambition and revenge' driving SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas
As controversy swirls around the benefits Thomas and his wife Ginni received from a conservative billionaire, filmmaker Michael Kirk examines the couple's path to power in a new PBS documentary.
43:40
Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it
From excessive hygiene to low-fiber diets, author Theresa MacPhail explores the deep-rooted causes of rising allergy rates in her new book Allergic.
43:50
Grammy-winning jazz singer Samara Joy joins for concert and conversation
In this March 2023 interview, Joy spoke about coming from a family of gospel singers. In February, she became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win the award for best new artist.
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Fresh Air Weekend: Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Wanda Sykes
Louis-Dreyfus recalls the first laugh she got — and the ER trip that followed. David Bianculli reviews Becoming Mary Tyler Moore. Sykes' new Netflix special is I'm an Entertainer.