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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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- Apr26Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD44mins
- Apr25Why Writers Are Losing Out In Hollywood44mins
- Apr24The Life & Legacy Of 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters45mins
- Apr23St. Vincent43mins
- Apr22How Minority Rule Threatens Democracy45mins
- Apr20Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit48mins
- Apr19Remembering PBS Anchor Robert MacNeil46mins
- Apr18Our Fragile Food System44mins
- Apr17A Death Doula Says 'Get Real' About The End45mins
- Apr16Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder45mins
- Apr15A First Date Turns Into A Whodunit In 'Diarra From Detroit'44mins
- Apr13Best Of: Andrew Scott / Women Behind The Wheel45mins
- Apr12The History Of King Kong & Godzilla46mins
- Apr11The 'Land Grab' Displacing The Maasai People43mins
- Apr10The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day44mins
- Apr9Internet Brain & The Age Of Overthinking45mins
- Apr8Andrew Scott On 'Ripley,' 'Fleabag' & More44mins
- Apr6Best Of: Sue Bird / Sleater-Kinney48mins
- Apr5A 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Appreciation46mins
- Apr4Abortion Rights & The Fetal Personhood Movement45mins
- Apr3Capt. Cook's Final Voyage46mins
- Apr2'Kids Are Not OK' Says Mental Health Expert46mins
- Apr1WNBA Star Sue Bird45mins
- Mar30Best Of: Stories From A Hollywood Insider / Eugene Levy47mins
- Mar29Celebrating Country Music's Black Roots46mins
- Mar28How Cars Became A Gendered Technology45mins
- Mar27Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Experiment45mins
- Mar26Climate-Driven Migration In America45mins
- Mar25Sleater-Kinney47mins
- Mar23Best Of: The Life Of A Nun / A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go48mins
- Mar22'Tokyo Vice' Journalist On Japan's Criminal Underworld45mins
- Mar21The Chinese Mafia & The Illicit Marijuana Trade44mins
- Mar20A Former Nun On Why She 'Cloistered' And Later Ran Away45mins
- Mar19Christine Blasey Ford On Life Before And Since Testifying45mins
- Mar18An 'Exvangelical' On Loving & Leaving The Church44mins
- Mar16Best Of: Jenny Slate / Julio Torres48mins
- Mar15A Maître D' Dishes On The Restaurant Industry45mins
- Mar14What Makes Propaganda Effective?44mins
- Mar13Eugene Levy Is A 'Reluctant Traveler'46mins
- Mar12Jenny Slate46mins
- Mar11Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress Into Satire46mins
- Mar9Best Of: Biden's Last Campaign / Trans Writer Lucy Sante48mins
- Mar8Emma Stone / Mark Ruffalo46mins
- Mar7A Veteran Filmmaker Shares Secrets From The Set44mins
- Mar6Biden's Last Campaign45mins
- Mar5A War Reporter Reckons With A Deadly Cancer Diagnosis45mins
- Mar4RuPaul's House Of Hidden Meanings44mins
- Mar2Best Of: The Making Of 'Dune' / Why We Remember48mins
- Mar1Paul Giamatti / Remembering Comic Richard Lewis46mins
- Feb29The Impact Of Christian Nationalism On American Democracy45mins
- Feb28'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve46mins
- Feb27Busy Philipps45mins
- Feb26Why We Remember (And Forget)45mins
- Feb24Best Of: Mark Ruffalo / Jeffrey Wright48mins
- Feb23Bradley Cooper & Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin46mins
- Feb22Trump's Legal Challenges, Explained45mins
- Feb21Writer Lucy Sante On Transitioning In Her Late 60s45mins
- Feb20Jeffrey Wright, From 'Basquiat' To 'American Fiction'44mins
- Feb19The History Of The Oscars44mins
- Feb17Best Of: Molly Ringwald / Busy Philipps48mins
- Feb16Sterling K. Brown / Colman Domingo46mins
- Feb15The Migrant Crisis In NYC45mins
- Feb14Remembering Longtime NPR Host Bob Edwards46mins
- Feb13Mark Ruffalo45mins
- Feb12Molly Ringwald45mins
- Feb10Best Of: The Race Card Project / The Early AIDS Crisis48mins
- Feb9Remembering MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer / Carl Weathers46mins
- Feb8The Surprisingly Lax Regulation Of Our Railroads45mins
- Feb7The Life and Legacy Of Medgar & Myrlie Evers46mins
- Feb6A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go46mins
- Feb5What Americans Really Think About Race45mins
- Feb3Best Of: Emma Stone / The Birth Of Psychedelic Science47mins
- Feb2'Oppenheimer' Dir. Christopher Nolan / Mark Ronson On The 'Barbie' Soundtrack46mins
- Feb1The Forgotten Heroes Of The AIDS Crisis44mins
- Jan31Emma Stone44mins
- Jan30Unpacking The Immigration Crisis46mins
- Jan29Inside A Jim Crow-Era Asylum45mins
- Jan27Best Of: Tracee Ellis Ross / Racism In Medicine48mins
- Jan26Remembering Composer Peter Shickeley / Shangri-Las Lead Mary Weiss46mins
- Jan25How The War Between Israel And Hamas Is Widening45mins
- Jan24Tracee Ellis Ross45mins
- Jan23How War Changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy46mins
- Jan22Reckoning With Racism In Medicine45mins
- Jan20Best Of: 'Origin' Dir. Ava DuVernay / How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture48mins
- Jan19A 'Succession' Appreciation46mins
- Jan18The Home Schooling Surge46mins
- Jan17How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture45mins
- Jan16The Birth Of Psychedelic Science46mins
- Jan15Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin'45mins
- Jan13Best Of: Sterling K. Brown / Paul Giamatti48mins
- Jan12Josh Groban's Sweeney Todd46mins
- Jan11The Movement To Dismantle Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives45mins
- Jan10Paul Giamatti On 'The Holdovers'45mins
- Jan9The Long Recovery Back From Traumatic Brain Injury46mins
- Jan8Sterling K. Brown45mins
- Jan6Best Of: Making 'Maestro' / A Restaurateur's Journey48mins
- Jan5Remembering The Smothers Brothers, Who Changed TV47mins
- Jan4The Ozempic Revolution44mins
- Jan3Restaurateur Rose Previte's Lessons Learned From Around The World46mins
- Jan2Bradley Cooper & Yannick Nézet-Séguin On 'Maestro'44mins
- Jan1Barbra Streisand47mins
- Dec30Taraji P. Henson / Pianist Brad Mehldau48mins
- Dec29Jazz With The EarRegulars47mins
- Dec28Roots Co-Founder, Black Thought (Tariq Trotter)46mins
- Dec27Brooke Shields45mins
- Dec26Allison Russell's Road To Self-Love47mins
- Dec25Merry Questlove Christmas47mins
- Dec23Best Of: David Byrne's Xmas Playlist / Nicolas Cage48mins
- Dec22Timothy Olyphant On 'Justified'45mins
- Dec21Nicolas Cage46mins
- Dec20A David Byrne Christmas Special47mins
- Dec19Remembering Actor Andre Braugher46mins
- Dec18Taraji P. Henson On 'The Color Purple'46mins
- Dec17David Sedaris Can't Wait To Watch You Panic Shop This Week7mins
- Dec16Best Of: Colman Domingo On 'Rustin' / Cord Jefferson On 'American Fiction'46mins
- Dec15Remembering Norman Lear47mins
- Dec14Why A Second Trump Term May Be More Radical44mins
- Dec13Facing Death, A Poet Searches For Meaning45mins
- Dec12Cord Jefferson Finds Catharsis With 'American Fiction'44mins
- Dec11Actor Colman Domingo46mins
- Dec9Best Of: Liz Cheney / Dave Davies48mins
- Dec8Barry Manilow45mins
- Dec7SNL's Kenan Thompson44mins
- Dec6Breaking The Menstruation Taboo46mins
- Dec5Liz Cheney's Mission To Stop Trump45mins
- Dec4Dave Davies Reflects On His Career In Radio & Reporting46mins
- Dec2Best Of: AI's Prejudices / UFOs & Gov't Conspiracies47mins
- Dec1America's WWII-Era Fight Against Fascism45mins
- Nov30The Gutting Of The Voting Rights Act45mins
- Nov29How Trump Is Dividing The Evangelical Church45mins
- Nov28Unmasking AI's Racism And Sexism47mins
- Nov27UFOs: Conspiracy Theories, Secrets & Mysteries44mins
- Nov25Best Of: The EarRegulars / Playwright Larissa FastHorse48mins
- Nov24Comic Leslie Jones44mins
- Nov23Revisiting The Music Of The Harlem Hellfighters' Regimental Band44mins
- Nov22Traditional Jazz With The EarRegulars47mins
- Nov21Lakota Playwright Larissa FastHorse44mins
- Nov20'Maid' Author Stephanie Land On 'Class'45mins
- Nov18Best Of: What's Next For Fox News? / Sofia Coppola47mins
- Nov17Filmmaker Albert Brooks46mins
- Nov16What Does China's Inner Turmoil Mean For The World?45mins
- Nov15The Mental Health Crisis Affecting Black Men & Boys45mins
- Nov14What's Changing At Fox News?44mins
- Nov13Life & Death In A Ukrainian War Zone44mins
- Nov11Best Of: Barbra Streisand / Tariq Trotter (Black Thought)48mins
- Nov10A Marine Reflects On War & Finding Purpose / The Black Experience Of WWII46mins
- Nov9Examining The Divisions Within Israel45mins
- Nov8Barbra Streisand46mins
- Nov7Tariq Trotter (Black Thought), Co-Founder Of The Roots46mins
- Nov6Sofia Coppola On 'Priscilla'46mins
- Nov4Best Of: David Byrne / Inside The AI Company That Knows Your Face48mins
- Nov3Matthew Perry / Lisa Kudrow47mins
- Nov2How Did Israel Fail To Detect Hamas' Invasion?46mins
- Nov1David Byrne On 'Stop Making Sense'47mins
- Oct31Rep. Adam Kinzinger On The GOP & The Jan. 6th Committee46mins
- Oct30How A Black Socialite Raised Millions For Civil Rights45mins
- Oct28Best Of: Werner Herzog / Greta Lee49mins
- Oct27Spy Novelist (And Former Spy) John Le Carré46mins
- Oct26What Do We Know About House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson?45mins
- Oct25Werner Herzog46mins
- Oct24The Accusations That Sent Charlie Chaplin Into Exile47mins
- Oct23Mitt Romney's Reckoning45mins
- Oct21Best Of: Jada Pinkett Smith / Keegan-Michael Key48mins
- Oct20'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Author David Grann46mins
- Oct19Greta Lee On 'Past Lives'44mins
- Oct18What's Next For The Group That Overturned 'Roe'?45mins
- Oct17Jada Pinkett Smith45mins
- Oct16Lawrence Wright On 'Mr. Texas'46mins
- Oct14Best Of: Filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz / TOKiMONSTA49mins
- Oct13Actor Patrick Stewart46mins
- Oct12Marty Baron, Former 'Post' Exec. Editor44mins
- Oct11How Was Hamas Able To Launch Such A Devastating Attack On Israel?46mins
- Oct10Keegan-Michael Key On The History Of Sketch Comedy45mins
- Oct9Iranian American Filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz46mins
- Oct7Best Of: Allison Russell / The Evolution Of Female Bodies49mins
- Oct6Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes46mins
- Oct5The Big Shift To Clean Energy44mins
- Oct4Poet Safiya Sinclair On Her Rastafari Roots45mins
- Oct3Putting Female Bodies At The Center Of Evolution45mins
- Oct2Producer/DJ TOKiMONSTA45mins
- Sep30Best Of: Leslie Jones / Kerry Washington48mins
- Sep29Remembering Actor David McCallum / Allen Ginsberg46mins
- Sep28Inside The Secretive AI Company That Knows Your Face43mins
- Sep27Musician Allison Russell47mins
- Sep26How Roads & Highways Affect Wildlife46mins
- Sep25Kerry Washington's Self-Discovery46mins
- Sep23Best Of: Casting Dir. Allison Jones / The Nazi's Jazz Propaganda48mins
- Sep22Actor Billy Crudup46mins
- Sep21Leslie Jones44mins
- Sep20How The Nazis Used Jazz As A Propaganda Tool44mins
- Sep19Comic Aparna Nancherla46mins
- Sep18How Saudi Arabian Oil Money Is Influencing Men's Pro Golf45mins
- Sep16Best Of: 'Barbie' Music Producer Mark Ronson / Model Bethann Hardison49mins
- Sep15Does China Have Hollywood In An Economic Muzzle?45mins
- Sep14Inside The Biden White House44mins
- Sep13The Military's Struggle To Modernize46mins
- Sep12Hollywood Casting Director Allison Jones46mins
- Sep11Trailblazing Black Model Bethann Hardison45mins
- Sep9Best Of: Zadie Smith / Maria Bamford47mins
- Sep8Writer Hua Hsu On Friendship, Grief & Pop Culture45mins
- Sep7Mark Ronson On The 'Barbie' Soundtrack & Score46mins
- Sep6Comic Maria Bamford Will Join Your Cult43mins
- Sep5Zadie Smith On 'The Fraud'45mins
- Sep4Hip-Hop Week: Jay-Z45mins
- Sep2Hip-Hop Week: Questlove / Chuck D / Diddy47mins
- Sep1Hip-Hop Week: The RZA / André 300046mins
- Aug31Hip-Hop Week: De La Soul / Beastie Boys47mins
- Aug30Hip-Hop Week: Ice-T / Queen Latifah46mins
- Aug29Hip-Hop Week: Darryl McDaniels (DMC) / LL Cool J46mins
- Aug28Hip-Hop Week: DJ Kool Herc / Grandmaster Flash45mins
- Aug26Best Of: 'Louder Than A Riot' Hosts / Biggie's Legacy48mins
- Aug25David Bowie44mins
- Aug24Ronan Farrow On Elon Musk's Influence In Ukraine45mins
- Aug23Biggie's Life & Legacy46mins
- Aug22Historian & Former Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust45mins
- Aug21'Louder Than A Riot' Co-Hosts Examine Misogyny In Hip-Hop46mins
- Aug19Best Of: Christopher Nolan / R. Eric Thomas49mins
- Aug18'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo / Remembering William Friedkin46mins
- Aug17Prisoners Find Rehabilitation & Redemption Through Music44mins
- Aug16Humorist R. Eric Thomas Wonders If The 'Best Is Over'44mins
- Aug15School Integration & The Achievement Gap In Shaker Heights45mins
- Aug14Christopher Nolan On 'Oppenheimer'46mins
- Aug12Best Of: Pianist Jason Moran / Author Andre Dubus III48mins
- Aug11Looking Back On The U.S. Bombing Of Hiroshima & Nagasaki45mins
- Aug10Uncovering The Story Of An Institutionalized Family Member46mins
- Aug9A Memoir Of Kidnapping44mins
- Aug8Reflecting On The End Of Sight45mins
- Aug7Jason Moran At The Piano44mins
- Aug5Best Of: Actor Richard E. Grant / Comic Leanne Morgan47mins
- Aug4Remembering Pee-Wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens46mins
- Aug3Novelist Andre Dubus III45mins
- Aug2Congress's New Rebel Faction45mins
- Aug1Actor Richard E. Grant On Living After Loss45mins
- Jul31Comic Leanne Morgan46mins
- Jul29Best Of: Writers Colson Whitehead / S.A. Cosby47mins
- Jul28Pediatric Neurosurgeon Tells Stories From The O.R.44mins
- Jul27Hubert Humphrey's Fight For Civil Rights46mins
- Jul26Remembering Tony Bennett46mins
- Jul25Crime Writer S.A. Cosby47mins
- Jul24Colson Whitehead On 'Crook Manifesto'46mins
- Jul22Best Of: Timothy Olyphant / Understanding The Crack Era49mins
- Jul21Remembering André Watts / USWNT Star Megan Rapinoe46mins
- Jul20The Changing Hollywood Landscape45mins
- Jul19How 'Toxic Fashion' Can Make Us Sick45mins
- Jul18'Justified' Star Timothy Olyphant45mins
- Jul17The Threat Of Deadly Fungal Pathogens47mins
- Jul15Best Of: Meeting Tonya Mosley/Rising Temperatures48mins
- Jul14David Sedaris' War with His Father45mins
- Jul13The History Of The Crack Era From People Who Lived Through It45mins
- Jul12Life, Death & Rising Temperatures44mins
- Jul11Getting To Know Co-host Tonya Mosley46mins
- Jul10The Legacy Of Baseball's 'Negro League'45mins
- Jul8Best Of: 'Every Body' & Intersex Identity / The Threat Of AI49mins
- Jul7Ringo Starr / Remembering Alan Arkin46mins
- Jul6A Recap Of The Supreme Court Term45mins
- Jul5'Every Body' Documentary Explores The Intersex Experience44mins
- Jul4Janelle Monáe46mins
- Jul3Neil Diamond / Remembering Glenda Jackson46mins
- Jul1Best Of: Laura Dern / Jeremy O. Harris48mins
- Jun30Remembering Broadway Lyricist Sheldon Harnick45mins
- Jun28How To Support Trans Kids In School45mins
- Jun27Playwright Jeremy O. Harris45mins
- Jun26Laura Dern44mins
- Jun24Best Of: The Shakur Family Legacy / Birder Christian Cooper47mins
- Jun23Remembering Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked Pentagon Papers45mins
- Jun22Classroom Culture Wars & Teacher Burnout45mins
- Jun21Remembering Legendary Editor Robert Gottlieb46mins
- Jun20The Countdown To End WWII45mins
- Jun19Celebrating America's Black Working Class45mins
- Jun17Best Of: Writer Kwame Alexander / Chef Lidia Bastianich47mins
- Jun16John Mellencamp47mins
- Jun15Could Artificial Intelligence Destroy Humanity?46mins
- Jun14The Shakur Family Legacy, Tupac & Beyond46mins
- Jun13How The Catholic Church Profited From Slavery45mins
- Jun12Christian Cooper On Life As A Black Birder46mins
- Jun10Best Of: 'Succession' Creator Jesse Armstrong / Actor Elliot Page48mins
- Jun9Remembering '60s Pop Songwriter Cynthia Weil46mins
- Jun8Parkland Survivor & March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg44mins
- Jun7Elliot Page44mins
- Jun6The SCOTUS Conservative 'Supermajority'45mins
- Jun5'Succession' Creator Jesse Armstrong & Exec. Producer Frank Rich52mins
- Jun3Best Of: Clarence Thomas' Rise To Power / The Rise In Allergies48mins
- Jun2MMA Fighting, Memory Loss and Identity46mins
- Jun1Kwame Alexander On 'Why Fathers Cry'46mins
- May31Clarence & Ginni Thomas' Path To Power45mins
- May30Why Our Allergies Are Getting Worse45mins
- May30Best Of: Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Wanda Sykes48mins
- May29Jazz Singer Samara Joy In Concert46mins
- May26Mary Tyler Moore46mins
- May25The Hollywood Writers Strike & The Future Of TV44mins
- May24Chef Lidia Bastianich44mins
- May23Julia Louis-Dreyfus46mins
- May22Wanda Sykes Returns45mins
- May20Best Of: Joel Edgerton / Samantha Irby48mins
- May19Donna Summer46mins
- May18Sara Bareilles46mins
- May17How a Secretive, Extremist Group Radicalized The American Right47mins
- May16Humorist Samantha Irby45mins
- May15Actor Joel Edgerton46mins
- May13Best Of: Living With Long COVID / How Parking Explains The World48mins