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**Current Fresh Air Podcasts**
Title	Podcast Description	Author/Reader	Duration
Native Peoples' Long Fight For Survival	Louise Erdrich's novel, THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, was inspired by her granddad, who fought Congress for moving indigenous people off their land...	NPR	00:47:52
On The Fight For Black Lives	Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. lost a friend to police violence. His podcast, RESISTANCE, explores different aspects of the movement for Black lives	NPR	00:45:53
Secret History Of The Sackler Family	They own Purdue Pharma, and made billions selling OxyContin, an opiate painkiller stronger than morphine. They face more than 2,500 lawsuits	NPR	00:47:05
Henry Louis Gates Jr. On The Black Church	FINDING YOUR ROOTS host has a new book and PBS series called THE BLACK CHURCH. Maureen Corrigan reviews THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL AND NEV.	NPR	00:48:13
Leslie Odom Jr.	He is best-known for his role as Aaron Burr in 'Hamilton.' Now he stars as Sam Cooke in Regina King's film 'One Night in Miami.'	NPR	00:48:31
Prolific Background Singer Merry Clayton	She did background vocals of the Rolling Stones' GIMME SHELTER but was anonymous until featured as backup singer in 20 FEET FROM STARDOM	NPR	00:48:23
Choreographer Twyla Tharp	TWYLA MOVES, a documentary by PBS American Masters, tells of the legendary choreographer and dancer who started out busking in the 60s...	NPR	00:48:30
Cookbook Author Reem Kassis	She began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family."	NPR	00:48:26
Black Performance, Joy & Pain	Hanif Abdurraqib's book, A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA, traces the history of Black performance ... emphasizing the joy and excellence.	NPR	00:49:33
Brandi Carlile	The six-time Grammy winner got her start onstage as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator. Her new memoir, BROKEN HORSES...	NPR	00:48:46
Remembering Larry McMurtry	Raised on a Texas ranch, McMurtry wrote about the West in the Pulitzer-winning novel LONESOME DOVE, which was later made into a miniseries	NPR	00:48:58
Tackling Child Poverty Through COVID Relief	Jason DeParle says a provision in the new COVID relief package has the makings of a policy revolution and would roughly cut child poverty in half	NPR	00:46:07
Amazon's 'One-Click America'	Alec MacGillis says a union vote by Amazon workers could determine what life will look like for workers in America in years to come...	NPR	00:47:41
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Creator Misha Green	The series takes the real horrors of the Black experience in the 1950s and adds to it the supernatural terrors of the horror genre...	NPR	00:47:55
Amazing Lives Of Migratory Birds	Scott Weidensaul talks of the millions of birds flying unseen over our heads in the night sky, how the bar-tailed godwit can fly more than a week...	NPR	00:46:46
Actors Riz Ahmed & Kathryn Hahn	Riz plays a drummer who loses his hearing in SOUND OF METAL. Kathryn co-starin in WANDAVISION as a nosey and mysterious neighbor.	NPR	00:48:21
Threat Of Domestic Terrorism	Elizabeth Neumann says the Trump administration ignored the threat — and fanned the flames — of violent domestic extremism...	NPR	00:47:53
The Afterlife Of Mass Incarceration	Sociologist Reuben Jonathan Miller researches how targeting people with criminal records affects their lives in HALFWAY HOME.	NPR	00:46:08
The Making Of Pixar's SOUL	The Oscar-nominated film imagines a place where souls are matched with unique passions. Maureen Corrigan reviews THE LIFE OF THE MIND	NPR	00:40:02
Correcting Lady Bird Johnson's Record	She's remembered as a genteel Southerner, but author Julia Sweig says archival records show she was a savvy political strategist	NPR	00:48:54
Country Icon Loretta Lynn	The country music star's 50th studio album, STILL WOMAN ENOUGH, is out. Her 2010 interview on her memoir COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER	NPR	00:48:08
Trump Criminal Charges?	Jane Mayer talks of Trump's guilt of tax, banking and/or insurance fraud. If convicted, he could be sentenced to prison...	NPR	00:46:18
Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro	The Nobel Prize-winning novelist's book, KLARA AND THE SUN, is set in the future and has an artificially intelligent narrator.	NPR	00:49:10
'Futureproof' Yourself In An Automated World	Kevin Roose says we approach automation all wrong. "What we should be teaching people...to do the things machines can't do" he says	NPR	00:46:06
Rejection Of Hasidic Life	Deborah Feldman's memoir, UNORTHODOX, about leaving the Satmar Hasidic community in Brooklyn inspired the Netflix series...	NPR	00:47:19
Rise Of White Supremacy In Wilmington, N.C.	David Zucchino tells the forgotten story of a murderous coup that led to a white supremacist takeover of a Southern city.	NPR	00:48:28
Musician Jon Batiste	He's been playing at Black Lives Matter protests, vaccination sites, and voter registration events. "We're all in this together," He says	NPR	00:47:49
Sherry Turkle On The Burden Of Family Secrets	Sherry was 27 when she learned that her estranged father conducted psychological experiments on her when she was a child...	NPR	00:47:16
Inside The Right-To-Die Movement	Katie Engelhart's book, THE INEVITABLE, follows people who plan to end their lives due to terminal illness or disabilities...	NPR	00:48:15
The Gene Editing Revolution	Jennifer Doudna, subject of Walter Isaacson's biography THE CODE BREAKER, shared a Nobel Prize for developing CRISPR technology.	NPR	00:47:49
Novelist James McBride	His novel DEACON KING KONG takes place in 1969, in a Brooklyn housing project. Justin Chang reviews Disney's RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON.	NPR	00:47:35
What's Next For The Afghanistan War?	We speak with New Yorker reporter Dexter Filkins about what he saw in Afghanistan while he was there in January.	NPR	00:47:02
Director Lee Isaac Chung	Based on his own childhood, MINARI is about a Korean American family that moves to rural Arkansas to start a farm...	NPR	00:48:38
How Bellingcat's Web Sleuths Solve Global Crimes	Eliot Higgins is the founder of an online collective that picks apart conspiracy theories and investigates war crimes and hate crimes...	NPR	00:47:59
Magician Derek DelGaudio	The sleight-of-hand master explores themes of identity, honesty and the emotional cost of keeping secrets in the memoir, AMORALMAN	NPR	00:47:42
Legacies Of Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali & Malcolm X	The movie ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, directed by Regina King, imagines the conversations between four Black icons in 1964...	NPR	00:47:18
Capitol Insurrection Video	Journalist Luke Mogelson followed a mob of MAGA supporters into the Capitol and filmed evidence for Trump's impeachment...	NPR	00:47:18
Fatherhood & The Burden Of Vietnam	When Tim O'Brien became a father, he feared parenthood would curtail his writing. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE.	NPR	00:47:54
The Ten Year War Over Obamacare	In his book, Jonathan Cohn examines the debate about the ACA, the compromises of the law itself, and how i's been functioning during the pandemic	NPR	00:47:59
Sacha Baron Cohen	A scary experience at a gun rights rally while filming BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM has led Cohen to stop his undercover comedy style	NPR	00:47:59
"Black Radical" William Monroe Trotter	Kerri Greenidge tells the story of the Black newspaper editor who was a forceful crusader for civil rights in the early 20th century...	NPR	00:47:52
How The Pandemic Hurts Working Moms	Claire Cain Miller says working mothers have reduced hours or left the workforce due to the pandemic. It could have lasting effects...	NPR	00:47:19
What Racism Costs Everyone	Heather McGhee uses economic data to show discriminatory laws and practices targeting Blacks also negatively impact society at large	NPR	00:47:36
Police Reform From The Inside	Rosa Brooks carried a badge and gun and worked for the DC police department on a voluntary basis. TANGLED UP IN BLUE isb about her experiences	NPR	00:48:25
Spike Lee & Remembering Cloris Leachman	Sam Sanders talks with Spike Lee about DA 5 BLOODS, and about working with Chadwick Boseman. Also, we remember Cloris Leachman...	NPR	00:48:06
Remembering Mary Wilson and Christopher Plummer	Our 1986 interview of Mary Wilson on the early days of the Supremes. Also, we remember actor Christopher Plummer who died last Friday	NPR	00:46:23
Rashida Jones	Jones filmed ON THE ROCKS shortly after her son's birth and mom's death. She nearly turned down the role, and is glad she didn't.	NPR	00:45:54
Inside The Cyber Weapons Arms Race	Nicole Perlroth explains how the U.S. went from having the world's strongest cyber arsenal to becoming so vulnerable to cyber attack.	NPR	00:48:42
How Humans Try To Master Nature	Elizabeth Kolbert on efforts to reverse some of the harm humans have done to the natural world. Her new book, UNDER A WHITE SKY, details...	NPR	00:48:18
'Women In Blue' Documentary	It follows four women working for the Minneapolis Police Department. We talk with director, Deirdre Fishel and one of the women profiled...	NPR	00:48:13
Biographer Vicki Wickham	British singer Dusty Springfield's friend and manager Vicki Wickham co-wrote a biography of her. Also, we remember Hal Holbrook.	NPR	00:49:12
Dr. Anthony Fauci	Less than 3 weeks into the Biden administration, the infectious disease expert is encouraged by the president's approach to the pandemic	NPR	00:48:14
Biden's Economic Plan	Jim Tankersley talks of Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue plan for the economy amid the pandemic and the declining middle class...	NPR	00:48:22
Writer Russell Shorto	His grandfather was a mob leader in Johnstown, Pa. He writes about family havoc that resulted in his memoir, SMALLTIME...	NPR	00:47:59
The Folk Music Revival	Ellen Harper runs the Folk Music Center in Claremont, Calif., and her son Ben Harper is a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter.	NPR	00:48:46
Hank Azaria On The Simpsons & Brockmire	He plays a colorful baseball announcer in the IFC comedy series BROCKMIRE. He talks of sobriety, his flamboyant characters, and...	NPR	00:48:40
What's Next For QAnon?	Craig Timberg suggests some in the QAnon movement will become even more extreme now that Trump, their 'messiah,' has left office...	NPR	00:47:33
Surveillance & Local Police: How Technology Evolves	Jon Fasman says police departments can use powerful surveillance tools, often with little oversight. Is it worth the cost to our privacy...	NPR	00:48:37
The Human Factor & Middle East Peace Negotiations	A look at negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli leaders during the Clinton administration - before an assassin's bullet changed all	NPR	00:48:06
Exploring The Human Voice	We talk with John Colapinto, author of THIS IS THE VOICE, about voices; how they evolved in our ancestors, how babies learn...	NPR	00:48:45
How Tragedy & Resilience Made Joe Biden	Evan Osnos on Biden's long career in the Senate, how personal tragedy changed him, and some of the political missteps he made along the way	NPR	00:49:01
Busting Myths About Exercise	Daniel Lieberman's book, EXERCISED examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout, when our ancestors didn't...	NPR	00:48:30
Biden's Climate Agenda	Trump called climate change a hoax. Biden calls it an existential threat. How Biden might reverse Trump's environmental policies...	NPR	00:47:52
The Blackwell Sisters	Janice Nimura tells the story of the complicated, prickly 19th century medical trailblazers in her book THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL.	NPR	00:48:18
The FBI's Effort To Take Down MLK	Sam Pollard talks of his documentary MLK/FBI, based on declassified documents. Maureen Corrigan reviews AFTERSHOCKS by Nadia Owusu.	NPR	00:48:02
Remembering Michael Apted, William Link & Neil Sheehan	We look back on the lives and careers of three people who have recently died. A filmmaker, a screenwriter, and a war correspondent	NPR	00:48:41
Paul Greengrass On NEWS OF THE WORLD	It's a Western set five years after the Civil War and stars Tom Hanks as a former Confederate captain who reads newspapers to folks...	NPR	00:48:20
'Black Radical' William Monroe Trotter	A Black newspaper editor and civil rights crusader in the early 20th century. Reviews of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and PIECES OF A WOMAN	NPR	00:48:44
Racist History Of Senate Filibuster	Adam Jentleson traces the history of the filibuster, which started as a tool of Southern senators upholding slavery and then later became...	NPR	00:47:38
Humorist Fran Lebowitz	The Netflix docuseries PRETEND IT'S A CITY features conversations with Martin Scorsese on many topics, Manhattan in particular...	NPR	00:47:36
Remembering Nature Writer Barry Lopez	He wrote evocatively about nature, and shed light on truths about the human experience. Kevin Whitehead reviews Joshua Abrams' album...	NPR	00:48:15
America's Pandemic Failures	The U.S. has 4% of the world's population but 20% of all COVID deaths. Lawrence Wright discusses America's "plague year.	NPR	00:48:03
Standing Up To Philippine President	Maria Ressa has faced criminal charges and death threats because of her coverage of the populist, authoritarian Rodrigo Duterte.	NPR	00:48:28
Life In China's Surveillance State	Kai Strittmatter says China amassed a large amount of data on its citizens, which it uses to punish people even for minor offenses...	NPR	00:47:51
Dr. Sanjay Gupta On How To Keep Sharp	CNN's chief medical correspondent says it's never too late to develop new brain pathways. Even small changes can help optimize brain health	NPR	00:47:13
Making THE GODFATHER	Francis Ford Coppola recalled the making of his masterpiece, THE GODFATHER, in a 2016 interview with Terry Gross.	NPR	00:49:52
Loudon Wainwright III & Vince Giordano	We close the year with music from singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III and Nighthawks bandleader Vince Giordano...	NPR	00:50:28
Remembering Broadway Star Rebecca Luker	Luker died last Wednesday of ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. She was 59, had a beautiful singing voice, and received Tony nominations...	NPR	00:49:41
Stephen King / Sir. Patrick Stewart	King understands why fans say COVID-19 feels like something out of his books. Stewart is back as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in a CBS series...	NPR	00:50:29
'Queen's Gambit' Co-Creator Scott Frank	The popular Netflix series is about an orphaned girl who becomes a chess prodigy, then a chess pro in a male-dominated world...	NPR	00:48:07
Christmas Concert: Rosemary Clooney & Rebecca Kilgore	On a Christmas without its familiar comforts and pleasures we turn to two singers whose performances have been a pleasure over the years	NPR	00:48:14
Pandemic Made The Rich Richer	Chuck Collins talks about how the richest Americans have profited from the pandemic, and his own relationship to generational wealth.	NPR	00:48:22
Angela Bassett	One of the stars of the new Pixar animated film SOUL, she talks to Sam Sanders about her career, and being a Black woman in movies...	NPR	00:50:24
Michael J. Fox	The FAMILY TIES star was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease in 1991. His memoir is NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE.	NPR	00:47:18
Elton John On Music, Addiction & Family	His new CD box set has rarities, demos, B-sides and fan favorites from his long career. Justin Chang reviews MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM...	NPR	00:49:08
COVID Vaccine Rollout & Research	We talk with Ed Yong about what the rollout process will be like, where COVID research fell short, and what to expect for 2021.	NPR	00:50:06
American Folk Music Curators	The Ledbetters talk of a new anthology - the flip sides of 78s Harry Smith chose for his Anthology of American Folk Music	NPR	00:48:15
MC & Actor Riz Ahmed	He plays a drummer who loses his hearing in SOUND OF METAL. To prepare for the role, he immersed in deaf culture. We discuss the film...	NPR	00:49:24
Remembering John Le Carré	John worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career and later drew on that experience in thrillers like THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD and...	NPR	00:48:20
Spiro Agnew's Bribery Scandal	Nixon's first vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned over charges of bribery and tax evasion. Rachel Maddow and Mike Yarvitz wrote a book about it	NPR	00:47:59
Unpacking The Trump Years	Maggie Haberman talks of Trump's refusal to concede. He can't handle the label "loser" and never had a problem he couldn't sue or spin away...	NPR	00:49:34
The Mass Incarceration Crisis	Lawyer Brittany Barnett works on behalf of people sentenced to harsh sentences as a result of the war on drugs. John Powers with the year's best...	NPR	00:48:24
Rock & Roll Photographer Bob Gruen	He photographed countless rock stars, including John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and Tina Turner. We talk about his friendships...	NPR	00:50:49
Kate Winslet	We talk about the role of a 19th-century paleontologist scaring her, and how her role in TITANIC changed her life...	NPR	00:48:35
Jazz Great Dave Brubeck	We celebrate his life and music. He was born 100 years ago. His album TIME OUT, released in 1959, was the first jazz album to sell a million copies	NPR	00:49:39
National Security in Trump's Final Weeks	We talk with New York Times reporter Eric Schmitt about what Trump's recent actions may mean for American national security.	NPR	00:49:53
The Great American Songbook	Loudon Wainwright and Vince Giordano collaborated on a new album, I'D RATHER LEAD A BAND, a collection of songs from the Great American Songbook.	NPR	00:48:47
Hugh Grant	Grant co-stars in the HBO miniseries THE UNDOING. We talk about taking a break from playing nice guys, his activism about tabloid privacy...	NPR	00:50:26
Sen. Ted Kennedy & American Liberalism	He led a life marked by tragedy and scandal. Neal Gabler says Kennedy's career shaped the course of American liberalism...	NPR	00:47:50
Carol Burnett	Her show won more than 20 Emmy Awards and is going to streaming services for the first time. David Bianculli interviewed her this year...	NPR	00:49:11
Conan O'Brien	He'll be starting something new at HBO. Here's a 2019 interview by Terry Gross. Kevin Whitehead reviews a newlrecording by Sonny Rollins.	NPR	00:49:52
Chef David Chang	Momofuku chef and UGLY DELICIOUS host David Chang talks of fatherhood, mixing culinary traditions, and how depression led him to career risks	NPR	00:48:41
Vaccine Expert On COVID	Dr. Peter Hotez is helping develop a low-cost COVID vaccine. He talks about vaccine development, the anti-vax movement, and the year ahead...	NPR	00:48:34
Rural American Sanitation Crisis	Catherine Coleman Flowers grew up in Alabama, and spent 20 years on the problem of people living with no sanitary means of human waste disposal...	NPR	00:49:01
CIA's Mind Control Experiments	Stephen Kinzer's book, POISONER IN CHIEF, exposes how CIA scientist Sidney Gottlieb worked in the '50s and early '60s to develop mind control drugs	NPR	00:48:40
President Barack Obama	He talks of birtherism and fake news, and what he misses most about being president. And why he still has faith in democracy	NPR	00:48:05
'Chicago 7' Trial	A movie about The Chicago 7 anti-war activists charged with conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.	NPR	00:48:16
GOP Identity Crisis Post-Trump	We talk with Nicholas Lemann about the influence Trump might have on his party going forward, and how the GOP will deal with the changes he made	NPR	00:48:01
Gillian Anderson On The Crown	She talks about playing Margaret Thatcher in the new season of THE CROWN, and then coaches Terry Gross on how to do the former prime minster's voice.	NPR	00:47:28
Jazz Pianist Keith Jarrett	One of the most celebrated pianists in jazz — acclaimed for his emotionally intense and physically energetic improvisations.	NPR	00:48:41
Trump's Remaining Weeks In Office	Garrett Graff lays out some of the norm-busting actions President Trump may take in the days remaining in his presidency.	NPR	00:48:25
The Science Of Smell	Harold McGee on why things smell the way they do - and the ways different chemicals combine to create surprising odors.	NPR	00:48:01
Life With A Heart Condition	Katherine Standefer tells us about long QT syndrome and the implanted cardiac defibrillator that helps regulate her heart. It changed her life	NPR	00:48:43
Megan Rapinoe	The USWNT soccer star and activist speaks of her World Cup wins, the ongoing fight for pay equality in women's sports, and taking a knee	NPR	00:48:47
Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant	Her repertoire includes jazz standards and forgotten early songs, show tunes, and originals. ?She'?s one of this year's MacArthur fellows	NPR	00:49:17
Reconstructing The Presidency	In his book, AFTER TRUMP, Jack Goldsmith says Trump exposed the presidency's vulnerability to excesses of authority and weaknesses in accountability...	NPR	00:48:17
Election - Stress Test Of Our Democracy	Barton Gellman discusses what this election reveals about our system's strengths and weaknesses, and about contesting elections	NPR	00:48:45
Writer Jerald Walker	He talks of growing up on Chicago's South Side, raising his sons in a mostly white suburb and preventing his essays from turning into cliches...	NPR	00:48:02
Aaron Sorkin	Sorkin has a new film about the trial of the Chicago Seven. Ken Tucker reviews songs by Stevie Wonder, The Pretenders & Bruce Springsteen	NPR	00:48:17
Remembering Billy Joe Shaver	His songs have been performed by Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley...	NPR	00:49:06
The Enduring Impact Of COVID-19	Nicholas Christakis says "Everywhere you see the spread of germs, for the last few thousand years, you see right behind it the spread of lies."	NPR	00:47:39
Pro-Trump Militias	Mike Giglio profiles the Oath Keepers, a pro-Trump militia group composed of police, soldiers and veterans. What they might do on Election Day and after.	NPR	00:48:01
What Shaped Joe Biden?	We talk of his long career in the Senate, how personal tragedy changed him, and some of the political missteps he made along the way.	NPR	00:48:40
Black People In U.S. Food History	Chef Marcus Samuelsson's book, THE RISE, is a celebration of Black excellence in the culinary world and the many Black cooks who influenced American food	NPR	00:48:60
Father Of The Psychedelic Movement	In his research, Timothy Leary introduced L.S.D. and other psychedelic drugs to many. We listen back to Terry Gross' 1983 interview.	NPR	00:48:43
SCOTUS Correspondent Nina Totenberg	Widely regarded as the dean of legal journalists, we talk about the Anita Hill story, her friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and her early career	NPR	00:48:09
Novelist Sigrid Nunez	Her book, WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH, is about a writer dying of cancer and the friend she asks to stay with her...	NPR	00:47:51
Free Speech In Disinformation	Emily Bazelon on how lies and conspiracy theories sweeping through American media lead scholars to question our faith in free speech...	NPR	00:48:24
The Fight To End Slavery	Historian H.W. Brands' book, THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR looks at two very different 19th century leaders, John Brown and Abraham Lincoln...	NPR	00:48:32
Women Left Out Of The Constitution?	Heidi Schreck realized the Constitution had failed to protect women. Her award-winning Broadway play, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME...	NPR	00:49:18
Octopus Filmmaker	Craig Foster watched an octopus in the sea near Cape Town, South Africa. He documents their unlikely friendship in MY OCTOPUS TEACHER on Netflix	NPR	00:48:09
Broadway Stars Grapple With Illness	Married stars Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker got COVID just as theaters went dark. They tell how their lives changed, and their hopes for the future	NPR	00:49:01
Lessons For A Post-Pandemic World	Fareed Zakaria says in 10 or 20 years we could look back on the pandemic and say, This was the turning point. His book: TEN LESSONS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD	NPR	00:49:01
Undermining School Integration	Chana Joffe-Walt says progressive white parents may say they want their kids to go to diverse schools, but the reality tells a different story...	NPR	00:48:16
Remembering Bob Gibson	One of baseball's most intimidating pitchers. He died last week at the age of 84. We replay interviews with Gibson and slugger Reggie Jackson...	NPR	00:48:42
Affordable Health Care Act	We talk with Sarah Kliff about the state of the Affordable Care Act, after 10 years of assaults. Kevin Whitehead reviews the album GENERAL SEMANTICS	NPR	00:47:28
Novelist Rumaan Alam	Alam's novel LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND centers on two families, one Black and one white, who are sharing a vacation home during a mysterious disaster.	NPR	00:48:06
Lenny Kravitz	Kravitz talks about growing up the son of a Jewish father and Black mother, finding his musical style, and how Lisa Bonet changed him as a songwriter	NPR	00:49:45
Ethan Hawke	Hawke plays abolitionist John Brown in the seven-part Showtime series, THE GOOD LORD BIRD. How stage fright made him a better actor...	NPR	00:49:54
A Cave Diver On The Thrill	Jill Heinerth shares some of her most dangerous and exhilarating diving experiences. David Bianculli reviews the Showtime's COMEDY STORE	NPR	00:49:07
What If Trump Contests the Election?	Barton Gellman says the 2020 election could trigger a constitutional crisis, and if the election is close, it could take weeks to finish	NPR	00:48:06
Filmmaker Faces Dad's Mortality	Her Netflix documentary, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, enacts her dad's death from a series of imagined accidents. Justin Chang reviews a film...	NPR	00:48:34
Inside The Mueller Investigation	Andrew Weissmann shares his experience with the probe and its report on Russian interference in the 2016 election...	NPR	00:47:09
The Secret History Of Nuclear War	Journalist Fred Kaplan pulls back the curtain on how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have handled nuclear war	NPR	00:49:42
Feminist Activist Gloria Steinem	The new drama THE GLORIAS is based on the feminist activist's memoir MY LIFE ON THE ROAD, and follows Steinem from ages 20 to 40	NPR	00:48:27
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin	The young, charismatic conductor talks about Verdi's Requiem, how he communicates suffering and hope through music...	NPR	00:48:30
Political Meddling With COVID-19	Dan Diamond describes efforts by Michael Caputo to alter CDC reports and have scientists change their findings on the pandemic	NPR	00:48:31
Trump's Presidency Business	Dan Alexander examines Trump's sprawling business interests in his book, WHITE HOUSE, INC. Ken Tucker reviews Mickey Guyton's music	NPR	00:48:41
Remembering RBG & Neurologist Oliver Sacks	Jeffrey Toobin on how her work led to breakthroughs in the equal treatment of women. A new documentary, OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE	NPR	00:48:46
WATCHMEN Writer Cord Jefferson	His HBO series has scored 26 Emmy nominations; more than any other series. Justin Chang reviews the grim thriller THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME	NPR	00:47:33
Country Musician & Historian Marty Stuart	The Grammy winning singer-songwriter is being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He plays his music in this interview	NPR	00:49:25
COVID On College Campuses	The tough decisions colleges are facing as they decide how to continue classes, test students, and quarantine the sick.	NPR	00:48:36
Data Science & Elections	Jill Lepore tells the story of the Simulmatics Corporation, whose predictive models have become popular with political campaigns	NPR	00:48:39
Ayad Akhtar On Blending Fact & Fiction	His novel, HOMELAND ELEGIES, is about a Muslim man who, like Akhtar, grows up in Wisconsin, the son of Pakistani immigrants.	NPR	00:48:37
Donald Ray Pollock	He worked in a paper mill and meatpacking plant 32 years before becoming a writer. He discusses his novel THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME	NPR	00:48:57
WWII Displaced Persons	David Nasaw tells of the concentration camp survivors, POWs and others who remained in Germany following the war.	NPR	00:47:56
Novelist Yaa Gyasi	She drew on her own ?experiences growing up in a largely white community in Alabama for her book, TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM.	NPR	00:47:57
How Torture Derailed War On Terror	Ali Soufan says torture caused subjects to stop cooperating or give bad information. David Bianculli reviews a new Peacock documentary	NPR	00:47:57
Celebrating Sonny Rollins	Today is the 90th birthday of the great tenor saxophonist and improviser Sonny Rollins. We celebrate by hearing some of his music...	NPR	00:49:07
RuPaul & Padma Lakshmi	RuPaul and Padma Lakshmi are nominated for Emmys in the best reality/competition category. Justin Chang reviews the live action MULAN	NPR	00:48:26
Kerry Washington & Comic Ramy Youssef	We revisit some of our favorite recent entertainment interviews, as we approach the 2020 Emmys. Both guests are nominated for lead roles	NPR	00:48:35
Protecting Trump From Himself	Michael Schmidt's book focuses on staffers who stood up to Trump: FBI Director James Comey and White House Counsel Don McGahn	NPR	00:48:01
Miscalculations In CIA Early Years	In his book, THE QUIET AMERICANS, Scott Anderson tells of the CIA's ill-considered covert operations in Eastern Europe after WWII	NPR	00:48:16
Actor Cherry Jones	She's nominated for an Emmy for her role in the HBO series Succession as Nan Pierce, the head of a family-owned media empire...	NPR	00:49:12
Celebrating Jazz Legend Charlie Parker	Parker created a totally new sound known as bebop, along with other virtuosos like Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach.	NPR	00:49:14
Why We Need Widespread Rapid COVID Testing	Alexis Madrigal says millions of at-home COVID saliva tests could return life to normal even if they are less accurate.	NPR	00:47:05
How Reagan Changed Conservatism	Rick Perlstein spent studies the roots of American conservatism. His book, REAGANLAND, is about Reagan became a revered Republican	NPR	00:48:30
The 'Foxification' Of America	Brian Stelter says the Trump's cozy relationship with Fox News is like nothing he's seen before. His new book is called HOAX	NPR	00:48:33
Trump's Immigration Architect	In Jean Guerrero's book HATEMONGER, she describes the ideological arc of Stephen Miller's life and his role as Trump's advisor	NPR	00:47:31
Remembering FREEDOM SUMMER	In the summer of 64, student volunteers registered African Americans to vote in Mississippi. Justin Chang reviews TESLA with Ethan Hawke	NPR	00:48:29
Why QAnon Is Important	The conspiracy theory that claims Trump battles a child sex trafficking ring, is the subject of a new article by Adrienne LaFrance	NPR	00:47:56
The Hiroshima Cover-Up	Lesley Blume's book, FALLOUT, tells of John Hersey, a journalist whose reporting in Hiroshima exposed the devastation of nuclear weapons	NPR	00:47:33
Carl Hiaasen On Florida Life	His new novel, SQUEEZE ME, is a hilarious mystery set in Palm Beach. We also discuss politics, and voting in Florida	NPR	00:48:21
ICE & Immigration In The U.S.	Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau paint a portrait of our immigration system in their 6-part Netflix documentary series...	NPR	00:47:52
Sister Helen Prejean	She's best known for her 1993 memoir, DEAD MAN WALKING, about her role as a spiritual adviser to a convicted killer on death row.	NPR	00:48:25
WATCHMEN Writer Cord Jefferson	WATCHMEN uses sci-fi and action heroes to examine American racism. We also remember our longtime language commentator Geoff Nunberg	NPR	00:48:07
How MLK & Malcolm X Influenced Each Other	They are usually seen as opposing forces in the civil rights struggle, but Black Power scholar Dr. Peniel Joseph says the truth is...	NPR	00:47:53
GOP Strategist Takes On Trump'	Stuart Stevens says the party's support for Trump reflects the abandonment of principles it long claimed to embrace, such as...	NPR	00:47:60
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood	Her new movie, THE OLD GUARD, follows a diverse group of world-weary warriors who've been alive for centuries...	NPR	00:48:20
How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate Baseball	We hear from Larry Tye, author of SATCHEL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND. Maureen Corrigan remembers journalist Pete Hamill	NPR	00:48:48
Remembering Journalist Pete Hamill	The columnist helped convince his friend Robert Kennedy to run for president. When RFK was shot, he helped tackle the assassin	NPR	00:48:22
Tragedy Of The Mueller Report	Jeffrey ?Toobin's new book, TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS,?? tells how? Trump and his team out-maneuvered special counsel Robert Mueller.	NPR	00:49:13
Isabel Wilkerson On Our Caste System	She examines the laws and practices that created a bipolar caste system in the U.S. and how the Nazis borrowed from it...	NPR	00:48:49
The Decline Of Local News	Since 2004, more than 2,000 U.S. newspapers went out of business. Margaret Sullivan talks of the decline of local news coverage...	NPR	00:48:38
Remembering Regis Philbin & Annie Ross	Regis, who died July 24, spoke with David Bianculli about his memoir, HOW I GOT THIS WAY. Annie was best-known for the song TWISTED...	NPR	00:48:44
White Supremacy In American Christianity	Robert P. Jones talks of white supremacy in American Christianity. His new book: WHITE TOO LONG. Maureen Corrigan reviews two novels.	NPR	00:47:59
Tim Kurkjian On Baseball During COVID	Challenges facing Major League Baseball amid the pandemic. Kevin Whitehead reviews JUST COOLIN, by drummer Art Blakey	NPR	00:47:51
Poet Natasha Trethewey	When she was 19, her abusive stepfather killed her mother. In her memoir, MEMORIAL DRIVE, she revives her mother's memory and shares stories...	NPR	00:47:56
Mike Birbiglia & Jen Stein	When they married, they agreed not to have kids. Then Jen changed her mind. In their book, Mike writes "painfully true" stories...	NPR	00:47:52
Remembering Christopher Dickey	In a career spanning four decades, he wrote 7 books and reported from more than 40 countries, covering war, conflict and espionage.	NPR	00:48:09
Mary Trump, The President's Niece	She was devastated when her uncle was elected president. Her book, TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, describes him as a "belligerent" youth...	NPR	00:48:30
I May Destroy You	In this HBO series Michaela Coel plays a writer who goes to a bar, is drugged & sexually assaulted. John Powers reviews INTIMATIONS	NPR	00:47:60
Jim McCloskey's Mission	He devoted 40 years to justice for innocent people. His memoir: WHEN TRUTH IS ALL YOU HAVE. Ken Tucker reviews WOMEN IN MUSIC III	NPR	00:48:27
Remembering John Lewis	Lewis grew up the son of sharecroppers and later became an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. He died July 17 at the age of 80.	NPR	00:47:07
Charlize Theron / Danny Trejo	Charlize Theron stars in THE OLD GUARD on Netflix. INMATE #1: THE RISE OF DANNY TREJO reveals his journey from prison to stardom	NPR	00:48:39
Why Our Prisons Make Mental Illness Worse	Christine Montross studied changes in the Norwegian prison system, and what we might learn from it. Her book WAITING FOR AN ECHO	NPR	00:48:08
Trump Weakens Worker Protections	Jane Mayer on weaker poultry industry health and safety regulations due to COVID-19. Her New Yorker article: TRUMP HELPS TYCOONS EXPLOIT THE PANDEMIC.	NPR	00:48:04
SNL's Colin Jost	SNL Weekend Update co-anchor and writer Colin Jost has a new memoir. Justin Chang reviews PALM SPRINGS starring Andy Samberg.	NPR	00:49:37
Matthew Rhys	His version of attorney Perry Mason is more hardboiled than the one Raymond Burr played: "He's a man who lives on whiskey and cigarettes"	NPR	00:48:14
MOONLIGHT Actor André Holland	His parents were voting rights activists and his father a preacher. He'll star in a radio version of Shakespeare's RICHARD II	NPR	00:48:43
Chaos & Healing In The ER	In her memoir, THE BEAUTY IN BREAKING, Michele Harper describes discovering evidence of child abuse as well as trauma in her own life	NPR	00:47:21
White Evangelicals Worship Trump	Sarah Posner says while Trump may not speak the language of Christian values, he speaks the language of grievance, giving voice to legal...	NPR	00:48:16
Senator McCarthy & Trump	Larry Tye says both are bullies who exploit fears and point fingers when attacked. Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel WANT.	NPR	00:46:35
Padma Lakshmi	In her new series, TASTE THE NATION, TOP CHEF host and executive producer explores the cultures that contribute to American cuisine	NPR	00:48:38
Remembering Carl Reiner	We listen to our interview with Reiner, & hear excerpts of interviews with Mary Tyler Moore & longtime friend & collaborator Mel Brooks	NPR	00:48:13
Patrick Stewart On STAR TREK: PICARD	He's back as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the CBS All Access series. "I am not averse to risk-taking and I don't judge myself."	NPR	00:49:22
The Militarization Of Police	Journalist Radley Balko says police departments across America are increasingly using military equipment on peaceful protestors.	NPR	00:48:13
A Doctor Confronts Medical Error	Errors are common, yet many in medicine don't speak up. In her book, When We Do Harm, Dr. Ofri looks into the flaws in the system...	NPR	00:48:44
HAMILTON Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda	A 2016 film of HAMILTON begins streaming on Disney+ July 3. Miranda says the production is as timely as ever...	NPR	00:50:02
LGBTQ Activist Cleve Jones	After the AIDS epidemic hit San Francisco, Cleve co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and started the AIDS Memorial Quilt...	NPR	00:49:05
Actor Christine Baranski	She started her career in theater and now stars as a progressive lawyer in THE GOOD FIGHT. She talks of singing & her grandmother...	NPR	00:47:35
Nikole Hannah-Jones On The Wealth Gap	The Pulitzer-winning journalist says slavery and legalized segregation robbed Black Americans of the ability to accumulate wealth.	NPR	00:47:43
Lifelong Struggle With Eating Disorders	For nearly 30 years, Susan Burton kept her binge eating secret. "As long as I was bingeing, I didn't have to think. I didn't have to...	NPR	00:48:38
Treating PTSD With Psychedelics	Dr. Julie Holland has used psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Her book is GOOD CHEMISTRY	NPR	00:47:23
Singing Slave Narratives	Rhiannon Giddens' album FREEDOM HIGHWAY includes songs based on slave narratives. She notes the banjo comes from the African akonting...	NPR	00:49:06
Parenting Without Perfection	Kristen Howerton talks about how raising two white biological daughters and two black adopted sons helped her understand white privilege	NPR	00:47:50
Assessing COVID-19 Risk As The U.S. Reopens	We talk with University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about the safety concerns in terms of protests, indoor gatherings...	NPR	00:48:14
Lasting Effects Of Abortion	Dr. Diana Greene Foster says "95 percent of women who receive an abortion later report that it was the right decision for them."	NPR	00:48:06
1919 Chicago Riots To Today	Poet Eve Ewing looks back on a century-old riot in Chicago, set off after a black teen drowned while being stoned by white people...	NPR	00:48:51
Black Athletes & Social Justice	Interview with James Baldwin, Raoul Peck & Howard Bryant, author of a book on African American athletes standing for social justice	NPR	00:48:50
'The King Of Staten Island'	The film draws on Pete Davidson's real life experience losing his own father, a 9/11 First Responder. Justin Chang reviews DA 5 BLOODS	NPR	00:47:32
Rethinking American Policing	Jamiles Lartey says "?Policing wasn't always this way. It wasn't always this big. It wasn't always this bureaucratic..."	NPR	00:47:41
The Trump's Response To DC Protests	Matt Zapotosky talks about Attorney General Barr's role in White House's forceful response to largely peaceful protests in DC.	NPR	00:48:34
Texas Ranger History	Their exploits are portrayed in movies and TV, but Doug Swanson says they have a dark history of abuse and racial oppression...	NPR	00:48:18
Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction	Eric Foner analyzes how the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments affect current issues of voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations...	NPR	00:48:33
Why GOP Backs Trump's 'Cult'	Anne Applebaum says Trump built a proto-authoritarian cult in the White House, with little to no dissent from the GOP...	NPR	00:47:26
Wes Moore On Freddie Gray & George Floyd	In his book FIVE DAYS, Wes chronicles the 2015 Baltimore uprising after Freddie Gray's death. "We're... reliving history right now"	NPR	00:48:29
The Migration Of Living Things	Sonia Shah, author of THE NEXT GREAT MIGRATION says the "invaders" are just following biology. She talks of human, animal & plant migration	NPR	00:47:26
George Floyd Protests & Police Reform	Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams On police reform and the protests against brutality and systemic racism happening across America.	NPR	00:48:15
Margo Price & Larry Kramer	Singer-songwriter Margo Price spoke with us when her album ALL AMERICAN MADE was released. Remembering AIDS activist Larry Kramer	NPR	00:48:53
Burying New York City's Dead	In just a two month period, New York City had 20,000 COVID deaths. What happens to the bodies? W.J. Hennigan answers...	NPR	00:47:24
How Breathing Affects Sleep, Anxiety & Resilience	James Nestor: why breathing through the nose beats breathing through the mouth, snoring, and how breath work can affect overall health.	NPR	00:48:16
Comic Hannah Gadsby	Her autism diagnosis, growing up in Tasmania, and her new special, DOUGLAS. We review Nancy McKinley's ST. CHRISTOPHER ON PLUTO.	NPR	00:49:06
Winston Churchill's Fearless Leadership	In THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE, Erik Larson details Churchill's first year in office, when England endured a Nazi bombing campaign...	NPR	00:48:04
Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr	Astrid Kirchherr, who died May 12, took the very first publicity photos of the then little-known Liverpool band, The Beatles...	NPR	00:48:55
Pandemic Reveals Gender Inequality	For many couples, the women take on twice as much housework and childcare as their male partners, even when both are home full time...	NPR	00:48:21
Breaking The Edward Snowden Story	Barton Gellman shares a Pulitzer for reporting on former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the government's secret surveillance program	NPR	00:47:57
Meditation Can Ease Pandemic Anxiety	Dan Harris credits meditation with helping him work through his anxiety over a panic attack. It lets people "relax into the uncertainty."	NPR	00:47:19
Janelle Monae	She stars in the series HOMECOMING as a veteran who wakes up in a rowboat and is can't remember who she is or how she got there.	NPR	00:47:56
Remembering Jerry Stiller & Cellist Lynn Harrell	Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller spoke to us in 1993. We also remember award-winning cellist Lynn Harrell from an interview in 1987	NPR	00:47:28
Learning From The 1918 Pandemic	John Barry's 2004 book about the 1918 influenza pandemic is a current bestseller. Barry talks about the relevent parallels...	NPR	00:47:31
Self-Curing Doctor With Rare Disease	David Fajgenbaum was diagnosed with Castleman disease. In CHASING MY CURE, he recounts crowd-sourcing his own treatment with a global network	NPR	00:48:08
Writer Michael Arceneaux	He graduated with more than $100,000 of student loan debt. His essay I DON'T WANT TO DIE POOR recounts how that shaped his life	NPR	00:48:02
How Pandemic Affects Voting?	Emily Bazelon focuses on the financial and political obstacles that are likely to prevent many Americans from voting by mail...	NPR	00:48:41
Steve Martin	We revisit our interview with comic Steve Martin from 2008. He tells of his years as a stand up comic—and why he ended that...	NPR	00:48:38
Saving The Restaurant Industry	The TOP CHEF judge speaks about broken food supply chains, food waste, and what the restaurant industry might become post COVID-19.	NPR	00:47:54
Understanding Nancy Pelosi	Molly Ball says the key to the speaker's success is her mastery of the inside game in politics — building relationships, counting votes...	NPR	00:49:22
Exploring Depression With John Moe	In his podcast, THE HILARIOUS WORLD OF DEPRESSION, he talks with his guests (mostly comics) about their experiences with mental illness.	NPR	00:48:34
Fashion Guru Tim Gunn	He talks about his new series, MAKING THE CUT, how to give constructive feedback, and why he's moved to tears by beautiful things.	NPR	00:49:25
Remembering Bollywood Icon Irrfan Khan	Irrfan, one of India's most beloved film stars, and internationally known SLUMDOG MILLI0ONAIRE, LIFE OF PI and others died this week.	NPR	00:47:49
Who's Benefiting?	Jesse Drucker on how the economic rescue package benefits the rich. French guitarist Stephane Wrembel on jazz great Django Reinhardt...	NPR	00:49:17
Learning From China's Approach To COVID	Donald McNeil points to China as a model of how to stop a fast moving pandemic in its tracks. John Powers reviews Hulu's NORMAL PEOPLE.	NPR	00:49:08
One Family's Marijuana Brownies	Alia Volz's family ran a weed brownie business. Her memoir is HOME BAKED. Maureen Corrigan reviews two great books...	NPR	00:48:48
Mindy Kaling	Her Netflix show, NEVER HAVE I EVER, is based on her own experiences as a nerdy, confident teen who pined for a boyfriend...	NPR	00:48:57
Remembering Brian Dennehy	Brian died April 15. He spoke with us in 1999. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead shares a remembrance of saxophonist Lee Konitz...	NPR	00:49:21
Trump's 'Enabler-In-Chief'	Jane Mayer talks about how Mitch McConnell has thrown his support behind the President, and allowed him to diminish congressional power...	NPR	00:48:54
Notes From An Apocalypse	Mark O'Connell on bunkers in South Dakota, Mars as a "backup planet," and catastrophy tourism. John Powers on sheltering bingeing...	NPR	00:49:04
Author Jennifer Finney Boylan	She came out as transgender in her 40s. She describes her book, GOOD BOY, as a memoir of masculinity, kind of told the way an expatriate might...	NPR	00:47:36
Actor Zoe Kazan	She stars in HBO's THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, in which Charles Lindbergh defeats Roosevelt in the race for the presidency, moving the U.S. to fascism	NPR	00:48:35
Singer-Songwriter Iris DeMent	She describes herself as very shy, but says when songs started coming to me, I felt I didn't have the option to hide and avoid the stage	NPR	00:48:25
How Dr. Fauci Changed Medicine	Michael Specter on Fauci's work during the AIDS epidemic, why Trump can't fire him, and the structural changes and research...	NPR	00:46:31
Truth About Our 'Deep State'	David Rohde refutes Trump's claims of a deep state and says he's creating a parallel shadow government of like-minded loyalists	NPR	00:48:27
Jason Bateman	He stars in the Netflix series OZARK as a financial manager who has become the money launderer for Mexico's second biggest drug cartel.	NPR	00:48:38
The Big Business Of Inequality	Nelson Schwartz, author of THE VELVET ROPE ECONOMY, says special privileges for the super-rich are dividing America...	NPR	00:48:12
Remembering John Prine	Legendary songwriter, singer and guitarist John Prine died Tuesday from complications of the coronavirus and prior cancers. He was 73.	NPR	00:49:14
Jail Population Amid COVID-19	San Francisco's D.A. Chesa Boudin is working to reduce incarcerations. Since January, he's reduced county jail population by nearly 40%.	NPR	00:48:60
Stephen King	As author of a 1978 pandemic novel, he understands why fans have said the COVID-19 pandemic feels like something out of his books...	NPR	00:49:14
Cooking Alongside Covid-19	Former New York Times food editor Sam Sifton says the resurgence of family meals is one of the "precious few good things" from the pandemic.	NPR	00:47:44
Kerry Washington	In the Hulu series LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, she co-stars opposite Reese Witherspoon as Mia Warren, a bohemian artist single mom with...	NPR	00:48:43
Remembering Three Musicians	They died this week of COVID-19. Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bandleader/writer Adam Schlesinger, and pianist/educator Ellis Marsalis	NPR	00:51:17
Stories From The Front Line	Trauma surgeon Dr. David Nott has spent decades volunteering in war and disaster zones all over the world. Now he advises doctors on COVID-19.	NPR	00:48:45
Masks, Vaccines & How COVID-19 Might End	Two years ago, Atlantic science writer Ed Yong predicted a global pandemic and our unpreparedness. Now that it's come true, he's been covering...	NPR	00:48:06
The Origin Of Heaven And Hell	Bart Ehrman says the notion of eternal rewards and punishments isn't in the Old Testament or the teachings of Jesus...	NPR	00:47:37
Winston Churchill: Fearless Leadership	In THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE, Erik Larson details Churchill's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign...	NPR	00:48:54
Stephen Sondheim - Part 2	Sondheim, who turned 90 on March 22, composed the music and wrote lyrics for 'Sweeney Todd,' 'Into the Woods,' 'Company' and others...	NPR	00:53:54
Trump's War On The Presidency	Journalist Benjamin Wittes spoke with Terry Gross about how President Trump has changed the presidency fundamentally...	NPR	00:47:34
Michael Pollan On Caffeine	OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA author Michael Pollan talks about his audiobook, CAFFEINE: HOW COFFEE AND TEA CREATED THE MODERN WORLD...	NPR	00:49:17
Mobilize In A Pandemic	Max Brooks became an expert on disaster preparedness through researching for his books, WORLD WAR Z, GERM WARFARE and DEVOLUTION...	NPR	00:47:34
Comic Marc Maron	Maron named his new Netflix comedy special END TIMES FUN before the COVID-19 pandemic started; but now the title feels eerily apt.	NPR	00:48:44
Happy Birthday Stephen Sondheim	Broadway is dark because of the virus, but that doesn't need to stop us from celebrating the 90th birthday of Broadway's best living composer and lyricist	NPR	00:49:11
An Orchestra Played On	The Philadelphia Orchestra closed because of the pandemic. Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin reflects on their final performance in an empty hall	NPR	00:49:15
Abolishing The Electoral College	Jesse Wegman says the Electoral College's winner-take-all rule is not mandated by the Constitution: There's nothing keeping us from changing it.	NPR	00:49:54
Actor Hank Azaria	Hank plays a colorful baseball announcer in the IFC comedy series BROCKMIRE. He speaks about sobriety, his flamboyant character and...	NPR	00:48:41
Octavia Spencer	Spencer stars in the new Netflix limited series SELF MADE as Madam C.J. Walker, America's first female self-made millionaire...	NPR	00:49:03
The Plot Against America	Philip Roth's novel is an alternative history which imagines Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh beats FDR in the 1940 presidential election...	NPR	00:48:13
Trump's Mismanagement of Coronavirus	?Dan Diamond says dysfunction within the White House, infighting and the need to flatter Trump have slowed response to the new pandemic.?	NPR	00:48:51
Saudi Crown Prince	Ben Hubbard says Mohammed bin Salman is full of contradictions. Hubbard's book, 'MBS,' tells the story of the enigmatic leader...	NPR	00:48:60
RuPaul	RuPaul describes his drag persona as "one-part Cher, two-parts David Bowie, one-part Diana Ross and two heaping spoonfuls of Dolly Parton."	NPR	00:50:36
Writer James McBride	McBride's new novel, DEACON KING KONG, takes place in 1969, in a Brooklyn housing project like the one he grew up in...	NPR	00:48:51
Biographer Robert Caro	Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Caro was never interested in only telling the stories of great men. "I wanted to use their lives to show..."	NPR	00:48:46
CIA's Secret-Stealing Operation	Crypto AG, a Swiss company owned by the CIA and German intelligence, sold encrypters that let them spy on those who bought them.	NPR	00:49:18
Native Peoples' Fight For Survival	Louise Erdrich's new novel, THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, was inspired by her grandfather, chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa...	NPR	00:48:28
Father Searches For Son	The son of Roman Dial vanished in the Costa Rican wilderness. Dial talks about his frantic search for his son - and for answers...	NPR	00:49:17
Hardship & Hope After Prison	Former New Orleans parole officer Jason Hardy says the parole and probation system fails the most vulnerable...	NPR	00:47:55
Aidy Bryant On SHRILL	Bryant co-writes and stars in the comedy series based on Lindy West's book about identifying as fat and a feminist. Interview of guitarist Marty Grosz.	NPR	00:49:39
Understanding Trump's Hit List	Reporter Jonathan Swan says Trump has crossed a psychological line since impeachment, developing a list of disloyal officials to oust...	NPR	00:50:09
Actor Ben Mendelsohn On THE OUTSIDER	In the HBO series, Ben plays a detective trying to solve a murder - and resisting the idea that the killer is supernatural...	NPR	00:49:34
Facebook: The Inside Story	Wired Editor Steven Levy reflects on Facebook's enigmatic leader and its reckless drive for expansion in his new book, FACEBOOK: THE INSIDE STORY	NPR	00:48:31
A More Unjust America	In his book, Adam Cohen asserts that the Supreme Court has been a right-wing court for 50 years. Kevin Whitehead reviews LIFE GOES ON.	NPR	00:47:59
Mother's Secret Gambling	Growing up, Bridgett M. Davis' mother booked and banked bets from their home in Detroit. She writes about her experience...	NPR	00:49:24
Claire Danes	She has played CIA agent Carrie Mathison on Homeland. As the last season begins, she looks back on the series and her teenage years.	NPR	00:48:49
Trump's Secrets At Deutsche Bank	In his book DARK TOWERS, David Enrich traces Deutsche Bank's shadowy practices, and also talks about it's long relationship with Donald Trump.	NPR	00:49:03
Rachael & Vilray Sing	The music duo perform Swing Standard songs from their self-titled debut album, which draws on the music of the '30s and '40s.	NPR	00:48:18
Trump's Testing Of America	Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker discuss presidential rages, erratic decision-making and other troubling tendencies of the Trump presidency.	NPR	00:49:14
Nick Hornby & Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Hornby's novel, HIGH FIDELITY, is the basis of a new Hulu series. Remembering Joseph Shabalala, frontman of the African a capella group.	NPR	00:48:44
Amazon & the Jeff Bezos Rise & Reign	The new FRONTLINE PBS documentary AMAZON EMPIRE investigates their business practices and questions about privacy, surveillance & regulation.	NPR	00:47:57
The Watergate Prosecution	Jill Wine-Banks' memoir, THE WATERGATE GIRL, is about confronting Nixon White House insider witnesses, enduring courtroom sexism and ...	NPR	00:48:49
The 2020 Disinformation War	The Trump campaign is planning to spend $1 billion and a lot will go towards disinformation and propaganda. McKay Coppins reveals how.	NPR	00:48:26
Caffeine Addiction & Withdrawal	OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA author Michael Pollan talks about his new audiobook about a drug we use every day without thinking of it as a drug...	NPR	00:47:21
Todd Phillips & Kirk Douglas	JOKER director Todd Phillips tells how he disguised his film as a comic book movie. We remember SPARTACUS actor Kirk Douglas...	NPR	00:48:10
A New Frontier Of Assassination	Adam Entous says we could face more Iranian retaliation for General Soleimani's death: "They take a long time to strike back."	NPR	00:47:52
Coronavirus, Animal Infections, Pandemics	Science writer David Quammen talks about the new virus in China, what we learned from SARS, and how viruses travel from animal to animal to humans.	NPR	00:49:13
Grief, Guilt & A Secret Addiction	Eilene Zimmerman's memoir, SMACKED, shows how her former spouse, a wealthy attorney, hid his addiction and depression from her and their children.	NPR	00:48:40
AMERICAN FACTORY Documentary	Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's Oscar-nominated documentary goes inside a Chinese-owned automotive glass factory in Ohio.	NPR	00:49:07
Antonio Banderas On PAIN AND GLORY	He earned his first Oscar nomination for his role in Pedro Almodóvar's film. Critic John Powers reviews the Netflix TV show GIRI/HAJI.	NPR	00:48:37
Upheaval In The Middle East	Kim Ghattas' book BLACK WAVE is about MidEast extremism and violence since the 70s. Searching London's River Thames for items lost to history.	NPR	00:47:49
What If There's An Election Meltdown	Law professor Rick Hasen considers various catastrophes in his book, ELECTION MELTDOWN. Ken Tucker reviews THE NEON SKYLINE by Andy Shauf.	NPR	00:48:27
Singer-Songwriter Amy Rigby	She talks of touring with her baby, her manifesto, and meeting her husband, Wreckless Eric. Justin Chang reviews the indie movie THE ASSISTANT.	NPR	00:48:49
Secret History Of Nuclear War	In his book, THE BOMB, Fred Kaplan tells how our presidents, their advisers and generals planned for, and sometimes narrowly avoided, nuclear war.	NPR	00:49:10
Inside Trump's Den Of Destruction	Carol Leonnig & Philip Rucker's book, A VERY STABLE GENIUS, details presidential rages, erratic decision-making and other troubling tendencies...	NPR	00:50:11
The Horrors Of Auschwitz	Auschwitz was liberated 75 years ago. We revisit archival interviews with survivor Elie Wiesel and historian Laurence Rees.	NPR	00:48:20
Barr's Support Of Trump	David Rohde says Barr is the most feared, criticized and effective member of the Trump's cabinet. David Bianculli reviews STAR TREK: PICARD.	NPR	00:48:06
In Trump's 'Den Of Destruction'	Reporters Carol Leonnig & Philip Rucker based their book A VERY STABLE GENIUS, on over 200 interviews with administration insiders.	NPR	00:49:24
Actor Tim Roth	Tim is in the Tarantino films RESERVOIR DOGS, THE HATEFUL EIGHT and PULP FICTION, and the new movie THE SONG OF NAMES.	NPR	00:49:49
Our Racist Past & Present	Attorney Bryan Stevenson says "We need to create institutions in this country that motivate more people to say Never again."	NPR	00:48:18
Why Religion?	Religion scholar Elaine Pagels' book, WHY RELIGION?, combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith...	NPR	00:48:20
Iran's Secret Influences	James Risen says new documents show Iran embedded itself in the politics of Iraq. General Soleimani oversaw proxy wars in Iraq and Syria.	NPR	00:48:04
Martin Scorsese	His film, THE IRISHMAN, is up for 10 Academy Awards. He spoke with Terry Gross about death, redemption and his biggest flop...	NPR	00:49:09
'Fixers' That Created President Trump	Joe Palazzolo & Michael Rothfeld's book 'The Fixers: The Bottom-feeders, Crooked Lawyers, Gossipmongers, & Porn Stars Who Created the 45th President'...	NPR	00:48:17
Coup of 1898 & Rise of White Supremacy	Wilmington, N.C. White supremacists plotted a bloody purge around the 1898 election. David Zucchino tells the story in his new book...	NPR	00:49:40
Remembering Buck Henry	Henry, who died Jan. 8, co-wrote the film GET SMART with Mel Brooks and made regular appearances as a guest host on Saturday Night Live...	NPR	00:49:03
America's Contest With China	Evan Osnos says China is building up its military, and Pentagon analysts believe it could defeat U.S. forces in a confrontation along its borders.	NPR	00:48:47
The Trumps & Kushners	Andrea Bernstein, author of the book AMERICAN OLIGARCHS talks with Terry Gross about the family histories of the Trumps and the Kushners...	NPR	00:48:14
Boys & Sex	Peggy Orenstein's book is based on extensive interviews with more than 100 college and college-bound boys between the ages of 16 and 22...	NPR	00:48:33
Director Todd Phillips	JOKER is an origin story for the villain in the Batman series, but director Todd Phillips says it's not a comic book movie.	NPR	00:49:16
Jordan Peele/Francis Ford Coppola	We close out our 'Best of the Decade' series with two of our favorite film directors...	NPR	00:50:05
Patti Smith/Bruce Springsteen	Our Best of the Decade series continues with two music icons. Patti Smith spoke on JUST KIDS, & Bruce Springsteen on BORN TO RUN.	NPR	00:47:30
Ta-Nehisi Coates/Toni Morrison	Our Best of the Decade series continues with two of the most influential writers of our time...	NPR	00:48:51
In Concert	Three music interviews. String band Carolina Chocolate Drops, Jazz singer Catherine Russell and bandleader Jon Batiste.	NPR	00:47:59
Howard Stern/Joan Rivers	Our Best of the Decade series continues with two irreverent New Yorkers. Stern on his early shock-jock days & Rivers, a pioneer woman in comedy.	NPR	00:50:43
Anthony Bourdain/David Carr	Our Best of the Decade series continues with media giants lost too soon. Chef-turned-travel-host Anthony Bourdain & columnist David Carr.	NPR	00:48:57
Meryl Streep/Carrie Fisher	This week, we are listening back to some of our favorite interviews from the past decade, with Meryl Streep and Carrie Fisher...	NPR	00:51:15
Rosemary Clooney In Concert	To celebrate Christmas, we listen back to a concert given by the late singer and actress in 1997...	NPR	00:50:25
A Roots & Rockabilly Holiday Concert	Singer-songwriter JD McPherson and his band perform live in studio from SOCKS. Ken Tucker reviews Tyler Childers' album, COUNTRY SQUIRE.	NPR	00:49:53
2019 In TV & Film	TV critic David Bianculli and film critic Justin Chang sit down with Terry Gross to share their top 10 lists and talk about larger themes...	NPR	00:49:31
Hoffa's Disappearance	Jack Goldsmith's memoir IN HOFFA'S SHADOW is about his investigation of his stepfather's involvement in the disappearance of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa...	NPR	00:47:52
Adam Sandler & The Safdie Bros	Sandler plays a jewelry store owner who's deep in debt in a new thriller by writer/directors Josh and Benny Safdie.	NPR	00:48:52
The War In Afghanistan	The Washington Post obtained information that reveals U.S. officials misled the public about the course of the war.	NPR	00:49:54
Julie Andrews & Her Daughter	Andrews talks about her career and family life and her eldest daughter reflects on what it was like growing up with Mary Poppins...	NPR	00:50:32
Charlize Theron	Theron has direct experience with what she calls the "psychological damage" of sexual harassment. Her new film, BOMBSHELL.	NPR	00:48:60
Comic Wanda Sykes	Before she became a comic, she worked at the NSA and had top security clearance. Now she takes on the president in her Emmy-nominated Netflix special.	NPR	00:49:21
Medicare For All, Explained	Sarah Kliff talks about the costs and challenges of switching to a universal healthcare system and what it might mean to eliminate private insurance...	NPR	00:50:15
Conan O'Brien	He recently switched up the format of his late-night show, and has launched the second season of his podcast, CONAN O'BRIEN NEEDS A FRIEND...	NPR	00:48:45
Trump & His Generals	Peter Bergen reflects on Trump's soured relationships with Generals Mattis, McMaster and Kelly. A bunch of yes men supporting a one-man show?...	NPR	00:50:32
Actor Alex Borstein	He's won back-to-back Emmys for playing a tough, street-wise talent manager on the Amazon series, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL...	NPR	00:49:15
Conductor M. Tilson Thomas	Tilson Thomas will receive the Kennedy Center Lifetime Artistic Achievement award. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1995 and 2012.	NPR	00:48:58
Ukraine's President on Trump	After 6 months in office, Volodymyr Zelensky is "quite cynical" and feels "there are no reliable allies," journalist Simon Shuster says.	NPR	00:50:06
The Stuff You Donate	Your average thrift store in the U.S. only sells about one third of the stuff on its shelves, Adam Minter says. The rest...	NPR	00:49:09
Living Between Life & Death	BJ Miller's experience led him to pursue a career in end-of-life care and palliative medicine. His book is A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE END.	NPR	00:50:54
Actor David Harbour	Harbour talks of working with teen actors in STRANGER THINGS, & his bipolar disorder. Remembering cartoonist Gahan Wilson.	NPR	00:49:19
Telling Kids The Truth	Marielle Heller says. Her film, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, centers on Fred Rogers' unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist.	NPR	00:48:32
Prince's Posthumous Memoir	Prince died in 2016, leaving behind an unfinished memoir. Dan Piepenbring, his co-writer, recalls the moment he knew he could make...	NPR	00:50:06
Actor Edward Norton	He wrote, directed and stars in the film noir MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN. He talks about his film and his grandfather's legacy.	NPR	00:48:15
Inside the Steele Dossier	During the 2016 campaign former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele investigated Donald Trump's involvement with Russia...	NPR	00:49:06
College Behind Bars	A new PBS documentary follows prisoners earning college degrees via the Bard Prison Initiative while in maximum security.	NPR	00:48:24
Leonard Cohen	He died in 2016, leaving behind many unpublished poems and lyrics. His son Adam Cohen discusses his finest works and the way he worked.	NPR	00:46:23
Foreign Influence On U.S. Politics	Expert Ben Freeman says that in 2020 we are going to see a level of foreign influence on our election that's even higher than in 2016.	NPR	00:48:24
Telling Kids The Truth	Marielle Heller's film, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, centers on Fred Rogers' unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist.	NPR	00:48:31
Russian Assassination Program	Heidi Blake found evidence connecting Russian hitmen to 14 deaths in the UK. They attracted little interest from British authorities.	NPR	00:48:25
Actor Robert Pattinson	After becoming a success in big box office films, he pivoted to indie art house films, like his new one, THE LIGHTHOUSE...	NPR	00:50:01
THE CROWN Creator Peter Morgan	Season 3 of the the historical drama about Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family begins Sunday. We listen back to our interview...	NPR	00:48:56
Reese Witherspoon	Frustrated by the lack of leading roles for women, she started her own production company. Her new project, THE MORNING SHOW...	NPR	00:48:19
Actor Willem Dafoe	He's played villains, soldiers, van Gogh and Jesus. He talks about being a good bad guy. Ken Tucker reviews DaBaby's album KIRK...	NPR	00:49:28
Online Extremists	Andrew Marantz spent years with far-right online extremists watching them spread false news by exploiting social media.	NPR	00:49:08
Judd Apatow On Garry Shandling	Judd talks about his late mentor, stand-up legend Garry Shandling, and the personal trauma that formed him...	NPR	00:47:29
The Fugitive Slave Act	Andrew Delbanco says the 1850 law paved the way for the Civil War by endangering the lives of escaped slaves and free blacks in the North...	NPR	00:48:06
A President And Congress Go To War	Emily Bazelon explores what it really means to be held in contempt of Congress these days. In the past, you could be jailed...	NPR	00:47:16
How We Fight For Our Lives	Saeed Jones, a former culture editor and LGBTQ editor at BuzzFeed, talks about his search for identity and being "mad as hell and gay as hell."	NPR	00:49:06
Hearing In A Deafening World	David Owen talks about why it's hard to follow conversation in a loud restaurant, the cause of tinnitus, and breakthroughs in hearing aid technology.	NPR	00:49:36
Musician Allison Moorer	Her memoir and album (both titled BLOOD) are about her father murdering her mother and her road to healing.	NPR	00:47:49
Remembering Robert Evans	He ran Paramount Studios from the late '60s to early '70s and brought CHINATOWN, ROSEMARY'S BABY, & THE GODFATHER to the big screen.	NPR	00:49:01
Impeachment Drama	Andrew Kramer says impeachment puts Ukrainian President in a tough spot: He may be dealing with President Biden next year, or maybe Trump.	NPR	00:48:12
Mr. Robot Creator Sam Esmail	In college, he shied away from parties and instead took refuge in the the computer lab, where he experimented with hacking...	NPR	00:48:50
Living With Tourette's	For novelist Kevin Wilson, talks about his experience with Tourette's and how writing gives him a reprieve from his tics.	NPR	00:48:45
Prince's Posthumous Memoir	Prince died in 2016, leaving behind an unfinished memoir. Dan Piepenbring, his co-writer, recalls the moment he knew he could...	NPR	00:50:32
Tom Perrotta On MRS. FLETCHER	It tells the story of Eve, a single mother whose only child, Brendan, has left for college. It was inspired by his own kids moving out.	NPR	00:48:31
Actor Kathryn Hahn	Hahn stars in the HBO series MRS. FLETCHER as a divorced mom whose son goes away to college. Kevin Whitehead reviews the album GOOD HOPE.	NPR	00:48:43
Mosul & The Fall of ISIS	James Verini gives an account of the 2017 battle to drive ISIS from Mosul, the second-largest city in Iraq. The fighting left thousands dead	NPR	00:48:14
The Syrian Civil War	Washington Post Beirut Bureau Chief Liz Sly discusses Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces and her experience reporting in war zones.	NPR	00:48:19
Janis Joplin	Biographer Holly George-Warren describes Joplin as a bookworm who worked hard to create her "blues feelin' mama" persona...	NPR	00:47:41
Jazz Singer Anita O'Day	O'Day inspired the so-called cool jazz singers of the '50s. We remember actor Robert Forster who died last Friday at 78...	NPR	00:47:53
Climate Change & Coastal Land	Gilbert Gaul says federal subsidies encourage developers to build on the coasts despite increasing risks from climate change...	NPR	00:48:42
Attica Locke	Her novel, HEAVEN, MY HOME, centers on a black Texas ranger searching for the missing son of an Aryan Brotherhood leader...	NPR	00:49:02
Ronan Farrow	He talks about the systemic ways in which top institutions aid and abet powerful people accused of crimes, silence witnesses, and...	NPR	00:46:58
Elton John	He talks about his volatile childhood, addiction, and fame. His memoir is called ME. Lloyd Schwartz reviews a documentary on Maria Callas.	NPR	00:48:33
Breaking Bad Sequel El Camino	We review the movie, which Netflix dropped and talk with series creator and writer Vince Gilligan and actor Aaron Paul.	NPR	00:48:07
The Westboro Baptist Church	Growing up in the notorious church, Megan Phelps-Roper was told that God killed soldiers as punishment for America's sins and...	NPR	00:47:19
Trump's Impeachment Peril	How Trump fell for a media campaign that was designed to help him. Maureen Corrigan reviews the new memoir HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES.	NPR	00:49:28
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie	He exposed Cambridge Analytica's role in Brexit and the Trump campaign. His new book: MINDF*CK... THE PLOT TO BREAK AMERICA.	NPR	00:49:05
Anthony Roth Costanzo	Costanzo is a countertenor, about to star in the Metropolitan Opera's production of 'Akhnaten,' by Philip Glass...	NPR	00:48:24
Claire Tomalin	After writing biographies, she turned to memoir. A LIFE OF MY OWN tells of her child conflict, work, infidelity and finding herself.	NPR	00:48:48
Trump's Border Proposals	Julie Hirschfeld Davis & Michael Shear's book chronicls Trump's attempts to upend the nation's immigration system.	NPR	00:48:44
Conan O'Brien	Recently changed the format of his show, and is about to launch the second season of his podcast, CONAN O'BRIEN NEEDS A FRIEND.	NPR	00:49:12
Jimmy Hoffa's Disappearance	Jack Goldsmith's memoir investigates his stepfather's involvement in the 1975 disappearance of mob-connected labor leader Hoffa.	NPR	00:48:57
Actor Antonio Banderas	He stars in Pedro Almodóvar's new film PAIN AND GLORY as a screenwriter and director suffering with physical pain, and pain of the soul.	NPR	00:49:31
Captive Animal Species	Joel Sartore's mission is to document each captive animal species in the world. His book: VANISHING: THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE ANIMALS.	NPR	00:48:09
Piety & Power	Tom LoBianco describes Mike Pence as a man of faith who's willing to put political ambition ahead of his beliefs. His book: PIETY & POWER.	NPR	00:48:31
Singing Cowboys	Musician Doug Green talks of a largely forgotten chapter of music history, the singing cowboy. He's featured in Ken Burns' new PBS series.	NPR	00:49:29
Ta-Nehisi Coates On THE WATER DANCER	His book is set in slave times and re-imagines the Underground Railroad's leaders as having a magical power to teleport people out of slavery.	NPR	00:49:29
Tegan And Sara	The music duo revisit their teen years and early music in a new memoir, HIGH SCHOOL, and companion album, HEY, I'M JUST LIKE YOU.	NPR	00:49:41
Julian Fellowes & Maggie Smith	As DOWNTON ABBEY opens in theaters, we listen back to our interviews with the series creator Julian Fellowes and star Maggie Smith.	NPR	00:49:04
Edward Snowden	He talks about his first hack, why he decided to leak documents, and his 40 days detained in Moscow. His new book is PERMANENT RECORD.	NPR	00:48:10
NBC Journalist Andrea Mitchell	She looks back on her career in journalism. She's receiving a lifetime achievement Emmy later on Sept. 24. Review of HEAVEN, MY HOME.	NPR	00:48:24
Reconstruction & The Constitution	Eric Foner on how current issues of racial inequality, voter suppression and mass incarceration relate to the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments.	NPR	00:48:46
Investigating Brett Kavanaugh	In their new book Kate Kelly & Robin Pogrebin investigate allegations against Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh...	NPR	00:48:43
Singer Linda Ronstadt	The singer spoke with Terry Gross in 2013 about her career and her Parkinson's diagnosis. The new documentary, THE SOUND OF MY VOICE.	NPR	00:48:27
Where Does Recycling Go?	Now that China isn't taking our recycling, where will it go? Environmentalist Kate O'Neill discusses the global politics of waste.	NPR	00:47:42
Tan France Of QUEER EYE	The son of Pakistani immigrants, says the thought of being one of the very first openly gay South Asian men on a major show was hard to handle.	NPR	00:47:53
The Weinstein Investigation	How Weinstein prevented investigation, actors speaking on the record, and the final showdown at the 'NYT' before publishing.	NPR	00:48:60
The CIA & Mind Control	Stephen Kinzer's book, Poisoner in Chief, exposes how the CIA worked in the 50s and 60s to develop mind control drugs and deadly toxins...	NPR	00:49:04
THE DEUCE	Maggie Gyllenhaal produces and stars in the HBO series. The show centers on porn, organized crime, politics & feminism in 1970s New York.	NPR	00:49:33
Trump's Conflicts Of Interest	David Fahrenthold says in the past, an honor system helped keep presidents from using the office to benefit themselves. Not Trump!	NPR	00:48:31
Fentanyl & The Dark Web	Author Ben Westhoff says the synthetic opioid, while useful in hospitals, is killing more Americans as a street drug than any other in history.	NPR	00:48:21
Elvis' Guitarist James Burton	He went pro at 14, played in Ricky Nelson's band, and on hundreds of recordings, including those by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash.	NPR	00:49:24
Emmys Week 5	Raphael Bob-Waksberg's Emmy-nominated series BOJACK HORSEMAN.? Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle's series PEN15.	NPR	00:49:60
Emmys Week 4	Billy Eichner's Emmy-nominated series, BILLY ON THE STREET. Randy Rainbow's satirical songs about Trump to the melodies of show tunes.	NPR	00:49:20
Emmys Week 3	Interviews of Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll starring & writing) and Christina Applegate (Dead to Me starring).	NPR	00:49:35
Emmys Week 2	We talk with Ava DuVernay, director of the Netflix series WHEN THEY SEE US, and Michael K. Williams, who performs in the series.	NPR	00:48:47
Emmys Week 1	We talk with nominees Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ben Stiller, and Patricia Arquette about their features...	NPR	00:48:27
Bill Hader & John Mulaney	Hader is Emmy nominated for acting in and writing the HBO series, BARRY, and Mulaney for his SNL episode.	NPR	00:48:53
Remembering Peter Fonda	Fonda spoke to Terry Gross in 1998 about ULEE'S GOLD, EASY RIDER & his acting philosophy of "doing less and making more of it."	NPR	00:48:38
Direction Of The Opioid Epidemic	Scott Higham says evidence shows the drug industry shipped large quantities of pills to certain communities in pursuit of greater profits.	NPR	00:48:31
Character Actor Stephen Root	He got an Emmy nomination for his role in the HBO series BARRY. Kevin Whitehead reviews the album BEGIN AGAIN from pianist Fred Hersch...	NPR	00:49:31
How We Think About Race & Gender	In GODS OF THE UPPER AIR, Charles King tells of Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and other anthropologists who challenged outdated notions...	NPR	00:48:14
Exploring Underwater Caves	Diver and photographer Jill Heinerth talks about some of her most dangerous and exhilarating experiences underwater...	NPR	00:49:12
Actor Jonathan Groff	Groff stars in the crime-thriller series MINDHUNTER, now in its second season on Netflix. He also talks about his roles for HBO.	NPR	00:49:23
Hannah Shaw: Kitten Lady	She rescued hundreds of kittens. Her book about fostering: TINY BUT MIGHTY. Remembering saxophonist & clarinetist Bob Wilber.	NPR	00:47:56
Janet Mock On POSE	Mock made history as the first trans woman of color to write and direct an episode of TV for her work on Ryan Murphy's FX series POSE.	NPR	00:48:12
Secret History Of Koch Industries	In his new book, KOCHLAND, journalist Christopher Leonard chronicles how the Koch brothers planned to remake the Republican Party.	NPR	00:48:55
Sister Helen Prejean	Best known for her 1993 memoir, DEAD MAN WALKING, about her role as a spiritual adviser to a convicted killer on death row...'	NPR	00:49:28
Remembering Toni Morrison	The Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of BELOVED, THE BLUEST EYE, SULA, SONG OF SOLOMON, and other novels, essays and...	NPR	00:49:33
Disinformation & The Murder Of Seth Rich	In July 2016, DNC staffer Seth Rich was murdered in D.C. Michael Isikoff tells how the murder was turned into a conspiracy theory.	NPR	00:49:11
Sex Discrimination In Hollywood	The documentary THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING explores how women in Hollywood push for more representation in front of and behind the camera.	NPR	00:48:36
Jia Tolentino On Feminism...	She writes about how social media shapes identity, public discourse and political engagement, particularly for millennials like herself.	NPR	00:48:42
Visually Impaired Artists	Filmmaker Rodney Evans is still making movies, despite having lost much of his vision. His new documentary, VISION PORTRAITS.	NPR	00:48:25
Polar Photographer Paul Nicklen	He has spent decades documenting the Arctic, Antarctic and the effects of climate change. He talks about some of the dangerous situations he's been in.	NPR	00:48:43
Comic Wanda Sykes	Sykes talks about coming out publicly at an LGBTQ rally, her double mastectomy, and her career before comedy; working for the NSA.	NPR	00:48:14
Tech Company Spying	Geoffrey Fowler tells how browsers, phone apps, & smart speakers track users, even when they're asleep.	NPR	00:48:26
Crime Novelist Laura Lippman	Lippman talks about her experience as a reporter, deciding to become a mother in her 50s, and losing her friend Rob Hiaasen...	NPR	00:48:13
Why We Need Insects	Biologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson warns that the world's insect population is on the decline — which may have serious consequences...	NPR	00:49:18
Ranky Tanky	Gullah band Ranky Tanky and their album GOOD TIME. Justin Chang reviews Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.	NPR	00:46:57
Jane Mayer On Al Franken	She recently dove into the accusations of sexual misconduct that forced Franken to resign in 2017. She says the chief accuser's story is full of holes.	NPR	00:48:14
Lulu Wang's film THE FAREWELL	When her grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer the family flew to China to see her, but decided not to tell her the prognosis.	NPR	00:48:55
Sleep Disorders & The Nocturnal Brain	Guy Leschziner, author of THE NOCTURNAL BRAIN, says sleep is not a binary state, and the brain can be in multiple stages of sleep at once.	NPR	00:48:56
Breakthroughs In Heart Health	Dr. Haider Warraich on advancements in treating and preventing heart failure, and explains how the understanding of healthy blood pressure...	NPR	00:48:35
Moon Landing 50th Anniversary	We listen to archival interviews with Michael Collins, Alan Shepard, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield; and test pilot Chuck Yeager.	NPR	00:49:18
The Border Protection Agency	It built its ranks by recruiting Rambo, when actually what the border patrol needs is Mother Teresa. Justin Chang reviews THE LION KING.	NPR	00:49:09
Satirist Randy Rainbow	He writes and performs satirical songs about President Trump set to melodies of show tunes. "I always considered song parody kind of cheap..."	NPR	00:48:34
Novelist Colson Whitehead	His book, THE NICKEL BOYS, is based on the true story of a notorious Florida reform school where many boys were beaten and sexually abused.	NPR	00:49:31
TV Critic Emily Nussbaum	Emily talks about the art of "terrible men" in the #MeToo era, TV's revolution (from low to high brow), and "the bad fan."	NPR	00:48:10
Remembering Pitcher Jim Bouton	MLB pitcher Jim Bouton, who died Wednesday, spoke to Fresh Air in 1986 about his 1970 tell-all memoir, BALL FOUR....	NPR	00:48:58
U.S. - Mexico Border Crisis	Caitlin Dickerson talks about the squalid conditions at the Clint, Texas, border patrol center, where toddlers were living for weeks...	NPR	00:49:04
Yiddish 'Fiddler On The Roof'	A Yiddish version is currently off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, director, explain why it still resonates.	NPR	00:48:08
Gerrymandering, Census & Voter Suppression	Ari Berman says recent Supreme Court decisions on redistricting and the 2020 census will determine which party wins in the next decade.	NPR	00:49:10
Bioethicist vs. Opioids	Travis Rieder became opioid dependent after an accident that crushed his foot. His book IN PAIN draws on his insights as a patient...	NPR	00:48:59
Willie Nelson	At 86, he's is still going strong - touring and has a new record, RIDE ME BACK HOME. We'll listen back to two interviews with him.	NPR	00:52:25
Lizzo	Lizzo talks about collaborating with Prince, feminism, and using music to help people find a positive place within themselves.	NPR	00:49:32
Sarah Jessica Parker	She's best-known for her role as the iconic single New Yorker Carrie Bradshaw on SEX AND THE CITY. She speaks of growing up poor...	NPR	00:48:55
The Story Of Chernobyl	Journalist Adam Higginbotham has spent years investigating the causes of the accident and the dramatic efforts to contain the damage.	NPR	00:48:54
The Toll On Facebook Moderators	They determine what material can be posted to Facebook. Many are traumatized by the images of hate and violence they see.	NPR	00:48:14
Novelist John Green On OCD	His latest novel, TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN, is about a teenage girl with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.	NPR	00:48:25
Female Crew Sails Round The World	Tracy Edwards set out on what was thought of as an unthinkable journey for a woman; to sail the 33,000 mile Whitbread Round The World Race.	NPR	00:49:19
The First AIDS Ward	The new documentary 5B tells the story of America's first hospital unit for people with AIDS. We interview two of its founders.	NPR	00:49:38
Comic Ramy Youssef	In the semi-autobio Hulu series RAMY, he plays a Muslim American who follows some, but not all, of the rules of his religion.	NPR	00:47:50
Jehovah's Witness Leaves	Amber Scorah was a third generation Jehovah's Witness. As a teenager she was shunned for having sex with her boyfriend...	NPR	00:48:58
John Prine	Prine was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. David Bianculli reviews FX's LEGION & Netflix's JESSICA JONES.	NPR	00:46:33
Bill Hader On BARRY	He talks with Terry Gross about writing BARRY with Alec Berg, struggling with anxiety while on SNL, and his love of old movies.	NPR	00:47:19
When They See Us	Ava DuVernay's Netflix series tells the story of how five black and brown boys were manipulated into confessing to a brutal rape.	NPR	00:46:48
America's First Black Sports Hero	Major Taylor broke barriers by becoming our fastest cyclist. Michael Kranish tells his story in the book, THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN.	NPR	00:48:06
Rethinking Elderhood	Geriatrician Dr. Louise Aronson treats patients who are in their 60s as well as those who are older than 100. Saxophonist Stan Getz.	NPR	00:48:30
I Wrote This Book Because I Love You	Tim Kreider admits that the longest relationship of his adult life was with the stray cat that became his companion for 19 years.	NPR	00:48:47
Hacker Threat To Cities	Cybersecurity expert Nicole Perlroth says hacking tools developed by the NSA were stolen, posted online and are now being used...	NPR	00:48:58
Ordinary People Got Us To The Moon	This summer marks 50 years since the first Apollo moon landing. Journalist Charles Fishman's new book ONE GIANT LEAP focuses it.	NPR	00:48:38
Inside Kim's North Korea	Anna Fifield visited North Korea and interviewed many of its citizens including members of Kim Jong Un's family for her new book about the country.	NPR	00:48:48
Actor Damian Lewis	The classically-trained British actor plays a ruthless hedge-fund manager on Showtime's BILLIONS, which recently ended its fourth season.	NPR	00:48:25
Remembering Dr. John	He died yesterday at 77. He was known for his raspy voice and hits such as RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME and SUCH A NIGHT.	NPR	00:47:56
Trump & The Emirates	We talk with David Kirkpatrick about how Prince Mohammed bin Zayed became one of the most influential foreign voices in Washington.	NPR	00:47:38
Actor Christina Applegate	She speaks about her own experience with grief and loss, her double mastectomy, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, and SWEET CHARITY on Broadway.	NPR	00:48:57
The Case Against R. Kelly	Pop music critic Jim DeRogatis on R. Kelly's alleged sexual abuse of underage girls. His new book SOULLESS.	NPR	00:48:36
The Future Of Food	Environmental journalist Amanda Little talks about efforts to create a global food supply for a world that will be hotter, drier...	NPR	00:47:50
A Return To DEADWOOD	The HBO series about a lawless mining town in 19th century South Dakota is the basis of a new film. David Bianculli shares his review.	NPR	00:49:15
SCOTUS And Abortion	Adam Liptak talks on how Trump's appointees might change the Supreme Court - including its direction on abortion...	NPR	00:48:34
Sara Berman's Closet	Sara's daughter, children's book author Maira Kalman and grandson, designer Alex Kalman, tell her story in a new book accompaniment...	NPR	00:48:15
College Mental Health	Dr. Anthony Rostain notes college students experience inordinate anxiety - much centered on surviving college and doing well.	NPR	00:46:53
Sir Elton John	The new biographical musical film ROCKETMAN is based on his life story. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2013 about his fear of...	NPR	00:49:54
Michael Pollan On Psychedelics	He discusses the history of psychedelic drugs, including LSD and magic mushrooms, and explains how they're currently being used...	NPR	00:48:55
Lizzo	The flute-playing pop star celebrates self-love on her latest album, CUZ I LOVE YOU. She talks about collaborating with Prince, feminism...	NPR	00:49:15
Power Struggle Within The NRA	Danny Hakim on conflicts in NRA's leadership, its lawsuit against its advertising & PR company, & what leaked documents reveal...	NPR	00:48:17
New Approach To Dementia	While caring for her mother, who had dementia, bioethicist Tia Powell began imagining a different way to approach the disease.	NPR	00:48:44
John Waters On Being A Filth Elder	The cult filmmaker has plenty of ideas about what older people should and shouldn't do. "You can't be trying too hard to rebel..."	NPR	00:49:18
Exploring Sexuality & Relationships	Stephen McCauley's novel, MY EX-LIFE, is a comedy about a couple whose marriage ended years ago when the husband came out as gay.	NPR	00:48:56
Dark Side Of Generic Drugs	Katherine Eban says most generic meds sold in the U.S. is manufactured overseas; sometimes with questionable quality control.	NPR	00:49:12
Howard Stern: Part 2	Stern talks about his 2017 cancer scare, his thoughts on retirement, and his mother's depression. Also, we remember Doris Day.	NPR	00:49:07
Howard Stern: Part 1	The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" speaks with Terry Gross for the first time. How therapy changed his show, what makes him cringe...	NPR	00:49:31
Phoebe Waller-Bridge	She writes female characters who are flawed, reckless, unpredictable and real - women not typically seen onscreen...	NPR	00:48:18
Celebrating HBO's VEEP	We listen to archival interviews with showrunner David Mandel, star Julia Louis-Dreyfus and co-star Tony Hale.	NPR	00:48:59
Deutsche Bank & Donald Trump	The bank was Trump's partner on countless investments when most of Wall Street shied away. It has a trove of information about him.	NPR	00:48:33
The Immigration Act of 1924	Daniel Okrent says the eugenics movement informed the Act, which restricted entrance to the U.S. of Jews, Italians, Greeks and other...	NPR	00:48:10
Shedding Light On Domestic Violence	Crisis center CEO Suzanne Dubus and journalist Rachel Louise Snyder talk about identifying risk factors in abusive relationships...	NPR	00:47:51
The Awkwardness Of Middle School	In Hulu's PEN15, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play 13-year-old versions of themselves in the year 2000 - even though they're in their early 30s.?	NPR	00:48:39
Remembering John Singleton	Film director John Singleton died Monday at the age of 51. He debuted in 1991 with the semi-autobiographical movie BOYZ N THE HOOD.	NPR	00:47:50
Bolton's Aggressive Use Of U.S. Power	Dexter Filkins says Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton's world view often contrasts with Trump's isolationist tendencies...	NPR	00:49:37
How Crooks Stash Fortunes	Journalist Oliver Bullough's book MONEYLAND describes foreign leaders' & oligarchs' secretive transnational world.	NPR	00:48:07
Erin Lee Carr, Daughter Of David Carr	The writer and documentary filmmaker talks of her parents' drug addiction and what it was like to have her father as a mentor...	NPR	00:48:48
Actor Patricia Arquette	She's won awards for her performances in ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA, BOYHOOD & MEDIUM. She currently stars in THE ACT...	NPR	00:48:13
The Zombies & Roxy Music	The 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees include the Zombies and Roxy Music. We listen back to archival interviews with them...	NPR	00:49:27
Mueller Report Revelations & Redactions	Rosalind Helderman notes what's new in the report, the questions left unanswered, and how encrypted texts and witnesses stymied...	NPR	00:47:36
How Psychiatry Used Drugs For Mental Illness	The new book MIND FIXERS examines psychiatry's search for understanding of mental illnesses, like depression and bipolar disorder.	NPR	00:48:21
Glenda Jackson Is King Lear	The 82-year-old British actor is currently playing Shakespeare's famed tragic figure on Broadway; a role traditionally played by a man.	NPR	00:47:57
How The Navy Failed Its Sailors	Outdated equipment and crew shortages contributed to two collisions involving Navy destroyers in 2017 - 17 sailors were killed.	NPR	00:47:26

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