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14 million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum writes about the scale o...
06/08/2025

14 million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum writes about the scale of destruction in her article, "The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth." Applebaum spoke with Fresh Air's Dave Davies about the war and her reporting. https://tinyurl.com/bdff8tx8

MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff, known for his reporting on the border crisis, shares firsthand insights into how the...
06/08/2025

MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff, known for his reporting on the border crisis, shares firsthand insights into how the Trump administration’s original pledge to deport the “worst of the worst” criminal immigrants gave way to sweeping ICE raids that targeted undocumented workers with no serious criminal history. Watch this in-studio interview with Tonya Mosley.

MSNBC's senior national and political newscorrespondent Jacob Soboroff, known for his reporting on the border crisis, shares firsthand insights into how the ...

A new book chronicles the Iranian revolution of 1979, which transformed the country from an American ally to an Islamic ...
04/08/2025

A new book chronicles the Iranian revolution of 1979, which transformed the country from an American ally to an Islamic Republic and bitter enemy of the United States.

Author Scott Anderson says it marked the modern world’s first successful religious counterrevolution against the forces of secularism, and that it was far from inevitable. His gripping account details blunders by U. S. policymakers that likely contributed to the victory of Ayatollah Khomeini over more moderate rivals.

Listen: https://bit.ly/3Jh0wsB

When Terry Gross was asked to choose someone to interview her on stage for an event in 2015, she chose Marc Maron. Terry...
03/08/2025

When Terry Gross was asked to choose someone to interview her on stage for an event in 2015, she chose Marc Maron. Terry knew the comic, actor, and host of the popular podcast WTF would make it a lively conversation, and push her out of her comfort zone—and she was right. Listen to Maron grill Terry about her upbringing, her daily life, and her friendships(?) in this unforgettable live interview, in your Fresh Air+ feed on Sunday. Learn more about FA+ plus.npr.org/freshair

Biographer Peter Guralnick paints a surprising portrait of Elvis Presley's long-time manager, Col. Tom Parker: "He had n...
31/07/2025

Biographer Peter Guralnick paints a surprising portrait of Elvis Presley's long-time manager, Col. Tom Parker: "He had nothing whatsoever to do with the music other than to defend Elvis' choices." Listen: https://tinyurl.com/mtpm44sy

Journalist Franklin Foer talks about Elon Musk's powerful influence over America’s space ambitions. He explores how Spac...
30/07/2025

Journalist Franklin Foer talks about Elon Musk's powerful influence over America’s space ambitions. He explores how SpaceX and the Trump Administration are changing the face and mission of NASA.

We also talk about the impact of nearly 4,000 NASA employees who have opted to leave through the administration’s Deferred Resignation program. Listen: https://tinyurl.com/4ue9eurn

Check out our first ever in-studio interview for YouTube, with comic Atsuko Okatsuka.
30/07/2025

Check out our first ever in-studio interview for YouTube, with comic Atsuko Okatsuka.

With her signature bowl cut and surreal sense of humor, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka shares what it was like growing up undocumented in Los Angeles, raised by he...

As he winds down his podcast, WTF, after 16 years, Marc Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very...
29/07/2025

As he winds down his podcast, WTF, after 16 years, Marc Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul." He spoke with Terry Gross about being the subject of a documentary, dreams he has of his late girlfriend Lynn Shelton, and cringing at his old comedy.

As Maron winds down his podcast, he reflects on what he'll miss most. "These conversations [on WTF] are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul."

Mariska Hargitay's mother, the actor Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash when Mariska was 3. The tragedy left the Law &...
29/07/2025

Mariska Hargitay's mother, the actor Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash when Mariska was 3. The tragedy left the Law & Order star with unanswered questions about her mom, whose Hollywood persona was so different from the woman her family knew.

The Law & Order: SVU actor was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary, My Mom Jayne, explores her mother's identity, and her own.

Law & Order: SVU actor Mariska Hargitay was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car ...
28/07/2025

Law & Order: SVU actor Mariska Hargitay was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary 'My Mom Jayne' explores her mother's identity, and her own. Hartigay spoke with Tonya Mosley.

The Law & Order: SVU actor was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary My Mom Jayne explores her mother's identity, and her own.

With her popular HBO series “Girls,” Lena Dunham became known for writing complicated, funny, and often even unlikeable ...
27/07/2025

With her popular HBO series “Girls,” Lena Dunham became known for writing complicated, funny, and often even unlikeable protagonists. With the release of her latest series on Netflix called “Too Much,” we’re looking back at Dunham’s interview with Terry Gross from 2012, when “Girls” was still in its first season. Dunham addressed the criticisms around the show and her characters, and divulged the incidents in her life that inspired some onscreen plot lines. Listen in your Fresh Air+ feed on Sunday! plus. npr.org/freshair

The aristocratic, unconventional British Mitford sisters are the subject of the new BritBox TV series 'Outrageous.' We'r...
25/07/2025

The aristocratic, unconventional British Mitford sisters are the subject of the new BritBox TV series 'Outrageous.' We're revisiting Terry's 1989 interview with Jessica Mitford, who wrote The American Way of Death, an exposé of the funeral industry that became a best seller in 1963. The leftist activist talks about being subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Listen: https://tinyurl.com/9n48ztux

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