Terry Gross

Host, Fresh Air

Terry Gross appears in the following:

After his son's suicide and the Jan. 6 attack, Rep. Jamie Raskin is not giving up

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Raskin's son died just days before the Capitol insurrection. Now Raskin serves on the House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack. His new memoir is Unthinkable.

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For Kirsten Dunst, 'The Power of the Dog' is a cinematic love letter to her children

Monday, January 03, 2022

Dunst says acting opposite her husband, Jesse Plemons, in Jane Campion's new Western is an experience she'll never forget: "It was very special. ... He's my favorite actor to work with."

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Dave Grohl retraces his life-affirming path from Nirvana to Foo Fighters

Friday, December 31, 2021

After Nirvana, Grohl considered quitting music. But, he says, "Music was the one thing that had healed me my entire life." His memoir is The Storyteller. Originally broadcast Nov. 24, 2021.

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'Schmigadoon!' star Cecily Strong and co-creator Cinco Paul embrace musical satire

Friday, December 31, 2021

The Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon! centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23.

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'Fresh Air' remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The South African leader was key to the anti-apartheid movement. He chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and preached forgiveness. Tutu died Dec. 26. Originally broadcast in '84 and '99.

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Fran Lebowitz is your NYC tour guide in 'Pretend It's a City'

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

In the series, Lebowitz talks with Martin Scorsese about getting kicked out of high school, driving a cab in New York City in the 1970s and not having a cell phone. Originally broadcast January 2021.

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Kieran Culkin is having fun with 'Succession' — and he hopes you are too

Monday, December 27, 2021

Culkin plays one of three siblings vying for control of a media empire. The character, he says, "doesn't really know what [it] means to suffer consequences." Originally broadcast Dec. 6, 2021.

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Jazz singer Susannah McCorkle performs a holiday concert for 'Fresh Air'

Friday, December 24, 2021

McCorkle, who died in 2001, had 17 albums to her credit and a repertoire of more than 3,000 songs. She was also a published fiction writer. In 1988, McCorkle stopped in to perform holiday music.

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Filmmaker John Waters puts his own spin on Christmas

Friday, December 24, 2021

In 2004, Waters shared music from his album A John Waters Christmas, an anthology of catchy, entertaining and ridiculous holiday songs that reflect his fascination with the odd and unusual.

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How a group of online sleuths are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters

Thursday, December 23, 2021

HuffPost journalist Ryan J. Reilly says "sedition hunters" have used videos, social media posts and facial recognition software to identify individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol.

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Penélope Cruz says just reading the script for 'Parallel Mothers' left her in tears

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

In her latest film, Cruz plays a 40-something single woman who becomes pregnant unintentionally. While at the hospital, her character meets a pregnant teen who is very unhappy about having a baby.

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'Sex Cult Nun' says discovering self-ownership helped her break free from The Family

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Faith Jones' grandfather founded the Children of God cult. She was taught sex was a service to God and that women should freely "share" their bodies, regardless of whether they wanted to or not.

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'Cabaret' actor Alan Cumming unpacks his 'Baggage' in a new memoir

Monday, December 20, 2021

The Tony Award-winning actor previously wrote about his childhood in Scotland and his abusive father. Cumming's new memoir centers on love, sexuality, career and mental health.

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For author J.R. Moehringer, 'The Tender Bar' was a chance to revisit childhood

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Moehringer grew up with an absent dad and found a home, of sorts, in the bar where his uncle worked. His memoir has been adapted into a film directed by George Clooney. Originally broadcast in 2012.

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Remembering 'Vampire Chronicles' author Anne Rice

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Rice, who died Dec. 11, grew up in New Orleans and hit it big in 1976 with her first novel, Interview with the Vampire. She followed up with more than a dozen novels. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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Remembering Greg Tate, a culture critic who focused on Black music and art

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Tate's whirlwind writing, which appeared in The Village Voice and Rolling Stone, often referenced pop culture, literary theory and the latest slang. He died Dec. 7. Originally broadcast in 1992.

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As child care costs soar, providers are barely getting by. Is there any fix?

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Claire Suddath explains why child care is so unaffordable in the U.S. and why attempts to provide federal funding for care keep failing in Congress.

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Working 9 to 5? 'Out of Office' author says maybe it's time to rethink that

Monday, December 13, 2021

Journalist Anne Helen Petersen says the notion that employees should be in the office for certain hours every day is an arbitrary one: "You don't need to be in an office to answer emails."

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Remembering Sen. Bob Dole, former Republican presidential candidate

Friday, December 10, 2021

Dole, who died Dec. 5, represented Kansas in the Senate for 27 years, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1996. He spoke to Fresh Air in '05 about his experiences fighting in World War II.

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Actors Rita Moreno and George Chakiris remember the original 'West Side Story'

Friday, December 10, 2021

Moreno became the first Latina actor to win an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 film. Chakiris won an Academy Award for his performance as Bernardo. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2001.

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