Terry Gross appears in the following:
'Fresh Air' Pays Respect To Aretha Franklin, The Queen Of Soul
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
To mark the debut of the biopic RESPECT, we listen back to archival interviews with Aretha, as well as with Jerry Wexler, producer of the hit "Respect," and Dan Penn, who co-wrote "Do Right Woman."
Sandra Oh Takes The Lead In 'The Chair' And 'Killing Eve'
Monday, August 30, 2021
In The Chair, Oh plays a professor who is the first woman and person of color to head the English department at a prestigious college. Oh says she "profoundly" understood the themes of the show.
Remembering Vietnam War Correspondent Joe Galloway
Friday, August 27, 2021
Galloway, who died Aug. 18, was the only civilian to be awarded the medal of valor in the Vietnam War. He later co-authored We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young. Originally broadcast in 1992 and 2003.
Remembering Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts
Friday, August 27, 2021
During his 58 years with the Stones, Watts, who died Aug. 24, often let the other members of the band take the spotlight on stage and in the press. Originally broadcast in 1991.
Remembering Acclaimed American Painter Chuck Close
Friday, August 27, 2021
Known for his giant hyper-realist paintings of faces, Close kept painting even after a stroke left him partially paralyzed. Close died Aug. 19. Originally broadcast in 1998.
What It's Like To Be A Woman Reporting On The Taliban: 'They Don't Look At You'
Thursday, August 26, 2021
CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward says educated Afghan women fear they will lose everything under Taliban rule. "Based on my experience with the Taliban, you can't expect them to change," she says.
In 'Dopamine Nation,' Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Psychiatrist Anna Lembke's new book explores the brain's connection between pleasure and pain. It also helps explain addictions — not just to drugs and alcohol, but also to food, sex and smartphones.
'Schmigadoon!' Co-Creator Says Series Was Inspired By A 'Love Affair' With Musicals
Monday, August 23, 2021
Cinco Paul loves musicals — unlike his long-time writing partner, with whom he created the new Apple TV+ satire. Their series centers on a couple who become trapped in a musical town.
Tony Bennett Retires From Performing: Listen Back To His 'Fresh Air' Interviews
Friday, August 20, 2021
Bennett continued performing even after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Now, at 95, he will retire, following doctor's orders. Bennett spoke with Terry Gross in 1982, 1991 and 1998.
'The State Must Provide' Is A Lesson On Inequality In Higher Ed, Past And Present
Monday, August 16, 2021
Journalist Adam Harris explains how the higher education system has been built on an uneven foundation from the start — and how slavery, segregation and racism have stymied Black education.
New Testimony Reveals Trump Pressured The DOJ To Falsely Question Election Results
Thursday, August 12, 2021
NY Times journalist Katie Benner says a division head at the DOJ secretly plotted with the President to oust the head of the agency and join his plan to subvert the results of the 2020 election.
'Put Me On Blast': Kenan Thompson On 'SNL' And His New, Self-Titled Sitcom
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
The SNL veteran plays a widowed father on his NBC show. Thompson says being a dad and playing a dad on TV can be a whirlwind: "I'm living my character kind of 24/7 in a weird way."
Cecily Strong On 'SNL,' 'Schmigadoon!' And Coping In The Early Days Of The Pandemic
Monday, August 09, 2021
Strong stars in the new Apple TV+ satire — a couple gets lost in the woods and end up trapped in a town where life is a musical and the townspeople frequently burst into song.
Remembering Inventor And TV Pitchman Ron Popeil
Friday, August 06, 2021
Popeil, who died July 28, was an infomercial pioneer whose products included the Chop-O-Matic, the Veg-O-Matic, the smokeless ashtray and many other household gadgets. Originally broadcast in 1993.
'Dark Money' Is Funding The 2020 Election Challenge — And Could Challenge 2024
Thursday, August 05, 2021
New Yorker journalist Jane Mayer says a well-funded national movement is "really going all in on this Trump lie" in an effort to change the way ballots are cast and counted.
Finishing 'Sunday In The Park': Behind-The-Scenes Stories Of Working With Sondheim
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
James Lapine worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Passion. In Putting it Together, he draws on interviews with Sondheim and members of the cast and crew.
Listen Back To A 1993 Interview With The Late Civil Rights Pioneer Bob Moses
Friday, July 30, 2021
In the 1960s, Moses led efforts to organize and register Black residents to vote in Mississippi and brought national attention to the state's entrenched white supremacy. Moses died Sunday at age 86.
Acting Is 'Problem Solving,' Says Courtney B. Vance
Friday, July 30, 2021
Vance played attorney Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O.J. Simpson. Now he takes to the pulpit as Aretha Franklin's father, Rev. C.L Franklin, in Genius: Aretha. Originally broadcast April 21, 2021.
Leaks Reveal Spyware Meant To Track Criminals Targeted Activists Instead
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg explains how military-grade spyware licensed to governments and police departments has infiltrated the iPhones of journalists, activists and others.
'Moonlight' Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney On His TV Series 'David Makes Man'
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
McCraney's script was adapted into the Oscar-winning film. David Makes Man, now in season 2, begins with a Miami boy whose mother struggles with addiction, and has echoes of McCraney's own childhood.