Terry Gross appears in the following:
'Dance Can Give Community': Twyla Tharp On Choreographing Through Lockdown
Thursday, April 08, 2021
Twyla Moves, a new documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer, who got her start performing on subway platforms and rooftops in the 1960s.
For This Palestinian Cook, The Kitchen Is A 'Powerful Place' — Not A 'Life Sentence'
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Reem Kassis began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, she says, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family." Her new book is The Arabesque Table.
Singer Brandi Carlile Talks Ambition, Avoidance And Finally Finding Her Place
Monday, April 05, 2021
The six-time Grammy winner got her start as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator. Her new memoir, Broken Horses, is about her early life and the family she's built.
Remembering Larry McMurtry, A Writer Who Helped Define The American West
Friday, April 02, 2021
Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, McMurtry wrote more than 30 books and screenplays, many set in the West. He died on March 25. Originally broadcast in 1995.
Remembering Watergate Conspirator G. Gordon Liddy
Friday, April 02, 2021
Liddy, who died March 30, was convicted in 1973 for his role in the conspiracy to burglarize and bug the Democratic Party's headquarters at the Watergate office complex. Originally broadcast in 1980.
MC And Actor Riz Ahmed Embraces A New Kind Of Role In 'Sound Of Metal'
Friday, March 26, 2021
Ahmed is nominated for an Oscar for his role as a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal. To prepare for the part, he immersed himself in deaf culture. Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2020.
Actor Kathryn Hahn Says The Best Part Of Her Career Came Post-Kids
Friday, March 26, 2021
The WandaVision actor says the "complicated and messy roles" she craved came later in her career. She also starred the HBO series Mrs. Fletcher, and in Transparent. Originally broadcast Oct. 24, 2019.
Capitol Siege Has Been A Success For Recruiting Extremists, Former DHS Staffer Says
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Elizabeth Neumann resigned from the Department of Homeland Security in 2020. She says the Trump administration ignored the threat — and fanned the flames — of violent domestic extremism.
Out Of Prison But Still Trapped: Examining The 'Afterlife' Of Incarceration
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
There are 45,000 laws, policies and administrative sanctions in the U.S. that target people with criminal records. Reuben Jonathan Miller researches how they affect people's lives in Halfway Home.
'Soul' Creators On Passion, Purpose And Realizing You're 'Enough'
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The Oscar-nominated film imagines a place where souls are matched with unique passions. Pete Docter and Kemp Powers say their movie is meant to challenge conventional notions of success and failure.
Loretta Lynn Traces Her Roots From 'Coal Miner's Daughter' To Country Stardom
Friday, March 19, 2021
Lynn, who married when she was in her teens, later created controversy by singing about divorce and birth control. Her new album is Still Woman Enough. Originally broadcast Nov. 10 2010.
Could Trump Be The 1st U.S. President Charged With A Criminal Offense?
Thursday, March 18, 2021
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer talks about the criminal investigation into whether Donald Trump engaged in tax, banking and/or insurance fraud. If convicted, he could be sentenced to prison.
Kazuo Ishiguro Draws On His Songwriting Past To Write Novels About The Future
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills earlier in his career "as a writer of songs." Ishiguro's new book, Klara And The Sun, is set in the future and has an A.I. narrator.
Jon Batiste On Sharing Joy In A Painful Year: 'I Want To Reaffirm People's Humanity'
Thursday, March 11, 2021
This year, Batiste took his music to the streets, performing at protests and vaccination sites. "I wanted to articulate ... that we're all in this together," Batiste says. His new album is We Are.
Inside The Fight For The Right To Die: Logistical And Ethical Challenges
Tuesday, March 09, 2021
Katie Engelhart explores the complexity of physician-assisted death in the book The Inevitable. She says patients seeking to end their own lives sometimes resort to veterinary drugs from overseas.
CRISPR Scientist's Biography Explores Ethics Of Rewriting The Code Of Life
Monday, March 08, 2021
The Code Breaker profiles Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist key to the development of CRISPR, and examines the technology's exciting possibilities and need for oversight.
James McBride's Advice For New Writers: 'A Simple Story Is The Best Story'
Friday, March 05, 2021
McBride's most recent novel, Deacon King Kong, is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969. "Time and place is really crucial to good storytelling," he says. Originally broadcast Feb. 29, 2020.
Trump's Deal To End War In Afghanistan Leaves Biden With 'A Terrible Situation'
Thursday, March 04, 2021
The Trump White House agreed to a May 1 troop withdrawal. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says Biden must now decide whether to honor a deal that included the Taliban but not the Afghan government.
How Bellingcat's Online Sleuths Solve Global Crimes Using Open Source Info
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
Eliot Higgins is the founder of an online collective that picks apart conspiracy theories and investigates war crimes and hate crimes using clues from the Internet. His new book is We Are Bellingcat.
The Legacies Of Black Icons Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) And Malcolm X
Friday, February 26, 2021
The film One Night in Miami imagines a night in 1964 where Cooke, Clay, Malcolm X and Jim Brown meet. We listen back to interviews with biographers Peter Guralnick, Jonathan Eig and Alex Haley.