# terry gross (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover terry gross. Page: Feed: --- ## [Best Of: Colman Domingo / Writer Leïla Slimani](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5940865/best-of-colman-domingo-writer-leila-slimani) _2026-08-22 · Fresh Air_ Colman Domingo is nominated for two Emmy Awards this year, for two very different roles: in the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons and in the final season of HBO's Euphoria . He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the transition from dramatic roles to comedy, and guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a week. Award-winning writer Leïla Slimani grew up in Morocco, where women were second-class citizens, but… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/27731ccc-0ce2-4dae-ae4f-ceb2c68dc95a/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=27731ccc-0ce2-4dae-ae4f-ceb2c68dc95a&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5940865&p=381444908&d=2944&size=47109102) ## [‘The Dog Stars’ novelist Peter Heller / Remembering rock critic Dave Marsh](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5940855/the-dog-stars-novelist-peter-heller-remembering-rock-critic-dave-marsh) _2026-08-21 · Fresh Air_ The Dog Stars , directed by Ridley Scott and starring Josh Brolin and Jacob Elordi, is about two men who become unlikely compatriots when a pandemic wipes out much of the country's population. Adventure writer Peter Heller spoke with Dave Davies in 2012 about the book, which draws on his own survival skills. Also, we remember pioneering rock critic Dave Marsh. He was an early champion and… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/f2e8a661-4838-4770-96e4-b3203bd9e04d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=f2e8a661-4838-4770-96e4-b3203bd9e04d&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5940855&p=381444908&d=2759&size=44144937) ## [‘Wonder Man’ star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on cancellation and confidence](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939445/wonder-man-star-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-on-cancellation-and-confidence) _2026-08-20 · Fresh Air_ Two weeks after being nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Wonder Man , Yahya Abdul-Mateen II found out that the series had been cancelled. He says Marvel could do more to support Black-led projects. Abdul-Mateen spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley about how he stumbled into acting, padding his early resumé, and working through his stutter. Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews Teenage Death… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/825a96d3-16d7-4c01-aa94-ca43e763c6e0/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=825a96d3-16d7-4c01-aa94-ca43e763c6e0&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5939445&p=381444908&d=2763&size=44224348) ## [Challenges the U.S. military is facing in Iran](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5937585/challenges-the-u-s-military-is-facing-in-iran) _2026-08-19 · Fresh Air_ Defense analyst Stacie Pettyjohn says while the U.S. military is facing long-range missile shortages, prolonged deployments, and vacated regional bases, Iran is building cheaper weapons quickly. She tells Dave Davies the U.S. military is scrambling to adjust to innovations in modern warfare. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/e29ad5bc-8e40-41ae-9400-68c38ae2507e/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=e29ad5bc-8e40-41ae-9400-68c38ae2507e&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5937585&p=381444908&d=2758&size=44141592) ## [Jason Segel is not afraid of the ‘dirty underneath’](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-5935582/jason-segel-is-not-afraid-of-the-dirty-underneath) _2026-08-18 · Fresh Air_ Segel returns to talk with Terry Gross about his Emmy-nominated series Shrinking , in which he plays a therapist who suffered a nervous breakdown in the wake of his wife’s death. Segel opens up about his own therapy, acting opposite Harrison Ford, and overcoming writer's block. He thinks of his vulnerability as a super power. "I'm kind of devoid of pride or shame about the dirty underneath. I'll… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/2b81ec57-9de6-43ec-ae32-7c4c76504522/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=2b81ec57-9de6-43ec-ae32-7c4c76504522&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5935582&p=381444908&d=2738&size=43823944) ## [What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/17/nx-s1-5935412/what-evolution-reveals-about-eating-dieting-and-fat) _2026-08-17 · Fresh Air_ When you’re dieting to lose weight, human evolution is often working against you. We’ll talk about why with Daniel Lieberman, author of Fed Up and founder of Harvard’s Department of Evolutionary Biology. He spoke with Terry Gross about diets he’s tested, and the often contradictory information about what’s healthy to eat and what’s not. Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Etna , a novel… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/5bcf7563-3ebb-48e0-9e95-7fb0aeddecdb/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=5bcf7563-3ebb-48e0-9e95-7fb0aeddecdb&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5935412&p=381444908&d=2740&size=43850693) ## [Best Of: 'Spider-Man' dir. Destin Daniel Cretton / Novelist Harriet Clark](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/15/nx-s1-5931774/best-of-spider-man-dir-destin-daniel-cretton-novelist-harriet-clark) _2026-08-15 · Fresh Air_ Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to break box office records, after having the biggest U.S. opening weekend in history. Tonya Mosley talks with the film’s director, Destin Daniel Cretton. Long before Marvel, he worked in a group home for at-risk teens. He says it's an experience that shaped everything he's made since then, and became the movie Short Term 12 . Also, we hear from Harriet Clark.… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/740cd4b6-8a1f-4b10-8cc9-9f66a90152cf/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=740cd4b6-8a1f-4b10-8cc9-9f66a90152cf&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5931774&p=381444908&d=2912&size=46603790) ## [Reckoning with America’s history of slavery](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/nx-s1-5931760/reckoning-with-americas-history-of-slavery) _2026-08-14 · Fresh Air_ Poet and writer Clint Smith says we are taught to think of slavery as something that happened a long, long time ago. But then he learned that his grandfather's grandfather had been enslaved. “This person who was so central to my life and my own identity is someone who was only a generation or two removed from a family member who had been born into slavery," he tells Terry Gross. Smith is the… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/d801ce2e-4eca-4408-a632-6c19b0bd4a77/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=d801ce2e-4eca-4408-a632-6c19b0bd4a77&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5931760&p=381444908&d=2803&size=44855467) ## [Colman Domingo loves a challenge](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/13/nx-s1-5930348/colman-domingo-loves-a-challenge) _2026-08-13 · Fresh Air_ Colman Domingo is nominated for two Emmy Awards for two very different performances — in the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons and in HBO's Euphoria . "I can go very deep with my characters," he tells co-host Tonya Mosley. He talks about doing comedy with masters like Tina Fey, filling in for Jimmy Kimmel, why he loves being in his 50s. Also, Lloyd Schwartz reviews a remastered album of Handel arias… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/59f2240a-ff22-46ca-9e0d-c5e197b653b7/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=59f2240a-ff22-46ca-9e0d-c5e197b653b7&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5930348&p=381444908&d=2752&size=44043789) ## [The race for tech supremacy: The U.S. vs. China](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/12/nx-s1-5929415/the-race-for-tech-supremacy-the-u-s-vs-china) _2026-08-12 · Fresh Air_ China produces at least 70% of the world’s drones, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. And with the U.S. stockpile of munitions diminished from the Iran war, would the U.S. have what it needs to defend Taiwan if China invaded? Terry Gross talks with New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos about his latest story, “The Future Made in China.” “The irony here is that we are in some… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/d1e242af-26c2-4a5a-975d-60703c1a331b/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=d1e242af-26c2-4a5a-975d-60703c1a331b&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5929415&p=381444908&d=2758&size=44132815) ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Wug85gs3vXvX) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [‘Spider-Man’ director Destin Daniel Cretton](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/nx-s1-5928174/spider-man-director-destin-daniel-cretton) _2026-08-11 · Fresh Air_ Cretton grew up in Hawaii, and says movies expanded his perspective: “That is how I traveled. That is how I was exposed to other cultures. That's how I understand how kids grew up in high school on the mainland,” he tells co-host Tonya Mosley. He explains how his job at a group home for at-risk teens inspired his film Short Term 12 , how he relates to Peter Parker’s loneliness, and how his… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/ded58e61-1e14-422c-a124-2e28dd76f272/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=ded58e61-1e14-422c-a124-2e28dd76f272&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5928174&p=381444908&d=2731&size=43701481) ## [Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927227/silicon-valley-billionaires-war-on-democracy) _2026-08-10 · Fresh Air_ Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place. Durán traces their fringe ideologies from blogs, manifestos and private talks straight to the White House. “The weird stuff these guys say in their blogs or in their speeches is not just eccentric… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/890cce0e-02f6-4507-8f42-f4433a7c0f3b/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=890cce0e-02f6-4507-8f42-f4433a7c0f3b&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5927227&p=381444908&d=2770&size=44321733) ## [Best Of: Jia Tolentino on plastic surgery & AI / ‘Beef’ creator Lee Sun Jin](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5925147/best-of-jia-tolentino-on-plastic-surgery-ai-beef-creator-lee-sun-jin) _2026-08-08 · Fresh Air_ Seven years ago, New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino coined the term “Instagram Face.” Now we talk about how current beauty standards are changing our relationship to reality. “It seems more explicitly anti-human right now than ever before,” she tells Tonya Mosley. “There seems to be something that’s dove-tailing with the age of AI.” Also, we hear from Lee Sung Jin, creator of the Netflix series… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/8082524f-db82-453d-9473-4e07f9195c7f/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=8082524f-db82-453d-9473-4e07f9195c7f&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5925147&p=381444908&d=2944&size=47107848) ## [Remembering ‘The Man Who Listens to Horses’](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5925132/remembering-the-man-who-listens-to-horses) _2026-08-07 · Fresh Air_ The internationally acclaimed horseman Monty Roberts defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler approach — based on horses' non-verbal language. He died on July 31st at 91. Roberts spoke with Terry Gross in 1997, at the time of his memoir. Also, jazz critic Martin Johnson reviews Jason Moran’s record of Duke Ellington tracks, and John Powers reviews Tony , the… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/83330189-f037-4dab-afa4-f5499cacefbb/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=83330189-f037-4dab-afa4-f5499cacefbb&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5925132&p=381444908&d=2738&size=43815167) ## [Novelist Claire Vaye Watkins on the beauty & brutality of the desert](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5923348/novelist-claire-vaye-watkins-on-the-beauty-brutality-of-the-desert) _2026-08-06 · Fresh Air_ Claire Vaye Watkins' new novel, 'Yellow Pine,' is about a group of misfits and activists in the Mojave desert, fighting a corporate solar development. Living in the desert is "not for everybody," she tells Terry Gross. Her home, near Death Valley, is staggeringly beautiful and brutal. She talks about growing up around environmental activism, solitude, and her father's escape from the Manson… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/bf76462d-523d-4f65-9fb8-43c593168b62/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=bf76462d-523d-4f65-9fb8-43c593168b62&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5923348&p=381444908&d=2782&size=44518174) ## [How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion last year](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5922199/how-trump-made-an-estimated-2-2-billion-last-year) _2026-08-05 · Fresh Air_ New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump’s conflicts of interest and whether he’s exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment. Lipton spoke with Terry Gross. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/6e3b0254-a45b-4f0a-a434-9f8d8b07510f/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=6e3b0254-a45b-4f0a-a434-9f8d8b07510f&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5922199&p=381444908&d=2773&size=44376486) ## [Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/nx-s1-5919596/jean-smart-bids-farewell-to-hacks) _2026-08-04 · Fresh Air_ The fifth and final season of the HBO comedy series ‘Hacks’ is nominated for 24 Emmys, including one for Smart as best actress in a comedy series. The writers “raised the bar every single season," Smart tells guest interviewer Aarti Shahani. They talk about why the show is ending, Smart’s distant relative who narrowly escaped the Salem Witch Trials, and adopting a baby when she was in her 50s.… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/d845cd7a-ca0f-46dd-bd09-6ea1ef2f1065/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=d845cd7a-ca0f-46dd-bd09-6ea1ef2f1065&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5919596&p=381444908&d=2712&size=43405567) ## [Miss America ‘68, women’s lib, and the politics of beauty](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-5918056/miss-america-68-womens-lib-and-the-politics-of-beauty) _2026-08-03 · Fresh Air_ Historian Micki McElya’s book, ‘Liberation Summer,’ revisits September 1968, when three groups of women converged on the Atlantic City boardwalk: feminists protesting the Miss America Pageant, contestants in the first-ever Miss Black America Pageant, and women defending Miss America herself. McElya argues the collision that day created a politics of beauty that runs through the rise of the… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/74ae9037-c70e-4341-83f3-70adcb4b86cd/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=74ae9037-c70e-4341-83f3-70adcb4b86cd&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5918056&p=381444908&d=2714&size=43425629) ## [Best Of: ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson / Actor Jon Bernthal](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5913686/best-of-odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-actor-jon-bernthal) _2026-08-01 · Fresh Air_ Christopher Nolan’s new film ‘The Odyssey’ is a box-office hit, but classics scholar Emily Wilson, who translated Homer’s poem from the original text, says the film’s script is abysmally written, lacking in emotional depth and character development. She talks about her translation and divisive criticism of the film. Also, we hear from actor Jon Bernthal who plays Menelaus, King of Sparta in ‘The… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/83a6d831-52d8-4d34-a63e-9201045c482d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=83a6d831-52d8-4d34-a63e-9201045c482d&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5913686&p=381444908&d=2871&size=45944668) ## [Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5913676/remembering-irish-singer-songwriter-glen-hansard) _2026-07-31 · Fresh Air_ Irish musician Glen Hansard, best-known for his band The Frames and his part in the 2007 film ‘Once,’ died July 29 in a motorcycle crash. He was 56. Hansard got his start busking in the streets of Dublin. Ironically, it was his headmaster who urged him to drop out of school to pursue music. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2008, with his ‘Once’ co-star Markéta Irglová. Their song from the film,… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/138e1983-f7c6-4aef-b43f-bed8a71995a3/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=138e1983-f7c6-4aef-b43f-bed8a71995a3&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5913676&p=381444908&d=2796&size=44749722) ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PbDXoUzs0iOY) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Actor Jon Bernthal on grit, dedication & the teacher who saved him](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/nx-s1-5913660/actor-jon-bernthal-on-grit-dedication-the-teacher-who-saved-him) _2026-07-30 · Fresh Air_ Bernthal often plays intense, violent, damaged characters, like Mikey from ‘The Bear’ and Shane from ‘The Walking Dead.’ When talking about himself and his characters, Bernthal says that it’s easy for someone who’s scared to turn into someone who’s scary. He currently stars in ‘The Odyssey’ and the new Spider-Man film, ‘A Brand New Day.’ He spoke with Tonya Mosley about how he went from being an… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/2c889438-f830-43ab-ad8b-74c699b41499/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=2c889438-f830-43ab-ad8b-74c699b41499&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5913660&p=381444908&d=2750&size=44016623) ## [‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson: Nolan should've hired a screenwriter](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5911759/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-nolan-shouldve-hired-a-screenwriter) _2026-07-29 · Fresh Air_ Renowned classics scholar Emily Wilson caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey’ went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again. She spoke with Dave Davies about trolls, tattoos, and why she balks at her work being categorized as “feminist.” Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/408789cb-ba9e-449b-98fc-7ba0ab7d6254/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=408789cb-ba9e-449b-98fc-7ba0ab7d6254&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5911759&p=381444908&d=2734&size=43750800) ## [The forces that shape gun culture](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5910569/the-forces-that-shape-gun-culture) _2026-07-28 · Fresh Air_ Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘New York Times’ reporter Mike McIntire says gun companies and the NRA are broadening the scope of the Second Amendment, socializing kids to appreciate guns and marketing a new brand of masculinity. McIntire spoke with Terry Gross about his book, ‘Ricochet: Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence.’ Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/87182e78-f845-4b9b-b7be-14c8543d6de9/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=87182e78-f845-4b9b-b7be-14c8543d6de9&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5910569&p=381444908&d=2712&size=43398461) ## [French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani on feminism & freedom](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/27/nx-s1-5909319/french-moroccan-writer-leila-slimani-on-feminism-freedom) _2026-07-27 · Fresh Air_ Award-winning writer Leïla Slimani grew up in Morocco, where women were second-class citizens, but inside her home and with her family, she was free to speak her mind. Her mother, a doctor, pushed her to go to France to study. Slimani spoke with Terry Gross about her trilogy of novels inspired by her own French-Moroccan roots and her search for belonging. Her books include ‘I’ll Take the Fire’ and… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/72d560d1-1bb1-4764-b250-2e17ed638e2c/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=72d560d1-1bb1-4764-b250-2e17ed638e2c&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5909319&p=381444908&d=2751&size=44018294) ## [Best Of: Broadway legend André De Shields / Apache Chef Nephi Craig](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/25/nx-s1-5906723/best-of-broadway-legend-andre-de-shields-apache-chef-nephi-craig) _2026-07-25 · Fresh Air_ At the age of 80, André De Shields is now on Broadway in “CATS: The Jellicle Ball.” He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in “Hadestown” and co-stars in the new movie of the revival. He talks with Terry Gross about his Broadway debut in the original production of ‘The Wiz,’ living with HIV for almost 50 years, and why he walks like a king. Also, White Mountain Apache Chef Nephi Craig explains… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/77b1ff9d-5168-48a4-bf26-f08a3cc3a022/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=77b1ff9d-5168-48a4-bf26-f08a3cc3a022&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5906723&p=381444908&d=2947&size=47168035) ## [A former nun on why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5906720/a-former-nun-on-why-she-ran-away-from-her-cloistered-life) _2026-07-24 · Fresh Air_ Poverty, chastity, obedience, total devotion – and rebellion. Catherine Coldstream talks with Terry Gross about her years as a Carmelite nun and why she left the monastery. Her memoir is ‘Cloistered: My Years as a Nun.’ John Powers reviews the series ‘The Hawk,’ starring Will Ferrell. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/fd851ea7-fec8-4cde-8a98-a028efb86163/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=fd851ea7-fec8-4cde-8a98-a028efb86163&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5906720&p=381444908&d=2734&size=43751637) ## [Lee Sung Jin on the breakthrough that led him to ‘BEEF’](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5904429/lee-sung-jin-on-the-breakthrough-that-led-him-to-beef) _2026-07-23 · Fresh Air_ The second season of Lee Sung Jin’s Netflix series ‘BEEF’ earned 16 Emmy nominations. Set at an exclusive country club, it stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan in a story about class struggles and generational differences. The storylines of both seasons were inspired by real events in Lee's life. Before ‘BEEF,’ he spent two decades in comedy writers' rooms, often feeling alienated as the only… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/989a0f5f-1f07-411b-bd1d-01dd0dcf9f0e/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=989a0f5f-1f07-411b-bd1d-01dd0dcf9f0e&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5904429&p=381444908&d=2738&size=43817256) ## [Jia Tolentino on ‘Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare’](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5902953/jia-tolentino-on-our-plastic-surgery-nightmare) _2026-07-22 · Fresh Air_ Botox, fillers, facelifts: Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it's changing our relationship to reality. ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Jia Tolentino considers how beauty standards have dovetailed with AI. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/0b3a5dfd-d01d-4662-99a3-bd5b4212bb15/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=0b3a5dfd-d01d-4662-99a3-bd5b4212bb15&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5902953&p=381444908&d=2760&size=44162491) ## [Broadway legend André De Shields doesn't walk, he floats](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5902061/broadway-legend-andre-de-shields-doesnt-walk-he-floats) _2026-07-21 · Fresh Air_ At the age of 80, Broadway legend André De Shields now starring in "CATS: The Jellicle Ball." He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in "Hadestown," and co-stars in the new film of last year’s London revival. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of the 1975 original production of "The Wiz." De Shields describes himself as Afro Queer, a longtime HIV survivor, and unreformed hippie, who… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/edc51122-2b94-4f9c-95bd-1e08a4c4157a/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=edc51122-2b94-4f9c-95bd-1e08a4c4157a&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5902061&p=381444908&d=2737&size=43795105) ## [Harriet Clark spent 37 years visiting her mom in prison](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/20/nx-s1-5900939/harriet-clark-spent-37-years-visiting-her-mom-in-prison) _2026-07-20 · Fresh Air_ In 1981, members of radical offshoots of the Weather Underground and the Black Panthers robbed a Brinks truck carrying over $1.5 million. It ended in a shootout, killing two police officers and a security guard. Judith Clark was driving a getaway car. She was sentenced to a minimum of 75 years. Her 11-month-old daughter was left to be raised by Judith’s collective and later by Judith’s parents.… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/9d702cb1-a437-439f-a947-81f5ccdcf811/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=9d702cb1-a437-439f-a947-81f5ccdcf811&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5900939&p=381444908&d=2778&size=44456316) ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vT3iFigvA924) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [Best Of: ‘The Invite’ screenwriters / Guitarist Lenny Kaye](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5897496/best-of-the-invite-screenwriters-guitarist-lenny-kaye) _2026-07-18 · Fresh Air_ Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are the screenwriting duo behind ‘The Invite.’ It takes on the realities of marriage in middle age, told over the course of one dinner party that spirals out of control. They’ve been mining stories like this together for decades, finding the funny inside the painful. “We are never above a laugh. There's nothing that's grave enough for us not to laugh about, because… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/e4b60bd7-be89-470d-a76b-50a47e42c104/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=e4b60bd7-be89-470d-a76b-50a47e42c104&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5897496&p=381444908&d=2926&size=46823636) ## [Ebon Moss-Bachrach on ‘The Bear’](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5897490/ebon-moss-bachrach-on-the-bear) _2026-07-17 · Fresh Air_ As ‘The Bear’ wraps its final season, TV critic David Bianculli reflects on the show’s run. Also, we listen back to our interview with Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who plays Cousin Richie, the abrasive and ornery cook/maître d'. The show is known for kitchen chaos, but he says the set is calm. He spoke with 'Fresh Air' producer Ann Marie Baldonado. Film critic Justin Chang reviews Christopher Nolan’s epic… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/9bcb8efe-98f8-4b1b-8338-1843565a10f0/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=9bcb8efe-98f8-4b1b-8338-1843565a10f0&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5897490&p=381444908&d=2800&size=44812417) ## [Apache Chef Nephi Craig says cooking saved his life](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5896355/apache-chef-nephi-craig-says-cooking-saved-his-life) _2026-07-16 · Fresh Air_ White Mountain Apache chef Nephi Craig had an unconventional culinary path: from a reservation to a fine dining restaurant to cooking for 7,800 inmates while in county jail. Now he's the executive chef at Café Gozhóó. He spoke with Terry Gross about Native cuisine, getting sober, and bringing nutrition education and addiction treatment to his community on the reservation. His memoir is ‘Our Knives… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/e9dd2176-290f-4cd4-86ec-a56544ca31b4/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=e9dd2176-290f-4cd4-86ec-a56544ca31b4&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5896355&p=381444908&d=2736&size=43787163) ## [Gold, secrets, never-ending meetings: Inside the Trump White House](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/15/nx-s1-5894919/gold-secrets-never-ending-meetings-inside-the-trump-white-house) _2026-07-15 · Fresh Air_ Journalist Jonathan Swan’s book, ‘Regime Change,’ co-written with fellow ‘New York Times’ reporter Maggie Haberman, is a portrait of President Trump’s second term – which Swan calls "unrecognizable" from term one. The reporting duo interviewed over 1,000 sources for the book, including the president himself. Their work adds rich detail to developments that were generally known, and explores… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/1aa2072e-5998-44e6-9803-61695e2deff4/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=1aa2072e-5998-44e6-9803-61695e2deff4&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5894919&p=381444908&d=2742&size=43876607) ## [Uncovering abuse inside America's largest ICE detention center](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/14/nx-s1-5893645/uncovering-abuse-inside-americas-largest-ice-detention-center) _2026-07-14 · Fresh Air_ ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Jonathan Blitzer says thousands of people are being held in tents in the El Paso, Texas, desert, where inhumane conditions have become a tool to pressure people to accept deportation. There have been 52 deaths in detention centers since President Trump took office, and a significant number of them are suicides. Blitzer spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley. Subscribe to our… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/b19fde62-6728-4869-add6-71705867b45a/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=b19fde62-6728-4869-add6-71705867b45a&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5893645&p=381444908&d=2725&size=43608277) ## ['The Invite' screenwriters Rashida Jones & Will McCormack](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5891774/the-invite-screenwriters-rashida-jones-will-mccormack) _2026-07-13 · Fresh Air_ The new film, ‘The Invite,’ directed by Olivia Wilde, offers a portrait of a marriage in middle age, told over the course of one dinner party that spirals out of control. Screenwriters Rashida Jones and Will McCormack have been mining this territory together for decades, while finding the funny inside the painful. “We are never above a laugh,” Jones says. “There's nothing that's grave enough for… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/0934362a-7821-4204-881d-7690ad7652e3/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=0934362a-7821-4204-881d-7690ad7652e3&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5891774&p=381444908&d=2737&size=43800537) ## [Best Of: Record producer Peter Asher / Romance writer Kennedy Ryan](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5888576/best-of-record-producer-peter-asher-romance-writer-kennedy-ryan) _2026-07-11 · Fresh Air_ Record producer and manager Peter Asher discovered James Taylor and launched Carole King’s career. Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in his family’s basement. He spoke with Terry Gross about having a front-row seat to some of the biggest moments in recording history. Also, romance novelist Kennedy Ryan talks about how she fell for the genre in middle school, even… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/dec1170a-a713-4335-82dc-69f50f8aea3c/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=dec1170a-a713-4335-82dc-69f50f8aea3c&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5888576&p=381444908&d=2949&size=47194366) ## [Remembering musical theater historian Robert Kimball](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5888573/remembering-musical-theater-historian-robert-kimball) _2026-07-10 · Fresh Air_ Kimball, who died July 2, was artistic advisor to Ira Gershwin. He wrote books about the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, and helped unearth unknown songs and manuscripts by them and other early 20th-century songwriters. Kimball also rescued and rediscovered the music of the Black Broadway team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1994. David Bianculli reviews the… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/40133cdd-8c05-4c2b-b0ab-e6df43d5e123/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=40133cdd-8c05-4c2b-b0ab-e6df43d5e123&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5888573&p=381444908&d=2816&size=45063610) ## [Guitarist Lenny Kaye on Patti Smith, Nuggets, and his solo debut](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5887350/guitarist-lenny-kaye-on-patti-smith-nuggets-and-his-solo-debut) _2026-07-09 · Fresh Air_ Kaye's collaboration with Patti Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to always keep evolving. Now 79, he has his first solo album, called ‘Goin’ Local.’ He spoke with Terry Gross. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/1ed06388-7576-4041-90fe-0e3d83980cb9/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=1ed06388-7576-4041-90fe-0e3d83980cb9&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5887350&p=381444908&d=2717&size=43477037) ## [A look at new barriers at the ballot box](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5886179/a-look-at-new-barriers-at-the-ballot-box) _2026-07-08 · Fresh Air_ The rules of the midterms are being rewritten, from redistricting to campaign money. Mother Jones journalist Ari Berman explains why President Trump seems "obsessed with the mechanics of voting." He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the SCOTUS decision that he calls the "final blow" to the Voting Rights Act, how the SAVE Act could disenfranchise thousands, and what keeps him up at night. Subscribe to… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/8fd5a6a9-b997-4aee-91e7-a9783b5f4980/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=8fd5a6a9-b997-4aee-91e7-a9783b5f4980&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5886179&p=381444908&d=2774&size=44400309) ## [Legendary record producer & manager Peter Asher](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/07/nx-s1-5884856/legendary-record-producer-manager-peter-asher) _2026-07-07 · Fresh Air_ Asher remembers when Paul McCartney and John Lennon played “I Want to Hold Your Hand” for him for the first time. “I thought, am I losing my mind, or is this one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life?” McCartney, who was dating Asher’s sister at the time, was living with his family. A new documentary, ‘Peter Asher: Everywhere Man,’ chronicles Asher’s life in the record industry. He spoke… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/f652baba-3796-4392-8007-d35138d622ec/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=f652baba-3796-4392-8007-d35138d622ec&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5884856&p=381444908&d=2763&size=44218914) ## [Writer Rachel Aviv explores the complexity of the mother-daughter bond](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/06/nx-s1-5883925/writer-rachel-aviv-explores-the-complexity-of-the-mother-daughter-bond) _2026-07-06 · Fresh Air_ ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Rachel Aviv spent years reporting stories about mothers and daughters searching for each other. When she became a mom, she saw everything she wrote differently. Her book is ‘You Won’t Get Free of It.’ She spoke with Tonya Mosley. Also, John Powers reviews ‘Alice and Steve,’ starring Jemaine Clement. 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Also, we talk about religious and political attacks on the arts with cultural… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/d116452b-4dfa-4618-a353-a1f6d75e0a8c/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=d116452b-4dfa-4618-a353-a1f6d75e0a8c&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5879313&p=381444908&d=2987&size=47808766) ## [Steven Spielberg](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/nx-s1-5879291/steven-spielberg) _2026-07-03 · Fresh Air_ After making ‘ET’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Steven Spielberg returns to the theme of extraterrestrials in his new film, ‘Disclosure Day.’ He spoke with Terry Gross in 2022 about how he fell in love with movies, became a filmmaker, and about growing up Jewish in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Also, book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews ‘Two… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/db02dfd7-22c0-4896-8390-3de8fc7a0b79/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=db02dfd7-22c0-4896-8390-3de8fc7a0b79&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5879291&p=381444908&d=2795&size=44722138) ## [Writer Kennedy Ryan uses romance novels as a vehicle for discourse](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/nx-s1-5879269/writer-kennedy-ryan-uses-romance-novels-as-a-vehicle-for-discourse) _2026-07-02 · Fresh Air_ The romance books Kennedy Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out – like women of color and women with chronic illness and disabilities. The award-winning novelist spoke with Tonya Mosley about her “Trojan horse” storylines, the value of the sex scene, and giving people happily-ever-afters. Also, TV critic… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/807ecd08-c6a0-4168-b803-30fba4377ddf/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=807ecd08-c6a0-4168-b803-30fba4377ddf&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5879269&p=381444908&d=2748&size=43973990) ## [The “bullies of the tick world” are on the hunt](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5877720/the-bullies-of-the-tick-world-are-on-the-hunt) _2026-07-01 · Fresh Air_ The lone star tick seeks out its blood meal and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Burkhard Bilger talks with Terry Gross about his reporting on the tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome, and how doctors, scientists and pest control experts are responding. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/c4aac5cb-6a1b-46ad-b74b-31a56856fdef/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=c4aac5cb-6a1b-46ad-b74b-31a56856fdef&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5877720&p=381444908&d=2748&size=43976499) ## [Banned books, shocking art & the birth of the culture wars](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5876286/banned-books-shocking-art-the-birth-of-the-culture-wars) _2026-06-30 · Fresh Air_ “The culture wars have completely eaten America,” says author Isaac Butler. His new book, ‘The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars,’ looks at how the religious right made a template for expressing grievance over art, and how that is used to this day to defund the National Endowment of the Arts. Butler spoke with Terry Gross. Subscribe to our free weekly… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/fa5308f3-e93c-4228-8f49-df5afcc100de/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=fa5308f3-e93c-4228-8f49-df5afcc100de&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5876286&p=381444908&d=2728&size=43656341) ## [Tennis rivals Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova team up against cancer](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5875180/tennis-rivals-chris-evert-martina-navratilova-team-up-against-cancer) _2026-06-29 · Fresh Air_ Once the most successful women’s tennis champions of their generation, Evert and Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the Netflix documentary ‘Chris & Martina: The Final Set.’ They spoke with Terry Gross. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/c5338440-6181-49e4-8bfa-83fb8cd9ec0d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=c5338440-6181-49e4-8bfa-83fb8cd9ec0d&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5875180&p=381444908&d=2740&size=43840661) ## [Best Of: Laverne Cox /Comic Ali Siddiq](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5870984/best-of-laverne-cox-comic-ali-siddiq) _2026-06-27 · Fresh Air_ For over a decade, Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible trans women in America. In her new memoir, ‘Transcendent,’ she writes about growing up in Mobile, Ala., and the bullying and harassment she faced. She says she survived it by going somewhere else in her mind, often through music and dance. Also, we hear from comic Ali Siddiq. He served six years in a Texas prison and turned his life… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/cb97019c-6a65-4fde-a0e7-31e5c29db182/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=cb97019c-6a65-4fde-a0e7-31e5c29db182&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5870984&p=381444908&d=2820&size=45133410) ## [Remembering master of the TV sitcom, James Burrows](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5870983/remembering-master-of-the-tv-sitcom-james-burrows) _2026-06-26 · Fresh Air_ We remember one of the most sought-after directors in television, James Burrows. He died June 19 at age 85. Burrows worked on many classic sitcoms including ‘Taxi,’ ‘Frasier,’ ‘Friends,’ ‘Will and Grace’ and ‘Cheers.' He was known for his comedic instincts, his visual style, and for insisting the comedy be believable. Burrows spoke with Terry Gross in 2006. Also, we hear an appreciation from TV… [Listen](https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/a5455fff-44dd-4a9b-9ace-45514ac62e98/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=a5455fff-44dd-4a9b-9ace-45514ac62e98&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5870983&p=381444908&d=2835&size=45362033)