TV critic and historian · NPR
longtime critic for Fresh Air
52 episodes
Fresh Air
Remembering Action Hero Chuck Norris
Best Of: Harrison Ford
Novelist Francis Spufford
The Blitz, romance,
and time-traveling fascists
The Secret World of Roald Dahl
Adaptation
Benicio del Toro
Jamilah Lemieux on the complicated beauty
of being a 'Black. Single. Mother.'
Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård
The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny
Tayari Jones on friendship, writing, and choosing your 'Kin'
Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project
How Racism Costs Everyone
How Rupert Murdoch built an empire
and broke his family
Novelist Julian Barnes Faces Mortality Without Fear
Will Arnett
Michael Shannon Gets A Turn Playing Good Guys
A Sleep Scientist Excavates
The World Of Dreams
Who Is Laura Loomer,
Trump's 'Loyalty Enforcer'?
Tim Robbins Believes In The Power Of Theater
Patti Smith's 'Horses'
Turns 50
Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter
For Cameron Crowe, Being 'Uncool' Is A Badge Of Honor
Best Of:
Malala Yousafzai / Ken Burns On The Revolutionary War
Malala Yousafzai On Breaking Rules
& Finding Her Way
Remembering Diane Keaton
Dopesick Writer Returns To Her Fractured Hometown
Jimmy Kimmel's Path To Late Night
Rob Reiner's 'Spinal Tap' Still Goes To 11
How Does Pain Work?
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains
Musician Charley Crockett's Road
From Busking To The Grammys
Best Of: Making 'Born To Run'
Why We Can't Sleep
Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton
How The 1979 Revolution Transformed Iran
Remembering Lyricist Alan Bergman /
The 'Outrageous' Jessica Mitford
A Chatbot Reacts To A Book
About Tech
Stacey Abrams On American Autocracy
& Her New Chapter
Best Of: A 'Failed' Child Star /
A Novel About Pregnancy Post-Roe
Doula & Novelist Leila Mottley On
The Nuance Of Young Parenthood
Can't Sleep? You're Not Alone
Remembering War Correspondent Rod Nordland
Ebon Moss-Bachrach Takes Us Inside
'The Bear' Kitchen
Best Of: The Innovation Of 'I Love Lucy' /
Mark Hamill
Why We Remember / 'Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen
The Face-Off Between
Harvard & The Trump Administration
With 'I Love Lucy,'
Desi Arnaz Changed TV Forever
The Talented Mr. Vance
Best Of: Education & A.I.
Having A Child In The Digital Age
Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village
Professors Are Using A.I., Too.
Now What?
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill.
How Did That Happen?
Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life
A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder
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