Zadie Smith Asks, What Makes Us Feel Alive?
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Zadie Smith returns to talk with Terry Gross about her new collection of essays, Dead and Alive. She reflects on the "nonsense" of generational discourse, being raised by TV, and her obsession with time.
Also
Martin Johnson has an appreciation of drummer and composer Jack deJohnette, who died in October.
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<p dir="ltr">Zadie Smith returns to talk with Terry Gross about her new collection of essays, 'Dead and Alive.' She reflects on the "nonsense" of generational discourse, being raised by TV, and her obsession with time.<br/><br/>Also, Martin Johnson has an appreciation of drummer and composer Jack deJohnette, who died in October. <p dir="ltr">Follow Fresh Air on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/"target="_blank" >@nprfreshair</a>, and subscribe to our <a href="http://whyy.org/freshair"target="_blank" >weekly newsletter</a> for gems from the Fresh Air archive, staff recommendations, and a peek behind the scenes.<br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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Guest
Zadie Smith returns to talk with Terry Gross about her new collection of essays, Dead and Alive. She reflects on the "nonsense" of generational discourse, being raised by TV, and her obsession with time.
Also
Martin Johnson has an appreciation of drummer and composer Jack deJohnette, who died in October.
Raw Description
<p dir="ltr">Zadie Smith returns to talk with Terry Gross about her new collection of essays, 'Dead and Alive.' She reflects on the "nonsense" of generational discourse, being raised by TV, and her obsession with time.<br/><br/>Also, Martin Johnson has an appreciation of drummer and composer Jack deJohnette, who died in October. <p dir="ltr">Follow Fresh Air on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprfreshair/"target="_blank" >@nprfreshair</a>, and subscribe to our <a href="http://whyy.org/freshair"target="_blank" >weekly newsletter</a> for gems from the Fresh Air archive, staff recommendations, and a peek behind the scenes.<br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>