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How much money would it take to feel financially secure?
Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist Mona Chalabi discusses her new book, *Ten Lives*, which follows ten Americans across the income spectrum to…
‘Wild Horse Nine’ filmmaker Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh discusses his new film, Wild Horse Nine, starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA agents in 1973 Chile.
Best Of: John Turturro / Jordan Firstman on ‘Club Kid’
John Turturro discusses his role in *The Only Living Pickpocket in New York*, sharing insights from his research with a professional pickpocket and…
Novelist Min Jin Lee on the promise and perils of Western education
Guest interviewer Arthi Shahani discusses Min Jin Lee’s new novel, *American Hagwon*, which follows a Korean family navigating the diaspora through South Korea, Australia, and the United States.
Jordan Firstman captures the highs and lows of being a ‘Club Kid’
Jordan Firstman discusses his new film *Club Kid*, which follows a New York club promoter who must care for his estranged 10-year-old son after the boy’s mother dies.
The skyrocketing cost of elder care
Terry Gross speaks with New York Times reporter Paula Spann about the rising financial and emotional burdens of family caregiving as the oldest baby boomers age.
John Turturro could pick your pocket (if he wanted to)
John Turturro discusses his new film, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, and shares personal stories about caring for his brother with schizophrenia and his father’s PTSD.
Best Of: Making ‘La Bola Negra’ / 'New Yorker' cartoonists lament their kitchens
Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrose discuss their epic film *La Bola Negra*, which adapts Federico García Lorca’s unfinished play to…
Kazuo Ishiguro on ‘Klara and the Sun’
Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro discusses his novel *Clara and the Sun*, its adaptation into a film directed by Taika Waititi, and the societal implications of artificial intelligence.
Who benefits when massive AI data centers come to town?
Brookings senior fellow Daryl West discusses the growing bipartisan backlash against AI data centers, which has shifted from local zoning disputes to…
How the killing of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway divided America
Journalist Anan Girdadas discusses his book *Man in the Mirror*, which investigates the 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York subway and the subsequent acquittal of Daniel Penny.
Los Javis filmmakers fight fascism and homophobia with ‘La Bola Negra’
Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi discuss their new film, La Bola Negra, which adapts the unfinished play by murdered gay poet Federico García Lorca.
'New Yorker' cartoonists confess to nightmare kitchens
Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein discuss their new collaborative book, *The Two Saddest Kitchens*, which humorously chronicles their chaotic and dysfunctional kitchen spaces.
Best Of: Meshell Ndegeocello / Betty Gilpin
Singer-songwriter and bassist Michelle Ndèghià Cello discusses her new album *Synonym*, which reimagines classic duets to explore themes of queerness, visibility, and liberation.
Platinum songwriter Jimmy Webb
Fresh Air host Terry Gross interviews legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb about his career, including the origins of hits like "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "MacArthur Park.
Betty Gilpin is seeking anti-algorithm, weird roles – and it's working
Betty Gilpin discusses her new role in the second season of the FX series The Lowdown, where she stars alongside Ethan Hawke in a zany noir set in Tulsa.
Election experts share concerns about the midterms
Fresh Air host Dave Davies discusses the 2026 midterm elections with election law expert Richard Hassan and Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt.
David Treuer traces America's relationship with violence back to the frontier
David Treuer discusses his new book, *The Savage Mind*, arguing that America’s frontier violence remains embedded in its institutions and collective psyche.
Meshell Ndegeocello turns familiar songs inside out
Michelle Indeggiocello discusses her new album Synonym, which reimagines classic duets with eclectic artists like Cat Power and Anoni to explore themes of queer liberation and self-expression.
Best Of: Mahershala Ali / Writer Yiyun Li
Mahershala Ali discusses his new film Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother, in which he portrays a Muslim hitman who must care for his children after his wife’s death.
Remembering Eva Marie Saint / 'Interview with the Vampire' turns 50
Fresh Air honors the late actress Eva Marie Saint with a 2000 interview where she recalls her Oscar-winning debut in On the Waterfront and working with Hitchcock in North by Northwest.
Inside the Musk/Bezos space race
Josh Tyrangell discusses the intense rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos as they race to colonize the moon and dominate the commercial space market.
Why the Arctic is a new source of global tension
Rana Foroohar discusses her book *Sea Change*, exploring how melting Arctic ice is opening new shipping routes and intensifying great power competition between the U.
After losing her sons, Yiyun Li learned to ‘suffer better’
Pulitzer Prize-winning author E.
Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali discusses his new film "Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother," in which he portrays a contract killer who must care for his newborn after his wife’s death.
A John Prine Appreciation
Fresh Air honors singer-songwriter John Prine on what would have been his 80th birthday, celebrating his legacy through a tribute concert and archival interviews.
Veteran White House reporter April Ryan’s ‘Blacklash’
Journalist April Ryan discusses her new book, *Notes on a Blacklash*, detailing the personal and professional toll of covering the White House for five presidents.
How Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought the culture wars to the military
Fresh Air host Dave Davies interviews New York Times Pentagon reporter Greg Jaffe about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s controversial tenure.
‘Showbiz!’ entertainer Murray Hill became what he didn’t see
Murray Hill discusses his role as Fred Rococo in the HBO series *Somebody Somewhere* and his new memoir, *Showbiz!
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas discusses his new memoir, One Hell of a Ride, tracing his career from producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest to his Oscar-winning role in Wall Street.
Best Of: Kyle MacLachlan / Inside the ‘romance scam’
Kyle MacLachlan discusses his memoir *Fictional Selves*, reflecting on his decades-long collaboration with David Lynch and the impact of the director’s death.
Celebrating minimalist composer Steve Reich
Fresh Air celebrates Steve Reich’s 90th birthday with a retrospective of his career, featuring excerpts from his latest piece, "In All Your Ways.
Sheryl Crow
Cheryl Crow discusses her new album, *Pick You Up*, and reflects on her career, including her early work as a background singer for Michael Jackson…
New drones, deadlier attacks: Dystopian reality in Ukraine
Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, discusses her recent trip to Ukraine, highlighting the devastating impact of Russian drone…
Mahmoud Khalil’s 104 days in ICE Detention
Mahmoud Khalil discusses his memoir, *No Land to Stand On*, detailing his 104 days in immigration detention after being arrested for his role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
Kyle MacLachlan was David Lynch’s ‘submersible’ into dark places
Kyle MacLachlan discusses his new memoir, *Fictional Selves*, reflecting on his decades-long collaboration with David Lynch and the profound impact of the director's recent death.
Best Of: Rhiannon Giddens / Investigating Diddy’s Rise & Fall
Rhiannon Giddens discusses her new album, her role on Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’em,” and the history of the banjo in Black culture.
Bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings
Billy Strings discusses his new album *So Much for Goodbyes*, inspired by his mother’s death from an overdose, and reflects on his childhood trauma and addiction struggles.
Investigating the system that protected Sean “Diddy” Combs
Journalist Cheyenne Roundtree discusses her book "Bad Boy for Life," detailing Sean Combs' history of violence and his skill at controlling his public image.
Global power, rivalry, and A.I.; a preview of the U.S./China summit
Fresh Air host Terry Gross interviews Rush Doshi to analyze the upcoming Trump-Xi summit, focusing on US-China tensions over AI, cybersecurity, and Taiwan.
Inside the 'modern slavery' where cyber scammers are victims themselves
Terry Gross interviews Wired senior writer Andy Greenberg about his investigation into "pig butchering" scam compounds in Laos, where victims are…
Rhiannon Giddens traces the banjo from her ancestors to Beyoncé
Rhiannon Giddens discusses her new album, "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers," and her role as artistic director of the Silk Road Ensemble.
Best Of: Colin Kaepernick / Danielle Brooks
Colin Kaepernick discusses his new memoir, The Perilous Fight, reflecting on his childhood as an adopted Black boy, his 2016 anthem protest, and the NFL’s collusion against him.
Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones / Remembering singer Cassandra Wilson
Terry Gross salutes the film Coyote vs.
The Roy Cohn Playbook, from McCarthyism to Trump
Fresh Air host Terry Gross interviews Kai Bird, author of the biography "American Scoundrel," about the life of Roy Cohn.
Is Jared Kushner a 'walking conflict of interest'?
Fresh Air host Tanya Mosley interviews New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins about his new piece, "Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy.
Actor Danielle Brooks has blessings to count
Terry Gross interviews actress and singer Danielle Brooks about her new film, "If I Go, Will They Miss Me," and her career highlights, including "Orange Is the New Black" and "The Color Purple.
Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career
In this Fresh Air interview, Tanya Mosley speaks with Colin Kaepernick about his new memoir, The Perilous Fight.
Best Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’
Terry Gross interviews author Claire V.
Stories of survival & loss at Ground Zero
For the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Fresh Air revisits archival interviews with survivors and artists.