Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross engages in intimate conversations heard by nearly 5 million people on more than 624 NPR stations across the country.
Though Fresh Air has been categorized as a "talk show," it hardly fits the mold. Its 1994 Peabody Award citation credits Fresh Air with "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights." And a variety of top publications count Gross among the country's leading interviewers. The show gives interviews as much time as needed, and complements them with comments from well-known critics and commentators.
Find out more about the topics and guests year heard on Fresh Air Monday through Friday at the program's website here or read below.
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Spielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely. -
In Pressure, Scott plays an army meteorologist advising military officials on the date for the D-Day invasion. He previously starred in Fleabag and Ripley. Originally broadcast April 8, 2024.
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Satrapi's groundbreaking graphic novel Persepolis introduced readers to life in Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran/Iraq war. She died June 4, 2026. Originally broadcast June 2, 2003.
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"One of the most connected attributes of the human condition ... is just being flawed," The Daily Show anchor says. "We really connect with people on their faults." His new comedy special is Symphony.
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O'Farrill is an introspective player whose solos insinuate themselves to listeners. His new album proves he's as adept at matching wits with his peers and elders as he is nurturing his protégés.
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O'Connor says one of the best bits of acting advice he ever received came late one night while filming Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster — never mind that the text was meant for Spielberg's wife. -
Lawrence Kasdan tells Martin Short's story with full access and an easy intimacy, while Morgan Neville's portrait of SNL creator Lorne Michaels relies on the insights of friends and collaborators.
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Musgraves' album Middle of Nowhere has the dramatic detail of good fiction. The same is true of Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks, Jimmy McDonough's portrait of a gifted but tragic performer.
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The biggest World Cup ever starts this week. Laura Williamson, editor in chief of The Athletic, describes how sky-high prices, travel restrictions, politics and the Ebola outbreak are impacting fans.
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Fifteen years after The Book of Mormon made its Broadway debut, original cast members Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad once again took the stage as Mormon missionaries — this time at the 2026 Tony Awards.
