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Fresh Air offers some of the most intelligent interviews, reviews, and
commentary heard on radio. The hour-long, program features interviews
with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as
distinguished experts on current events.
Host Terry Gross has been called "one of the most thought-provoking interviewers working in media today" (The Los Angeles Times). She hashosted Fresh Air since 1975, when she started with a local edition at
WHYY-FM in Philadelphia. A weekly national version of the show began airing in 1985; the daily edition premiered in 1987. Gross isn't afraid to ask tough questions, but she sets an atmosphere in which her guests volunteer the answers rather than surrender them. What often puts those guests at ease is Gross' understanding of their work. "Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions," observes Gross. "What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood."
Fresh Air with Terry Gross has received a number of awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award in 1994 for its "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insight." In 1987, the program received the Ohio State Award. In 1981, it won the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award for "Best Live Radio Program."
- Lingering Love And Loss In 'Lark & Termite'
- Maureen Corrigan reviews Jayne Anne Phillips' Lark & Termite, a novel that weaves together the story of an American soldier fighting (and dying) in Korea in 1950, with that of his family struggling with their loss nine years later.
- Donald Westlake: Hard-Boiled To The End
- The award-winning mystery writer died from a heart attack on Dec. 31 at the age of 75. Westlake wrote more than 100 novels and numerous screenplays, including the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for The Grifters.
- A 'Postcard' View Of China's Global Prominence
- Journalist James Fallows explores China's recent rise to power and what it means for the US in his new book of essays, Postcards Tomorrow Square.
- 'All You Need': Pop-Music History Comes to DVD
- All You Need Is Love, Tony Palmer's 17-part history of popular music, distilled more than 1,000 hours of footage into just under 15 hours of indelible TV. Now it's been released as a 5-DVD set. Fresh Air's rock historian has a review.
- Temple Grandin On 'The Best Life For Animals'
- In her new book, Animals Make Us Human, Temple Grandin examines common notions of animal happiness and concludes that dogs, cats, horses, cows and zoo animals — among other creatures — possess an emotional system akin to that of humans.
- Helen Suzman, Anti-Apartheid Crusader, Dies At 91
- A pioneering political leader in the fight against apartheid, for 13 years Suzman was the sole representative in South Africa's all-white Parliament to reject race discrimination. She died Thursday at 91.
- Josh Brolin Takes On The Legacy Of 'W.'
- His starring role as George W. Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. was just one in a series of high-profile jobs for Josh Brolin — including the Oscar-winner No Country for Old Men. He was also seen last year in American Gangster and In The Valley of Elah.
- Seth Rogen, Not Such A Loser In Real Life
- The Pineapple Express star often portrays less successful members of society — but he's hardly one of them. The actor and screenwriter had four Hollywood projects out in the summer of 2008.
- Music Producer Jerry Ragovoy
- Rock historian Ed Ward appraises the life and work of Philadelphia music producer Jerry Ragovoy.
- Steve Martin Memoir Recalls A Past Life
- The comedian, actor and author Steve Martin looks back on his life as a stand-up comic and talks about how he put some distance between himself and the person he used to be.
- R.E.M's Accelerated Comeback
- Singer Michael, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills came together in Athens, Ga., in 1980 to form the group R.E.M. This year, the band released Accelerate, its 14th album.
- Carbon/Silicon: Punk Veterans Embrace the Web
- Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of The Clash, and Tony James, once of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, promoted their latest project by giving music away on the Web. They released their first CD in January.
- Eccentricity? All In A Day's Work For Rainn Wilson
- Rainn Wilson plays beet-farming, archery-loving middle-management kook Dwight Shrute on NBC's The Office.
- For Jenna Fischer, 'Office' Life Is A Great Act
- Jenna Fischer may be best known for her role as Pam, the receptionist on the NBC comedy series The Office. In this interview, Fischer tells Terry Gross about creating all those pained looks and knowing smiles — and about how her five years as an office temp helped to prepare her for the role.
- Stephen Colbert On 'The Greatest Gift Of All'
- Stephen Colbert, the host of Comedy Central's Colbert Report, got his start as a correspondent on The Daily Show. He discusses the his recent holiday special, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
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