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Fresh Air

Weekdays, 3pm - 4pm
Terry Gross

Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.  Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.  The veteran public radio interviewer is known for her extraordinary ability to engage guests of all dispositions.  Every weekday she delights intelligent and curious listeners with revelations on contemporary societal concerns.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
2:34 am
Mon January 2, 2012

Seth MacFarlane: A 'Family Guy' Sings Out

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Family Guy has received three Primetime Emmy Awards. The series, set in Quahog RI, stars the Griffin family and their pet dog Brian.

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Seth MacFarlane is the creator of the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show.

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Seth MacFarlane voices several characters on Family Guy, including Brian (left) and Stewie (right) Griffin.

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Originally published on Mon January 2, 2012 11:46 am

This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on October 17, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
2:58 am
Sat December 31, 2011

Fresh Air Weekend: The Critics' Best Of 2011 Lists

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Larry David returned for an eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm this year. David Bianculli called his show "one of the funniest and [most] daringly different shows ever made for TV."
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Originally published on Mon December 3, 2012 9:14 am

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
10:24 am
Fri December 30, 2011

South Park Creators Talk 'Book Of Mormon'

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The Book of Mormon features music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone and plays at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City.
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While in college, Matt Stone (left) and Trey Parker wrote and directed a black comedy called Cannibal! The Musical. A Fox executive saw the film and commissioned the duo to create an animated short, which eventually led to the creation of South Park.
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Rema Webb, Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad star in The Book of Mormon, a musical created by South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on May 19, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
2:25 am
Fri December 30, 2011

Stephen Colbert: A 'Company' Man On Broadway

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Stephen Colbert and Martha Plimpton perform a song from Company on stage during the 65th annual Tony Awards.
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The cast of Company includes Christina Hendricks, Martha Plimpton, Patti LuPone, Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Cryer, Craig Bierko and Stephen Colbert.
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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on June 14, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
7:02 am
Thu December 29, 2011

Buddying Up To 'Follies' Star Danny Burstein

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Danny Burstein, as Buddy Plummer, performs "Buddy's Blues," the high-energy song-and-dance number at the end of Follies, with Jenifer Foote (left) and Kiira Schmidt.
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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on November 28, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
6:50 am
Thu December 29, 2011

Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit

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Maurice Sendak has written and/or illustrated more than 100 books during his career. He has received a National Book Award, a Caldecott Medal, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's book illustration, and the National Medal of Arts.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:10 am

This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on September 20, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
7:20 am
Wed December 28, 2011

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: The Fresh Air Interview

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The Harrow and the Harvest is the first new album from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings since 2003.
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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on July 18, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
7:51 am
Tue December 27, 2011

Aaron Paul: Playing Bad On 'Breaking Bad'

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Aaron Paul plays a meth-making drug dealer on the AMC drama Breaking Bad. He also played a recurring character on the HBO series Big Love.
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Originally published on Tue December 27, 2011 9:18 am

This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on September 19, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
7:49 am
Tue December 27, 2011

Margo Martindale: A 'Justified' Backwoods Matriarch

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Margo Martindale is Mags Bennett, a charmingly villainous moonshiner in the FX series Justified. For her performance, Martindale drew on her roots in East Texas and Kentucky. "It's all part of my makeup. It's something I really understand," she says.
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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on September 12, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
10:15 am
Mon December 26, 2011

Jimmy Fallon's 'Thank You Notes' For Everything

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Jimmy Fallon says he spends almost 12 hours each day at the Late Night offices, which makes the rest of his life difficult. "If I want to play video games now, I have to schedule it," he tells Terry Gross.
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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on May 23, 2011.

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The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
8:11 am
Mon December 26, 2011

Waits: Paying Homage To Outcasts On 'Bad As Me'

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Tom Waits.

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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on October 31, 2011.


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Fresh Air Weekend
11:34 am
Sat December 24, 2011

Fresh Air Weekend: Trent Reznor, Elmo

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Elmo and Clash, on the Sesame Street set in 2006.
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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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The Fresh Air Interview
9:54 am
Fri December 23, 2011

Singer Darrell Scott Reflects On His Father's Death

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Darrell Scott released his father Wayne's first album in 2006. Wayne also wrote two of the songs on Darrell's forthcoming album, Long Road Home.
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Country singer-songwriter Darrell Scott grew up playing with his father, Wayne, and helped his father release a debut album at age 71. They continued to collaborate in recent years.

Last month, Darrell was in Texas in between gigs when he learned that his father had died in a car accident.

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Holiday Music
12:42 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

Some Christmas Tunes From Rebecca Kilgore And Pals

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This interview was originally broadcast on December 19, 2005.

In time for the holidays, Fresh Air presents an in-studio concert. Singer Rebecca Kilgore, trombonist Dan Barrett and pianist Rossano Sportiello played at the NOLA studios in Manhattan.

Kilgore is one of the leading interpreters of American songs. She became known for her work with pianist and composer Dave Frishberg.

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Holiday Music
9:31 am
Thu December 22, 2011

Hugh Martin's 'Hidden Treasures' Explored

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The late Hugh Martin wrote the Christmas standard, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
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The late songwriter Hugh Martin wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" for Judy Garland's 1944 movie Meet Me in St. Louis, along with dozens of other songs for MGM and Broadway musicals.

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