NPR Programs: Fresh Air https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13 <em>Fresh Air</em> is nationally recognized as setting the standard for long-form audio interviews. "There's nothing out there quite like <em>Fresh Air with Terry Gross</em>," said TV host Stephen Colbert as he presented the program with its second Peabody Award. en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:25:42 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Programs: Fresh Air https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/ Fresh Air Weekend: Actor John Lithgow; The tumultuous life of Stephen Sondheim From the FX action series <em>The Old Man</em> to the Broadway production of <em>Giant</em>, Lithgow is still going strong. Biographer Daniel Okren<strong> </strong>offers new insights into Sondheim's life and music. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/04/nx-s1-5771218/fresh-air-weekend-actor-john-lithgow-the-tumultuous-life-of-stephen-sondheim https://www.npr.org/2026/04/04/nx-s1-5771218/fresh-air-weekend-actor-john-lithgow-the-tumultuous-life-of-stephen-sondheim Giant on March 23, 2026, in New York.'/>

From the FX action series The Old Man to the Broadway production of Giant, Lithgow is still going strong. Biographer Daniel Okren offers new insights into Sondheim's life and music.

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]]> 'The Drama' is a half-baked comedy about wedding stress and cancel culture Robert Pattinson and Zendaya play an engaged couple whose happiness is derailed when a boozy game of "What's the Worst Thing You've Ever Done?" uncovers a dark secret from the past. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:14:44 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5771217/the-drama-is-a-half-baked-comedy-about-wedding-stress-and-cancel-culture https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5771217/the-drama-is-a-half-baked-comedy-about-wedding-stress-and-cancel-culture Robert Pattinson and Zendaya play an engaged couple whose happiness is derailed when a boozy game of "What's the Worst Thing You've Ever Done?" uncovers a dark secret from the past.

]]> Justin Chang Comic/filmmaker and star Julio Torres spins immigration stress into satire Torres talks about the obstacles he faced in the immigration system after he came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. His new HBO Max show is <em>Color Theories</em>. <em>Originally broadcast March 11, 2024.</em> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:12:34 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5771216/comic-filmmaker-and-star-julio-torres-spins-immigration-stress-into-satire https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5771216/comic-filmmaker-and-star-julio-torres-spins-immigration-stress-into-satire Torres talks about the obstacles he faced in the immigration system after he came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. His new HBO Max show is Color Theories. Originally broadcast March 11, 2024.

]]> Terry Gross 'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. <em>Stay Alive</em> is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:31:57 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5763755/stay-alive-berlin-ian-buruma-review https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5763755/stay-alive-berlin-ian-buruma-review

Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.

]]> John Powers From 'The Old Man' to 'Giant,' John Lithgow is still going strong Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series <em>The Old Man</em>, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of <em>Giant</em>, about a troubling side of children's author Roald Dahl. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:08:10 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5763691/from-the-old-man-to-giant-john-lithgow-is-still-going-strong https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5763691/from-the-old-man-to-giant-john-lithgow-is-still-going-strong Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series The Old Man, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of Giant, about a troubling side of children's author Roald Dahl.

]]> Dave Davies Megan Moroney showcases her command of country heartache on 'Cloud 9' Moroney's album arrives as a new kind of music from Big Pink: The Georgia-born singer/songwriter spins out tales of romantic revenge with a smooth fluency that's a stark contrasts to her raspy drawl. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:18:40 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5766239/megan-moroney-showcases-her-command-of-country-heartache-on-cloud-9 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5766239/megan-moroney-showcases-her-command-of-country-heartache-on-cloud-9 Moroney's album arrives as a new kind of music from Big Pink: The Georgia-born singer/songwriter spins out tales of romantic revenge with a smooth fluency that's a stark contrasts to her raspy drawl.

]]> Ken Tucker The oil industry is betting big on plastics. Here's what that means for the future Journalist Beth Gardiner says the fossil fuel industry is increasingly reliant upon plastic products. Her book is <em>Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet.</em> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:17:49 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5763690/the-oil-industry-is-betting-big-on-plastics-heres-what-that-means-for-the-future https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5763690/the-oil-industry-is-betting-big-on-plastics-heres-what-that-means-for-the-future Journalist Beth Gardiner says the fossil fuel industry is increasingly reliant upon plastic products. Her book is Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet.

]]> Tonya Mosley 'The Keeper' is a grand finale to Tana French's Cal Hooper crime series Set in a quaint Irish village, <em>The Keeper</em> follows <em>The Searcher</em> and <em>The Hunter,</em> and solidifies the crime series' status as a contemporary classic. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:56:52 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5763821/the-keeper-tana-french-review https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5763821/the-keeper-tana-french-review

Set in a quaint Irish village, The Keeper follows The Searcher and The Hunter, and solidifies the crime series' status as a contemporary classic.

]]> Maureen Corrigan Inside the high-priced retreats promising to help men reclaim their masculinity The Trump era has brought a resurgence of the "alpha male."<em> New Yorker</em> writer Charles Bethea reports on camps where men crawl through mud and sit in ice baths in an effort to reclaim masculinity.  Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:55:31 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5766054/inside-the-high-priced-retreats-promising-to-help-men-reclaim-their-masculinity https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5766054/inside-the-high-priced-retreats-promising-to-help-men-reclaim-their-masculinity The Trump era has brought a resurgence of the "alpha male." New Yorker writer Charles Bethea reports on camps where men crawl through mud and sit in ice baths in an effort to reclaim masculinity. 

]]> Tonya Mosley Former Alex Jones employee says: 'It was nonsense, it was lies' Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is <em>The Madness of Believing.</em> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:11:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5763689/alex-jones-infowars-josh-owens-the-madness-of-believing https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5763689/alex-jones-infowars-josh-owens-the-madness-of-believing

Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is The Madness of Believing.

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