Audience-funded nonprofit news
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
-
Listen Listen
Fresh Air
Fresh Air with Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley is a weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues with intimate conversations and unusual insights. For all Fresh Air stories, visit NPR.org
Show Hosts
Show your support for Fresh Air
Recent Episodes
-
ListenColtrane would have turned 100 on Sept. 23. We speak to his son Ravi, also a tenor saxophonist, and we revisit a 1998 interview with Elvin Jones, a drummer who performed and recorded with Coltrane.
-
ListenOn their self-titled debut, the Womack Sisters' crisp harmonies speak to the world we're living right now. Meanwhile, Glaspy acts as a chronicler of doubt, hesitation and misgiving on I am Both.
-
ListenAnnie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.
-
Sponsored message
-
-
ListenSegel plays a widowed therapist who offers very blunt advice on Shrinking. Book critic Maureen Corrigan recommends three suspense thrillers. Kudrow reflects on The Comeback and revisiting Friends.
-
ListenSeehorn is up for an Emmy for her role in the Apple TV series, in which she plays a woman who suddenly finds herself surrounded by people who are inexplicably happy. Originally broadcast Dec. 9, 2025.
-
ListenBest known for playing the cross-dressing scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the '75 cult classic, Curry also appeared in numerous other TV shows and films. He died Aug. 25. Originally broadcast in 2005.
-
ListenAhmed is nominated for an Emmy Award for his role in the Prime Video series about a struggling actor auditioning to be the next James Bond. Originally broadcast March 23, 2026.
-
ListenEven in an era of great young vocalists, McLorin Salvant stands apart. With Every Breath I Take showcases her unique vocal style and talent as a storyteller.
-
Listen"I've always believed that a part of my magic, if there was any, was the fact that I look so artificial — but I am so totally real," Parton said in 2001.
-
ListenIn The Jackal, national security writer Joby Warrick writes about the playboy terrorist who killed and kidnapped for years, eluding law enforcement while frequenting nightclubs and luxury hotels.