Fresh Air

Monday through Friday, 11am - 12noon; Monday through Thursday, 7pm - 8pm
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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Music Interviews
11:00 am
Wed March 28, 2012

The Thomashefskys: Stars Of The Yiddish Stage

Originally published on Wed March 28, 2012 9:59 am

The names Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky may not sound familiar today, but at the height of their fame in the 1920s and '30s, the Thomashefskys were one of the most famous couples in New York City's burgeoning Yiddish theater scene.

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Sports
9:26 am
Wed March 28, 2012

The 'Illegal Procedure' Of Paying College Athletes

Originally published on Wed March 28, 2012 1:09 pm

In a stunning piece published in Sports Illustrated in 2010, former sports agent Josh Luchs admitted to paying money and providing other benefits to college athletes, in clear violation of NCAA and NFL Players Association rules. Luchs, who represented more than 60 NFL athletes over the course of his career, named more than 30 former players who allegedly accepted money or other benefits while still enrolled at universities around the country.

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Fresh Air Weekend
2:33 pm
Tue March 27, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Matthew Weiner, Rachel Maddow

Credit Bill Phelps / Courtesy of the author
Rachel Maddow hosts the nightly news talk show The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC.

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:


'Mad Men' Creator On What's Next For Don Draper: Matthew Weiner offers his thoughts on Sunday night's Season 5 premiere, the character development of Don Draper, and what may be in store for the staff of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.

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Television
9:46 am
Mon March 26, 2012

'Mad Men' Creator On What's Next For Don Draper

The fourth season of the AMC drama Mad Men ended in a dramatically big way.

Protagonist Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm, seemed happy. So happy, in fact, that he surprised his secretary, Megan, with an engagement ring on a Disneyland vacation with his children. The last shot of the episode showed Megan happily asleep in bed with Don, as he remained awake, staring up at the ceiling, before turning his head and staring out the window.

What did it mean?

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Fresh Air Weekend
2:39 am
Sat March 24, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Jonah Lehrer, Sonja Sohn

Credit Peter Konerko / Courtesy Sonja Sohn
Sonja Sohn is currently starring in the ABC drama Body of Proof. She is the founder of the Baltimore nonprofit ReWired for Change.

Originally published on Sat March 24, 2012 10:24 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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