Fresh Air
Weekdays from noon-1 p.m.
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Though Fresh Air has been categorized as a "talk show," it hardly fits the mold. Its 1994 Peabody Award citation credits Fresh Air with "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights." And a variety of top publications count Terry Gross among the country's leading interviewers. The show gives interviews as much time as needed, and complements them with comments from well-known critics and commentators.
Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia.
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In Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life, Richard Beck links the attacks to an expansion of government surveillance, increased hate crimes against Muslim Americans and the rise of Donald Trump.
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Exit Party presents an arresting vision of a world in which time is porous and people are duplicated. Like Mandel's prior novels, it's ingenious, eerie and complex — and it hits close to home. -
A decade ago, Gerald was a rising star, a Yale and Harvard graduate running a celebrated nonprofit. Then he shut it all down. His new book is an argument for forging a different path.
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Second City TV was a low-budget sketch comedy show that came out of Canada in the mid-1970s and aired until 1984. Netflix's new six-season collection is an (almost) complete treasure trove of SCTV.
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Rosanne Cash was 18 when her famous dad gave her a list of 100 essential country songs he thought she needed to know. She's since worked across many musical genres. Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2009.
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Blending live action with animation, Coyote vs. Acme is a spoof of the classic legal thriller. Think The Verdict or Erin Brockovich — but steeped in the surreal anarchy of Looney Tunes.
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In 2015, the trailblazing feminist told Fresh Air she that had entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Steinem died Sept. 2 at the age of 92. -
Seventeen-year-old Isabel tees up balls for golfers in a lush luxury oasis in Manila. It's the feature film debut of writer and director Rafael Manuel, and every shot of Filipiñana churns with life. -
Greengrass' latest film is set in 1381 England and centers on a farmer who leads an army against the king. His previous films include the Jason Bourne movies, United 93 and Captain Phillips.
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Big tech companies like Apple and Microsoft use devices, training and conferences for teachers and students to embed in schools. The New York Times' Natasha Singer discusses the impact in Coding Kids.
