Fresh Air show image

Fresh Air

Recent Episodes

Apache chef Nephi Craig says cooking Native food saved his life

Craig has cooked in a high-end restaurant — and for 7,800 prisoners in jail. He writes about cooking, his struggle with addition and his Native American heritage in the memoir Our Knives Will Save Us.
Fresh Air |

An eco-journalist takes on a Big Tech in this modern twist on the heist novel

Nathaniel Rich's literary thriller centers on a young couple who strike out against a data center. Cloudthief wraps a smart exploration of our data-dominated society inside an entertaining heist yarn.
Fresh Air |

Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says

The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his second term. Swan's new book, written with Maggie Haberman, is Regime Change.
Fresh Air |

Investigative journalist reports on the abuse inside ICE's largest detention facility

The New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer says thousands of people are being held in tents in the El Paso desert, where inhumane conditions have become a tool to pressure people to accept deportation.
Fresh Air |

How the duo behind 'The Invite' wrote a sex comedy (that's not really about sex)

Rashida Jones and Will McCormack met decades ago, when McCormack's sister set them up on a date. It didn't work out as a romantic pairing, but it was the start of a long-running creative partnership.
Fresh Air |

Fresh Air Weekend: Music producer Peter Asher; Romance writer Kennedy Ryan

Everywhere Man traces the trajectory of music producer Peter Asher. David Bianculli reviews Little House on the Prairie on Netflix. Kennedy Ryan believes happily-ever-after is for everyone.
Fresh Air |

Colin Farrell plays a P.I. with the strangest of secrets in 'Sugar' Season 2

The Apple TV series wraps noir inside science fiction. With subtlety and charm, Farrell plays an earnest alien just doing his best as a private eye in Los Angeles.
Fresh Air |

New 'Little House' remake will inspire you to rewatch the '70s TV series

Netflix's new Little House series features the same characters and setting as the original, but its reliance on hand-held cameras, in extreme close-up, calls too much attention to itself.
Fresh Air |

Remembering music theater historian Robert Kimball

Kimball, who died July 2, unearthed hundreds of pieces long thought lost, and co-wrote books about George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Eubie Blake. Originally broadcast in 1994.
Fresh Air |

'Music belongs to the moment': Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye is 'Goin' Local'

Kaye's collaboration with Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to always keep evolving. Now 79, he has his first solo album.
Fresh Air |

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Fresh Air show image

Fresh Air

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

Fresh Air is produced by WHYY. For more information about transcript availability, please contact WHYY or check WHYY’s website for the program.

YOU ARE ONLINE