Terry Gross

Host, Fresh Air

Terry Gross appears in the following:

CNN's Jake Tapper On McCarthyism, Trump And The 'Jar Jar Binks Principle'

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Tapper's new novel, The Hellfire Club, takes place in 1954 during Sen. Joseph McCarthy's Communist "witch hunt" — a time he describes as "very resonant" with the current political climate.

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How America's White Power Movement Coalesced After The Vietnam War

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Author Kathleen Belew says that as America's disparate racist groups came together in the 1970s and '80s, the movement's goal shifted from one of "vigilante activism" to something more wide-reaching.

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Why Pius IX Might Be The 'Most Important Pope' In Modern Church History

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Pius IX became head of the Catholic church in 1846 and instituted the doctrine of Papal infallibility. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Kertzer says his exile led to the emergence of modern Italy.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Reflects On 'Ambition And Manhood In America'

Monday, April 23, 2018

Gregory Pardlo's new memoir, Air Traffic, chronicles his complicated relationship with his father, a labor organizer who lost his job following the air traffic controllers' 1981 strike.

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Remembering Milos Forman, Director Of 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'

Friday, April 20, 2018

The Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who died on April 13, spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about growing up in the former Czechoslovakia, first under the Gestapo, then under communist rule.

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Before He Became The 'Night Court' Judge, Harry Anderson Was A Con-Man Magician

Friday, April 20, 2018

Anderson, who died April 16, began his career as a street performer specializing in elaborate pranks. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1989 about an illusion in which he pretended to chop off his own hand.

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Who Is The Mystery Man Behind @realDonaldTrump? (Besides The President)

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Journalist Robert Draper says "no one understands Trump's base" better than White House social media director (and former caddie) Dan Scavino.

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Actor Brian Tyree Henry On Fame, Authenticity And 'Atlanta'

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Henry plays Alfred, aka the rapper "Paper Boi'," on the FX series Atlanta. As his character becomes more successful, Henry says, he's getting "a little further away from the essence of who [he] is."

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Barbara Bush On Meeting George, Motherhood And Her Signature Fake Pearls

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The former first lady, who died Tuesday, told Terry Gross in 1994 that she grew up thinking she'd be a nurse. "But then I met that marvelous George [H.W.] Bush and the nursing went out the window."

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James Comey To 'Fresh Air': The FBI Isn't 'On Anybody's Side'

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The former FBI director tells Terry Gross that he wants to sound the alarm about the "forest fire" of the Trump presidency — and also to defend the FBI against charges of partisanship.

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Former FBI Director Comey Discusses How He Views Trump's Conduct In New Book

Monday, April 16, 2018

Former FBI Director James Comey's book, A Higher Loyalty, comes out Tuesday. Terry Gross of WHYY's Fresh Air talked to Comey about his tell-all memoir a day before it published.

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Jon Bon Jovi Reflects On A Music Career That Surpassed His 'Wildest Dreams'

Friday, April 13, 2018

Bon Jovi spoke to Fresh Air in '09 about growing up, getting his first single on the radio and having group therapy with his bandmates. He'll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.

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First-Ever Evictions Database Shows: 'We're In the Middle Of A Housing Crisis'

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says.

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How Globalized Capitalism Drives Worldwide Fear And Discontentment

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Author Robert Kuttner says the decline of social contracts in Western democracies has led to the rise of right-wing populism. His new book is Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

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A Devastating Fall Couldn't Keep This Rodeo 'Rider' Off Wild Horses

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

A harrowing accident left Brady Jandreau with a skull and brain injury — but he refused to quit riding. He plays himself in director Chloé Zhao's slightly fictionalized retelling of his story.

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How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

Monday, April 09, 2018

Todd Purdum's new book, Something Wonderful, is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind such hit shows as Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music.

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Eels' Four-Year Break Led To Songs About Falling Apart, Bouncing Back And Being A Dad

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

During a recent hiatus from music, Eels founder Mark Oliver Everett got married, got divorced and, at the age of 54, had a son. His latest album, The Deconstruction, is a reflection of it all.

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Madeleine Albright Warns: Don't Let Fascism Go 'Unnoticed Until It's Too Late'

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The former secretary of state describes President Trump as "the most anti-democratic leader that I have studied in American history." Albright's new book is Fascism: A Warning.

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Remembering Groundbreaking Television Producer Steven Bochco

Monday, April 02, 2018

Bochco, who died Sunday, created numerous series, including Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. TV Critic David Bianculli looks back on Bochco's impact, then we listen to his 1989 Fresh Air interview.

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For Bill Hader, Sketch Comedy Sprung From A 'Need To Be Doing Something Creative'

Friday, March 30, 2018

In 2012, Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader told Fresh Air that watching old films as a child sparked his interest in Hollywood. His latest project is the HBO series Barry.

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