Terry Gross

Host, Fresh Air

Terry Gross appears in the following:

'Fresh Air' welcomes new co-host Tonya Mosley

Thursday, May 04, 2023

Based in Los Angeles, Mosley previously served as a correspondent and host of Here & Now, and as a host and Silicon Valley bureau chief at KQED in San Francisco. She hosts the podcast Truth Be Told.

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Daughter of Warhol star looks back on a bohemian childhood in the Chelsea Hotel

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Alexandra Auder's mother, Viva, was one of Andy Warhol's muses. Auder's memoir, Don't Call Me Home, describes her early life in the Chelsea Hotel, in a world of underground artists and "weirdos."

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Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America's psyche on 'The Daily Show'

Friday, April 28, 2023

Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents' dinner April 29. In 2018, he explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest prepared him for The Daily Show.

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'Fresh Air' remembers Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and civil rights icon

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Belafonte starred in films and helped popularize calypso music in the U.S. in the 1950s. In the '60s he became a civil rights activist. He died April 25. Originally broadcast in 1993.

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This 'full spectrum' doula helps with birth, miscarriage and abortion

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Since 2010, Vicki Bloom has worked with the Doula Project, a New York City-based collective that partners with clinics to support pregnant people — whether the result is childbirth or termination.

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How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.

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Judy Blume was banned from the beginning, but says 'It never stopped me from writing'

Monday, April 24, 2023

Known for her books about adolescence and all that comes with it, Judy Blume is widely beloved and widely banned. Her 1970 novel, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. has been adapted for the screen.

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Remembering Michael Denneny, an editor who championed LGBTQ voices

Friday, April 21, 2023

One of the first openly gay editors working at a major publishing house, Denneny launched the Stonewall Inn Editions imprint. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1987 and 1994.

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Remembering historical crime novelist Anne Perry

Friday, April 21, 2023

For decades, Perry, who died April 10, kept secret the fact that she was one of the teenage girls involved in the murder depicted in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. Originally broadcast in 1994.

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How the AR-15 became the bestselling rifle in the U.S.

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Washington Post reporter Todd Frankel explains how the AR-15 was adapted from the M16 military combat automatic rifle, and how it became an icon of gun culture and a favored weapon for mass shooters.

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'Fresh Air' pays tribute to the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

The new Broadway musical New York, New York includes Kander and Ebb's songs from Scorsese's 1977 film. We listen back to an '83 interview with Kander and Ebb, plus '91 and '15 interviews with Kander.

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Remembering restaurant critic and food writer Mimi Sheraton

Friday, April 14, 2023

Sheraton, who died April 6, was the first woman to review restaurants for The New York Times. Her opinions were reputed to have the power to make or break new restaurants. Originally broadcast in '87.

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Remembering 'Barton Fink' actor Michael Lerner

Friday, April 14, 2023

The character actor, who died April 8, guest starred on dozens of TV shows and was nominated for an Oscar for playing a Hollywood studio executive in Barton Fink. Originally broadcast in 1992.

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Will Fox News pay for spreading lies about voter fraud?

Thursday, April 13, 2023

New York Times journalist Jeremy Peters explains Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion lawsuit against the network. "Legal experts tell me that rarely have they seen a case this strong," he says.

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A doctor reflects on the challenges of caring for a parent with Alzheimer's

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Dr. Sandeep Jauhar says caring for his dad was the hardest journey he's ever taken. His memoir, My Father's Brain, is also about the latest research into the disease, and why there's not yet a cure.

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NPR host Mary Louise Kelly reflects on juggling motherhood and chasing the news

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Kelly has reported from around the world, including from war zones. Her new memoir, It. Goes. So. Fast, chronicles her ongoing attempts to be a good mother — and be good at her job.

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Remembering legendary music executive Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records

Friday, April 07, 2023

Stein, who died Sunday at 80, signed a wide range of pioneering artists: The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. We'll listen back to two of his Fresh Air interviews.

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Joni Mitchell receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Friday, April 07, 2023

Since the 1960s, Mitchell has been one of the most influential singer songwriters in popular music. We'll listen back to her 2004 Fresh Air interview.

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The survivor of multiple suicide attempts explains 'How Not to Kill Yourself'

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Clancy Martin lives with two incompatible ideas in his head: "I wish I were dead – and I'm glad my suicides failed." He says he wrote his book especially for people struggling with suicidal thoughts.

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'Armageddon' shows how literal readings of the Bible's end times affect modern times

Monday, April 03, 2023

Bible scholar Bart Ehrman says interpretations of the Book of Revelation have created disastrous problems — from personal psychological damage to consequences for foreign policy and the environment.

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