A Breath of Fresh Air

Terry Gross, host of NPR’s Fresh Air, takes a turn on the other side of the interview table to talk about All I Did Was Ask—a compendium of her best interviews, and the stories behind them. Then we’ll take a look at how religion and secularism have shaped American history with authors James Carroll and Susan Jacoby. Boston Globe columnist James Carroll’s recent book is titled Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War, while Susan Jacoby’s latest book, Freethinkers, examines the long legacy of secularism in America. Next, geneticist Dean H. Hamer argues that belief in God is programmed into our genes, and may have evolutionary advantages, in The God Gene.