Skip to main content
Georgia Public Broadcasting Logo
  • Watch

    Featured Specials and Programs

    • All Creatures Great and Small
    • Antiques Roadshow
    • PBS News Hour
    • Miss Scarlet & The Duke
    • Finding Your Roots
    • Doc Martin
    All Programs

    GPB Originals

    • Georgia Legends
    • Lawmakers
    • A Fork in the Road
    • View Finders
    • Georgia Outdoors
    • Your Fantastic Mind
    GPB Originals

    Browse by Genre

    • Arts & Music
    • Culture
    • Drama
    • Food
    • History
    • News & Public Affairs
    • TV Schedule
    • GPB Programs
    • PBS Passport
    • TV Highlights this Week
    • PBS KIDS
    • Ways to Watch
    • Newsletters
    • Contact GPB
  • Listen

    Featured Programs

    • The Daily
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Serendipity
    • John Lemley's City Cafe
    • Fresh Air
    • Here and Now
    • Code Switch/Life Kit
    • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    All Programs

    Podcasts

    • GA Today
    • Salvation South
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • Football Fridays in Georgia
    • Narrative Edge
    • Peach Jam Podcast
    • A Fork in the Road
    • Radio Schedule
    • GPB Classical
    • Radio Programs
    • Podcasts
    • GPB News
    • Find Your Station
    • Ways to Listen
    • Contact GPB
    • Newsletters
  • Learn

    Featured

    • Chemistry Matters
    • Classroom Conversations Podcast
    • GASHA Go! World
    • Georgia Farmcraft®
    • Georgia Classroom
    • Georgia Studies Collection
    • Econ Express
    • Let’s Go Enviro
    • Let's Learn GA!
    • Lights, Camera, Budget!
    • Live Explorations
    • Physics in Motion
    • School Stories
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • VR in the Classroom
    • Writers Contest

    For Kids & Teachers

    • GPB Games
    • PBS KIDS
    • PBS LearningMedia

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Email
  • News

    Featured Programs & Series

    • Lawmakers
    • Lawmakers: Beyond the Dome
    • 1A
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • GA Today Podcast
    • Storycorps
    • Narrative Edge

    More GPB News

    • Politics
    • Georgia News
    • Justice
    • Arts & Life
    • Health
    All GPB News
    • Radio Schedule
    • Radio Stations
    • GPB Apps
    • Podcasts
    • Contact GPB News
    • Follow Us on Apple News
    • Newsletters
  • Sports

    GHSA Sports

    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • On Demand
    • GPB Sports Blog
    All Sports

    High School Football

    • Scores & Schedule
    • On Demand
    • Teams
    • Rankings
    • Brackets
    • Heads Up Georgia
    Football Home
    • GPB Sports App
    • GPB Sports Blog
    • GPB Sports OnDemand
  • Events

    Browse by Type

    • Community
    • Donor
    • Kids & Family
    • Screenings
    All Events

    Browse by Category

    • Education
    • News
    • Sports
    • Television

    Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email.

    Sign up

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Instagram
  • Kids & Families

    For Kids

    • Video
    • Games

    For Parents & Caregivers

    • Kids & Families Blog
    • Kids & Families Events
    • GPB KIDS - Ways to Watch
  • Support Us

    Support GPB

    • Ways to Give
    • Planned Giving
    • Sustainers
    • GPB Passport
    • Leadership Giving
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donations
    • GPB Next
    • Matching Gifts
  • Search
GPB Passport icon GPB Passport icon Passport
GPB donate icon GPB donate icon Donate
Listen Live Listen Live Watch Live Watch Live

GPB Newsletter CTA

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

News Topics

  • Georgia
  • National
  • Politics
  • Lawmakers
  • Elections

Don't Miss

Don't Miss:

  • Federal Funding Update
  • Caregiving program & Resources
  • Explore GPB Passport

News Articles: Fresh Air

Tagged as: 

  • Book Reviews

Thomas Mallon's NYC diaries get to the 'Very Heart' of the AIDS crisis

Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.

June 11, 2025
|
By:
  • Maureen Corrigan
Matthew Goode stars as Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck in the Netflix series <em>Dept. Q.</em>

Tagged as: 

  • TV Reviews

Cold case mystery 'Dept. Q' focuses more on the characters than crime

An Edinburgh police detective and a team of misfits search for a woman who vanished several years earlier. Critic John Powers says the byplay of characters makes Dept. Q worth watching.

June 10, 2025
|
By:
  • John Powers
"I love looking like an art gallery owner," Atsuko Okatsuka says of her eye-catching style.

Tagged as: 

  • Television

Growing up, comic Atsuko Okatsuka felt like 'a freak' -- now she's owning it

Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup special Father is about her dad, who reappeared in her life after decades away.

June 09, 2025
|
By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Tom Hiddleston and Annalise Basso play Chuck and Janice in <em>The Life of Chuck.</em>

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Reviews

'The Life of Chuck' might leave you brushing away tears -- or scratching your head

Mike Flanagan's new film, a maudlin mystery about a man dying of cancer, feels hobbled by its extreme faithfulness to the Stephen King novella on which its based.

June 06, 2025
|
By:
  • Justin Chang
GPB News NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Author Interviews

When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in

Do you have trouble remembering names or where you put your keys? Neurologist Charan Ranganath, author of Why We Remember, talks about the science of memory. Originally broadcast Feb. 24, 2024.

June 06, 2025
|
By:
  • Terry Gross
Ocean Vuong's previous books include <em>Time is a Mother </em>and <em>Night Sky with Exit Wounds</em>.

Tagged as: 

  • Author Interviews

After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way out of grief

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

June 05, 2025
|
By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Mark Hamill attends the premiere of <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</em> in Hollywood on Dec. 16, 2019.

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Interviews

Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

June 03, 2025
|
By:
  • Sam Briger
Camille Rutherford stars as a would-be romance writer who works at a Paris bookstore in <em>Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.</em>

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Reviews

'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.

June 03, 2025
|
By:
  • John Powers
Husband and wife team Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-starred in <em>I Love Lucy </em>from 1951 until 1957.

Tagged as: 

  • Author Interviews

With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped shaped TV as we know it

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second banana" to Lucy. He also helped shape the modern sitcom.

June 02, 2025
|
By:
  • Terry Gross
Benicio Del Toro plays tycoon Zsa-zsa Korda and Mia Threapleton is his daughter in <em>The Phoenician Scheme.</em>

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Reviews

Wes Anderson peers into the hollowness of extreme wealth in 'The Phoenician Scheme'

Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare.

May 30, 2025
|
By:
  • Justin Chang
GPB News NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Interviews

Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

Filmmaker David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. "You are responsible for their safety," he explains. Originally broadcast July 22, 2024.

May 30, 2025
|
By:
  • Terry Gross
"This whole tour was so cathartic," Sarah Silverman says of her <em>PostMortem </em>comedy special.

Tagged as: 

  • Television

Her parents died 9 days apart, but Sarah Silverman gets the last laugh in 'PostMortem'

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.

May 29, 2025
|
By:
  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Interviews

Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius'

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the overwhelming pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2025.

May 26, 2025
|
By:
  • Terry Gross
Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in <em>Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning</em>.

Tagged as: 

  • Movie Reviews

Mission: Impossible's overblown 'Final Reckoning' still thrills

The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts.

May 23, 2025
|
By:
  • John Powers
Joe Biden attends a roundtable session at the G7 world leaders summit in Italy, June 13, 2024.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

In 'Original Sin,' Jake Tapper describes a 'cover-up' of Joe Biden's decline

Tapper's book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman."

May 20, 2025
|
By:
  • Terry Gross
  • Load More

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News

Footer

Footer First Nav (Main Menu)

  • Watch
  • Listen
  • Learn
  • News
  • Sports
  • Events
  • Kids & Families
  • Support Us
  • Search

Footer Second Nav Menu

  • Help Center
  • About GPB
  • Contact Us
  • Closed Captioning
  • Directions
  • Studio Production
  • Program Submissions

Footer Third Nav Menu

  • Support Us
  • Careers
  • Accessibility
  • FCC Public Files
  • Drawing Rules
  • News Media Request
  • Open Records and Document Retention Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Georgia Public Broadcasting

260 14th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States

(404) 685-2400 In Atlanta
(800) 222-4788 Outside Atlanta
ask@gpb.org

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News
© Copyright 2025, Georgia Public Broadcasting. All Rights Reserved. Georgia Public Radio® GPTV®