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News Articles: Fresh Air

Inspector Brian Boyce (Hugh Bonneville) tracks down the thieves in <em>The Gold</em>.

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What happened to 'The Gold'? This crime saga is focused on the aftermath of a heist

This zippy six-part Paramount+ series, based on a 1983 theft of three tons of gold bars, focuses on the outlaws' efforts to elude capture and legitimize their booty.

September 19, 2023
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  • John Powers
Gael García Bernal and El Hijo del Santo in <em>Cassandro</em>.

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Gael García Bernal crushes it (and others) as 'Cassandro,' lucha libre's queer pioneer

Bernal flirts and struts and gives one of the best performances of his career in a film inspired by the life of Mexican American professional wrestling star Saúl Armendáriz.

September 15, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
GPB News NPR

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Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

Red Carpet author Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. Originally broadcast Feb. 21, 2022.

September 15, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Jones says her instructions to <em>Freaks and Geeks</em> stars James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini and Seth Rogen were simple: "Do less, do less, do less."

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  • Movie Interviews

From 'Freaks and Geeks' to 'Barbie,' this casting director decides who gets on-screen

Allison Jones is known for casting actors who look like real people — and who are naturally funny. One of her hardest conversations? Telling Bob Odenkirk he didn't get Michael Scott in The Office.

September 12, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
<em>Barbie</em>, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is the top grossing movie of 2023, generating more than $1.3 billion at the international box office so far.

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'Barbie' music producer Mark Ronson opens up about the film's 'bespoke' sound

Ronson spent a year creating Barbie's music, with the help of artists like Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith and Billie Eilish. "Everyone ran with it and did something different," he says.

September 08, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
GPB News NPR

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'New Yorker' culture critic says music and mixtapes helped make sense of himself

Hua Hsu won the Pulitzer Prize for Stay True, his memoir about identity, musical obsessions and the sudden tragic murder of a close friend. Originally broadcast Oct. 18, 2022.

September 08, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Lars Mikkelsen stars as real estate baron Holger Lang in Season 3 of the Danish thriller <em>Face to Face.</em>

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'Face to Face' is a murder mystery that lives up to the tradition of Nordic Noir

Imagine if Logan Roy from Succession had to solve a murder. That's the vibe of the third and final season of this Danish thriller, which focuses on a heartless developer's attempt to solve a crime.

September 06, 2023
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  • John Powers
"History is something we participate in together," says author Zadie Smith. "We are all involved in history, and all have something to gain from understanding what happened – exactly what happened." Her new novel, <em>The Fraud, </em>is based on real events.

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In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith seeks to 'do absolute justice to the truth'

The historical fiction novel centers on a real-life Victorian Era trial. Smith says she doesn't look back on the past with a sense of superiority: In her view, human life is "a continued struggle."

September 05, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Diners sidle up to the counter in Netflix's <em>Midnight Diner: Tokyo.</em>

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Cozy up in Tokyo's 'Midnight Diner' for the TV version of comfort food

The strangely addictive Japanese series is set in a small, all-night joint, run by a chef whose dishes helps strangers tap into something deep and universal.

August 23, 2023
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  • John Powers
A woman passes by a mural of the rapper Biggie Smalls on a wall in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.

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As hip-hop turns 50, Biggie Smalls' legacy reminds us of what the genre has survived

Author Justin Tinsley discusses the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in 1997: "You can't talk about the story of hip-hop without mentioning the name Biggie Smalls."

August 23, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
Drew Gilpin Faust served as president of Harvard from 2007 until 2018. She is currently the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor.

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Harvard's Drew Gilpin Faust says history should make us uncomfortable

Growing up in the South, Faust rejected the narrative she was fed about slavery and the Civil War. She writes about her journey to activism and becoming the president of Harvard in Necessary Trouble.

August 22, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the 2023 LA Pride in the Park Festival. In the first episode of its second season, the <em>Louder Than A Riot</em> podcast examines the backlash Megan faced after being shot by rapper Tory Lanez.

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  • Music Interviews

'Louder Than A Riot' reckons with hip-hop's past and looks to a more inclusive future

Podcast hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael say despite the misogynoir that has plagued the genre, hip-hop is poised for change. "The girls and the gays are running things," Madden says.

August 21, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

'Reservation Dogs' co-creator says the show gives audiences permission to laugh

Sterlin Harjo says society has a tendency to be "very precious with Native people." The third and final season of the irreverent series dropped recently. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2022.

August 18, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis and Michael Cera play grown siblings in <em>The Adults.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Snark and sarcasm rule the roost in 'The Adults,' a comedy about grown siblings

Michael Cera plays a man who returns home to see his two sisters after three years apart. This squirmy film about adults who act like overgrown children might just break your heart.

August 17, 2023
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  • Justin Chang
"Every decade of my life has been better than the one beforehand," says R. Eric Thomas.

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  • Author Interviews

Don't believe his book title: For humorist R. Eric Thomas, the best is yet to come

Thomas' new book, Congratulations, the Best Is Over!, is about middle age, and what it was like to return to his hometown of Baltimore as an adult — when both he and the city had changed.

August 16, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
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