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News Articles: Fresh Air

"One of the jobs as an actor is we cannot judge our characters," Brian Cox says of the ruthless business tycoon he plays on <em>Succession</em>.

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'Succession' actor Brian Cox can't defend Logan Roy, but he can relate to him

Cox says the ruthless business tycoon he plays HBO's Succession is one of the most extraordinary roles he's ever taken: "He is a misanthrope [who] is very disappointed with the human experiment."

January 18, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
Laura Coates teaches law at George Washington University Law School and is a senior analyst for CNN. She also hosts <em>The Laura Coates Show</em>, on radio SiriusXM's Urban View.

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Attorney Laura Coates has witnessed the dissolution of voting rights first hand

While working for the Department of Justice, Coates says she saw voter rolls being purged and instances where polling places were moved to known Klan locations. Her new memoir is Just Pursuit.

January 17, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
CNN's new four-part documentary series, <em>Reframed: Marilyn Monroe</em>, revisits the life and career of the film legend (shown here in 1954). The first two parts of the series air Jan. 16.

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'Reframed' revisits Marilyn Monroe's life and legacy, from an all-women point of view

During her career and after her death, Monroe was objectified and scrutinized — mostly by male writers, biographers and historians. CNN's new docuseries tells her story from a fresh perspective.

January 14, 2022
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  • David Bianculli

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Nicole Kidman says being an indoor kid and a bookworm led her to acting

While her friends and family went to the Australian beaches, Kidman stayed indoors reading — and imagining herself as a character in the books. Kidman stars as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos.

January 12, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
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Actor Kal Penn isn't afraid to take chances, on screen or in life

Penn got his start in stoner comedies, then took a hiatus from acting to work for the Obama administration. He shares stories from his life and career in the memoir You Can't Be Serious.

January 10, 2022
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
The container ship Hyundai Hope is loaded in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 1, 2021.

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  • Author Interviews

The global supply chain is amazingly efficient. So why did it break down?

"Americans went on a shopping spree as soon as lockdown started, and we haven't really stopped," journalist Christopher Mims says. His book, Arriving Today, goes inside the global supply chain.

January 05, 2022
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  • Dave Davies
After serving as the lead manager for the ultimately unsuccessful second Trump impeachment, Rep. Jamie Raskin became a member of the House select committee looking into the Jan. 6 attacks.

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After his son's suicide and the Jan. 6 attack, Rep. Jamie Raskin is not giving up

Raskin's son died just days before the Capitol insurrection. Now Raskin serves on the House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack. His new memoir is Unthinkable.

January 04, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
Temura Morrison plays the title bounty hunter in <em>The Book of Boba Fett. </em>

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'The Book of Boba Fett' adds an impressive chapter to the 'Star Wars' saga

Picking up where The Mandalorian left off, this new fantasy series on Disney+ features well-defined characters, exciting action and special effects that are as good as in any Star Wars movie.

January 03, 2022
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  • David Bianculli
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'Schmigadoon!' star Cecily Strong and co-creator Cinco Paul embrace musical satire

The Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon! centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23.

December 31, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
GPB  NPR

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Fran Lebowitz is your NYC tour guide in 'Pretend It's a City'

In the series, Lebowitz talks with Martin Scorsese about getting kicked out of high school, driving a cab in New York City in the 1970s and not having a cell phone. Originally broadcast January 2021.

December 28, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
GPB  NPR

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Kieran Culkin is having fun with 'Succession' — and he hopes you are too

Culkin plays one of three siblings vying for control of a media empire. The character, he says, "doesn't really know what [it] means to suffer consequences." Originally broadcast Dec. 6, 2021.

December 27, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
(Clockwise from upper left) <em>Passing, </em><em><em>The Souvenir Part II, </em></em><em><em><em>Drive My Car, Parallel Mothers, Memoria </em></em></em>and <em><em><em>The Green Knight </em></em></em>are among Justin Chang's favorite films of 2021.

Fresh Air Weekend: Penélope Cruz; The best films of 2021; Alan Cumming

Cruz says just reading the script for Parallel Mothers left her in tears. Justin Chang picks the best 11 films of 2021. Cumming's new memoir centers on love, sexuality, career and mental health.

December 25, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand play Shakespeare's famously murderous couple in <em>The Tragedy of Macbeth.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

This 'Macbeth' adaptation distills Shakespeare's tragedy to its furious essence

Director Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth is a bewitching piece of craftsmanship, featuring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as the murderous power couple.

December 23, 2021
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  • Justin Chang
Jazz legend Chick Corea, shown here in 2018, died on Feb. 9, 2021.

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  • Obituaries

'Fresh Air' remembers the jazz notables who died in 2021

Earlier this year, Kevin Whitehead noted the passing of Chick Corea and Mario Pavone. Now he remembers a few more players who died in 2021, including Milford Graves, Ralph Peterson and Dave Frishberg.

December 22, 2021
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  • Kevin Whitehead
Faith Jones is the granddaughter of David Berg, the founder of the Children of God cult. Jones lived as a member of the group until she was 23.

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  • Author Interviews

'Sex Cult Nun' says discovering self-ownership helped her break free from The Family

Faith Jones' grandfather founded the Children of God cult. She was taught sex was a service to God and that women should freely "share" their bodies, regardless of whether they wanted to or not.

December 21, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
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