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News Articles: Fresh Air

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  • Theater

'Fresh Air' remembers Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim (Part 3)

We conclude our tribute to Sondheim by listening to archival interviews with collaborators and performers, including Stephen Colbert, James Lapine, Paul Gemignani and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

December 03, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
GPB  NPR

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  • Theater

'Fresh Air' remembers Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim (Part 2)

We continue our tribute to Sondheim by listening back to a 2010 interview in which he shared the stories behind some of his most famous songs and gave his take on other great lyricists.

December 02, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Stephen Sondheim poses in April 1976.

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  • Theater

'Fresh Air' remembers Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim (Part 1)

Sondheim, who died Nov. 26, was the lyricist and composer who gave us Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and other shows. In 2010 he spoke about his writing process, from rhyming to finding the right note.

December 01, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Rebecca Hall (right) works on the set of <em>Passing</em> with actors Ruth Negga (left) and Tessa Thompson.

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  • Movie Interviews

'Passing' filmmaker Rebecca Hall shares the personal story behind her movie

Hall's new Netflix film centers on two light-skinned Black women — one of whom passes for white. The story is a personal one for Hall: Her grandfather and mother also passed as white.

November 30, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
<em>The Beatles: Get Back</em> concludes with the band's legendary 1969 rooftop concert.

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  • TV Reviews

The long and winding Beatles docuseries will enchant die-hard and casual fans

The new three-part Disney+ docuseries Get Back is a true treasure. It offers an inside look at The Beatles' creative process, as well as amazing footage from their legendary rooftop concert.

November 30, 2021
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By:
  • David Bianculli
GPB  NPR

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  • Food

For Stanley Tucci, food is like religion — and cancer almost took it away

Tucci has always connected to his roots through food, so he was devastated when cancer treatment put him on a feeding tube. He's now cancer-free, with a new memoir. Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2021.

November 26, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies
Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim are unlikely friends in <em>Licorice Pizza.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza' is an endearing slice of '70s Hollywood

An enterprising teen and a 20-something photographer's assistant become unlikely friends — and then zig-zag from one comic episode to the next — in this altogether wonderful film.

November 24, 2021
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Dave Grohl performs onstage during the taping of the 2021 "Vax Live" fundraising concert at the in Inglewood, Calif.

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  • Music Interviews

Dave Grohl retraces his life-affirming path from Nirvana to Foo Fighters

After Nirvana ended, Grohl wasn't sure he wanted to continue making music. But, he says, "I realized that music was the one thing that had healed me my entire life." His memoir is The Storyteller.

November 24, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
A clerk shows a customer an AR-15 style rifle at a gun show in Costa Mesa, Calif. in June 2021. Gun sales increased in the U.S, following COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

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  • Author Interviews

Former gun industry insider explains why he left to fight for the other side

Gunfight author Ryan Busse was once a rising star in the gun industry. But he became disillusioned after Columbine when, he says, the NRA began to use "fear and conspiracy and hatred" to boost sales.

November 22, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies

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  • Book Reviews

'The Sinner and the Saint' masterfully unpacks a Dostoevsky classic

Kevin Birmingham's deeply researched biography details the radical political fervor that almost destroyed Dostoevsky's life — and the real-life murder that inspired Crime and Punishment.

November 22, 2021
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By:
  • Maureen Corrigan
GPB  NPR

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  • Dance

Neither the pandemic nor age can keep choreographer Twyla Tharp from her work

Twyla Moves, a documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer, who got her start performing on subway platforms in the 1960s. Originally broadcast April 8, 2021.

November 19, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Benedict Cumberbatch is the picture of rugged American masculinity in <em>The Power of the Dog. </em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Rugged masculinity takes a dark turn in 'The Power of the Dog'

Jane Campion's Western plays out like a tightly wound psychological thriller, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of the scariest characters you're likely to meet this year.

November 19, 2021
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Bilal Baig plays the non-binary child of Pakistani immigrants in <em>Sort Of.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

HBO Max's low-key gem 'Sort Of' is funny, tender and humane

This eight-part comedy, which centers on a gender-fluid millennial of Pakistani heritage, takes issues that are often used as hot buttons and treats them as an everyday, often funny part of life.

November 18, 2021
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By:
  • John Powers
Nikole Hannah-Jones won a MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2017. She is a tenured faculty member at Howard University.

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  • Race

'1619 Project' journalist says Black people shouldn't be an asterisk in U.S. history

Nikole Hannah-Jones says the contributions of Black people are often left out of the American story. Her mission is to reframe U.S. history through the lens of slavery.

November 17, 2021
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By:
  • Arun Venugopal
Blair Braverman is a contributing editor to <em>Outside Magazine. </em>She's also appeared on the Discovery reality show <em>Naked and Afraid</em>, in which she and a partner were left in a remote area of South Africa without clothes, food or water for three weeks.

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  • Animals

Don't get dragged! Iditarod musher shares tales from the trail

Blair Braverman says if she lets go of the sled, the dogs will race on without her. The question, she says, is not how to get sled dogs to go. Rather, it's how do you get them to stop?

November 16, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies
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