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Fresh Air offers some of the most intelligent interviews, reviews, and
commentary heard on radio. The hour-long, program features interviews
with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, as well as
distinguished experts on current events.
Host Terry Gross has been called "one of the most thought-provoking interviewers working in media today" (The Los Angeles Times). She hashosted Fresh Air since 1975, when she started with a local edition at
WHYY-FM in Philadelphia. A weekly national version of the show began airing in 1985; the daily edition premiered in 1987. Gross isn't afraid to ask tough questions, but she sets an atmosphere in which her guests volunteer the answers rather than surrender them. What often puts those guests at ease is Gross' understanding of their work. "Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions," observes Gross. "What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood."
Fresh Air with Terry Gross has received a number of awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award in 1994 for its "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insight." In 1987, the program received the Ohio State Award. In 1981, it won the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award for "Best Live Radio Program."
NPR Programs: Fresh Air from WHYY
- Joshua Green Describes The View From Denver
- Journalist Joshua Green discusses the activities at the Democratic National Convention. Green is a senior editor at The Atlantic. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire and Rolling Stone.
- Mark Sawyer: Race And The Obama Campaign
- Political scientist and author runs the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Politics at UCLA; he talks to Terry Gross about how Barack Obama's campaign is addressing issues touching on race and ethnicity.
- Katha Pollitt On The State Of The Glass Ceiling
- When Sen. Hillary Clinton conceded defeat in the Democratic presidential primary in June, she thanked her supporters for making "18 million cracks" in the glass ceiling. Political columnist Katha Pollitt discusses the historical significance of Clinton's presidential bid.
- Farber Appreciation — Setting The Record Straight
- Last week, John Powers incorrectly described the political leanings of the late critic Manny Farber. Farber's widow, Patricia Patterson, wrote in to set the record straight.
- Don Cheadle's Spy Turn
- In his latest movie, Traitor, Don Cheadle plays a CIA operative who goes undercover to work with a terrorist group — but then becomes a suspected terrorist himself.
- Lobbying For The Presidency
- Political scientist James Thurber discusses the role of lobbyists in the McCain and Obama campaigns. An expert in campaign conduct and lobbying, Thurber testified before Congress about lobby reform and advised both candidates on the 2007 lobbying reform bill.
- Andrew Fleming And Pam Brady: Making 'Hamlet 2'
- The two collaborated on the new Steve Coogan comedy, about a failed actor and overzealous drama teacher who mounts a musical sequel to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy.
- A Partisan Divide On Health Care Reform
- While both John McCain and Barack Obama agree that the American health care system needs reform, the candidates differ markedly in their vision of the remedy. Political scientist Jonathan Oberlander offers an in-depth comparison of the candidates' proposals.
- For Democrats, The West Is The New South
- Journalist Ryan Lizza says it's no accident that the Democrats picked Denver as the site of their National Convention. Lizza discusses the strategy among party officials to make inroads in the West rather than the South.
- God Talk On The Campaign Trail
- Both John McCain and Barack Obama are courting the religious vote, but whose campaign will be more effective? Journalist Dan Gilgoff, the politics editor for Beliefnet.com, discusses the candidates' tactics.
- Manny Farber, A Critical Eye For Termite Art
- Critic at large John Powers remembers film critic and artist Manny Farber, who died Aug. 18 at the age of 91.
- An Animated Take On The 'Chicago 10'
- Brett Morgan's film, Chicago 10, uses a combination of archival footage, animation and music to tell the story of eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
- A Nation Divided In 'Nixonland'
- Rick Perlstein's book, Nixonland, combines an evocative trip through the 1960s and early 1970s with an assessment of the impact of Richard Nixon's political career. Perstein argues that many of the deep political divisions in modern American politics were defined by that period, and exploited effectively by Nixon.
- 'What Happened' In The Bush White House
- Scott McClellan succeeded Ari Fleischer as George W. Bush's press secretary, serving from 2003 until 2006. His memoir, What Happened: Inside the White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, details the administration's actions regarding the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and the Valerie Plame scandal.
- Ari Fleischer On 'Taking Heat'
- Ari Fleischer served as White House press secretary under president George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003, acting as the administration's primary spokesperson during and after the events of September 11th, and at the beginning of the Iraq War.
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