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Monday-Thursday 6:00-7:00 PM
Terry Gross

Interviews with authors, entertainers, and news makers.

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  • Friday, May 17, 2013 8:33pm
    Jerry Lee Lewis: Live, Singing As If Life Depended On It
    In 1958, Lewis suffered a precipitous decline in popularity when people learned that his new wife was not only 13, but also his cousin. Nobody would touch his records. Then, in 1963, he signed a deal with Smash and it looked like things were getting better.
  • Friday, May 17, 2013 8:33pm
    Bill Hader On Sketch Comedy, Classic Hollywood
    This weekend will be Hader's final romp on Saturday Night Live. He joined the cast in 2005 and has been nominated for an Emmy for his character Stefon, an obsessive clubgoer. Hader talks about not understanding how people do standup and about watching old films, which sparked his interest in Hollywood.
  • Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:33pm
    'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists
    The 12th film based on Gene Roddenberry's '60s sci-fi TV show is the second to star a new group of actors as Kirk, Spock and their crew. J.J. Abrams returns as director, and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch plays the memorable villain.
  • Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:33pm
    100 Years Of Woody Herman: The Early Bloomer Who Kept Blooming
    In a career that ran from the 1930s into the 1980s, and included work in big bands and rock 'n' roll, the clarinetist, saxophonist and bandleader changed to reflect the times. Herman would have turned 100 on May 16.
  • Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:33pm
    The Tricky Business Of Retirement: Hidden 401(K) Fees
    You could end up with a lot less savings at 65 than you ever anticipated because of fees charged by the financial institutions managing your retirement accounts. Robert Hiltonsmith, who researches retirement security, says those fees were disclosed to 401(k) plan participants until only recently.

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Music Reviews
11:30 am
Tue September 4, 2012

When Ian Hunter Is 'President'

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Ian Hunter once is at once crafty and mindful of craft, striving mightily to make his music seem tossed off.
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Originally published on Thu September 6, 2012 2:54 pm

Recently, I was listening to a new tribute album covering the songs of Fleetwood Mac, and thought once again how dreadful most tribute albums are: They don't add much to the legacy of the artists being saluted, while inadvertently freezing vital old music in an amber of sentimentality. Then I turned to When I'm President, an album of new songs by Ian Hunter.

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Music Reviews
11:03 am
Mon September 3, 2012

Miguel Zenon And Laurent Coq Play 'Hopscotch'

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Originally published on Mon September 3, 2012 1:57 pm

The new quartet album by alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Laurent Coq is called Rayuela, which means "hopscotch." It's named for Julio Cortázar's novel, the fragmented tale of a wandering bohemian and his social circles in Parisian exile, as well as back home in Buenos Aires.

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Interviews
11:03 am
Mon September 3, 2012

Joan Rivers Hates You, Herself And Everyone Else

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Joan Rivers says her material has only gotten stronger with age. "I always say, 'What are you going to do? Are you going to fire me? Been fired. Going to be bankrupt? Been bankrupt.'"
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Originally published on Mon September 3, 2012 1:57 pm

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Fresh Air Weekend
8:03 am
Sat September 1, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Regina Spektor, Victor LaValle

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"To me, the voice is an instrument, just like any other instrument," Regina Spektor says.
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Originally published on Sat September 1, 2012 11:08 am

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

Regina Spektor: On Growing Up A 'Soviet Kid': The singer spent the first nine years of her life in the Soviet Union, where she and her family faced discrimination as Jews. She talks about Russia and her new album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats.

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Music Reviews
10:31 am
Fri August 31, 2012

Shoes: After 18 Years, The Power-Pop Band Re-Ignites

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Originally published on Fri August 31, 2012 3:16 pm

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