Comic Cristela Alonzo
For the first seven years of her life, Cristela Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a South Texas border town. She spoke with Terry Gross about ICE raids, being mentored by labor activist Dolores Hu...
29 Joulu 202545min
Bluegrass Star Billy Strings / Laufey
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Billy Strings has one foot in traditional bluegrass and another in improvisational jam music. He has a new album, ‘Live at the Legion,’ and he brought his guitar to ou...
27 Joulu 202548min
Jane Fonda
Early this year, Fonda made headlines for delivering a fiery critique of the Trump administration during a SAG-AFTRA award acceptance speech. "This is not the time to go inward," Fonda says. She spoke...
26 Joulu 202545min
The Making Of ‘Born To Run’
Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album, ‘Born to Run,’ came out 50 years ago this year, marking a turning point for rock and roll — and for "The Boss." Before he made that record, Springsteen's labe...
25 Joulu 202547min
‘Morrie’ Writer Mitch Albom On Second Chances
Albom's 2025 novel, ‘Twice,’ asks a question most of us have daydreamed about: what if you could go back and relive any moment of your life? In the book, a man is born with that exact power, but every...
24 Joulu 202543min
Will Arnett
Arnett stars in Bradley Cooper’s new film, ‘Is This Thing On?’ as a man who turns to the New York comedy scene as he grapples with his divorce. The ‘SmartLess’ podcast co-host talked with Terry Gross ...
23 Joulu 202547min
Dir. Craig Brewer Is Chasing ‘Purple Rain’ Magic
Director Craig Brewer has made a career of telling stories about dreamers and misfits chasing something bigger than themselves, from ‘Hustle & Flow’ to ‘Dolemite Is My Name.’ Now he's back with ‘Song ...
22 Joulu 202548min
The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs
To celebrate the holidays, we’re looking back at four archive Fresh Air interviews discussing popular Christmas songs: First, jazz singer Mel Torme tells Terry Gross about co-writing “The Christmas So...
21 Joulu 202543min
