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Fresh Air
423 episodes · Interviews · by NPR
About Fresh Air
Fresh Air is a Interviews podcast with 423 episodes in the PodLexicon database, each accompanied by a full searchable transcript and AI-generated summary. Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. PodLexicon indexes every episode of Fresh Air and turns each one into a searchable AI summary — find the episode that covers a topic, track how that topic evolved over time, or compare what different guests said about it.
Topics Covered on Fresh Air
Career setbacks and reinvention Black-led projects in Marvel Stuttering and acting John Coltrane centennial and legacy Artistry and humanity of John Coltrane Modern roots music review Desi Arnaz's TV Innovation Breaking Network Stereotypes
Notable Guests on Fresh Air
Recent Episodes
A John Prine Appreciation — October 09, 2026Veteran White House reporter April Ryan’s ‘Blacklash’ — October 08, 2026How Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought the culture wars to the military — October 07, 2026‘Showbiz!’ entertainer Murray Hill became what he didn’t see — October 07, 2026Michael Douglas — October 05, 2026Best Of: Kyle MacLachlan / Inside the ‘romance scam’ — October 03, 2026Celebrating minimalist composer Steve Reich — October 02, 2026Sheryl Crow — October 01, 2026New drones, deadlier attacks: Dystopian reality in Ukraine — September 30, 2026Mahmoud Khalil’s 104 days in ICE Detention — September 29, 2026Kyle MacLachlan was David Lynch’s ‘submersible’ into dark places — September 28, 2026Best Of: Rhiannon Giddens / Investigating Diddy’s Rise & Fall — September 26, 2026Bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings — September 25, 2026Investigating the system that protected Sean “Diddy” Combs — September 24, 2026Global power, rivalry, and A.I.; a preview of the U.S./China summit — September 23, 2026Inside the 'modern slavery' where cyber scammers are victims themselves — September 22, 2026Rhiannon Giddens traces the banjo from her ancestors to Beyoncé — September 21, 2026Best Of: Colin Kaepernick / Danielle Brooks — September 19, 2026Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones / Remembering singer Cassandra Wilson — September 18, 2026The Roy Cohn Playbook, from McCarthyism to Trump — September 17, 2026Is Jared Kushner a 'walking conflict of interest'? — September 16, 2026Actor Danielle Brooks has blessings to count — September 15, 2026Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career — September 14, 2026Best Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’ — September 12, 2026Stories of survival & loss at Ground Zero — September 11, 2026How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars — September 10, 2026How Sept. 11 changed American life — September 09, 2026Casey Gerald says ruining his reputation saved his life — September 08, 2026Rosanne Cash on the gift her father, Johnny Cash, gave her — September 07, 2026Best Of: ‘Wonder Man’ actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II / John Coltrane centennial — September 05, 2026Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem — September 04, 2026Filmmaker Paul Greengrass on rage, rebellion and ‘The Uprising’ — September 03, 2026Back-to-school with Big Tech — September 02, 2026A centennial celebration of John Coltrane — September 01, 2026How the government wastes our time — August 31, 2026Best Of: Jason Segel / Lisa Kudrow — August 29, 2026Remembering Tim Curry — August 28, 2026Riz Ahmed takes on his inner critic — August 27, 2026Dolly Parton — August 26, 2026The story of the world's first super-terrorist — August 25, 2026Lisa Kudrow — August 24, 2026Best Of: Colman Domingo / Writer Leïla Slimani — August 22, 2026‘The Dog Stars’ novelist Peter Heller / Remembering rock critic Dave Marsh — August 21, 2026‘Wonder Man’ star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on cancellation and confidence — August 20, 2026Challenges the U.S. military is facing in Iran — August 19, 2026Jason Segel is not afraid of the ‘dirty underneath’ — August 18, 2026What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat — August 17, 2026Best Of: 'Spider-Man' dir. Destin Daniel Cretton / Novelist Harriet Clark — August 15, 2026Reckoning with America’s history of slavery — August 14, 2026Colman Domingo loves a challenge — August 13, 2026
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