Fresh Air (NPR) (Current Affairs)
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'Wanted': Summer Fun, Assassins Included
Tue, Jul 1
An ancient fraternity of assassins, a timid accountant, and Angelina Jolie in a summer-movie mishmash from the director of the head-trippy vampire opus Night Watch.
Actor Jason Bateman Moves Beyond The Quirk
Tue, Jul 1
It's taken actor Jason Bateman a while to achieve real big-screen presence, but now the former child actor seems to be inescapable.
Summer Credit Tips For A Wintry Economic Climate
Tue, Jul 1
Given the sluggish economy, staying out of debt and maintaining a high credit score have become even more important. Professor Elizabeth Warren discusses your credit rating how it's compiled and how it may be used against you.
Seymour Hersh On Covert Operations In Iran
Mon, Jun 30
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh believes that the United States may be closer to armed conflict with Iran than previously imagined. He writes about Congress' funding of covert military operations in the upcoming issue of The New Yorker.
From a Trash-Heap Future, a Romance for the Ages
Fri, Jun 27
Pixar has always focused on loss, decay, and the dark side of materialism. Here that theme extends to the ruination of the planet and Wall-E ranks among the most sublime feature-length works of animation ever made in this country.
Saluting AFI's Great American Genre Films: Part 2
Fri, Jun 27
The American Film Institute recently listed its picks for the Top 10 American films in 10 popular genres. From unforgettable sci-fi to classic Westerns, the lists include some of the most influential works in American cinema.
After a Stroke, a Scientist Studies Herself
Wed, Jun 25
Neurological researcher Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke 12 years ago. While a stroke is often devastating and sometimes fatal, Taylor was able to make a complete recovery after becoming her own experimental subject.
Circle Wide Quintet, Playing 'Like Before'
Tue, Jun 24
Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Like Before, Somewhat After, the new recording from drummer George Schuller and his quintet Circle Wide. The disc salutes the music of pianist Keith Jarrett's '70s-era quartet.
Brent Stirton, Chronicling the Virunga Gorilla Murders
Tue, Jun 24
Last July, Brent Stirton took a photograph that shocked the world when it was published in Newsweek a picture of a dead 500-pound male gorilla named Senkwekwe, one of six endangered mountain gorillas who had been murdered, execution-style, in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Unflinching Evil in 'Say You're One of Them'
Thu, Jun 19
Remember Holden Caulfield's famously ironic literary fantasy in Catcher in the Rye? The one about how, when you read a book you love, you feel so connected to the author you just want to call him or her up and talk and talk? (It's "famously ironic," of course, because few fans have ever chatted with the super reclusive J.D. Salinger.) Well, I flashed on Holden's fantasy after reading Uwem Akpan's short-story collection, Say You're One of Them.
In 'Torture Team,' An Administration Accused
Thu, Jun 19
In his new book, Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values, international lawyer Philippe Sands accuses former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld of condoning sensory deprivation and humiliation during interrogations at Guantanamo Bay.
Tim Russert Tributes
Mon, Jun 16
David Bianculli discusses some of the TV tributes to Tim Russert, who died last Friday, and offers one of his own.
'Weeds' Creator Delivers Potent Product
Mon, Jun 16
The critically acclaimed television series Weeds is back for its fourth season, and creator Jenji Kohan is relocating the satire from suburbia to the borderlands.
An 'Enchanted' Role for 'South Pacific' Star
Mon, Jun 16
Broadway actress Kelli O'Hara has received three Tony nominations in as many years.
Of Primal Forces, Places and People
Fri, Jun 13
Few things are more satisfying in the middle of the Marvel-Comics-at-the-Movies season than good documentaries films that remind you that life is so much more amazing than tank-throwing slabs of CGI green beef.
'Evil Urges' from My Morning Jacket
Fri, Jun 13
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Evil Urges, the new album by the Kentucky indie-rock band My Morning Jacket. The band moves away from their Southern influences, instead using Manhattan as their muse for the album.
Steve Carell Gets Real and Gets 'Smart'
Fri, Jun 13
Actor Steve Carell has elicited laughs with his deadpan humor in films like Little Miss Sunshine and The 40 Year Old Virgin.
For Novelist, Imagining is an Act of Prayer
Wed, Jun 11
Ron Hansen has created worlds of sin in novels like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Desperadoes. His unsavory bandits have appeared on the silver screen and earned him critical acclaim.
Catherine Russell: 'Real Thing' Gets Sentimental
Wed, Jun 11
Her father was Louis Armstrong's music director and a noted bandleader in his own right; her mother was a member of the iconic International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Julianne Moore, from Soap Sister to 'Savage' Mom
Tue, Jun 10
In her new film, Savage Grace, the actress Julianne Moore plays the wife of the heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune, a middle-class woman who's married up, but who craves more than the comforts money can buy. As her emotional neediness gets entangled with her son's, boundaries of all kinds get broken and a tragedy looms.
Radical 'Wisdom' for the Global AIDS Epidemic
Tue, Jun 10
Epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani has worked on the front lines of HIV/AIDS research for more than a decade, talking to sex workers, drug users, health officials and bureaucrats alike in an effort to determine why 40 million people are living with HIV and what can be done to curb the epidemic.
Anton Corbijn, Asserting 'Control'
Mon, Jun 9
Anton Corbijn's acclaimed 2007 film, Control based on the life of post-punk musician Ian Curtis, who killed himself in 1980 at age 23 won a trio of prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and took home a range of other international awards. The movie, which was Corbijn's first feature, has just come out on DVD.
Sedaris Bares Body and Soul in 'Engulfed'
Mon, Jun 9
Whether he's lancing boils, getting crabs from thrift store pants or sitting in a hospital waiting room dressed only in his underwear, one thing is clear: David Sedaris is not shy about sharing those embarrassing, cringe-worthy incidents that members of the general population tend to save for diaries or therapists.
In 'Zohan,' the Messiah Complex Gets a Makeover
Fri, Jun 6
Last week on Fresh Air, I spoke of liking the film of Sex and the City and I stand by that review, even if everywhere I look there are jerks impugning my manliness.
Getting Candid with Sheryl Crow
Fri, Jun 6
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow performs three songs from her new album, Detours, plus a portion of a song from an early album that she persuaded the record company not to release.
From Lionel Loueke, 'Karibu' Sounds
Thu, Jun 5
The African guitarist and his international trio (drummer from Hungary and bassist from Italy via Sweden) have been performing together for eight years. Their latest album, Karibu, is an eloquent fusion of jazz and Afro influences.
The 'Chaos' of Failed Nation-Building
Thu, Jun 5
Journalist Ahmed Rashid's new book, Descent into Chaos, examines the Unites States' failed nation-building efforts in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Rashid argues that U.S. efforts have only served to destabilize the region further.
Joe Nocera, 'Talking Business' at Every Turn
Thu, Jun 5
The New York Times columnist has made his name with riffs on topics large (Boeing's comeback) and small (his own defunct iPod). A Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of several notable journalism awards, he's a regular contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition.
Remembering Museum Director Anne d'Harnoncourt
Tue, Jun 3
Anne d'Harnoncourt became the first woman to lead a major American museum when she was named the director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1982.
Jenna Fischer, Keeping it Real at 'The Office'
Tue, Jun 3
Jenna Fischer is probably best known for her role on NBC's comedy series The Office. She plays Pam, the receptionist one of the show's most recognizably real characters.
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