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  • Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.
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Come And Play: 'Sesame Street' Celebrates 40 Years

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Four decades after its premiere, Sesame Street is the same happy neighborhood it always was. TV critic David Bianculli takes a look at the newest episode which features special guest Michelle Obama and assesses the show's enduring legacy.

The Man Behind Miss Piggy

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Film director Frank Oz was one of the defining creative forces behind the Muppets. He joined The Muppet Show creator Jim Henson in 1963 and went on to provide the voices of Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear and Bert.

Composing Silly Songs For 'Sesame Street'

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Writer and humorist Christopher Cerf has been associated with the Children's Television Workshop since 1970, developing products, producing music albums and writing parodies of rock-and-roll songs for Sesame Street.

A Stroll Among The Memories On 'Sesame Street'

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
The venerable children's TV show celebrates its 40th anniversary on Nov. 10, with a demonstration from First Lady Michelle Obama on how to plant your own vegetable garden. The late Jeff Moss, one of the program's co-creators, talked to Terry Gross in 1998; we'll listen back to excerpts from that conversation.

La Roux: Full-Throated Ardor, Calibrated To Please

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
La Roux is a British pop duo 21-year-old singer Elly Jackson and synth player-producer Ben Langmaid with a style that blends passionate vocals with strict mechanical beats. The pair's self-titled debut album went No. 1 in England and Europe this year, and now it's out stateside. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews.

'Gentlemen Broncos': A Psychedelic Sci-Fi Comedy

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
David Edelstein reviews the quirky new comedy from Jared Hess, who co-wrote and directed Napoleon Dynamite.

'The Audacity To Win' The Presidency

Wed, Nov 4
As Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe was responsible for constructing an unprecedented grass-roots campaign. In his new book, The Audacity To Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory, Plouffe presents a behind-the-scenes look at a historic campaign.

The Many Roles Of 'Glee' Meanie Jane Lynch

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
Jane Lynch may be most well-known for her recent roles as Sue Sylvester on Glee and as Julia Child's sister in Julie & Julia, but she's a movie and TV veteran, with a long list of delicious character parts under her belt.

'The Lacuna,' Kingsolver's Vacant Return

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
It's been nine years since Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, has released a new novel but is The Lacuna worth the wait? Critic Maureen Corrigan says this personalized perspective on the Red Scare in Mexico reflects the hidden meaning of the book's title: vacancy.

Mary Karr, Remembering The Years She Spent 'Lit'

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
The Liar's Club, Mary Karr's memoir about her hardscrabble childhood in Texas, was named one of the best books of 1995. In her new book, Lit, Karr details her early adult years and her struggles with alcohol, depression and motherhood.

The Perils Of Overfishing, Part 2

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
This is the second segment of Fresh Air's two-part interview with Daniel Pauly, a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia. Pauly warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleted the number of fish in the oceans.

'Googled': Biography Of A Company, And An Age

Mon, Nov 2 Listen
Media critic Ken Auletta tracks the development of Google from a search engine to the provider of all things Internet in his new book Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.

The Perils Of Over-Fishing

Mon, Nov 2 Listen
Daniel Pauly, a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia, warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleted the number of fish in the oceans.

Remembering Roy DeCarava's 60 Years Of Photos

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
The photographer, who died Oct. 27 at age 89, dedicated his decades-long career to capturing images of African Americans. Roy DeCarava's subjects ranged from daily life in his hometown of Harlem to the Civil Rights movement.

For The Swell Season, Life Imitates Art

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
In 2007 Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly." The song was from the film Once, a touching musical love story that starred Hansard and Irglova as struggling musicians and kindred spirits a relationship that carried on off-screen.

'This Is It' Offers Rare Peek At The King Of Pop

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
What This Is It lacks in tactful timing, it makes up for with perspective on Michael Jackson's backstage life. Although Jackson's star persona stays front and center, critic David Edelstein says director Kenny Ortega makes a real effort to show us the performer's human side a treat that makes the King of Pop all the more stellar.

Teddy Roosevelt And The Fire That Saved The Forests

Thu, Oct 29 Listen
Author Timothy Egan argues in The Big Burn that the forest fire of 1910 the largest in American history actually saved the forests, even as its flames charred the trees. It helped rally public support, Egan explains, behind Theodore Roosevelt's push to protect national lands.

A Memoir Of Pakistan, Islamic Fundamentalism

Thu, Oct 29 Listen
Ali Eteraz returned to his home country of Pakistan after living in the US to find himself at the center of an abduction plot. He describes his experiences in his new memoir, Children of the Dust.

The Original Or The Remake? 'You Heard It Here First'

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
Dobie Gray, in his hit "The In Crowd," famously said, "The original is still the greatest." But is it? Ace Records in London has put out a CD called You Heard It Here First!, with 26 original versions of hit songs. Rock historian Ed Ward takes a look.

Analyzing Obama's Options In Afghanistan

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
Washington Post Pentagon Correspondent Greg Jaffe joins Fresh Air to talk about the military options available to President Obama as he develops a new strategy in Afghanistan. Jaffe is co-author of the new book The Fourth Star, about the four generals who led the US military's efforts in Iraq.

Is Dylan's Heart Really In This 'Christmas'?

Tue, Oct 27 Listen
The news that Bob Dylan was making a Christmas album came as a surprise. Now that Christmas In The Heart has been released, with the announcement that all profits will go to charity, it's caused even more consternation, with commentators divided as to whether it's an earnest effort or one big put-down. Rock critic Ken Tucker offers his opinion.

Capitalism's Paradoxes, Writ Personal On Film

Mon, Oct 26 Listen
Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story made a splash, but critic John Powers says its critique of capitalism is "the kind of scattershot tirade I used to hear in my college dorm." Better object lessons: New documentaries, Schmatta and American Casino, that do far more to explain how grand economic forces shape our daily lives.

Looking Back On 'Wild Things' With Maurice Sendak

Fri, Oct 23 Listen
The author of Where The Wild Things Are talks about his childhood and the funny-looking older relatives upon whom he based the creatures in the book.

'Amelia': A Biopic With Very Little Life

Fri, Oct 23 Listen
Director Mira Nair's Amelia attempts to capture the free-spirited life of famed pilot Amelia Earhart. But with a flat script and shallow story, says critic David Edelstein, the movie is more of a blueprintit never breathes.

Tracy Morgan On Being 'The New Black'

Thu, Oct 22 Listen
Tracy Morgan, a Saturday Night Live alumnus and one of the stars of NBC's 30 Rock, has a new memoir I Am the New Black about growing up in what he calls "Ghetto, USA."

The Inner Life Of An Imperfect Marriage

Thu, Oct 22 Listen
Jane Gardam has spent her long career writing dry, honest books about British life. Her new novel, The Man in the Wooden Hat, showcases the regrets of a woman never quite sure that marrying her husband was the right choice. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Gardam the best British writer you've never heard of.

Nellie McKay's 'Blueberry Pie,' A Tribute to Doris Day

Wed, Oct 21 Listen
McKay's Normal as Blueberry Pie is "eccentric yet utterly disarming," says rock critic Ken Tucker. McKay's admiration for Doris Day isn't really a surprise both artists are cheerful and underrated and on this album the two seem like "sisters in bright-eyed intelligence."

The Ethical, Psychological Effects Of Robotic Warfare

Wed, Oct 21 Listen
P. W. Singer explores the advances of robotics in warfare in his book Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and 21st Century Conflict.

'Toon' Anthology Offers A Treasury Of Classic Comics

Tue, Oct 20 Listen
Before there was Superman, other comics roamed the funny pages. The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is an anthology of these forgotten gems, lovingly selected by famed comic artist Art Spiegelman and his wife, Francoise Mouly.

Andrew Sorkin's 'Inside Story' On Financial Collapse

Tue, Oct 20 Listen
Financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses his investigation into what really happened one year ago during the financial collapse and bailout. That's the epic tale he tells in his new book Too Big To Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System and Themselves.

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