Did you know you can create a shareable playlist?
Today in Fresh Air History
Vijay Iyer: Self-Taught Jazz Pianist Goes 'Solo.'
A jazz pianist and bandleader, Iyer is one of the most critically acclaimed musicians of the past decade. He also has a masters in physics. Here, he explains why he decided to switch to a full-time career as a jazz musician, and describes what influenced his latest album, Solo.
Advertisement
Recently on Fresh Air Available to Play on NPR
6 Years Later, 'El Camino' Proves Just As Exciting And Original As 'Breaking Bad'
The Netflix film picks up right where Breaking Bad left off, with Jesse (Aaron Paul) speeding off after escaping from his captors. From there, El Camino is a wild and spellbinding ride.
How Twitter Helped Change The Mind Of A Westboro Baptist Church Member
Growing up as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper was taught that God hated gay people. The church, which was founded by Phelps-Roper's grandfather, Fred Phelps Sr., became infamous for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers — whose deaths it believed were a punishment for America's sins and its tolerance of homosexuality.
'Parasite' Hooks You With Its Emotional Power And Extraordinary Cunning
Bong Joon-ho's brilliant new movie packs the kinds of stunning, multi-layered surprises that deserve to be experienced as fresh as possible. I'll tread as cautiously as I can, but suffice to say that Parasite is a darkly comic thriller about two families: the Parks, who are very rich, and the Kims, who are very poor.
For more than 40 years, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has inspired and engaged audiences, both in the Greater Philadelphia area where it began as a local program on WHYY-FM in 1975 and across the country as a nationally-broadcast show since 1987.
There are more than 22,000 Fresh Air segments.
Let us help you find exactly what you want to hear.