Terry Gross

The series "Fleishman Is In Trouble" was adapted by our guest, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, from her novel of the same name. The complete season is now streaming on Hulu. Brodesser-Akner is also known for her celebrity profiles in GQ and The New York Times, where she's a staff writer for the magazine.

Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman talks about being a coach and activist and her work getting the sports world to stop practices that encourage girls to become anorexic and stop menstruating– disrupting the hormonal function essential to building healthy bones and a healthy body.

Jonathan Escoffery grew up in Miami, the son of Jamaican immigrants. In a world where identity was linked to race, he says it was often confusing to figure out where he fit in.