Pico Iyer. For decades, he's written books and articles about travel, describing cultures and religions around the world. His new memoir is about the many times he's gone on retreats to a Benedictine monastery in Big Sur, California to practice silence and contemplation. It's called "Aflame," and it's also about the wildfire flames that have threatened the monastery many times and burned down the home he grew up in while he was living there.
N.Y. Times journalist David Sanger says Trump's idea of America first is now less isolationism, more expansionism. He expects changes in the approach to Russia, China and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
comedian and talk show host Roy Wood Jr. He has a new comedy special on Hulu called "Lonely Flowers." It's a satirical look at why we're so disconnected and isolated these days. He now hosts the CNN comedy news quiz show "Have I Got News For You."
In 2008, Suze Rotolo reflected on being Dylan's girlfriend and muse. Folk singer Joan Baez spoke to Terry Gross in 1987. In 1998, Al Kooper looked back on his time as a session musician with Dylan.
The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1995, 2001 and 2005 about poetry, Sept. 11 and his concerns about how intertwined politics and religion had become. Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100.
The new movie "Babygirl" by Halina Reijn is a drama about a successful, married businesswoman who begins an affair with an intern half her age. Currently in theaters, it stars Nicole Kidman in a turn that has made her one of this year's awards front-runners. Our critic-at-large John Powers says that this erotic drama pulls you right in but isn't quite as daring as its lead performance.
Brody won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor who seeks a fresh start in post-WWII America. "I just was in awe when I read the script," he says.
In her new book, "The Inner Clock: Living In Sync With Our Circadian Rhythms," Peeples gets into the latest science around our circadian rhythms and their importance in our overall health, even beyond the hours of sleep we get each night.
Stephanie Hsu plays a woman whose ex-boyfriends keep dying on the Peacock series Laid. Going Dutch features Denis Leary as a military colonel who's assigned to run a service base in the Netherlands.
Glaser made headlines for her roast of Tom Brady. "All I want is people to like me," she says of her comedy. Glaser's latest HBO special is Someday You'll Die. Originally broadcast July 29, 2024.
Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but eventually lost her fluency. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss. Originally broadcast Nov. 19, 2024
Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Originally broadcast Oct. 29, 2024.
Brown won an Emmy for playing Christopher Darden in The People v. O.J. Simpson, and another for his role in This is Us. He spoke to Fresh Air on Jan. 8, 2024, about the film American Fiction.
The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1993, '95, '96 and '98 about growing up on a Georgia farm, entering politics and his advocacy for human rights and peace. Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100.
From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.
Chung reflects on the decades she spent covering the news, her marriage to Maury Povich and the prominent figures who acted inappropriately with her. Originally broadcast Sept. 18, 2024.
Best-known for his role as Kendall Roy in HBO's Succession, Jeremy Strong plays lawyer and political hitman Roy Cohn in The Apprentice. Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2024.
The folk singer, who died in 2014, was famous for his songs about working people, unions and social justice. In this 1984 interview, Seeger cited Woody Guthrie as one his most important influences.
The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown and LCD Soundsystem. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2023.
