Fresh Air
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Remembering 1950s singer/actress Peggy King
The popular 1950s singer Peggy King died last month at age 96. She had a couple of best selling albums, and was named best new singer in 1956 by DownBeat and Billboard magazines. After stepping away from performing to…
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Buscemi worked as a NYC firefighter for four years while he was getting his start in theater and stand-up comedy. Over the course of his acting career, Buscemi's acted in more than 100 films and TV shows. He's now…
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American socialists are having their best year since 1912. In last week's midterms, six socialists were elected to Congress, and three were elected mayor, which means New York, L.A., Washington, D.C., Seattle, Ann Arbor…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mona Chalabi spent five years following 10 Americans living across the economic spectrum – from those living paycheck-to paycheck to top wage earners Her new book, Ten Lives, explores…
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Filmmaker and playwright Martin McDonagh talks about his new movie, Wild Horse Nine. It’s a dark comedy about two CIA agents (Sam Rockwell, John Malkovitch) who travel to Easter Island before the 1973 coup d’etat in…
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John Turturro stars in the new film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. To prepare, he studied with a pickpocket. Turturro is known for his roles in films by Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers, in acclaimed TV series…
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Min Jin Lee’s new novel American Hagwon is her first in nearly a decade. ‘Hagwon’ is the Korean term for private tutoring centers. It’s the third installment of a four-part series on the Korean diaspora. Her previous,…
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Firstman's new film, Club Kid, is about a gay party promoter whose life is upended when he discovers he has a young son. "Arlo teaches Peter to grow up, and I think Peter teaches Arlo to be a kid," he tells Fresh Air’s…
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A new AARP study finds family caregivers spend, on average, nearly a third of their household income on care. Sometimes, the first challenge is understanding how much help someone needs. We talk with NYT and KFF Health…
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Lifting wallets and watches was part of Turturro's training for the new film, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. In it, he plays a small-time thief who's also the primary caretaker for his ailing wife. Turturro…
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- 11/2025
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- 46 min
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- Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
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