/tags/fresh-air Fresh Air en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:01:27 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-02/in-kennedy-ryans-romance-happily-ever-after-is-for-everyone The romance books Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out, including Black, Indigenous and queer women. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:01:27 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-02/in-kennedy-ryans-romance-happily-ever-after-is-for-everyone Tonya Mosley /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-02/heres-why-comic-craig-ferguson-became-an-american-on-purpose The Scottish-born comic became a U.S. citizen in 2008. He showcases his goofy sense of humor, and his appetite for the unpredictable, in a new five-part documentary series for CNN. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:50:15 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-02/heres-why-comic-craig-ferguson-became-an-american-on-purpose David Bianculli /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-01/lone-star-ticks-are-covering-much-of-the-u-s-heres-what-you-need-to-know It's a tick that hunts you down and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. The New Yorker writer Burkhard Bilger discusses the lone star tick and the risks of alpha-gal syndrome. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:20:16 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-07-01/lone-star-ticks-are-covering-much-of-the-u-s-heres-what-you-need-to-know Terry Gross /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-30/the-perfect-moment-makes-the-case-that-culture-wars-have-completely-eaten-america Author Isaac Butler explains how the religious right embraced culture wars, starting in the 1970s with school book bans, and continuing now with the Trump administration's efforts to defund the NEA. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:16:04 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-30/the-perfect-moment-makes-the-case-that-culture-wars-have-completely-eaten-america Terry Gross /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-29/they-were-world-class-tennis-rivals-now-friends-theyve-teamed-up-against-cancer They were the women's tennis champions of their generation. Now, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:47:15 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-29/they-were-world-class-tennis-rivals-now-friends-theyve-teamed-up-against-cancer Terry Gross /2026-06-27/fresh-air-weekend-actor-laverne-cox-comic-ali-siddiq For more than a decade, Cox been one of the most visible trans women in America. Her new memoir is Transcendent. Siddiq pays homage to his dad in the comedy special My Father. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT /2026-06-27/fresh-air-weekend-actor-laverne-cox-comic-ali-siddiq /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-26/everyone-expected-more-from-the-evening-invite-audience-included Two couples spend an ill-advised evening together in the tense comedy The Invite. Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, star in the film, which plays it a little too safe. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:56:44 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-26/everyone-expected-more-from-the-evening-invite-audience-included Justin Chang /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-26/remembering-james-burrows-a-prolific-director-of-modern-comedy David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we listen back to a '06 interview with Burrows, who died June 19. He directed over 1,000 sitcom episodes, co-created Cheers and chose the cast for Friends. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:41:32 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-26/remembering-james-burrows-a-prolific-director-of-modern-comedy David Bianculli, Terry Gross /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-25/playwright-anna-deavere-smith-tells-her-own-family-story-in-basil-biggs Smith's new show is about her great-great-grandfather, a free Black man who reburied the Union dead at Gettysburg and prepared the ground for Lincoln's most famous speech. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:51:49 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-25/playwright-anna-deavere-smith-tells-her-own-family-story-in-basil-biggs Tonya Mosley /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-25/the-obamas-team-up-with-larry-david-in-this-irreverent-look-at-american-history Each sketch of HBO's seven-part comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, starts with historical fact — then veers wildly, and enjoyably, off the rails. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:37:03 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-06-25/the-obamas-team-up-with-larry-david-in-this-irreverent-look-at-american-history David Bianculli