Fresh Air

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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.

Recent Episodes

Best Of: Jia Tolentino on plastic surgery & AI / ‘Beef’ creator Lee Sun Jin
Published: August 8, 2026
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Remembering ‘The Man Who Listens to Horses’
Published: August 7, 2026
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Novelist Claire Vaye Watkins on the beauty & brutality of the desert
Published: August 6, 2026
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How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion last year
Published: August 5, 2026
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Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’
Published: August 4, 2026
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Miss America ‘68, women’s lib, and the politics of beauty
Published: August 3, 2026
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Best Of: ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson / Actor Jon Bernthal
Published: August 1, 2026
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Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard
Published: July 31, 2026
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Actor Jon Bernthal on grit, dedication & the teacher who saved him
Published: July 30, 2026
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‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson: Nolan should've hired a screenwriter
Published: July 29, 2026
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