'The New Black' And Secret Names
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and...
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'The New Black' And Secret Names
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR's Stephen Thompson, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and...
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For Jockey Donna Barton Brothers, Horse Racing Runs In The Family
At the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, former jockey Donna Barton Brothers will interview the winner...
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Miranda Lambert's 'Platinum' Has Backyard Swagger
Platinum continues Miranda Lambert's ongoing project to create songs about women who are complex,...
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'Burning Down The House' Makes The Case Against Juvenile Incarceration
In her new book, Nell Bernstein says America's juvenile justice system is overdue for reform....
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Golem Ain't Your Grandparents' Klezmer
The New York City band Golem describes its music as punk-klezmer. On Tanz, they mange to find new...
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Have We Reached The End Of The Line For The Conference Call?
Fresh Air tech contributor Alexis Madrigal considers why people still jump on frustrating...
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A 'New Yorker' Writer's Take On China's 'Age Of Ambition'
On the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, author Evan Osnos discusses his new book that...
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John Fullbright's Uneven 'Songs' Finds A Way To Fascinate
Songs feels like the work of an artist who's still figuring out who he is, where he wants to go,...
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'Raisin In The Sun' Revival: A Uniquely American Story Is Back On Broadway
Denzel Washington and LaTanya Richardson Jackson star in the latest production of the play, which...
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Fresh Air Weekend: Chris O'Dowd, The Nazi War On Modern Art And Cannes
The actor plays Lenny in a revival of the theatrical adaptation of Of Mice and Men; a New York...
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Jazz Pianist Ted Rosenthal Has A Feel For Gershwin
Rosenthal has played George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" solo and with symphonic and jazz...
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Phoenix To Self: 'Why Am I Talking About This? ... Joaquin, Shut Up'
The elusive actor tells Fresh Air about his new film, Her -- but he insists he's not really that...
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'Degenerate' Exhibit Recalls Nazi War On Modern Art
In 1937, two Nazi art shows aimed to teach the public to despise modernist art and show them what...
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From The Screen To Broadway: Chris O'Dowd Takes On 'Of Mice And Men'
The Irish actor was introduced to a large American audience through the film Bridesmaids. He's...
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'Fresh Air' Remembers Poet And Memoirist Maya Angelou
In 1986, Angelou spoke to Terry Gross about Southern influences in her writing, her love of...
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Highlights From The Cannes Film Festival
The festival concluded Saturday. Fresh Air critic John Powers discusses the winners and the films...
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China Turns To Africa For Resources, Jobs And Future Customers
In China's Second Continent, Howard French explores the Chinese presence in 15 African countries....
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The Bronze Buckaroo Rides Off Into The Sunset
The black singing cowboy Herb Jeffries sang a Duke Ellington hit and appeared in 1930s westerns...
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150 Years After Marx, 'Capital' Still Can't Shake Loose Of 'Das Kapital'
Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century evokes another famous tome with "capital" in...
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Two New Items From Hank Williams
Williams is commonly considered the most important country music songwriter. Critic Ken Tucker...
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