/news/tags/fresh-air Fresh Air en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:46:36 GMT /2025-11-20/a-man-on-the-inside-goes-to-college-and-ted-danson-aces-the-test Charles (Ted Danson) went undercover in a retirement community in the first season of the hit Netflix series. In Season 2, Charles enrolls in college, and brings along a fantastic new cast. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:46:36 GMT /2025-11-20/a-man-on-the-inside-goes-to-college-and-ted-danson-aces-the-test David Bianculli /2025-11-20/nightmare-obscura-author-explains-how-to-take-control-of-your-dreams Sleep scientist Michelle Carr has spent years researching dreaming. She explains dream engineering, including how sensory inputs like light, sound and vibration can influence the subconscious. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:41:44 GMT /2025-11-20/nightmare-obscura-author-explains-how-to-take-control-of-your-dreams Tonya Mosley /2025-11-19/how-kash-patel-is-roiling-the-fbi-and-changing-its-mission New Yorker writer Marc Fisher says Patel became FBI director without senior law enforcement experience because of his loyalty to Trump and willingness to seek retribution for his perceived enemies. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:49:51 GMT /2025-11-19/how-kash-patel-is-roiling-the-fbi-and-changing-its-mission Terry Gross /2025-11-18/in-ben-stillers-showbiz-family-there-was-little-separation-between-home-and-stage After his parents died, Stiller found a stash of their audio recordings. Those tapes of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are at the center of the documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:42:45 GMT /2025-11-18/in-ben-stillers-showbiz-family-there-was-little-separation-between-home-and-stage Terry Gross /2025-11-17/what-you-see-is-really-me-says-wicked-star-cynthia-erivo Erivo says she found parallels between her life and the experience of her Wicked character, Elphaba. Her new memoir is called Simply More: A Book for Anyone who Has Been Told They're Too Much. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:50:01 GMT /2025-11-17/what-you-see-is-really-me-says-wicked-star-cynthia-erivo Tonya Mosley /2025-11-15/fresh-air-weekend-ethan-hawke-tim-robbins Hawke says playing lyricist Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon pushed him to his limit. Robbin's new play, Topsy Turvy, is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation. Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-11-15/fresh-air-weekend-ethan-hawke-tim-robbins /2025-11-14/sirat-is-a-desert-survival-story-and-one-of-the-years-most-gripping-films Sirāt tells the story of a man searching for his lost daughter at a rave in the Sahara Desert. Though it carries echoes of earlier cinema, nothing about this film feels derivative or secondhand. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:25:48 GMT /2025-11-14/sirat-is-a-desert-survival-story-and-one-of-the-years-most-gripping-films Justin Chang /2025-11-14/seizures-broken-spines-and-vomiting-scientific-testing-that-helped-facilitate-d-day Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered unethical today. Her book is Chamber Divers. Originally broadcast April, 10 2024. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:47:32 GMT /2025-11-14/seizures-broken-spines-and-vomiting-scientific-testing-that-helped-facilitate-d-day Terry Gross /2025-11-13/blue-moon-pushed-ethan-hawke-to-his-limit-thats-a-thrilling-spot-to-be-in "Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:53:35 GMT /2025-11-13/blue-moon-pushed-ethan-hawke-to-his-limit-thats-a-thrilling-spot-to-be-in Terry Gross /2025-11-12/who-is-laura-loomer-president-trumps-self-described-chief-loyalty-enforcer The New Yorker's Antonia Hitchens describes how Loomer went from a conspiracy theorist to a close ally of Trump who's gotten government officials she claims are disloyal to the president fired. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:19:58 GMT /2025-11-12/who-is-laura-loomer-president-trumps-self-described-chief-loyalty-enforcer Terry Gross