TERRY GROSS, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead describes saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter as one of jazz's wise elders.
When TV critic Emily Nussbaum was growing up in the '70s, she says television wasn't something to be analyzed, criticized and picked apart.
"Even people who lovedto watch TV would put it down," she recalls.
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris, who's a candidate for the 2020 presidential election, has endorsed "Medicare for all." But the details of what that means are rather elusive.
The Zombies and Roxy Music were inducted into the Rock and roll Hall of fame last month.
The mass shooting at a Florida high school one year ago changed lives forever, and started a movement for gun control that swept across the country.
On the next Fresh Air – Terry Gross talks with religion scholar Elaine Pagels about her new book Why Religion: A Personal Story.
The latest effort to end the Affordable Care Act has raised concerns that millions could lose health coverage. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana about the future of the ACA.
Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.
On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with Frans de Waal. He directs the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
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