Radio Programs

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with Stephanie Land about her new memoir Maid which chronicles how she ended up in a homeless shelter with her young daughter after fleeing an abusive relationship.

Claire Tomalin is best known as a biographer. She has written books about the lives of Samuel Pepys, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Mary Wollstonecraft.

On the next Fresh Air, we listen back to interviews with writer and peace advocate Amos Oz who died last week at the age of 79.

On the Next Fresh Air, we talk with writer Sigrid Nunez. Her latest novel “The Friend” won the national book award for fiction and is about to be published in paperback.

On the next Fresh Air, we talk with artist and novelist Jonathan Santlofer.

A new, Yiddish language production of the musical is currently running off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directs the show, explain why the play still resonates.

On the next Fresh Air – Terry talks with scientist Rob Dunn about the microbes, fungi, bacteria, bugs and more that inhabit our homes.

Before I talk about individual essays in Emily Bernard's new book, Black Is the Body, I want to pay it an all-inclusive tribute. Even the best essay collections routinely contain some filler, but of the 12 essays here, there's not one that even comes close to being forgettable.

So far this year, the average tax refund has been 8 percent smaller than last year, stirring up outrage and confusion.