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Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 8d

Oscar and Grammy-winning music producer Mark Ronson says nothing beats the rush of a great DJ set. "You can call it the scream, the chant, whatever it is. It's like clay or Play-Doh, like the whole crowd is this thing that you're able to mold together," he tells @tonyamosley.bsky.social.

'I can't stop DJing,' Mark Ronson says — never mind the back pain

Ronson's memoir, Night People, is a love letter to late-night 1990s New York City. Ronson would go on to produce music for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and other pop superstars.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 9d

Comic Cristela Alonzo talks with Terry Gross about ICE raids, growing up in an abandoned diner, and being mentored by labor activist Dolores Huerta.

Comic Cristela Alonzo grew up in fear of border patrol. ICE has 'brought it all back'

For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her new Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 12d

Our film critic Justin Chang calls 'One Battle After Another' "a prescient, mesmerizing, frequently hilarious and fearlessly political piece of work." 👇 His review. www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 15d

"People can get trapped in a recipe, and feel so bound to the written letter," Samin Nosrat says. "They feel really constraining, and that constraint hurts my heart."

Samin Nosrat once shunned recipes. Now she's sharing them

The Salt Fat Acid Heat cookbook author once worried that recipes were too constraining. But she now sees them as a tool for creating community and sharing food. Nosrat's new book is Good Things.

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Sam Fragoso @samfragoso.bsky.social · 20d

From @whyy.org in Philadelphia, our talk with Terry Gross. Now on video! An honor to celebrate half a century of @nprfreshair.bsky.social.

Terry Gross on 50 Years of “Fresh Air” | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 21d

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 23d

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Sam Fragoso @samfragoso.bsky.social · 23d

Flew to Philly to sit with Terry Gross and celebrate 50 years of @nprfreshair.bsky.social. Go birds. talkeasypod.com/terry-50-yea...

Terry Gross – Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Terry Gross on 50 years hosting Fresh Air, pivotal moments from her talks with Joan Didion and John Updike, and the future of public radio.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Aug 8

Review: The new Naked Gun film, starring Liam Neeson, captures its predecessors' slapstick spirit. Freakier Friday, meanwhile, proves less compelling, despite a solid performance by Lindsay Lohan.

The laughs land in 'The Naked Gun' reboot, but fall flat in 'Freakier Friday'

The new Naked Gun film, starring Liam Neeson, captures its predecessors' slapstick spirit. Freakier Friday, meanwhile, proves less compelling, despite a solid performance by Lindsey Lohan.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jul 29

As he winds down his podcast, WTF, after 16 years, Marc Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul."

With 'WTF' ending, podcaster Marc Maron still wants to talk, but outside the studio

As Maron winds down his podcast, he reflects on what he'll miss most. "These conversations [on WTF] are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul."

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Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · Jul 23

Listen, when you finally fulfill your absolute lifelong dream of talking to Terry Gross on @nprfreshair.bsky.social, you get to ask her some of your burning questions, too. ✨ www.npr.org/2025/07/23/g...

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jul 18

Review: The internet and its discontents run wild in a new film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a prolifically offbeat Japanese filmmaker who's spent the last four decades putting subversive spins on traditional genres.

You'll find a gripping new internet thriller in the 'Cloud'

The internet and its discontents run wild in a new film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a prolifically offbeat Japanese filmmaker who's spent the last four decades putting subversive spins on traditional genres.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jul 17

For decades, Condé Nast publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair were consequential tastemakers. Writer Michael Grynbaum explores the heyday of these magazines and how they lost their footing.

How did Condé Nast go from dominance to decline? A new book explains

For decades, Condé Nast publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair were consequential tastemakers. Writer Michael Grynbaum explores the heyday of these magazines and how they lost their footing.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ebon Moss-Bachrach has won two Emmys for his portrayal of an abrasive and ornery cook/maître d on the FX series The Bear. The show is known for kitchen chaos, but he says the set is calm.

Hold the yelling: Ebon Moss-Bachrach says 'The Bear' set is 'very loving'

Moss-Bachrach has won two Emmys for his portrayal of an abrasive and ornery cook/maître d on the FX series The Bear. The show is known for kitchen chaos, but he says the set is calm and well run.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 25

Review: Mariska Hargitay has only the vaguest memories of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, the sex-symbol movie star who died in the 1967 crash. Now, Hargitay examines her family history in a new documentary.

'Law & Order' star investigates her own family's tragic car crash in 'My Mom Jayne'

Mariska Hargitay has only the vaguest memories of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, the sex-symbol movie star who died in the 1967 crash. Now, Hargitay examines her family history in a new documentary.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 18

We've got four summertime suspense novels for you.

Looking for summertime suspense? Turn up the heat with these 4 mystery novels

Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 11

Review: Thomas Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.

Thomas Mallon's NYC diaries get to the 'Very Heart' of the AIDS crisis

Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 10

Review: An Edinburgh police detective and a team of misfits search for a woman who vanished several years earlier. Critic John Powers says the byplay of characters makes Dept. Q worth watching.

Cold case mystery 'Dept. Q' focuses more on the characters than crime

An Edinburgh police detective and a team of misfits search for a woman who vanished several years earlier. Critic John Powers says the byplay of characters makes Dept. Q worth watching.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 9

"People show up wearing wigs of my bowl cut to my shows now. I've started a movement." - Atsuko Okatsuka

Growing up, comic Atsuko Okatsuka felt like 'a freak' -- now she's owning it

Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup special Father is about her dad, who reappeared in her life after decades away.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 6

Review: Mike Flanagan's new film, a maudlin mystery about a man dying of cancer, feels hobbled by its extreme faithfulness to the Stephen King novella on which its based. @justincchang.bsky.social

'The Life of Chuck' might leave you brushing away tears -- or scratching your head

Mike Flanagan's new film, a maudlin mystery about a man dying of cancer, feels hobbled by its extreme faithfulness to the Stephen King novella on which its based.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ocean Vuong's new novel, 'The Emperor of Gladness,' is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory. @tonyamosley.bsky.social

After his mother's death, Ocean Vuong wrote his way out of grief

Vuong's new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he's written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 3

Review: Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Jane Austen's wit.

'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' doesn't live up to its namesake

Laura Piani's amiable new romance is weighed down by all its allusions and borrowings — and ultimately fails to deliver on Austen's wit.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 3

[email protected] spoke to Fresh Air about auditioning for Star Wars, voiceover work, and the advice Carrie Fisher gave him.

Mark Hamill used to downplay his 'Star Wars' past. Now he's embracing it

Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, The Life of Chuck, is an adaptation of a Stephen King novella.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · Jun 2

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Desi Arnaz was more than just "second banana" to Lucy. He also helped shape the modern sitcom.

With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped shaped TV as we know it

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd Purdum says Arnaz was more than just "second banana" to Lucy. He also helped shape the modern sitcom.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · May 30

Review: Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare. @justincchang.bsky.social

Wes Anderson peers into the hollowness of extreme wealth in 'The Phoenician Scheme'

Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · May 29

"[My mom] was looking up at me and she smiled, and then she had this concerned look on her face, and she reached up and she said, 'Your hair. It's so dry.' That was the last thing she said to me." -Sarah Silverman

Her parents died 9 days apart, but Sarah Silverman gets the last laugh in 'PostMortem'

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.