/news/tags/fresh-air Fresh Air en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-04/how-louis-armstrong-became-the-first-black-pop-star Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the soundtrack of the 20th century. His book is Stomp Off, Let's Go. Originally broadcast Jan. 30, 2025. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-04/how-louis-armstrong-became-the-first-black-pop-star Terry Gross /2025-07-03/a-failed-child-star-looks-back-on-life-in-argentina-and-hollywood Tamara Yajia grew up Jewish in Argentina, intent on becoming a child star. But just when her break was coming along, her family emigrated to California. Her new memoir is Cry for Me, Argentina. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:24:41 GMT /2025-07-03/a-failed-child-star-looks-back-on-life-in-argentina-and-hollywood Terry Gross /2025-07-03/on-tracks-ii-springsteen-shares-a-host-of-lost-albums-and-a-new-part-of-himself At its best, this capacious grab-bag of 83 songs, some dating back to the 1980s, yields not just good music, but songs that seem unlike anything else Springsteen has ever done. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:22:41 GMT /2025-07-03/on-tracks-ii-springsteen-shares-a-host-of-lost-albums-and-a-new-part-of-himself Ken Tucker /2025-07-02/how-trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-sweeping-up-longtime-residents-and-workers Jacob Soboroff of NBC News says the Trump administration promised to deport the worst of the worst criminal immigrants, but is now detaining undocumented workers with no serious criminal record. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:31:51 GMT /2025-07-02/how-trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-sweeping-up-longtime-residents-and-workers Tonya Mosley /2025-07-01/remembering-veteran-pbs-newscaster-bill-moyers Moyers, who died June 26, worked as a special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson before becoming an award-winning journalist and PBS host. Originally broadcast in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2017. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:44:50 GMT /2025-07-01/remembering-veteran-pbs-newscaster-bill-moyers Terry Gross /2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:56:05 GMT /2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Terry Gross /2025-06-28/fresh-air-weekend-podcaster-dan-taberski-seinfeld-writer-larry-charles Taberski unpacks a mysterious illness among teen girls in Hysterical. Maureen Corrigan recommends four new mystery novels. Charles went from selling jokes on the street to writing for Seinfeld. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-06-28/fresh-air-weekend-podcaster-dan-taberski-seinfeld-writer-larry-charles /2025-06-27/remembering-war-correspondent-rod-nordland After surviving many close calls as a war correspondent, Norland was diagnosed with a lethal brain tumor in 2019. He died June 22. In this 2024 interview, he reflected on facing mortality. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:56:36 GMT /2025-06-27/remembering-war-correspondent-rod-nordland Terry Gross /2025-06-27/why-the-bear-is-the-best-series-on-television-right-now Hulu's Emmy Award-winning series about a restaurant in Chicago returns for Season 4, with a cast of emotionally real characters and a set of writers determined to defy expectations. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:55:16 GMT /2025-06-27/why-the-bear-is-the-best-series-on-television-right-now David Bianculli /2025-06-27/blues-musician-buddy-guy-shares-how-he-accidentally-invented-a-new-guitar-sound Guy was one of the first guitarists to use electronic feedback and distortion. Now, at age 88, he has a cameo in Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror film Sinners. Originally broadcast in 1993. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:54:09 GMT /2025-06-27/blues-musician-buddy-guy-shares-how-he-accidentally-invented-a-new-guitar-sound Terry Gross