/tags/fresh-air Fresh Air en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 16:17:32 GMT /2025-05-15/caught-by-the-tides-turns-discarded-documentary-scraps-into-a-remarkable-drama This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic's seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell a story of two lovers separating and reuniting over roughly two decades. Thu, 15 May 2025 16:17:32 GMT /2025-05-15/caught-by-the-tides-turns-discarded-documentary-scraps-into-a-remarkable-drama Justin Chang /2025-05-15/from-fitness-fads-to-mental-health-trends-how-wellness-became-an-american-epidemic Journalist Amy Larocca says our society's obsession with optimization and self care has reached a fever pitch. She unpacks what it really means to take care of ourselves in How to Be Well. Thu, 15 May 2025 16:16:26 GMT /2025-05-15/from-fitness-fads-to-mental-health-trends-how-wellness-became-an-american-epidemic Tonya Mosley /2025-05-14/how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-for-life-saving-medications ProPublica health care reporter David Armstrong has multiple myeloma. He says a single pill of his prescription costs the company just 25 cents to make — but costs him about the same as a new iPhone. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:47:59 GMT /2025-05-14/how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-for-life-saving-medications Dave Davies /2025-05-14/singer-songwriter-janis-ian-proves-a-gifted-storyteller-in-breaking-silence Ian had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s and went on to win two Grammys. A new documentary tells her life story through a combination of vintage footage and newly recorded interviews. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:36:16 GMT /2025-05-14/singer-songwriter-janis-ian-proves-a-gifted-storyteller-in-breaking-silence David Bianculli /2025-05-13/conan-obrien-proves-a-worthy-recipient-of-mark-twain-award-in-a-new-netflix-special Back in March, a group of comic luminaries — from John Mulaney to Nikki Glaser — gathered at the Kennedy Center to celebrate O'Brien for receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Tue, 13 May 2025 17:32:54 GMT /2025-05-13/conan-obrien-proves-a-worthy-recipient-of-mark-twain-award-in-a-new-netflix-special David Bianculli /2025-05-13/sept-11-turns-life-upside-down-for-a-happy-family-in-ramy-youssefs-animated-show Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family during that tense time. Tue, 13 May 2025 17:31:53 GMT /2025-05-13/sept-11-turns-life-upside-down-for-a-happy-family-in-ramy-youssefs-animated-show Terry Gross /2025-05-12/danny-mcbride-sends-a-love-letter-to-the-south-with-the-righteous-gemstones McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke. Mon, 12 May 2025 16:47:36 GMT /2025-05-12/danny-mcbride-sends-a-love-letter-to-the-south-with-the-righteous-gemstones Tonya Mosley /2025-05-09/a-conversation-with-r-crumb-the-king-of-underground-comics Crumb's comics were staples of 1960s counterculture. He's now the subject of a new biography. Crumb spoke to Fresh Air in 2005, and again, with his wife, fellow comic Aline Kominsky Crumb, in 2007. Fri, 09 May 2025 15:20:06 GMT /2025-05-09/a-conversation-with-r-crumb-the-king-of-underground-comics Terry Gross /2025-05-09/thunderbolts-is-an-unwieldy-jumble-and-also-the-best-marvel-film-in-a-while Thunderbolts* is unapologetically formulaic. And yet, Florence Pugh is terrific; the action is coherent; and the character dynamics strike the right balance of earnest sincerity and glib humor. Fri, 09 May 2025 15:15:48 GMT /2025-05-09/thunderbolts-is-an-unwieldy-jumble-and-also-the-best-marvel-film-in-a-while Justin Chang /2025-05-08/from-apps-to-gadgets-second-life-considers-how-tech-is-changing-having-a-baby When Amanda Hess learned her unborn child had a genetic condition, she turned to the internet — but didn't find reassurance. "My relationship with technology became so much more intense," she says. Thu, 08 May 2025 19:10:48 GMT /2025-05-08/from-apps-to-gadgets-second-life-considers-how-tech-is-changing-having-a-baby Tonya Mosley