Fresh Air

Nézet-Séguin says Verdi's Requiemhelps him feel connected during the pandemic. Ken Tucker reviews Mickey Guyton's EP Bridges. Dan Alexander examines the president's sprawling business interests.

Steinem reflects on her unique childhood and the illegal abortion she had when she was 22. She is the subject of the new biopic, The Glorias. Originally broadcast in 1987 and 2015.

The new installment of the FX anthology series deals with racism and sexism in 1950 Kansas City. But don't let the period trappings fool you: Fargo'sconflicts sizzle with resonance to today's world.

Nézet-Séguin chose Verdi's Requiemfor his 2012 inaugural performance as music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He says the piece now helps him find a sense of connection during the pandemic.

A Mossad agent is charged with crippling the Iranian power grid. After a deadly snafu, she must survive in a city not exactly known for its hospitality toward Israeli spies.

Politicoreporter Dan Diamond describes efforts by Trump loyalists at HHS to interfere with the work of scientists at the health agencies in an effort to promote the president's political agenda.

Guyton's hit song, off her EP Bridges, is about feeling like a stranger in one's own land. The issues Guyton raises pose new challenges — not just to country music, but to our country itself.

Dan Alexander of Forbes examines the president's sprawling business interests in a new book. He says Trump has broken a number of pledges he made about how he would conduct business while in office.

A new documentary, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life,chronicles the late neurologist's efforts to understand perception, memory and consciousness. Sacks spoke to Fresh Airin 2012.

Toobin spoke to Fresh Airin 2013 about his New Yorker profile of Ginsburg, written as she marked her 20th anniversary on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg died Sept. 18 at the age of 87.

In If Then,historian Jill Lepore tells the story of the Simulmatics Corporation. David Bianculli reviews the TV series Ratched. Akhtar chronicles the immigrant experience in Homeland Elegies.

Cord Jefferson wrote the episode of the HBO superhero series in which the main character goes back in time and to relive the trauma of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Originally broadcast Aug. 13, 2020.