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  • Musician Charley Crockett's Road From Busking To The Grammys

    Musician Charley Crockett's Road From Busking To The Grammys
    Aug 13 2025
    Crockett grew up poor and got his start in music busking for tips on the street and in the subway. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. The country/roots musician talks with Terry Gross and plays songs from his new album, Dollar a Day.

    John Powers reviews The Diary of Lies, a new mystery novel about a reporter. TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new series Alien: Earth, a TV prequel to the film Alien.



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  • Jeff Hiller's Big Break Came In His 40s

    Jeff Hiller's Big Break Came In His 40s
    Aug 12 2025
    Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles and commercials. Then he landed the role of Joel on HBO's Somebody Somewhere and everything changed. His new memoir is Actress of a Certain Age.

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  • Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly'

    Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly'
    Aug 11 2025
    Daniel Dae Kim became the first actor of Asian descent to be nominated for a Tony, for his performance in Yellow Face, in the role of a playwright trying to deal with Asian American representation. His new Amazon Prime Video spy series Butterfly premieres today. Kim spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado about his career, his big break with Lost, and filming his new series in his hometown in Korea. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reflects on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for its 100th anniversary.

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  • Best Of: Making 'Born To Run' / Why We Can't Sleep

    Best Of: Making 'Born To Run' / Why We Can't Sleep
    Aug 9 2025
    This month marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run. We'll talk with Peter Ames Carlin, author of a Tonight in Jungleland, about the making of this now classic album.

    Also, we'll talk with Jennifer Senior about her Atlantic article "Why Can't Americans Sleep?" And, David Bianculli reviews season two of Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega.

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  • Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton

    Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton
    Aug 8 2025
    We remember Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, bandleader and composer whose contributions to Afro-Caribbean music shaped the genre for decades. He died Wednesday at the age of 88.

    Also, Parliament's now classic funk album Mothership Connection turned 50 this year. We listen back to Terry Gross's 1989 interview with funkmaster George Clinton.

    David Bianculli reviews the new season of Wednesday and film critic Justin Chang reviews two comedy remakes: The Naked Gun and Freakier Friday.

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  • The Making Of Springsteen's 'Born To Run'

    The Making Of Springsteen's 'Born To Run'
    Aug 7 2025
    Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album, Born to Run, came out 50 years ago this month, marking a turning point for rock and roll — and for "The Boss." Before he recorded that record, Springsteen's label, Columbia, was on the verge of dropping him because his first two albums, though critically acclaimed, had sold poorly. Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the creation of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen. His book is Tonight in Jungleland.

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  • The Nihilistic War In Sudan

    The Nihilistic War In Sudan
    Aug 6 2025
    Fourteen million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum says the scale of destruction is vast and, as the conflict rages, people are overwhelmed by chaos.

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  • Sarah Silverman Gets the Last Laugh in 'PostMortem'

    Sarah Silverman Gets the Last Laugh in 'PostMortem'
    Aug 5 2025
    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, PostMortem. She spoke with Terry Gross about their final days, finding the joy in grief, and she reflects on the boys' club of the comedy scene when she was starting out.

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