# "Fresh Air" shows I have enjoyed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552 "2013-03-10T13:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/1 "2013-03-10T13:49:02Z")
I tried to find a listing of archived _Fresh Air_ programs to listen to, but wasn’t able to. Instead, I went through their “rundown” and made notes on the shows I want to hear (either again, or for the fist time). Since that task took a few hours and since I thought there might be some interest here in such a thing, I thought I would share my list. Please add to it in this thread if you have favorites worth sharing. ============================================== [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-08-2013](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-08-2013) Author Interviews The History Of The FBI’s Secret ‘Enemies’ List [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=01-07-2013](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=01-07-2013) Television Julian Fellowes On The Rules Of ‘Downton’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-27-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-27-2012) Television Aaron Sorkin: The Writer Behind ‘The Newsroom’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-14-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-14-2012) Music Hall Of Famer: Randy Newman Makes The Cut [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-07-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-07-2012) The Fresh Air Interview Celebrating The Life Of Jazz Pianist Dave Brubeck [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-22-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-22-2012) Books ‘Gershwins And Me’ Tells The Stories Behind 12 Songs [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-08-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-08-2012) Louis C.K.'s Diagnosis: ‘Masterful’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-04-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-04-2012) Author Interviews Colbert: ‘Re-Becoming’ The Nation We Always Were [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-20-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-20-2012) Television Kelly Macdonald: Strong Woman On The ‘Boardwalk’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-14-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-14-2012) Interviews Going Under The ‘Boardwalk’ With Michael Shannon [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-07-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-07-2012) Music Interviews Fresh Air Remembers Lyricist Hal David [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=08-17-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=08-17-2012) Movie Interviews Sacha Baron Cohen: The Fresh Air Interview [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=08-09-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=08-09-2012) Movie Interviews Chris Rock On The Funny Business Of Finding Success [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=08-06-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=08-06-2012) Television Dean Norris On Playing Good In ‘Breaking Bad’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=07-24-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=07-24-2012) Opinion Swearing: A Long And #%@&$ History [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=07-16-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=07-16-2012) Television Aaron Sorkin: The Writer Behind ‘The Newsroom’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=07-13-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=07-13-2012) Television Aaron Paul: Playing A Meth Dealer On ‘Breaking Bad’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=06-22-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=06-22-2012) Television Louis C.K. On Comedy, Love, Life And Loss [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=06-20-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=06-20-2012) Television Jeff Daniels: Anchoring The Cast Of ‘The Newsroom’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=06-15-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=06-15-2012) Remembrances Ex-Wiseguy Henry Hill Always Had ‘A Ringside Table’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-25-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-25-2012) Television Hugh Laurie’s ‘House’: No Pain, No Gain [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-20-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-20-2012) Music Interviews Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-29-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-29-2012) The Fresh Air Interview Paul McCartney Blows ‘Kisses’ To His Father’s Era [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-27-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-27-2012) Media Rachel Maddow: The Fresh Air Interview [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-26-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-26-2012) Television ‘Mad Men’ Creator On What’s Next For Don Draper [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-20-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-20-2012) Music Interviews Bret McKenzie: A Very Manly Muppet [Extended Cut] [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-06-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-06-2012) Movie Interviews Meryl Streep: The Fresh Air Interview [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=01-31-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=01-31-2012) Music Interviews Ira Glass Interviews His Cousin, Composer Philip Glass [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=01-13-2012](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=01-13-2012) Timothy Olyphant: Laying Down ‘Justified’ Laws Walton Goggins: Playing Bad Boy Boyd On ‘Justified’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-27-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-27-2011) Margo Martindale: A ‘Justified’ Backwoods Matriarch Aaron Paul: Playing Bad On ‘Breaking Bad’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-12-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-12-2011) Television Michael C. Hall: Playing A Killer Role On ‘Dexter’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-02-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=12-02-2011) Remembrances Fresh Air Remembers Jazz Drummer Paul Motian [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-22-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-22-2011) Movie Interviews Francis Ford Coppola Reflects On His Film Career [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-02-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=11-02-2011) Movie Interviews Bill Nighy: From ‘Love Actually’ To ‘Page Eight’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-31-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-31-2011) The Fresh Air Interview Tom Waits: The Fresh Air Interview [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-02-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=09-02-2011) Music Interviews The Couple Behind Some Of Hollywood’s Classic Tunes [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128649714](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128649714) Robert Duvall: From ‘The Godfather’ To ‘Get Low’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=6-1-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=6-1-2011) Movie Interviews Bobby Fischer Biopic: A Chess Champ ‘Against The World’ [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-01-2011](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-01-2011) Television Jon Hamm: Mad Men’s Don Draper Redefines Himself # [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-15-2010](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=10-15-2010) Author Interviews ‘The Uncensored Story’ Of The Smothers Brothers ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/2 "2013-03-10T15:23:23Z")
I don’t usually get to hear “Fresh Air” much since it is on while I’m at work, but one day about a year or so ago I heard a show with her talking to author Lee Maynard who had just released the third book in his “Crum” trilogy. I had never heard of him or the book(s) before but I found the interview fascinating. And of course any time she has guitarist Richard Thompson on. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/3 "2013-03-10T15:48:15Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I don’t usually get to hear “Fresh Air” much since it is on while I’m at work, but one day about a year or so ago I heard a show with her talking to author Lee Maynard who had just released the third book in his “Crum” trilogy. I had never heard of him or the book(s) before but I found the interview fascinating. > And of course any time she has guitarist Richard Thompson on. Thanks for that. Here’s a link to two Maynard shows: [http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=lee+maynard&dateId=0&programId=13](http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=lee+maynard&dateId=0&programId=13) And a similar one for Thompson: [http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=richard+thompson&dateId=0&programId=13](http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=richard+thompson&dateId=0&programId=13) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/4 "2013-03-10T17:34:07Z")
Good list. Glad to see I’m not the only one who liked Sacha Baron Cohen’s out-of-Borat-character interview. I would add Jill Bolte Taylor to the list. TG’s interview with her led me to one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/5 "2013-03-10T19:38:21Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I don’t usually get to hear “Fresh Air” much since it is on while I’m at work, but one day about a year or so ago I heard a show with her talking to author Lee Maynard who had just released the third book in his “Crum” trilogy. I had never heard of him or the book(s) before but I found the interview fascinating. > And of course any time she has guitarist Richard Thompson on. Fresh Air is available in podcast form; that’s the way I always listen to it. I just subscribed in iTunes and then play them during my commute. The podcast does split the show up into segments (interview, movie reviews, etc.) rather than having the whole hour as one file, which I know annoys some people but is fine with me. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/6 "2013-03-10T20:11:55Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > Fresh Air is available in podcast form; that’s the way I always listen to it. I just subscribed in iTunes That’s what I do. It’s very easy to see all the topics/guests available at a glance and you can just download the ones you want. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/7 "2013-03-10T20:29:01Z")
thanks for taking the trouble to post this list - I will listen to any I haven’t heard before. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/8 "2013-03-10T22:15:48Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > thanks for taking the trouble to post this list - I will listen to any I haven’t heard before. > > 🙂 You’re very welcome. As you can tell I only pick and choose shows with specific people or themes, and most (if not all recently) of my listening to the show is from recordings online at their website. I have spurts of interest, months apart, and like to spend a day or two getting “caught up.” This time I went to the trouble of paging through the past year and a few months to select programs I’d probably like to hear (in some cases, again) and after that had consumed a fair amount of time I thought it might be of value to others. Thanks for acknowledging that it was of value to you. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-air-shows-i-have-enjoyed/652552/9 "2013-04-05T22:10:22Z")
An excellent tribute to Roger Ebert: [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-05-2013](http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-05-2013) Remembrances Roger Ebert In Review: A ‘Fresh Air’ Survey 48:12 Straight to audio: [http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=3&islist=true&id=13&d=04-05-2013](http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=3&islist=true&id=13&d=04-05-2013)