Dec 31st, 2009 · The veteran punk rocker John Doe embraced his inner mountain man on Country Club, an album of classic country covers he collaborated on with The Sadies. The Canadian rockers and the former X frontman joined Terry Gross in the Fresh Air studio for an interview and an intimate performance. (Rebroadcast from April 2009.)
Dec 29th, 2009 · The star of NBC's 30 Rock talks to Terry Gross about his tough childhood, how he made the grade in the comedy college that was Saturday Night Live, and why even though he may cry a little on the radio, "the funny bus is still sitting downstairs." (Rebroadcast from Oct. 22, 2009)
Nov 13th, 2009 · The Academy Awards aren't until February, but cinematographer Gordon Willis is receiving his honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement award this fall. Willis is the visual mastermind behind classic films like Annie Hall, The Godfather, and Pennies From Heaven. We tip the hat in his direction with a rebroadcast of a 2002 conversation about his life behind the lens.
Aug 28th, 2009 · Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of the most popular songs of the early 1960s for the girl groups produced by Phil Spector, died Aug. 26 from a heart attack. In this interview, rebroadcast from 1986, Greenwich discusses the highlights of her career.
Aug 19th, 2009 · While many town hall meetings about health care reform have gone smoothly, others have boiled over with anger and chaos. Talk radio and cable news channels have repeatedly rebroadcast the most raucous portions of the meetings. The sounds and images have prompted concerns about the ability, or desire, for civil discourse.
Mar 19th, 2009 · A recent episode of Big Love outraged many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by dramatizing a ritual that they believe should be secret. HBO issued an apology, but aired the show and continues scheduled rebroadcasts.
Feb 16th, 2009 · Despite its wholesome image, Kansas City has a decades-long history of mob involvement in city affairs. In a rebroadcast, host Alex Chadwick visits Kansas City to check out the old gang scene.
May 10th, 2007 · Fresh Air went national in 1987, and we're celebrating that 20th anniversary by revisiting some classic interviews. In this segment: Harmonica player Larry Adler performed with legendary entertainers including Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, and Jack Benny, but he was blacklisted amid the anti-communist fervor surrounding the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. Adler moved to England not long after; he died in August 2001. Rebroadcast from June 19, 1987.