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Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Jay McInerney; Düsseldorf's Musical Influence; Comic Ali Wong

McInerney discusses his new novel, Bright, Precious Days. Rock historian Ed Ward describes the origins of the new German wave of music. Wong says marriage and motherhood are a "source of power."

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Fresh Air Weekend: Jay McInerney; Düsseldorf's Musical Influence; Comic Ali Wong

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Friday

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Author Interviews

What Etgar Keret Learned From His Father About Storytelling And Survival

Keret's memoir, The Seven Good Years, spans the time between the birth of his son and the death of his father, who was a Holocaust survivor. Originally broadcast June 16, 2015.

What Etgar Keret Learned From His Father About Storytelling And Survival

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Movie Reviews

'Little Men' Combines Stark Economic Realities With Hope For A Better Future

As their parents engage in a bitter real-estate dispute, the friendship between two adolescent boys deepens in Ira Sach's new film. Critic David Edelstein calls Little Men "quietly devastating."

'Little Men' Combines Stark Economic Realities With Hope For A Better Future

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Thursday

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Television

For James Corden, 'Carpool Karaoke' Has Been An Incredible Ride

The Late Late Show host talks about belting out songs with celebrities like Elton John, Steve Wonder and Adele. He tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross he doesn't know what he did to deserve this great gig.

For James Corden, 'Carpool Karaoke' Has Been An Incredible Ride

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Music

Singer-Songwriter Joan Shelley On Sky Diving And Stage Fright

While on tour for her album, Over and Even, Shelley stopped by WHYY to play some of her songs along with accompanist Nathan Salsburg. She tells Fresh Air's Sam Briger she's always wanted to perform.

Singer-Songwriter Joan Shelley On Sky Diving And Stage Fright

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Wednesday

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"This iconic photograph became one of the most famous images of the 1970s," Jeffrey Toobin says. It shows Patty Hearst standing in front of a Symbionese Liberation Army flag several months after she was kidnapped. Penguin Random House hide caption

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Whose Side Was She On? 'American Heiress' Revisits Patty Hearst's Kidnapping

Hearst was abducted in 1974 and then declared allegiance to her captors. Legal expert Jeffrey Toobin does not believe Hearst was brainwashed, but rather, "responded rationally to the circumstances."

Whose Side Was She On? 'American Heiress' Revisits Patty Hearst's Kidnapping

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