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Comedy writer Jessi Klein speaks at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Klein has also written for Saturday Night Live and Transparent.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Christopher Eccleston; 'Underground Airlines'; Comic Jessi Klein

Actor Christopher Eccleston discusses The A Word and The Leftovers. Maureen Corrigan reviews Underground Airlines. Inside Amy Schumer writer Jessi Klein discusses comedy, ageism and motherhood.

Comedy writer Jessi Klein speaks at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Klein has also written for Saturday Night Live and Transparent.

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Fresh Air Weekend

Fresh Air Weekend: Christopher Eccleston; 'Underground Airlines'; Comic Jessi Klein

Fresh Air Weekend: Christopher Eccleston; 'Underground Airlines'; Comic Jessi Klein

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Music Interviews

Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard On Small-Town Life, Big-Time Music

Howard was raised on her father's junkyard in the small town of Athens, Ala. "It was a really interesting way to grow up," she tells Fresh Air. Originally broadcast Jan. 28, 2016.

Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard On Small-Town Life, Big-Time Music

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Movie Reviews

Despite Its Charm, 'Ghostbusters' Remake Comes Up Short On Laughs

Paul Feig's remake of the 1984 hit stars four actresses as the ghostbusters. Critic David Edelstein says while the concept for the movie is solid, the film itself "has no satirical ideas of its own."

Despite Its Charm, 'Ghostbusters' Remake Comes Up Short On Laughs

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Thursday

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Marine ecologist Neil Hammerschlag says he can sometimes identify sharks like Emma (pictured) by the way they move. "It's pretty cool to be able to jump in the water and say, 'Hey look, there's Emma the tiger shark!' "

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Science

A Marine Ecologist On Swimming With Sharks And What 'Jaws' Got Wrong

Neil Hammerschlag has looked inside the mouth of a wild tiger shark and lived to tell the tale. He says that sharks pose only a very small risk to people: "Humans are not on the shark's menu."

A Marine Ecologist On Swimming With Sharks And What 'Jaws' Got Wrong

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Music Interviews

An Opera Percussionist Traces Her Path 'From Juilliard to the Orchestra Pit'

Patti Niemi has been a percussionist for the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 1992. She speaks with Fresh Air's Sam Briger about performance anxiety, muscle memory and her memoir, Sticking it Out.

An Opera Percussionist Traces Her Path 'From Juilliard to the Orchestra Pit'

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Wednesday

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Author Interviews

'The War At Home' Recounts The Tension Of Being A Military Spouse

As the wife of a Navy fighter pilot, memoirist Rachel Starnes has had much of her life — including where she lives and how often she gets to live with her husband — determined by his career.

'The War At Home' Recounts The Tension Of Being A Military Spouse

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Book Reviews

'The Dream Life Of Astronauts' Is A Journey To Emotional Deep Space

Patrick Ryan's book of short stories is set around Cape Canaveral, Fla., during the 1960s and '70s. Critic Maureen Corrigan says it's the best new short story collection she's read in light years.

'The Dream Life Of Astronauts' Is A Journey To Emotional Deep Space

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