Amelia Earhart Legacy, Enduring Mystery
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Interviews
The Sunday Conversation
Former U.S. Ambassador Reflects On An 'Oblivious' America()
June 16, 2013 Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker joins Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin for the Sunday Conversation to talk about his 37-year career and the dangers of being an American diplomat in the Muslim world.
Fresh Air Weekend
Fresh Air Weekend: Rogen, Goldberg, '20 Feet From Stardom' And 'Much Ado'()
June 15, 2013 Writing partners Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg met as adolescents. Their new project is the disaster-movie spoof This Is the End. A new documentary profiles backup singers whose voices you know but whose names you probably don't. Joss Whedon's new production of Shakespeare's classic is a delight.
Author Interviews
Mantel Takes Up Betrayal, Beheadings In 'Bodies'()
June 14, 2013 Hilary Mantel is the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize twice, first for her 2009 novel, Wolf Hall, and then for that book's 2012 sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. The novels are part of a historical fiction trilogy about Tudor England and the events surrounding the reign of King Henry VIII.
Television
John Oliver: Topical Comedy With A Crisp Accent()
June 14, 2013 With Jon Stewart on leave, The Daily Show's "Senior British Correspondent" John Oliver has stepped up to fill in as host. In a Fresh Air interview from 2010, he talks about moving to the United States to join the show — and the weird credibility his accent immediately gives him with Americans.
The Picture Show
Like Father, Like Son: Creating Art In A Time Of Troubles()
June 14, 2013 Bobbie Hanvey is a prolific photojournalist and radio interviewer from Northern Ireland. His son Steafán is a musician, currently on tour in America. In a video featuring their photos and music, father and son reflect on art, their relationship, and the period of turmoil in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.
Remembrances
Israeli Writer Yoram Kaniuk, 83, On Pain And Peace()
June 13, 2013 Author and journalist Yoram Kaniuk died June 8 at age 83. He joined Fresh Air's Terry Gross in August 1988 to talk about fighting in the Israeli underground and his belief that, for Israelis and Palestinians, "the only way is to live somehow together."
