Fresh Air Weekend

Everything you love about Fresh Air — tailored for Saturday and Sunday. Hear highlights from the show's best interviews and reviews.

Fresh Air Weekend: David Alan Grier, Sacha Baron Cohen()  

In Porgy and Bess, David Alan Grier plays the drug dealer Sporting Life, a role closely associated with Sammy Davis Jr. and Cab Calloway.

May 26, 2012 The stand-up comedian and star of In Living Color was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Sporting Life in the opera Porgy and Bess. Also, actor and writer Sacha Baron Cohen on Borat, Bruno, Ali G., and his latest character, The Dictator.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Audra McDonald, 'Weight Of The Nation'()  

Audra McDonald.

May 19, 2012 Actress Audra McDonald talks about her Tony-nominated role in the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. And obesity expert Kelly Brownell weighs in on a new HBO documentary series, The Weight of the Nation.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Lena Dunham, Gretchen Reynolds()  

Dunham is a writer and filmmaker living in New York. The New York Times, in a piece about Dunham, compared her writing to both the novels of John Cheever and the comedy of Seinfeld creator Larry David.

May 12, 2012 The creator and star of HBO's new series Girls addresses the growing backlash against the show. And New York Times "Phys Ed" columnist Gretchen Reynolds shares some simple advice for staying healthy.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Sissy Spacek, Julia Louis-Dreyfus()  

Sissy Spacek received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter.

May 5, 2012 Sissy Spacek recounts some of her favorite memories from the sets of movies such as Coal Miner's Daughter, Badlands and Carrie in a new memoir, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life. Also, Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about her roles in Seinfeld and Veep.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Jack Black, Hugh Laurie()  

Hugh Laurie has received two Golden Globe awards and two Screen Actors Guild awards for his portrayal of Dr. Gregory House.

April 28, 2012 Actor Jack Black plays a kindly, small-town funeral director who murders a wealthy millionaire in the new film Bernie. Black is also one-half of the comedy folk-rock group Tenacious D. Also, actor Hugh Laurie talks about playing Dr. House and critic John Powers reviews a surrealistic Russian novel.

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Fresh Air Weekend: R.A. Dickey, Carole King()  

Carole King was in a doo-wop group called the Co-Sines when she was a teenager.

April 14, 2012 In her new memoir, A Natural Woman, Carol King details the stories behind some of her most famous songs and her relationships with songwriters like James Taylor, Gerry Goffin and Paul Simon. Also, New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey talks about being the only knuckleball pitcher in the major leagues.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Paul McCartney, Aziz Ansari()  

Paul McCartney.

April 7, 2012 McCartney talks about his new album, a collection of standards he heard while growing up in Liverpool. And comedian Aziz Ansari riffs on marriage, babies — and self-deprecating rappers.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Matthew Weiner, Rachel Maddow()  

Rachel Maddow hosts the nightly news talk show The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC.

March 31, 2012 Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner offers his thoughts on Sunday night's Season 5 premiere. Also, Rachel Maddow talks about her start in broadcasting, her life and her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Jonah Lehrer, Sonja Sohn()  

Sonja Sohn is currently starring in the ABC drama Body of Proof. She is the founder of the Baltimore nonprofit ReWired for Change.

March 24, 2012 Science writer Jonah Lehrer examines the science behind our creativity in his new book, Imagine. Also, actress Sonja Sohn explains why she chose to stay in Baltimore and start a non-profit after starring in the HBO series The Wire.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Drones, Homes & Dave Brubeck()  

The Dave Brubeck Quartet.

March 17, 2012 Brookings Institution senior fellow John Villasenor explains what drones can see — and how our privacy and national security may be affected. Also, historical curator Lucy Worsley details the intimate history of the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen in her new book. And a review of reissues from Dave Brubeck's Quartet.

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