The Best Of Fresh Air 2011
Louis C.K. On Life, Loss, Love, And 'Louie'()
January 2, 2012 The comedian's latest special, Live at the Beacon Theater, was released in early December. C.K. talks about why he went with Web distribution this time, and reflects on his award-winning TV series, his relationship with other comedians and his USO appearances.
Seth MacFarlane: A 'Family Guy' Sings Out()
January 2, 2012 MacFarlane is best known for creating the animated TV shows Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. But he's also a singer whose new album features songs from the Great American Songbook.
Fresh Air Weekend: The Critics' Best Of 2011 Lists()
![Larry David returned for an eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm this year. David Bianculli called his show "one of the funniest and [most] daringly different shows ever made for TV."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/12/22/curb11_10-e0500d6722b53526c1b8e10ac185813394408846-s1.jpg "Larry David returned for an eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm this year. David Bianculli called his show \"one of the funniest and [most] daringly different shows ever made for TV.\"")
December 31, 2011 Fresh Air's David Bianculli, David Edelstein, Maureen Corrigan and Ken Tucker share their favorite TV, movies, books and music of 2011.
South Park Creators Talk 'Book Of Mormon'()
December 30, 2011 Trey Parker and Matt Stone talk about their blasphemous, hilarious and oddly endearing Broadway hit, which led the Tony nominations field this year — and will probably go down in history as the only Broadway musical ever to combine Mormons, Uganda, filthy language and a chorus line.
Stephen Colbert: A 'Company' Man On Broadway()
December 30, 2011 The political satirist and comedian talks about his Broadway performance (and performance anxieties) and about his recent segments on The Colbert Report featuring Sarah Palin and Anthony Weiner.
Buddying Up To 'Follies' Star Danny Burstein()
December 29, 2011 Burstein has played a wide range of roles, from casino owner Lolly Steinman in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, to his current role as Buddy Plummer in the Broadway revival of Follies. He talks about his lengthy career on stage, screen and television.
Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit()
December 29, 2011 His latest book Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."
Fresh Air Interviews
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: The Fresh Air Interview()
December 28, 2011 Welch and Rawlings perform an in-studio concert featuring several songs from The Harrow and the Harvest, and talk about many of the lyrics they've written over the years.
David Carr: A Media Omnivore Discusses His Diet()
December 28, 2011 David Carr, who writes the Media Equation column for The New York Times, says that despite cuts, the future of journalism has never looked brighter. "I look at my backpack that is sitting here and it contains more journalistic firepower than the entire newsroom that I walked into 30-40 years ago," he says.
Aaron Paul: Playing Bad On 'Breaking Bad'()
December 27, 2011 Student-turned-drug dealer Jesse Pinkman was supposed to die in the first season of the AMC drama. But the writers decided the chemistry between high school teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) was too good to let go.
