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Terry Gross

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Each week, nearly 4.5 million people listen to the show's intimate conversations broadcast on more than 450 National Public Radio (NPR) stations across the country, as well as in Europe on the World Radio Network.

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Movie Reviews
9:32 am
Thu May 16, 2013

'Into Darkness,' Boldly And With A Few Twists

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Zoe Saldana is Uhura and Zachary Quinto is Spock in the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek: Into Darkness, the 12th installment in the franchise.
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Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 11:04 am

Before I tell you about J.J. Abrams' second Star Trek film, with its youngish new Starship Enterprise crew, let me say that just because I've seen every episode of the original Star Trek and of The Next Generation, and most of the spinoff series, and every movie, I'm not a Trekkie — meaning someone who goes to conventions or speaks Klingon or greets people with a Vulcan salute.

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Movie Interviews
10:08 am
Wed May 15, 2013

A Polley Family Secret, Pieced Deftly Together

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For her latest film, Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley turns her camera on her own family.
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In her new film, Polley chronicles how she grew up believing that her biological father was Michael Polley (right) when in fact he was not.
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Originally published on Wed May 15, 2013 12:04 pm

Sarah Polley earned wide acclaim for directing the drama Away from Her, about a woman fading into the twilight of Alzheimer's, as well as for her acting performances in an array of films including The Sweet Hereafter and My Life Without Me. Her latest film, Stories We Tell, is a documentary, though — and a personal one at that.

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Book Reviews
10:08 am
Wed May 15, 2013

Coming To 'Americanah': Two Tales Of Immigrant Experience

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Originally published on Wed May 15, 2013 11:34 am

First things first: Can we talk about hair? Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written a big knockout of a novel about immigration, American dreams, the power of first love, and the shifting meanings of skin color; but, as Adichie has said in interviews, she also knows that black women's hair can speak volumes about racial politics.

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Movie Interviews
10:22 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Gerwig, Baumbach Poke At Post-College Pangs

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Director Noah Baumbach has made a name for himself with films such as The Squid and the Whale and Margot at the Wedding.
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In Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig stars as a young dancer trying to find her way on her own in New York City.
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Adam Driver (left), known for his role on HBO's Girls, co-stars with Gerwig in Frances Ha.
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Originally published on Tue May 14, 2013 11:33 am

In the film Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig stars as the title character, a 27-year-old living a good but not particularly successful post-college life in New York City.

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Music Reviews
9:07 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Dawes Knows Where It's Been And Where It's Headed

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Dawes is Tay Strathairn, Taylor Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber and Griffin Goldsmith.
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Dawes' new album is Stories Don't End.
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Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 6:27 am

If you heard the Dawes song "Just Beneath the Surface" and said, "Somebody's been listening to their old Jackson Browne albums," you're not exactly insulting Dawes. The band has actually backed Browne on tour — and Browne has sung backup on at least one of its songs — so you could say that Dawes comes by its riffs and phrasing honestly.

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