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Is Jared Kushner a 'walking conflict of interest'?
Dexter Filkins examines whether Jared Kushner is a “walking conflict of interest” as he simultaneously serves as a Trump foreign-policy “peace envoy” and runs Affinity Partners, a private equity fund…
16 Sep 2026 · 46m · 11 chapters
Actor Danielle Brooks has blessings to count
Danielle Brooks discusses how her acting and singing roles connect to faith, identity, and social issues (especially mass incarceration and representation), plus her personal stories about church…
15 Sep 2026 · 45m · 16 chapters
Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career
Fresh Air interview with Colin Kaepernick about his memoir The Perilous Fight, tracing his childhood racial experiences, his 2016 anthem protest against police killings, his NFL grievances and return…
14 Sep 2026 · 46m · 16 chaptersBest Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’
Episode is a Fresh Air Weekend “Best Of” featuring three segments: an interview with author Claire Vae Watkins about her novel Yellow Pine; film critic Justin Chang’s review of Filipinana; and an…
12 Sep 2026 · 49m · 11 chapters
Stories of survival & loss at Ground Zero
This Fresh Air episode commemorates the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, focusing on survival and loss at the World Trade Center.
11 Sep 2026 · 46m · 12 chapters
How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars
The episode explains how the WNBA’s rapid growth and higher visibility have turned it into a target for U.S. culture-war politics, especially around race, trans athletes, and officiating.
10 Sep 2026 · 47m · 17 chapters
How Sept. 11 changed American life
Richard Beck argues that the U.S. response to Sept. 11 reshaped American life through expanded surveillance, degraded public space, weakened congressional oversight, and a long-running “impunity…
9 Sep 2026 · 46m · 18 chapters
Casey Gerald says ruining his reputation saved his life
Writer Casey Gerald discusses his two “walk away” moments—shutting down his high-profile nonprofit and disappearing at the height of success—and argues that “ruining your reputation” can be necessary…
8 Sep 2026 · 46m · 12 chapters