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Can't sleep? Journalist Jennifer Senior says you're not alone in your insomnia
by Terry Gross
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Senior has had insomnia for 25 years. Her new piece in The Atlantic is about her often futile attempts to fall asleep, and about the latest research into insomnia.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: 'Book Of Mormon' Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to the creators of South Park about their Broadway hit.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Meryl Streep
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to the three-time Oscar winner in 2012 and again in 2016.
'Fresh Air' Favorites: Carrie Fisher
by Terry Gross
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to the Star Wars star in November 2016, just a month before Fisher's death.
'White Christmas': A Holiday Concert With Rosemary Clooney
by Terry Gross
To celebrate Christmas, Fresh Air listens back to a concert given by the late singer and actress on Feb. 11, 1997. Clooney spoke about her childhood and working with Bing Crosby and Billy Strayhorn.
Tyler Childers' 'Country Squire' Is Among The Best Country Albums Of 2019
by Ken Tucker
Blessed with a Kentucky croon and a gift for storytelling, Childers offers a slice of country life on his recent album, with songs about marriage, life on the road and the school bus he took as a kid.
A Roots And Rockabilly Holiday Concert With JD McPherson And His Band
by Terry Gross
McPherson never thought he'd make a Christmas album. Then, he says, "I got a bug in my ear." He and his band perform live in studio from Socks. Originally broadcast Dec. 11, 2018.
'In Hoffa's Shadow' Uncovers An Author's Family Ties To A Mafia Mystery
by Dave Davies
Jack Goldsmith's memoir centers on his investigation into his stepfather's involvement in the 1975 disappearance of the mob-connected labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. Originally published Oct. 1, 2019.