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A conversation with R. Crumb, the king of underground comics
by Terry Gross
Crumb's comics were staples of 1960s counterculture. He's now the subject of a new biography. Crumb spoke to Fresh Air in 2005, and again, with his wife, fellow comic Aline Kominsky Crumb, in 2007.
Thrilling crime films from Argentina and South Korea are marvels of versatility
by John Powers
Argentina, 1985 is a true-life portrait of a country struggling to reckon with its past. Decision to Leave is a thrillingly well-made murder story that crackles with originality.
Fresh Air's Halloween special, with horror masters Stephen King and Jordan Peele
by Terry Gross
King talks about what terrified him as a child — and what frightens him as an adult. Peele talks about the fears that inspire his filmmaking. Originally broadcast in 1992, 2013 and 2017.
Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' mixes late-night dreaminess with steely control
by Ken Tucker
Swift's new album, which chronicles 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout her life, includes a bracing amount of clear-headed thoughts about love and life as a pop star.
Did the so-called Deep State protect the country from Trump?
by Dave Davies
American Resistance author David Rothkopf says veteran government officials served as guardrails, preventing initiatives that were illegal, unworkable, immoral or against the country's interests.
Horror fans will want to poke around in Guillermo del Toro's 'Cabinet of Curiosities'
by David Bianculli
The special effects are a lot more special than the stories in the Oscar-winning director's new Netflix anthology series. Still, most of the shows in this first, eight-episode run are worth watching.
Journalist Jemele Hill was speaking her mind long before those tweets about Trump
by Tonya Mosley
The former co-anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter faced criticism in 2017 for calling the president a white supremacist. In her memoir, Uphill, she talks about her career and her life growing up in Detroit.