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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.
MLB Pitcher C.C. Sabathia Shares Stories From The Mound — And Of Sobriety
by Dave Davies
The six-time All Star pitched for the Yankees and the Indians during his 19-year career. He also struggled with alcoholism. Sabathia reflects on baseball and sobriety in the memoir, Till the End.
Marking The Centennial Of 2 Early Electric Guitarists: George Barnes And Mary Osborne
by Kevin Whitehead
Barnes and Osborne would both be 100 on July 17. Barnes grew up in Chicago and went on to play on Bob Dylan's first single. Osborne turned up on records by Mel Tormé , Wynonie Harris and others.
Mindy Kaling Brings A New Nerd To TV, And Finds She 'Was Not Alone' As A Teen
by Terry Gross
"It ended up being very cathartic," Kaling says of creating the show Never Have I Ever. The series follows an Indian American teen who's on the hunt for a boyfriend. Originally broadcast April 2020.
Documentaries 'Summer Of Soul' And 'McCartney 3-2-1' Celebrate The Sound Of The '60s
by David Bianculli
Summer of Soul reveals never-before-seen film from a '69 Harlem concert series known as the Black Woodstock. McCartney 3-2-1 is a six-part series in which Paul McCartney talks to producer Rick Rubin.
An Innocent Man Walks Free From A 60-Year Sentence With Help From A Journalist
by Terry Gross
Seven years into his 60-year sentence, Yutico Briley wrote a letter to Emily Bazelon, who writes about the criminal justice system. They both reflect on Briley's long path to exoneration.
'Ocean's Eleven' Meets '30 Rock' In The Queer-Centric Podcast 'Hot White Heist'
by Nick Quah
A new fiction podcast from Audible stars SNL's Bowen Yang as a fortune teller who's trying to steal samples from a sperm bank. Hot White Heist is a playfully zany production with an all-star cast.
Jon Batiste On Sharing Joy In A Painful Year: 'I Want To Reaffirm People's Humanity'
by Terry Gross
Batiste is the bandleader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In March 2021, he joined us from his home piano, playing songs from his album, We Are, as well as music he wrote for the film Soul.