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'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery
by Terry Gross
A few years ago, Jon Bon Jovi stopped performing due to a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight offers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage.
Comic Hasan Minhaj On Roasting Trump And Growing Up A 'Third Culture Kid'
by Terry Gross
"I'm an Indian-American-Muslim kid, but am I more Indian or am I more American?" Minhaj asks. His weekly political comedy series on Neflix is called Patriot Act. Originally broadcast May 18, 2017.
Orson Welles' Long Anticipated 'Other Side Of The Wind' Is Finally Finished
by David Edelstein
Critic David Edelstein says the story behind the The Other Side Of The Wind — how Welles made it and what happened to it after his death in 1985 — is more fun than the completed film itself.
Is The Supreme Court The 'Most Dangerous Branch' Of Government?
by Terry Gross
Author David A. Kaplan warns that the court is becoming increasingly polarized — and influential: "Why should nine unelected, unaccountable judges dictate so much policy in the country?"
Kurt Vile Stretches In An Adventurous New Direction On 'Bottle It In'
by Ken Tucker
A laid-back, generous spirit pervades many of the songs on Vile's latest album. Critic Ken Tucker says the singer/songwriter "sounds like one of the most well-adjusted pop musicians around."
Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'
by Terry Gross
"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis, author of Lou Reed: A Life, told Fresh Air in 2017. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game."
Corruption, Scandal And The Multi-Billion Dollar Business Of College Basketball
by Dave Davies
Writer Michael Sokolove explains how college basketball programs manipulate young athletes for the benefit — and profit — of adults. His new book is The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino.
New, Magnificently Obsessive 'Suspiria' Is More Rebirth Than Remake
by Justin Chang
Luca Guadagnino's version of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic departs from the original in every way imaginable. Critic Justin Chang says the 2018 Suspiria showcases an "astounding level of craft."