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Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is 'always available'
by Tonya Mosley
Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.
'Why Religion?' Asks 'How Hearts Can Heal' After Tragedy
by Terry Gross
Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith.
Mystery Thriller 'Homecoming' Delivers A Healthy Dose Of Suspicion And Paranoia
by David Bianculli
Amazon Prime Video's new drama series stars Julia Roberts as a therapist who's working with a soldier returning from Afghanistan. Critic David Bianculli binged all 10 engrossing episodes.
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."