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Fresh Air Weekend: St. Vincent; Kids and mental health
St. Vincent offers tension, release and sonic "jump scares" on All Born Screaming. Child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz says kids are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression.
A Stage-4 Cancer Patient Shares The Pain And Clarity Of Living 'Scan-To-Scan'
by Terry Gross
Religion scholar Kate Bowler used to believe God had a plan for her life. Then she was diagnosed with incurable colon cancer. "I really had to rethink what trust and hope looks like," she says.
Clint Eastwood Celebrates Old-Fashioned Heroism In 'The 15:17 To Paris'
by David Edelstein
In 2015, three Americans on a Paris-bound train stopped a terrorist attack in progress. Eastwood recreates the incident — and audaciously casts the real-life heroes as themselves — in his new film.
Remembering John Mahoney, The Tony Award-Winning Actor And 'Frasier' Star
Mahoney, who died Sunday, was born in Britain and didn't start acting until he was 37. He went on to appear in films like Say Anything and Barton Fink. Originally broadcast 1990.
In 'POST-', Avowed Pessimist Jeff Rosenstock Surrenders To Creative Optimism
by Ken Tucker
Critic Ken Tucker says he former ska/punk musician's new record is filled with "angry confusion," but Rosenstock also reveals himself as a singer-songwriter with a gift for delicate melodies.
Remembering Grateful Dead Lyricist And Internet Activist John Perry Barlow
Barlow, who died on Wednesday, was associated with the Grateful Dead since its early days. He went on to become a proponent of a free and open Internet. Originally broadcast in 1996.
With Closed-Circuit TV, Satellites And Phones, Millions Of Cameras Are Watching
by Terry Gross
Journalist Robert Draper writes in National Geographic that the proliferation of cameras focused on the public has led "to the point where we're expecting to be voyeur and exhibitionist 24/7."