Interviews

Politics & Government

GOP Strategist Explains Why She Still Supports Kavanaugh's Nomination

6:38am September 25, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Republican strategist Sara Fagen about her continued support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Fagen worked with Kavanaugh in George W. Bush's White House.

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Politics & Government

Ex-State Department Diplomat Criticizes Trump's State Department

1:42pm September 24, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to former diplomat Uzra Zeya about what she sees as declining diversity at the State Department. She worked there for 27 years but walked away from her job in the spring.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as a sex worker who gets off the streets by becoming an actress in — and then a director of — porn films in HBO's The Deuce. She's also a producer on the series.

Fresh Air Weekend: Maggie Gyllenhaal; Breaking Free From The Purity Movement

10:06am September 22, 2018

Gyllenhaal takes on the power imbalance of sex work in The Deuce. Critic Justin Chang reviews The Sisters Brothers. Linda Kay Klein reflects on the shame caused by the Evangelical purity movement.

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The plot of land on which the Walkers' home used to sit — and one of their cars — is seen after the 2017 Tubbs Fire.

After A Wildfire Destroys Their Home, Family Struggles To Find 'A New Normal'

4:08pm September 21, 2018

A couple who lost priceless belongings to the Tubbs Fire that swept through Northern California last year tries to move forward. "Everything will forever be different for us," Cody Walker says.

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Colin Jost and Michael Che will host the Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 17, on NBC.

Fresh Air Weekend: Michael Che And Colin Jost Of 'SNL'; Chef José Andrés

11:06am September 15, 2018

The SNL head writers have different attitudes toward co-hosting the Emmy awards Monday night. Jost admits to being nervous, but Che says, "there's nothing to be afraid of."

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Rana Sodhi (L) and Harjit Sodhi hold a photograph of their late brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was shot and killed at 52. Since his death, the brothers have been involved in educating others about Sikhism and the discrimination their community faces in

'People Saw Only A Turban And A Beard': Reflecting On A Post-Sept. 11 Death

8:17am September 14, 2018

Two Sikh men lost their brother in a violent hate crime following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. At StoryCorps, they reflect on his life and how they were treated after the terrorist attacks.

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Sports

Julius Thomas On His 'Journey Into Self'

5:11am September 12, 2018

David Greene talks to NFL free agent and former pro bowler Julius Thomas about his decision to retire from the NFL after seven years to pursue a doctorate in psychology and study sport brain trauma.

Fukuyama: A New American 'Identity' Could Be Antidote To Polarizing U.S. Politics

4:35pm September 11, 2018

by Audie Cornish

Resentment and a loss of dignity has fueled a rise in identity politics and made compromise difficult, political scientist Francis Fukuyama says. He proposes a way out of that impasse in his new book.

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Khalida Brohi grew up Kotri, Pakistan, and was the first girl in her village to go to school.

Fresh Air Weekend: Women's Rights Activist Khalida Brohi; 'Blaze'; John Kerry

12:56pm September 08, 2018

Brohi says her father gave her the courage to speak out against "honor killings." David Edelstein reviews the film Blaze. Kerry reflects on smear campaigns and not taking anything for granted.

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Joe Dittmar holds remnants of the World Trade Center — a section from one of the core beams of the South Tower, right, and a bolt from a steel beam.

National

'They Thought I Was Dead': A 9/11 Survivor Recalls His Escape

11:22am September 07, 2018

Joe Dittmar was in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. In a StoryCorps interview last year, he vividly recounts what he saw that morning — and how he got home to his family.

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