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 Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.

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  • Will Israel And The U.S. Attacks On Iran Affect Tehran's Regime?

    Will Israel And The U.S. Attacks On Iran Affect Tehran's Regime?
    Jun 24 2025
    Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour has called Trump's bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities a once-in-a-generation event that could transform the Middle East. While the impact of the conflict may not be clear for years, Sadjadpour says the attacks by the U.S. and Israel do raise a more immediate question: Will they strengthen the authoritarian regime in Tehran, or hasten its demise?

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    45 mins
  • Gen Z Is Having Less Sex. Why?

    Gen Z Is Having Less Sex. Why?
    Jun 23 2025
    Journalist Carter Sherman says Gen Z — people ages 13 to 28 — are having less sex than previous generations. As part of her research, Sherman interviewed more than 100 teenagers, college students, and sexual health experts. She argues that miseducation, porn, digital disconnection, and political pressure have combined to reshape how young people sex and intimacy. Her book is The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over Its Future.

    Also, critic at large John Powers reviews Endling, the debut novel from Maria Reva.

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    46 mins
  • Best Of: Benicio del Toro / Molly Jong-Fast

    Best Of: Benicio del Toro / Molly Jong-Fast
    Jun 21 2025
    Benicio del Toro talks about his leading role in Wes Anderson's new film, The Phoenician Scheme. He'll look back on his acting career, and tell us about moving from Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania in his teens. His other movies include The Usual Suspects, Traffic and Sicario.

    Justin Chang reviews the new rom-com Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson.

    MSNBC political analyst Molly Jong-Fast's mother Erica Jong became famous from her 1973 novel Fear of Flying, which was considered a groundbreaking work of feminist literature. But Molly's mom became addicted to the fame and couldn't bear to lose it. She talks about her childhood and a year of great loss in her new memoir, How to Lose Your Mother.

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    49 mins

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Excellent episode. There were many glitches during the playback involving jumps and skipping time etc. so it was difficult at times to follow the interview. Very frustrating and I hope Audible fixes their playback issues.

This is a fantastic podcast

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