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Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) New York Times investigative reporter KURT EICHENWALD ('EYE-kin-WALD'). He's covering the Enron scandal for the paper. He's written about white-collar crime and corporate corruption for the Times for more than a decade. Eichenwald is a two-time winner of the prestigious George Polk award for excellence in journalism. He's also the author of 'The Informant,' about the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (Random House). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews 'Hateship, Friendship, courtship, Loveship, Marriage,' a collection of short stories by Alice Munro.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) New York Times investigative reporter KURT EICHENWALD ('EYE-kin-WALD'). He covered the Enron scandal for the paper as well as related scandals. He's written about white-collar crime and corporate corruption for the Times for more than a decade. Eichenwald is a two-time winner of the prestigious George Polk award for excellence in journalism. He's also the author of 'The Informant,' about the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (Random House). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).(2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews 'Adult World' the new solo album by Wayne Kramer.