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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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA is Washington Correspondent for The New Yorker. He's written a profile of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul in the latest issue of the magazine, and considers whether Paul can make his libertarian views mainstream enough to get the GOP's nomination for President. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Heigh Ho the new album by guitarist and singer Blake Mills.

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA is Washington correspondent for The New Yorker. He recently wrote in the New Yorker (Sept 16th edition: The President and the Pipeline) about the Keystone XL pipeline, the seventeen-hundred mile pipeline which would carry oil from northern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Supporters of the project say it would reduce the United State's reliance on oil from other countries; it's critics say it contributes to the use of fossil fuels which in turn has an impact on global warming. The pipeline requires approval of the State Department and the President and a decision is expected in the coming months. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (2.) Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews 'Saturday Morning,' the new album from pianist Ahmad Jamal.

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA is Washington correspondent for The New Yorker and is also covering the presidential campaign for the magazine. He writes in the August 6th edition of The New Yorker about Paul Ryan (Fussbudget: How Paul Ryan captured the G.O.P.) the chair of the house budget committee and says that if you want to know what a Republican win in NOVEMBER would look like, you need to understand Paul Ryan.

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA (pronounced like "is") is The New Yorker's Washington correspondent. He covers the 2012 Presidential campaign and national politics. He writes about Obama's foreign policy in the current edition of the magazine. His article is The Consequentialist: How the Arab Spring remade Obama's foreign policy. Last month he traveled with Hilary Clinton to Cairo and Tunisia. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Hard Bargain the new album by Emmylou Harris. (3.) Critic-at-large JOHN POWERS considers the legacy of writer David Foster Wallace. His unfinished novel The Pale King has just been released.

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA. His article about Michelle Bachmann, 'Leap of Faith: The Making of a Republican Front Runner,' appears in the August 15 issue of The New Yorker. Lizza went out on the campaign trail with Bachmann, getting a behind the scenes look at the efforts to groom the congresswoman for a White House run. Lizza is The New Yorker's Washington correspondent. He covers the 2012 Presidential campaign and national politics. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.) (2.) New York Times investigative reporter ANDREA ELLIOTT discovers the man behind efforts to ban the use of Shariah, Islamic law, in U.S. courts. The perceived threat, repeated by Republican politicians, 'is the product of an orchestrated drive that began five years ago in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in the office of a little-known lawyer, David Yerushalmi, a 56-year-old Hasidic Jew with a history of controversial statements about race, immigration and Islam,' according to Elliot's article in the July 30, 2011 edition of the Times. Elliott is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer whose focus is on Islam in post 9/11 America.

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA ("LIZ-ah"). He is the Washington correspondent for the New Yorker Magazine. He's been following the Obama campaign. His new article, entitled Making It: How Chicago Shaped Obama, in the July 21 2008 edition of the magazine explores Obama's roots in Chicago politics. Lizza was previously senior editor of The New Republic and has contributed to many other publications. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOW.)

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA ("LIZ-ah"). He's the Washington correspondent for The New Yorker Magazine. He followed the Obama campaign. In the upcoming issue of The New Yorker he writes about the winning organization of the Obama campaign. Lizza was previously senior editor of The New Republic and has contributed to many other publications. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) DAVID KIRKPATRICK is a correspondent in the Washington bureau for The New York Times. Throughout the presidential campaign he profiled John McCain in a series of articles for the paper . He'll discuss the campaign now that the election is over, and the future of the Republican party. During the 2004 election, KIRKPATRICK covered the conservative Christian movement. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES).

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.) Journalist DAN GILGOFF. He is politics editor for Beliefnet.com. His blog God-o-Meter (pronounced Gah-DOM-meter) measures the rate of God-talk among the candidates. GILGOFF is also the author of 'The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War.' He is also former political correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) RYAN LIZZA is Washington correspondent for The New Yorker. He writes about the strategy among Democratic party officials to make inroads in the West rather than the South, in states like Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. His article in the current (Sept 1, 2008) issue of the magazine is 'The Code of the West: What Barack Obama can Learn from Bill Rittner.' (Rittner is the Democratic governor of Colorado).

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.) Journalist RYAN LIZZA. His article in the New Yorker Magazine (Oct. 20 2008 edition) is called Biden's Brief. It's about Biden's relationship with Barack Obama, and about Biden's views of the vice presidency. Lizza is the chief political correspondent for the New Yorker magazine (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES). (2.) Director, writer and producer LARRY CHARLES. He directed the film Religulous, starring Bill Maher, now in theaters. He also directed Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Charles was a staff writer on the Emmy Award winning NBC sitcom Seinfeld, and he directed many episodes of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring Larry David. His other TV credits include Mad About You, Entourage, Dilbert and The Tick.