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Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection

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.