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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., INT. 1: Writer DARCY FREY, a contributing editor to "Harper's" and "The New York Times Magazine." FREY spent a year at the Abraham Lincoln High School on Coney Island, where he says African-American boys usually turn either to dealing drugs or playing basketball. He followed four young basketball players trying to make it out of the ghetto and into a Division I school. "The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams" (Houghton Mifflin Company) is his record of what happens to the dreams of these young men. INT. 2: Writer and former "New York Times" advertising columnist RANDALL ROTHENBERG. His new book is "Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story" (Alfred A. Knopf). ROTHENBERG follows Subaru's ad campaign from start to finish, from choosing a new ad agency to the finished commercial's debut during the Superbowl. REV. : Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews Christopher O'Riley's piano versions of three Stravinsky orchestral scores. (Elektra Nonesuch: #9 79343-2).