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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 JOEL BOURNE discusses the challenges caused by a quickly rising global population at a time when climate change could severely limit agricultural production. BOURNE's new book is The End of Plenty: The Race to Feed a Crowded World. BOURNE says that in the next 40 years, humanity will have to produce as much food as it has since the beginning of civilization to avoid catastrophe. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (2.) Rock historian ED WARD tells us the story of singer Jackie Moore, who he says didn't get the recognition she deserved. There's a new double-disc of her recordings for Atlantic Records. (3.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson.