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Fresh Air for July 24, 2024: 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu

Jon M. Chu directs Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande on the set of Wicked.

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'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work

'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work

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Fresh Air for July 23, 2024: The dictator playbook

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2023.

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Expert on dictators warns: Don't lose hope -- that's what they want

Autocracy, Inc

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Fresh Air for July 22, 2024: 'The Fall Guy' filmmaker David Leitch

Fresh Air for July 20, 2024: Writer Shalom Auslander; 'Janet Planet' star Julianne Nicholson

Mother and daughter Janet (Julianne Nicholson) and Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) share a slow New England summer in Janet Planet.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Writer Shalom Auslander; 'Janet Planet' star Julianne Nicholson

Fresh Air Weekend: Writer Shalom Auslander; 'Janet Planet' star Julianne Nicholson

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Remembering Shelley Duvall and Ruth Westheimer, aka 'Dr. Ruth'

Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones play rival storm chasers in Twisters.

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'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie

'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie

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Fresh Air

The Peabody Award-winning weekday arts and issues magazine.