Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, as well as new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and it often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
'Somebody Somewhere' is about finding your people: Here’s how Bridget Everett found hers: Everett never felt like she fit in her hometown of Manhattan, Kan. After moving to New York City and developing a cabaret show, she returned to Kansas for her HBO show Somebody Somewhere.
A new biography examines the sources of Randy Newman's range and ambition: In A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, Robert Hilburn interviews seemingly everybody in Newman’s life, presenting a narrative that makes a convincing argument of his genius.
After John le Carré's death, his son had the 'daunting' task to revive George Smiley: Nick Harkaway grew up hearing his dad read drafts of his George Smiley novels. He picks up le Carré's beloved spymaster character in the new novel, Karla's Choice.
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