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• Best Of: Making 'Born To Run' / Why We Can't Sleep

  This month marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run. We'll talk with Peter Ames Carlin, author of a Tonight in Jungleland, about the making of this now classic album. Also, we'll talk with Jennifer Senior...

  9 aug 2025 2896 sec.

• Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton

  We remember Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, bandleader and composer whose contributions to Afro-Caribbean music shaped the genre for decades. He died Wednesday at the age of 88. Also, Parliament's now classic funk album Mothership...

  8 aug 2025 2807 sec.

• The Making Of Springsteen's 'Born To Run'

  Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album, Born to Run, came out 50 years ago this month, marking a turning point for rock and roll — and for "The Boss." Before he recorded that record, Springsteen's label, Columbia, was on the verge of...

  7 aug 2025 2781 sec.

• The Nihilistic War In Sudan

  Fourteen million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum says the scale of destruction is vast and, as the conflict rages, people are overwhelmed by chaos. Learn more about sponsor message...

  6 aug 2025 2727 sec.

• Sarah Silverman Gets the Last Laugh in 'PostMortem'

  Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special, PostMortem. She spoke with Terry...

  6 aug 2025 2690 sec.

• How The 1979 Revolution Transformed Iran

  For decades, Iran has been an adversary of the United States. Scott Anderson examines the Iranian revolution of 1979, the upheaval that deposed the reigning monarch and transformed the country from a U.S. ally to an Islamic Republic. He...

  4 aug 2025 2681 sec.

• Best Of: Mariska Hargitay / Marc Maron

  Emmy-winning Law & Order: SVU actor Mariska Hargitay talks about her new documentary, My Mom Jayne, an intimate portrait of her mother, the late Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield. Mansfield's life was cut short in a tragic car accident...

  2 aug 2025 2588 sec.

• Correcting The Record On Elvis's Manager

  Terry Gross talks with rock historian Peter Guralnick, author of the definitive two volume biography of Elvis Presley. His new book is about Elvis's longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Guralnick says researching the book led to many...

  31 jul 2025 2588 sec.

• Has NASA Ceded Its Mission To Elon Musk?

  The Atlantic journalist Franklin Foer explains how SpaceX and the Trump administration are changing the face of NASA, and why Musk's dream of Mars may come at the cost of the agency's mission. Also, Ken Tucker commemorates the 50th...

  30 jul 2025 2691 sec.

• Comic Marc Maron On Grief, Cats, And Being Openhearted

  As he winds down his podcast, WTF, after 16 years, Marc Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul." He spoke with Terry...

  29 jul 2025 2692 sec.

• Mariska Hargitay On Freeing Herself From Generational Trauma

  The Law & Order: SVU actor was just 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary highlights the intelligent woman behind her mom's crafted persona. Hargitay has a new HBO...

  28 jul 2025 2675 sec.

• Best Of: Actor Leslie Uggams / Martha's Vineyard's Indigenous Past & Present

  Actor and singer Leslie Uggams talks about her remarkable career, which started when she was 6. She was later the first Black woman to host a TV variety show. In the 1977 TV miniseries Roots, she played Kunta Kinte's daughter. More...

  26 jul 2025 2893 sec.