Terry Gross
Stories
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A 'Fresh Air' Halloween treat: Revisiting 'Young Frankenstein'
Mel Brooks' comedy classic came out in 1974. Today, we listen back to archival interviews with Young Frankenstein actors Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman and Peter Boyle — plus Brooks himself.
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Who's the man behind President Trump's dismantling of the federal government?
In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as a "shadow president" with oversized influence.
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Why Cameron Crowe wears 'uncool' as a badge of honor
Crowe was just 15 years old when he became a music journalist in 1973. He had to talk his mom into letting him go on the road with bands. He chronicles his adventures in his new memoir, The Uncool.
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Remembering Susan Stamberg, one of NPR's most recognized voices
Known as a "founding mother" of NPR, Stamberg was the first woman to anchor a national news program in the U.S. She died Oct. 16. Originally broadcast in 1982, 1993 and 2021.
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Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
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Confused by the U.S. economy? You're not alone
How are changing tariffs, the AI boom, immigration policies and uncertainty in employment and the stock market impacting the economy? Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, explains.
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Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' series includes voices the founders overlooked
Burns' PBS documentary includes the perspectives of women, Native Americans, and enslaved and free Black people — all of whom were initially excluded from the declaration "all men are created equal."
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'Fairyland' author recalls growing up with her gay dad in pre-AIDS San Francisco
Alysia Abbott was raised by a single father at the dawn of the gay liberation era. Sofia Coppola recently adapted Abbott's memoir, Fairyland, to film. Originally broadcast in 2013.
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Julian Brave NoiseCat's survival story is both personal and ancestral
NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night.
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Remembering Diane Keaton, the iconic star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather'
David Bianculli offers an appreciation of the Oscar-winning actor, who died Oct. 11. And, we'll hear a '97 interview, in which Keaton reflected on her "lucky break" of landing a role in The Godfather.
