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Terry Gross

Opening the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics.

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Author Interviews
12:38 pm
Mon February 25, 2013

Whitey Bulger Bio Profiles Boston's Most Notorious Gangster

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Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy are reporters for The Boston Globe.
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The remarkable story of gangster Whitey Bulger begins in the housing projects of South Boston and ends with his capture by the FBI in 2011 after his 16 years on the lam. By then, Bulger was wanted for 19 murders, extortion and loan sharking for leading a criminal enterprise in Boston from the 1970s until 1995. During much of that time he was also an informant and being protected by the FBI.

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Music Reviews
11:24 am
Mon February 25, 2013

Guards: Anthems With Gravitas

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Guards just released its debut album, In Guards We Trust.
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Fresh Air Weekend
8:03 am
Sat February 23, 2013

Fresh Air Weekend: Blanco And Bazelon

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Richard Blanco reads his poem "One Today" during President Obama's second inaugural, on Jan. 21.
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Originally published on Sat February 23, 2013 10:36 am

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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Movie Interviews
12:18 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Affleck On 'Argo' And The 1979 Hostage Crisis

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Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in Argo. Affleck also directed the film, which is based on events surrounding the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.
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This interview was originally broadcast on Jan. 15, 2013.

At the Golden Globes, Ben Affleck looked genuinely surprised and delighted twice toward the end of the evening: first when he won best director for Argo, and then again when the film won for best motion picture/drama.

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Movie Interviews
12:18 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

Bradley Cooper Finds 'Silver Linings' Everywhere

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Bradley Cooper has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the film Silver Linings Playbook.
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This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 7, 2013.

Bradley Cooper, who is nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as the bipolar Pat Solitano in Silver Linings Playbook, tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he and director David O. Russell approached the role with the idea that Cooper would "play as real and authentic as [h]e could."

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