Fresh Air

Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.

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Every guest on Fresh Air

141 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Jason Segel

   Best Of: Jason Segel / Lisa Kudrow · 2 episodes

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   St. Vincent

   St. Vincent · Apr 2026

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   Rosanne Cash

   Rosanne Cash on the gift her father, Johnny Cash, gave her · Sep 2026

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   Chris Evert

   Best Of: Tennis stars Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova / American Culture Wars · 2 episodes

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   Nick Offerman

   Best Of: Flea / Nick Offerman · 2 episodes

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   Michael Pollan

   Best Of: The life and legacy of Fela Kuti / Michael Pollan on consciousness · 2 episodes

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   Malala Yousafzai

   Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Oscar Isaac · 4 episodes

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   Mark Ronson

   Mark Ronson On DJing In The '90s · Sep 2025

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   Josh Gad
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    Colman Domingo

    Best Of: Colman Domingo / Writer Leïla Slimani · 2 episodes

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    Morgan Neville
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    Scarlett Johansson

    Best Of: Scarlett Johansson & June Squibb / Mark Ronson · 2 episodes

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    Arsenio Hall

    Best Of: Arsenio Hall / Jeff Ross · 2 episodes

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    Billie Eilish

    Billie Eilish & Finneas · May 2026

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    Elizabeth Gilbert
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    Harrison Ford

    Best Of: Harrison Ford / Novelist Francis Spufford · 2 episodes

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    Jeffrey Seller

    Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’ · May 2026

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    Jia Tolentino

    Best Of: Jia Tolentino on plastic surgery & AI / ‘Beef’ creator Lee Sun Jin · 2 episodes

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    Kate Hudson

    Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård · 2 episodes

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    Mary Roach
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    Rachel Aviv

    Writer Rachel Aviv explores the complexity of the mother-daughter bond · Jul 2026

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    Samin Nosrat

    Best Of: Samin Nosrat / Elizabeth Gilbert · 2 episodes

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    Alan Cumming

    Alan Cumming / Angela Lansbury · Jun 2026

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    Andrew Rannells

    Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad look back on 15 years of ‘Book of Mormon’ · Jun 2026

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    Bryan Stevenson

    Bryan Stevenson says facing our racist past is a path, not punishment · Mar 2026

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    Dolly Parton

    Dolly Parton · Aug 2026

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    Jean Smart

    Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’ · Aug 2026

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    Jessie Buckley

    Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville · 2 episodes

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    Jill Scott

    Best Of: Jill Scott / Riz Ahmed · 2 episodes

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    Julian Barnes

    Novelist Julian Barnes Faces Mortality Without Fear · Jan 2026

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    June Squibb
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    Maggie O'Farrell

    Best Of: Novelist Maggie O’Farrell / A personal history of the N-Word · 2 episodes

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    Martina Navratilova
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    Mitch Albom

    ‘Morrie’ Writer Mitch Albom On Second Chances · 2 episodes

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    Paul Greengrass

    Filmmaker Paul Greengrass on rage, rebellion and ‘The Uprising’ · Sep 2026

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    Riz Ahmed

    Riz Ahmed takes on his inner critic · 2 episodes

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    Tom Stoppard

    Remembering Steve Cropper / Playwright Tom Stoppard · Dec 2025

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    Zadie Smith

    Zadie Smith Asks, What Makes Us Feel Alive? · Dec 2025

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    Ada Limón

    Poet Ada Limón On Writing In Uncertain Times · Oct 2025

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    Alfre Woodard

    Best Of: ‘Boroughs’ Actor Alfre Woodard / Rose Byrne · 2 episodes

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