{"podcast":{"title":"Fresh Air","slug":"fresh-air-214340","podcast_index_feed_id":214340,"rss_url":"https://feeds.npr.org/381444908/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air","image_url":"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/23/fresh-air_tile_npr-network-01_sq-9b42f217746df08ce5a26c500024dd979ff94178.jpg?s=1400&c=66&f=jpg","author":"NPR (podcasts@npr.org)","episode_count":300,"summary":"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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including weekly bonus episodes and curated playlists of archive interviews from Fresh Air. And subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Fresh Air Weekly, to get interview highlights, staff recommendations, gems from the archive, and the week's interviews and reviews all in one place. Sign up at www.whyy.org/freshair","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T08:17:41.345367+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340"},"episode":{"title":"Broadway legend André De Shields doesn't walk, he floats","slug":"broadway-legend-andr-de-shields-doesn-t-walk-he-floats","published_at":"2026-07-21T18:18:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340/broadway-legend-andr-de-shields-doesn-t-walk-he-floats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5902061/broadway-legend-andre-de-shields-doesnt-walk-he-floats","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/edc51122-2b94-4f9c-95bd-1e08a4c4157a/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=edc51122-2b94-4f9c-95bd-1e08a4c4157a&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5902061&p=381444908&d=2737&size=43795105","summary":"At the age of 80, Broadway legend André De Shields now starring in \"CATS: The Jellicle Ball.\" He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in \"Hadestown,\" and co-stars in the new film of last year’s London revival. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of the 1975 original production of \"The Wiz.\" De Shields describes himself as Afro Queer, a longtime HIV survivor, and unreformed hippie, who grew up in inner city Baltimore. He’s always gone his own way in how he thinks, speaks, dresses and moves. \"I don’t rush anywhere. I walk slowly. My reputation is that Andre DeShields doesn’t walk, he floats.\" He spoke with Terry Gross. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy","meta_description":"At the age of 80, Broadway legend André De Shields now starring in \"CATS: The Jellicle Ball.\" He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in \"Hadestown,\" an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2737,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fresh-air-214340/episodes/broadway-legend-andr-de-shields-doesn-t-walk-he-floats/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340/broadway-legend-andr-de-shields-doesn-t-walk-he-floats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}