{"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":"Have we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong?","slug":"have-we-been-reading-toni-morrison-all-wrong","published_at":"2026-04-13T19:10:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340/have-we-been-reading-toni-morrison-all-wrong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5783863/have-we-been-reading-toni-morrison-all-wrong","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/f9680c61-a8b4-428e-969a-f68ef94a1cad/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=f9680c61-a8b4-428e-969a-f68ef94a1cad&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5783863&p=381444908&d=2698&size=43183212","summary":"In a new book, Harvard professor Namwali Serpell makes the case that we have been reading one of the most celebrated writers in American history all wrong. ‘On Morrison’ is a deep dive into the Nobel Laureate’s complete body of work — her 11 novels, plays, and criticism. Serpell has been teaching Morrison for nearly two decades, and she says no matter how many times she returns to the work, she still finds something new. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead reviews two new biographies of composers and pianists born 40 years apart. 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":"In a new book, Harvard professor Namwali Serpell makes the case that we have been reading one of the most celebrated writers in American history all wrong…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2698,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fresh-air-214340/episodes/have-we-been-reading-toni-morrison-all-wrong/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/have-we-been-reading-toni-morrison-all-wrong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}