{"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":"Rhiannon Giddens traces the banjo from her ancestors to Beyoncé","slug":"rhiannon-giddens-traces-the-banjo-from-her-ancestors-to-beyonc","published_at":"2026-09-21T18:15:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340/rhiannon-giddens-traces-the-banjo-from-her-ancestors-to-beyonc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/09/21/nx-s1-5976861/rhiannon-giddens-traces-the-banjo-from-her-ancestors-to-beyonce","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/e657f050-0ccc-4c87-ad82-90f577aea132/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=e657f050-0ccc-4c87-ad82-90f577aea132&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5976861&p=381444908&d=2817&size=45079493","summary":"A self-described \"folkie to the bone,\" Giddens talks with Terry Gross about channeling her ancestors through her instrument, playing on Beyoncé’s country single “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and a connection between Irish folk music and Dolly Parton. Giddens also sings and plays banjo and fiddle throughout the interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers , takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem. 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":"A self-described \"folkie to the bone,\" Giddens talks with Terry Gross about channeling her ancestors through her instrument, playing on Beyoncé’s country…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2817,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fresh-air-214340/episodes/rhiannon-giddens-traces-the-banjo-from-her-ancestors-to-beyonc/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/rhiannon-giddens-traces-the-banjo-from-her-ancestors-to-beyonc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}