{"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. Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshair 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":"2026-07-21T08:21:33.528133+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340"},"episode":{"title":"Writer Kennedy Ryan uses romance novels as a vehicle for discourse","slug":"writer-kennedy-ryan-uses-romance-novels-as-a-vehicle-for-discourse","published_at":"2026-07-02T17:27:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340/writer-kennedy-ryan-uses-romance-novels-as-a-vehicle-for-discourse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fresh-air-214340","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/nx-s1-5879269/writer-kennedy-ryan-uses-romance-novels-as-a-vehicle-for-discourse","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.simplecastaudio.com/49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400/episodes/807ecd08-c6a0-4168-b803-30fba4377ddf/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=49850946-31c1-4953-8129-0d718420c400&awEpisodeId=807ecd08-c6a0-4168-b803-30fba4377ddf&feed=jBsBZBHh&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5879269&p=381444908&d=2748&size=43973990","summary":"The romance books Kennedy Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out – like women of color and women with chronic illness and disabilities. The award-winning novelist spoke with Tonya Mosley about her “Trojan horse” storylines, the value of the sex scene, and giving people happily-ever-afters. Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews Craig Ferguson’s new CNN series ‘American On Purpose.’ Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives 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":"The romance books Kennedy Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fresh-air-214340/episodes/writer-kennedy-ryan-uses-romance-novels-as-a-vehicle-for-discourse/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/writer-kennedy-ryan-uses-romance-novels-as-a-vehicle-for-discourse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}