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NPR 3745 - Best Of: Rhiannon Giddens / Investigating Diddy’s Rise & Fall

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This episode begins with a tribute to the late Irish singer-songwriter Glenn Hansard, followed by an interview with Hansard and Markéta Irglová about the spontaneous creation and minimalist production of the film 'Once'. Hansard also reflects on his early years as a street musician in Dublin and how his personal connections influenced the film's casting. The program continues with reflections on life after 'Once', a tribute to jazz legend Tony Bennett, and a film review by Justin Chang of Greg Araki's comedy 'I Want Your Sex'. The episode concludes with credits and announcements for upcoming NPR programming.

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Fresh Air

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Best Of: Rhiannon Giddens / Investigating Diddy’s Rise & Fall

Bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings

Investigating the system that protected Sean “Diddy” Combs

Global power, rivalry, and A.I.; a preview of the U.S./China summit

Inside the 'modern slavery' where cyber scammers are victims themselves

Rhiannon Giddens traces the banjo from her ancestors to Beyoncé

Best Of: Colin Kaepernick / Danielle Brooks

Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones / Remembering singer Cassandra Wilson

The Roy Cohn Playbook, from McCarthyism to Trump

Is Jared Kushner a 'walking conflict of interest'?

Actor Danielle Brooks has blessings to count

Colin Kaepernick is still fighting – for justice and for his football career

Best Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’

Stories of survival & loss at Ground Zero

How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars

How Sept. 11 changed American life

Casey Gerald says ruining his reputation saved his life

Rosanne Cash on the gift her father, Johnny Cash, gave her

Best Of: ‘Wonder Man’ actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II / John Coltrane centennial

Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem

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

Back-to-school with Big Tech

A centennial celebration of John Coltrane

How the government wastes our time

Best Of: Jason Segel / Lisa Kudrow

Remembering Tim Curry

Riz Ahmed takes on his inner critic

Dolly Parton

The story of the world's first super-terrorist

Lisa Kudrow

Best Of: Colman Domingo / Writer Leïla Slimani

‘The Dog Stars’ novelist Peter Heller / Remembering rock critic Dave Marsh

‘Wonder Man’ star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on cancellation and confidence

Challenges the U.S. military is facing in Iran

Jason Segel is not afraid of the ‘dirty underneath’

What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat

Best Of: 'Spider-Man' dir. Destin Daniel Cretton / Novelist Harriet Clark

Reckoning with America’s history of slavery

Colman Domingo loves a challenge

The race for tech supremacy: The U.S. vs. China

‘Spider-Man’ director Destin Daniel Cretton

Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy

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

Remembering ‘The Man Who Listens to Horses’

Novelist Claire Vaye Watkins on the beauty & brutality of the desert

How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion last year

Jean Smart bids farewell to ‘Hacks’

Miss America ‘68, women’s lib, and the politics of beauty

Best Of: ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson / Actor Jon Bernthal

Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard