Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:
Director Alexander Payne On Mining Every Film For Comic Potential: Payne tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he first read Nebraska — a film about an old man who is beginning to show signs of dementia — as a comedy "with moments of gravity." Payne also directed Election, About Schmidt, Sideways and The Descendants.
What To Expect When You're Expecting ... To Share Your Baby Photos: Smartphones and the Internet have made it easier than ever for people to share photos of their friends, family, pets and children. But sharing personal photos raises technological and ethical questions. Fresh Air tech contributor Alexis Madrigal recently became a father and has some tips for navigating the world of online photo sharing.
Ted Williams: A Perfectionist Ballplayer With Many Demons: The hitter had a swing so pure and flawless that Mickey Mantle would watch him take batting practice. But he was also a tormented soul who hurt a lot of people, including himself. Ben Bradlee Jr. delivers a deeply personal account of Williams' life in The Kid.
You can listen to the original interviews here:
Director Alexander Payne On Mining Every Film For Comic Potential
What To Expect When You're Expecting ... To Share Your Baby Photos
Ted Williams: A Perfectionist Ballplayer With Many Demons
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