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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.

Spoken has transcripts of 1,687 Fresh Air episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 20, 2026.

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David Treuer traces America's relationship with violence back to the frontier

October 20, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

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Tonya Mosley (0:15)

This is Fresh Air, I'm Tonya Mosley.

There's a familiar line in writer David Treuer's new book that sounds almost like a warning. The call is coming from inside the house.

David Treuer (1:59)

Thanks for having me back. It's a pleasure.

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