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Pianist Jason Moran offers an innovative take on Duke Ellington

Fresh Air | By Martin Johnson

Published August 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM CDT

Ellington's music has been a staple of jazz repertoire for decades. Now artists are building on his work and finding midway points between the legend and themselves. One striking example: Jason Moran Plays Duke Ellington.

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Monty Roberts, who trained horses through trust, dies at 91

Terry Gross

The internationally acclaimed horseman defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler approach — based on horses' non-verbal language. Roberts spoke with Fresh Air in 1997.
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Death is everywhere in the desert — it's where Claire Vaye Watkins feels most alive

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Living in the desert is "not for everybody," says Watkins. Her home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly beautiful and brutal. Her new novel Yellow Pine shares this landscape.
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'Furious' is an unforgettable thriller, not just a 'Black Widow' remake

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The new Hulu series stars Emmy Rossum as an FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer. It was inspired by Black Widow, but Furious totally transforms the 1987 film.
How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term

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New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.
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'It's just so fun to make people laugh,' says 'Hacks' star Jean Smart

Aarti Shahani

The fifth and final season of the HBO Max series Hacks is nominated for 24 Emmys, including one for Smart as best actress in a comedy series. The writers "raised the bar every single season," Smart says.