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The Pulitzer-winning composer began her career with a creative blank check, but she's spent much of the past decade moving sideways. Her latest trick: reinventing as a songwriter.

Stiller, who died May 11, was part of a comic duo with his wife Anne Meara and later played George Costanza's father on Seinfeld. He spoke to Fresh Air in '93. In '10, Ben Stiller spoke about his dad.

Denk talks about what he learned from his teachers, and his failures, frustrations and pivotal moments as an artist. His new memoir is Every Good Boy Does Fine. Originally broadcast March 21, 2022.

The renowned bluesman, who died in 2015, spoke to Fresh Air in 1996 about growing up as the son of a sharecropper — and leaving the plantation as a young man to pursue a career in music.

They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plantsBy Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / October 4, 2017 This story was originally…

The girl group had a vision for how to rewire its troubled industry. The industry had other plans.

What happens when people stop trusting their government's economic data? Planet Money reports on what happened in Greece.

The housing market is still operating at very depressed levels, despite low interest rates and lots of pent-up demand. But many buyers seeking a mortgage find that the hoops are being held very high. It's tough to jump through them all. From the credit score review to the appraisal process, each step is an ordeal for the potential buyer.

An independent panel found that the mine safety agency understated its role in its internal review.

The iconic banjo player, who played with Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt, developed a picking technique which defined the sound of bluegrass music. His "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" won two Grammy awards and made the banjo bluegrass' star instrument.