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Fresh Air Weekend: Bugs And Bacteria In Your Home; Actor Steven Yeun

Ecologist Rob Dunn talks about the tiny life forms living in different parts of the home. Geoff Nunberg explains why "nationalist" is his pick for word of the year. Yeun discusses his film Burning.

Rami Malek stars as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in <em>Bohemian Rhapsody.</em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Actor Rami Malek; The Power Of The Immune System

Malek explains how he came to embody Queen's iconic lead singer in Bohemian Rhapsody. John Powers reviews Insurrecto, by Gina Apostol. Daniel Davis explains new developments in immunology.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Ear Hustle' Podcasters; Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor tell about life behind bars in Ear Hustle. Kevin Whitehead reviews new interpretations of Monk's complete works. Gates talks about DNA testing and finding his own roots.

"If we can erase some of the stigma around [depression and suicide]," says podcast host John Moe, "that person can have at least a better shot at treatment and avoiding this kind of fate."

Fresh Air Weekend: Easing Depression's Darkness; 1 Family's Marijuana Business

John Moe talks about The Hilarious World of Depression. Ken Tucker reviews the new X album, Alphabetland. Growing up in '70s, Alia Volz's family ran a booming weed-laced brownie business.

Mindy Kaling drew on her own high school experiences to co-create the Netflix series <em>Never Have I Ever.</em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Mindy Kaling; Touring The 'End Of The World'

Kaling talks about her new Netflix show, Never Have I Ever. John Powers reviews Hulu's Normal People. Mark O'Connell visited doomsday communities while researching his book, Notes from an Apocalypse.

"In many ways I appear very good at being social," says comic Hannah Gadsby. "But it's an incredibly exhausting process for me." She found her autism spectrum diagnosis in 2016 helped put her experience into perspective.

Fresh Air Weekend: Comic Hannah Gadsby; Behind The Edward Snowden Story

Gadsby says being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder helped her "be kinder" to herself. Maureen Corrigan reviews St. Christopher on Pluto. Barton Gellman discusses reporting of the Snowden story.

Fresh Air Weekend: TV Critic Emily Nussbaum; Satirist Randy Rainbow

Nussbaum reflects on the TV revolution in her book, I Like to Watch. Maureen Corrigan reviews Alexi Zentner's new novel, Copperhead. Rainbow uses show tunes and pop songs to lampoon Trump.

Voters cast ballots during early voting in Fairfax, Va., on Sept. 18, 2020. During the first presidential debate, President Trump would not commit to refraining from declaring victory until the election has been independently certified.

Fresh Air Weekend: Will Trump Contest The Election?; 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Filmmaker

Atlantic writer Barton Gellman says the 2020 election could trigger a constitutional crisis. Ken Tucker reviews Artemis' self-titled album. Kirsten Johnson confronts her dad's mortality in a new film.

Chinese workers at Fuyao Glass America attend training to learn about American culture.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'American Factory' Filmmakers; An Ex-Husband's Secret Addiction

Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert's documentary centers on a Chinese-run factory in Ohio. Justin Chang reviews Beanpole. Eilene Zimmerman writes about her ex-husband's drug-related death in Smacked.

The resurgence of family meals is one of the "precious few good things" that's come from the COVID-19 pandemic, says food writer Sam Sifton.

Fresh Air Weekend: Food Writer Sam Sifton; Actor Jason Bateman

Food writer Sam Sifton talks about family meals in the time of COVID-19. Justin Chang recommends three films to watch while sheltering in place. Jason Bateman explores his darker side in Ozark.

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