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You probably recognize Jerry Adler as a character actor from TV and movies, with roles on projects like “The West Wing,” “Manhattan Murder Mystery,” and “The Sopranos,” where he played Tony’s longtime associate Hesh. Adler’s book is called “Too Funny For Words: Backstage Tales From Broadway, Television and The Movies,” in which he covers the many ups and downs of a life in the klieg lights and far from them.

The Boroughs star Woodard talks about the Netflix series, and critic David Bianculli reviews it. Rose Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year.

Seven American prisoners of war rescued by U.S. Marines Sunday will be debriefed and interviewed, in part to see if they can provide information that could help in finding any other missing U.S. soldiers. A military spokesman says decisions on sending them elsewhere before they fly home will be made on a "case-by-case basis." Meanwhile, families of the troops celebrate. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

An Albany movie house has signed on to show the controversial film "The Interview" - The picture stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists…

The town of Lanesborough plans to interview the three people vying to be the community’s next police chief this Thursday. The town hopes to hire the next…

Liane Hansen talks with Glynn Lunney, flight director for NASA's Gemini and Apollo missions, and program manager for the space shuttle from 1981 to 1985.

Hillary Clinton spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep, host of Morning Edition, on Monday — one day after a deadly shooting in Orlando.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike would have turned 80 on March 18, 2012. Fresh Air honors the late writer with excerpts from several interviews.

Young's latest album with Crazy Horse, Americana, features songs many of us learned as children, like "Oh Susannah" and "Clementine."