Best Of: Life in the Mojave Desert / Director of ‘The Uprising’
This episode of Fresh Air Weekend explores stories of resistance, rebellion, and personal reckoning through interviews with novelist Claire Vaye Watkins and director Paul Greengrass, alongside a film review by Justin Chang. The conversation centers on how individuals confront systemic i
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