Maybe I Am just used to Terri and Dave, but the new host Tanya is mediocre at best for me. Her questions aren’t as well thought out as the others. Hopefully in time she gets better.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions but I find it hard to believe that these reviews about Tonya come from real listeners. She is amazing! Smart, warm, captivating and curious. I also have the fortune of being familiar with her other work, and honestly there is no one comparable to her depth and expansiveness of talent. It’s unfair to compare her to Terry at this stage. Terry has a 50 year head start! Tonya just started hosting. If she is this good at this stage I can only imagine the heights she will take this show. I will say there is no one like Terry, and so perhaps for Tonya’s sake and talent, filling Terry’s shoes is not a fit. She should be standing in her own.

Has become predictable and one note - very woke. Often you can accurately guess the content of an interview based on the subject’s history and the fact that Gross & co. seldom challenge anything they say - which is not to say I wish they were combative - but this is beyond fawning, especially when the guest is an activist, historian or journalist who should be fine with some tough questions. - also the film reviews are unlistenable - that guy from Vogue has a voice for print only and Chang from The New Yorker is so camp he should be narrating John Waters’ films, not delivering thoughtful analysis.

…episode and then I heard Tanya’s voice and I was out. Not a good fit.

It is with a very heavy heart that I write this. Tonya Mosley is a wonderful broadcaster who has her place in the NPR ecosystem. But she is not an alternate host to Terry Gross by a long shot. I find myself repeatedly tuning out of her interviews . There’s a gullible disposition to embrace interviewees like the ridiculously childish Amanda Montel. She does not probe the interviewees like Terry. Fresh Air is indistinguishable from Terry Gross. Dave Davies filled in for her beautifully. Tonya is working for a different show. I understand founding hosts need to find a voice to fill their eventual absence and retirement. Unfortunately Tonya Mosley is not that person. The one thing Fresh Air is is not is earnest. That gave us, for decades, the reassurance we were not settling for anything.

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You are not meant to agree with every interview subject that appears on Fresh Air. The 1 star reviews are selfish, ignorant folks not deserving of the wonderful work Terry and crew do on this program, and that's coming from someone who disagrees with many guests, sometimes multiple a week!

Have always loved Terry Gross’ interviews. Can’t do without her. Always prepared and her soothing voice is incomparable. Wish she were my BFF. What a gem!

Just want to say I knew Terry Gross when she had a head of wild red hair, and we brought sack lunches to talk with her at noon times on Penn campus. She was so nervous 😄 and look at the track record since. Sooo proud of her, now producing 😊 Thank you for all the years of prepping, reading, researching that are your life work. Patsy Thompson, Houston TX.

Thank you for this interview. I wish more strong brave women would stand up to their tormentors - and be believed! She is a true Shero!

“What makes propaganda successful?” Episode. Almost fell off my chair when I saw the title. Let’s see NPR, you should know more than anyone else about creating and using propaganda.

Want more Terry & Dave- miss them!

Mosley: Bad +

I see you teased toe Halle Berry article and tied it to subscription inly after a free trial. You see what happened when network TV decided to slop out their worst content to the non paying audience.

I’ve been listening to Fresh Air for over 20 years. It’s one of my favorite Npr programs. Terry Gross is one of the best interviews I’ve ever heard. Tia Mosley is a wonderful addition to the program, I like her very much. Can’t imagine my life without fresh air I’m so grateful Linda Wellens

Puff piece of a criminal. Fresh Air normalizes assault

Terry is an amazing interviewer

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Used to listen with terry and Dave religiously! Now Tonya and new fill in, dunno. They’re smart yeah but incredibly boring. snoozers!

awesome. duh…

I always love an appreciate your incredibly intelligent, informative and engaging interviews.

Check out the Lincoln Project version of God gave us Trump

2/29/24 Hour long Bradley Onishi interview claims Trump voters are literally “Preparing for War.” - A common theme on NPR nowadays is to claim “white Christian nationalists” will violently overthrow the government during the next election for Trump. This is the definition of RACISM. It is racism in its highest form to lump your political enemies along racial and religious lines and declare war on them. By claiming that THEY will commit violence, NPR is implying that one better “get them before they get us.” NPR is funded by the government, but mostly by the world’s richest elites via their “foundations.” Why do the world’s elites support this message? Why do they wish to disunite with this dangerous language? Historically, when has dividing a country by race and religion ever worked out?

One of the best pods any where. Informative. Well rounded interviews. Thank you

Even if topic does not sound interesting, Terri Gross always finds a way to get thought provoking, engaging responses from those she interviews. If it is a topic I am familiar with, she still improves my knowledge. Just great.

Tonya Mosley was a pure DEI hire, she is a horrible interviewer, and on top of that it is just turned into celebrity interviews. This once great show turned into Entertainment Tonight!!!

When I was a kid I imagined Terri was hot. Then I saw her picture! Omg. Truly a face for radio. Thanks, God. 🙄

When Terry retires or decides to go or else, I will be done with Fresh Air. She is unique and irreplaceable. In the meantime, yes, it would be helpful to know who is hosting.

What I like about Terry is she allows the guest to voice their opinion and welcomes them to share their voice until they’ve said their peace. The new host doesn’t allow the guest to wax poetic, she talks over them with anticipatory remarks instead of allowing them to expound on what they mean. We’re missing a lot of good conversation and insight to what the guests are thinking because of this and as a listening it’s incredibly frustrating.

Of all the hundreds of podcasts out there, Fresh Air is a shining star. The addition of Tonya Moseley has been a wise move. She’s awesome!!! I love hearing her voice, her questions and her personal perspectives even as she is interviewing guests!!! Gina Whitaker San Luis Obispo, CA

I’ve always loved this podcast and I love it’s newest iteration. Tonya brings a breadth and depth that truly enriches this great show.

Now, I’ve got to pay to listen. It’s easy for me to pull the plug. So long.

Awesome interview of the talented & intelligent Emma Stone. Such a delight to listen to her! Despite her fame & celebrity I sensed the humility in her.

Too boring.

Been listening to Fresh Air for fifteen years— never been so disappointed in the lack of coverage. Used to listen everyday. Disgusted that after over four months into an ongoing genocide, the single episode related to what is happening in Gaza focuses on Hamas and interviews a NY times correspondent. Interview a Palestinian scholar or journalist so we actually can learn something !!!!

A show I’ve listened to for over a decade, an interviewer and journalist I’ve respected and loved….who covers every pressing topic, issue, art, passion….and completely silent on the genocide happening in Palestine. Shame on the editors and programmers following orders from the top. I’m sure Fresh Air’s funding has Zionist roots….but my god is this heartbreaking to see. Listening to an episode right now talking about the war in Gaza like an interest story….theyre talking about China and Russia. Palestine hasn’t been mentioned once, let alone the butchering and death. But don’t worry, they were sure to mention the Oct. 7 deaths. No mention of the 25k body count in Gaza though…. What is happening to us? We are not free. And this is not a free press…shame on you NPR.

In the show notes, tell us who is doing the interview. I am not a fan of the new host. I find I am not listening to any episodes, because I can’t easily find this information.

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I pay for ad-free listening but they still have ads for their newsletter and other programs and junk. Ad-free means zero ads - not just different ads.

The episode interviewed Emma Court from Bloomberg: so many “Uh’s”, “Umms”, and “like” from her. It was really hard to listen to her. The episode felt drawn out and repeated the same idea more than once.

Just finished the podcast on DEI losing support. Should we not be pleased? Would not have Martin Luther King stood against such a movement? I think we need a return to a world based on merit, not race or gender.

Terri is brilliant and so engaging. Loved it so much that I listened twice….and shared with all my friends. Terri is always so very good……

The 1/9/24 Fresh Air interview with Annie Liontas regarding her traumatic brain injury is one which I wish everyone would hear. Our world is so full of anger, impatience and judgment right now. It can be changed for the better to the extent that we each challenge ourselves to become familiar with a wider variety of life experiences beyond our own. We’re unaware of just how frequently we’re interacting with people who live with challenges, different from our own, both visible and invisible. Greater awareness of that reality can help us to be more patient and gracious when we encounter people who challenge our peace of mind.

She is a breath of Fresh Air and offers such depth. A new perspective. Thank you!

Oh my! The word is restaurateur!

Listening to the podcast these days is an ordeal with all the advertising interruptions. Asking individuals to pay for what I assume are the no-ad versions seems like an affront to the idea of public radio. So now only the rich get that privilege. It's a shame.

Thank you for the most enjoyable time yet this listening season. Such warmth and kindness from Mr Byrne and Ms Gross. & Great music!

If you want a Democrat worldview of everything, including your books, movies, and music, this is the show for you. Terry has a nice voice, but it sounds like what she really wanted was an all political talkshow like Al Frankin had (so she instead shoehorns her politics in at every opportunity). It’s one thing to get a little bit of left wing politics thrown in. We’ve come to expect it in television and Hollywood and the so-called “mainstream” news. But a constant diet on an entertainment program? NPR is subsidized by tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money via the Corporation for Better Broadcasting (to supposedly better serve the public), but at least half of the public are not Democrats. So it would be nice if there were an occasional effort to also include opposition voices. Instead, the only Republicans featured on Fresh Air are “fellow travelers”, outspoken Trump haters like Liz Cheney, Chris Christie, and Bill Barr, and their topic is always how terrible Trump is/was/or will be. That’s alienates nearly half of the public, which seems counterintuitive for Public Broadcasting and a taxpayer subsidized network. Then again, if you want liberal news and left wing views, you’ll probably love it. (Maybe they should just rename it “Hot Air”?)