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After Jerry Garcia formed the Grateful Dead in the mid '60s, Hunter wrote most of the lyrics for Garcia's songs, including "Truckin'" and "Uncle John's Band." Hunter spoke to Fresh Air in 1988.

Smokey Robinson, who is 83 years old, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Now, he's made his way to NPR's Tiny Desk.

The Board of Directors of Jazz at Lincoln Center (“JALC”) announce that, after nearly 40 years of visionary leadership, Wynton Marsalis will be transitioning from his current role as the artistic and administrative leader at JALC over the next two and a half years.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and The Brookings Institution and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for The National Review, and columnist for Bloomberg View about President Trump's decision to remove Steve Bannon as a chief strategist and the president's suggestion that "both sides" share the blame for violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to David Brooks of the New York Timesand E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution about the tax bill that Trump signed, and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kimberly Atkins, Washington reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald, and Reihan Salam, executive editor for National Review and columnist for Slate, about immigration, President Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum and the ongoing Mueller investigation.

To celebrate Christmas, Fresh Air listens back to a concert given by the late singer and actress on Feb. 11, 1997. Clooney spoke about her childhood and working with Bing Crosby and Billy Strayhorn.

Scott Detrow speaks to Cher Strauberry about her debut album, Chering is Caring and about the challenges of coming out as the first trans woman in the world of professional skateboarding.

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

White House actions to pause refugee resettlement and funds to NGOs have stranded hundreds of organizations and thousands of refugees legally on U.S. soil.