Stories by Tonya Mosley
Tonya Mosley
Co-Host, Fresh Air
By Tonya Mosley
Laverne Cox wrote her memoir because 'one more human story out there can help'
Tonya Mosley | Jun 22, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC
For more than a decade, actor Laverne Cox been one of the most visible trans women in America. But the Orange Is the New Black star says she spent most of childhood keeping herself hidden.
By Tonya Mosley
As the U.S. turns 250, this historian has blunt advice: 'America has to grow up'Tonya Mosley | Jun 15, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC
By Tonya Mosley
Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word — a word he used, then disavowedTonya Mosley | Jun 1, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC
By Tonya Mosley
'Look to your elders': Alfre Woodard shares her secret to Hollywood longevityTonya Mosley | May 28, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC
By Tonya Mosley
In the face of devastating loss, Jesmyn Ward holds onto 'respair'Tonya Mosley | May 19, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC
Boots Riley wants to 'compel' and 'repel' you with 'I Love Boosters'
Riley's new film centers on a crew of women who steal from luxury fashion stores and sell the goods at lower cost to people who can't afford retail. He says it's a challenge to the system.
Tonya Mosley | May 13, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC
A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory — a term she helped coin
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.
Tonya Mosley | May 5, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC
'Baby Reindeer' creator Richard Gadd on his new show 'Half Man' and toxic masculinity
Baby Reindeer was an unexpected hit on Netflix in 2024. Now its creator and star is back, with a series about two boys who become brothers after their mothers fall in love in 1980s Scotland.
Tonya Mosley | Apr 30, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC
Oscar Isaac struggled with 'Beef.' So he turned to 'Frankenstein' for help
In Season 2 of Beef, Isaac plays Josh, a country club manager whose life is unravelling. He got into character by imagining how Victor Frankenstein would feel trapped inside Josh's "small life."
Tonya Mosley | Apr 21, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC
