Terry Gross
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Do you tell jokes?
I mean, you obviously have a great sense of humor, but do you actually tell joke jokes?
Do you want to tell us one that you love?
Well, Richard Kind, thank you so much for talking with us.
My interview with Richard Kind was recorded in April while he was appearing in the Netflix series Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Mulaney's sidekick.
It's streaming on Netflix.
After we take a short break, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead will remember some of the jazz musicians we lost in 2025.
This is Fresh Air.
Today, our jazz historian Kevin Whitehead looks back at seven jazz notables who died this year.
He earlier paid tribute to bandleader Jack DeJohnette and to my late husband, the jazz critic Francis Davis.
list starts with singer Sheila Jordan.
Kevin Whitehead is the
but being gay was a pretty major obstacle.
I hope you can join us.
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Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.
Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham, with engineering today from Charlie Kier.
Our managing producer is Sam Brigger.