Terry Gross

And so, so many American Jews, their grandparents or ancestors lived in the Pale of Settlement.

What did it do to your own faith or religious practice, if you had any?

I know you're born Jewish.

I have no idea how observant you are.

But what did it do to your level of observance to find out about people on your family tree being religious leaders?

Do you practice any, do you observe the holidays and the Sabbath and all that?

Like, how far do you go?

What you're saying reminds me of something that you've told another interviewer, which is you said, I have a huge ego with no confidence.

You want to explain?

I love that line so much.

Do you tell jokes?

I mean, you obviously have a great sense of humor, but do you actually tell joke jokes?

Oh, great.

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.