Listen "Best Of: Learning From Silence / Comic Roy Wood Jr."
Episode Synopsis
Writer Pico Iyer lost everything in a 1990 California wildfire. After being rendered homeless and sleeping on a friend's floor, he was told about a Benedictine monastery. His time spent in silence on retreat there changed him both as a person and as a writer. He spoke with Terry Gross about his new memoir about the experience, Aflame. Also, comic and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. talks with Tonya Mosley about his new comedy special, Lonely Flowers. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
More episodes of the podcast Fresh Air
Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland
08/11/2025
Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50
07/11/2025
Trump's Options To Subvert The 2026 Midterms
06/11/2025
Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter
05/11/2025
The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice
04/11/2025
Best Of: Guillermo Del Toro / Cameron Crowe
01/11/2025
The Making Of ‘Young Frankenstein’
31/10/2025
Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Defies Categorization
29/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.