Fresh Air from NPR, 2023

1.
My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's 4.12 avg rating — 1,366 ratings
2.
The Swimmers
The Swimmers 3.65 avg rating — 37,336 ratings
3.
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives 4.36 avg rating — 14,150 ratings
4.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating — 252,107 ratings
5.
Up With the Sun
Up With the Sun 3.66 avg rating — 564 ratings
6.
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing 4.44 avg rating — 7,039 ratings
7.
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears 4.08 avg rating — 5,405 ratings
8.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder 4.17 avg rating — 184,923 ratings
9.
Morning Glory On The Vine: Early Songs and Drawings
Morning Glory On The Vine: Early Songs and Drawings 4.52 avg rating — 521 ratings
10.
The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor
The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor 3.89 avg rating — 759 ratings
11.
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education 3.61 avg rating — 13,698 ratings
12.
The Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom 3.65 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
13.
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation 3.97 avg rating — 7,598 ratings
14.
A Matter of Opinion
A Matter of Opinion 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings
15.
On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer (Field Notes)
On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer (Field Notes) 4.06 avg rating — 527 ratings
16.
Saying It Loud: 1966―The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement
Saying It Loud: 1966―The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement 4.30 avg rating — 191 ratings
16.
Heartburn
Heartburn 3.62 avg rating — 79,676 ratings
18.
People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account
People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account 4.06 avg rating — 743 ratings
19.
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death 3.73 avg rating — 3,451 ratings
19.
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Updated Official Guide
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Updated Official Guide 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings
21.
Without Borders: The Haqqani Network and the Road to Kabul
Without Borders: The Haqqani Network and the Road to Kabul 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
22.
Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER
Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER 3.92 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
23.
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 25,860 ratings
24.
I Am Not a Psychic!
I Am Not a Psychic! 3.20 avg rating — 111 ratings
25.
Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis
Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis 4.06 avg rating — 375 ratings
26.
Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America
Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America 4.06 avg rating — 4,022 ratings
27.
Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable
Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable 4.48 avg rating — 568 ratings
28.
Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End
Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End 4.24 avg rating — 1,330 ratings
29.
Siren Song: My Life in Music
Siren Song: My Life in Music 3.83 avg rating — 230 ratings
30.
Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted
Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted 4.12 avg rating — 587 ratings
31.
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs 3.85 avg rating — 11,582 ratings
32.
The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation
The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation 4.20 avg rating — 209 ratings
33.
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right 3.96 avg rating — 626 ratings
34.
This House of Grief
This House of Grief 4.04 avg rating — 8,958 ratings
35.
Making It So
Making It So 4.30 avg rating — 18,521 ratings
36.
How Music Works
How Music Works 4.01 avg rating — 27,472 ratings
37.
UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There 3.68 avg rating — 995 ratings
38.
American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump 4.18 avg rating — 3,640 ratings
39.
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism 4.41 avg rating — 15,667 ratings
40.
Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America 4.39 avg rating — 1,962 ratings
41.
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning 4.57 avg rating — 27,585 ratings
42.
Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair
Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair 4.17 avg rating — 599 ratings