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Best Of: β€˜Wonder Man’ actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II / John Coltrane centennial

πŸŽ™οΈ Fresh Air πŸ• September 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Keeps playing with the screen off. The episode is played from Fresh Air’s own podcast host.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is nominated for an Emmy for his performance in the Marvel series β€˜Wonder Man,’ but two weeks after his nomination, Disney announced the series would not return for a second season. But getting laid off is how he found acting in the first place. β€œI keep on getting laid off and losing jobs. What up that? But you know, every time I do it, it turns into something better,” he tells Tonya Mosley.Β 

Also, we’ll hear from saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, son of jazz great John Coltrane. This month marks the centennial of his father’s birth. He spoke with Terry Gross about this father’s legacy.Β 

Plus, Ken Tucker reviews a new album by the trio The Womack Sisters, granddaughters of Sam Cooke and nieces of Bobby Womack, and an album fromΒ Margaret Glaspy.Β 

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