Best Of: Loretta Lynn / Rachel Bloom

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🗓️ 8 October 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Country music star Loretta Lynn died Oct. 4 at the age of 90. Her life story was made famous in the film Coal Miner's Daughter. She had 16 No. 1 hits, some controversial in their day because they were about drinking, divorce, wayward husbands, and birth control. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2010.

Justin Chang reviews Bros, the new gay rom-com starring Billy Eichner.

Actor, comedian and songwriter Rachel Bloom talks about writing songs for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and her new Hulu series Reboot. She plays a writer who wants to reboot an old family sitcom from the early 2000s — but make it darker and edgier.

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0:00.0	From WHY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend.
0:04.3	I'm Dave Davies and for Terry Gross.
0:07.0	Well, I was born to call Miner's daughter.
0:12.4	Today, we remember country music star, Loretta Lynn.
0:15.6	She died Tuesday at the age of 90.
0:18.3	We'll listen to our 2010 interview with her.
0:21.2	Loretta Lynn's life story was made famous in the film,
0:24.2	Cole Miner's Daughter.
0:25.5	He's one thing that he made sure he shovel cold to make a poor man's daughter.
0:36.4	Also we'll hear from Rachel Bloom.
0:38.4	She's best known for co-creating and starring in the Emmy-winning musical comedy TV show,
0:43.2	Crazy X Girlfriend.
0:45.0	Now she stars in the new Hulu comedy series, Reboot.
0:48.9	In film critic Justin Chang will review Gross, the new gay rom-com starring Billie Eichner.
0:57.5	This is Fresh Air Weekend.
0:59.0	I'm Dave Davies and for Terry Gross.
1:02.0	Loretta Lynn, one of America's most beloved and influential country music stars, died
1:07.4	Tuesday at the age of 90.
1:10.2	Lynn was famous for her singing, her songwriting, and her life story, told in the 1980 film,
1:15.8	Cole Miner's Daughter.
1:17.6	The film was adapted from Lynn's memoir, which described how she grew up in poverty in
1:21.9	Eastern Kentucky, became a wife at age 15, and after having four children, started writing
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