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From W.HYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley. Today, Lucy Lou joins us to talk about her new film, Rosemeed,

where she stars as a terminally ill woman grappling with her teenage son's escalating mental health crisis,

and the impossible choices she faces to protect him. It's based on a true story. And Zadie Smith joins us

to talk about her new collection of essays, Dead and Alive. The essays, like much of her fiction,

reflect on issues that directly affect her life, like aging. She just turned 50. Race, she's biracial,

class. Her mother grew up poor in Jamaica, and her father grew up poor in She just turned 50. Race. She's biracial. Class.

Her mother grew up poor in Jamaica.

And her father grew up poor in England.

And generation gaps.

Plus, film critic Justin Chang

shares his list of the best films of the year.

That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.

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