Denis Villeneuve remembers watching the 1984 movie version of Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel Dune and thinking, "Someday, someone else will do it again" — not realizing he would be that filmmaker. He spoke to Sam Briger about shooting Dune in the desert and his love of silent film. Ken Tucker reviews a new solo album from guitarist Mary Timony. Neuroscientist Dr. Charan Ranganath's book is Why We Remember. We talk about how stress affects memory and what's happening in the brain when something's on the tip of your tongue. For sponsor-free episodes of Fresh Air — and exclusive weekly bonus episodes, too — subscribe to Fresh Air+ via Apple Podcasts or at https://plus.npr.org/freshair Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
On the Ted radio hour, linguist Ann Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is.
The history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
From why yy in Philadelphia, this is fresh air weekend.
I'm Sam Brigger in for Terry Gross.
The much anticipated Sci-Fi movie Dune Part two is now out in theaters today.
Our guest is the films director, Denis Villeneuve.
Villeneuve read the 1965 novel Dune when he was a teenager, and even then he imagined making it into a movie.
Also, do you have trouble remembering names and faces or what you were supposed to get at the market?
Or the ever popular where did I put my keys?
Do you wonder why youre so forgetful?
Well, get some explanations from cognitive neuroscientist Charon Reinman, author of the new book why we remember.
And Ken Tucker reviews the new solo album for Mary Timoney that's coming up on Fresh Air weekend.
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Dot this is FRESH AIR weekend.
I'm Sam Brigger in for Terry Gross.