Greg Kinnear’s ‘Phil’ Is Depressed, And Then Obsessed

In Phil, Greg Kinnear plays the title character, a dentist fixated on a former patient who killed himself. It is also his debut as a director.

The actor plays a dentist fixated on learning why a patient with a seemingly perfect life killed himself. For Kinnear, who is making his debut as a director, it was a “life-affirming” screenplay.

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Willie Nelson: The ‘Fresh Air’ Interviews

Nelson, now 86, spoke to Fresh Air in 1996 and again in 2006 about music and why he never quite fit in as a country star. Plus, Ken Tucker reviews Nelson’s new album, Ride Me Back Home.