Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

Actor John Krasinski Takes Stock Of His 'Lottery-Ticket Life': Krasinski says he's thankful for his big break "every single day." Three years after the wrap ofThe Office, he continues to branch out. He's now directing and co-starring in the film The Hollars.

Lydia Loveless Mixes Desire With Distraction In 'Real':The singer-songwriter began performing at age 14 in a band with her sisters and her father. Critic Ken Tucker says the songs on Loveless' latest solo album, Real, have a "tough edge."

Aging And Unstable, The Nation's Electrical Grid Is 'The Weakest Link': In her new book, The Grid,Gretchen Bakke argues that the under-funded power grid is incapable of taking the U.S. into a new energy future. She explains the challenges to Fresh Air's Dave Davies.

You can listen to the original interviews here:

Actor John Krasinski Takes Stock Of His 'Lottery-Ticket Life'

Lydia Loveless Mixes Desire With Distraction In 'Real'

Aging And Unstable, The Nation's Electrical Grid Is 'The Weakest Link'

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