Fresh Air · 2026-02-28 · 53 min · 8,599 words

Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård

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This week on Shortwave, the internet is obsessed with inflammation. And yeah, it is true. Inflammation is at the heart of nearly every disease in the body. But it's also the body's natural response to danger. So who really needs to be worried about it?

Find out on Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR. From WHYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend, I'm Tanya Mosley. Today, Kate Hudson. She's upbourne Oscar for her role as Claire in the film Song Sung Blue, starring opposite Hugh Jackman as one half of Lightning and Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band. And she can sing.

Look at the night. And it don't seem so lonely. We fill it up with only two. We'll also hear from Swedish actor Stellen Skarsgard. He's won a Golden Globe Award and earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in the film Sentimental Value.

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