Terry Gross

Host, Fresh Air

Terry Gross appears in the following:

A Psychotherapist Goes To Therapy — And Gets A Taste Of Her Own Medicine

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist who started seeing a therapist herself after the man she thought she would marry unexpectedly broke up with her. Her new book is Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

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Natasha Lyonne On Being A 'Tough Guy' And Finding Herself Inside 'Russian Doll'

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Lyonne's character on the Netflix series Russian Doll keeps dying and coming back to life. It's a premise that strikes a chord with the actor; Lyonne had a near-death experience in 2005.

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John Mulaney On Hosting 'SNL': 'I Had No Idea How Hard This Was'

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Mulaney worked as a writer and producer on SNL for five years and thought he knew everything there was to know about the show. But when he returned to host, he says, "I was absolutely terrified."

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Author Says New Zealand Massacre Points To A Global Resurgence Of 'Extremism'

Monday, March 25, 2019

J.M. Berger, who studies extremist movements, warns that white nationalism is a growing phenomenon worldwide — with many in the movement drawing inspiration from President Trump.

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Remembering Dick Dale, 'King Of The Surf Guitar'

Friday, March 22, 2019

Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16.

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Remembering Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet W. S. Merwin

Friday, March 22, 2019

The former U.S. poet laureate, who died March 15, was a prolific writer as well as a conservationist and a conscientious objector during World War II. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2008.

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Russia's Connection To Brexit Is 'Opaque And Complicated,' Journalist Says

Thursday, March 21, 2019

New Yorker journalist Ed Caesar discusses Arron Banks, the British businessman who funded the most extreme end of the pro-Brexit "Leave" campaign — possibly with help from Russia.

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How Women Have Been 'Profoundly' Left Out Of The U.S. Constitution

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

As a teen, Heidi Schreck debated the Constitution in competitions. As an adult, she saw how it shortchanged the women in her family. Her play, What the Constitution Means to Me, will run on Broadway.

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Sex, Empathy, Jealousy: How Emotions And Behavior Of Other Primates Mirror Our Own

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Primatologist Frans de Waal believes that the way humans experience emotion is not unique: "That's a spectrum of behavior that we have, and the same thing is true for many other species."

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Remembering Prolific Rock 'N' Roll Drummer Hal Blaine

Friday, March 15, 2019

Blaine, who died Monday, recorded with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and many others . Originally broadcast in 2001.

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How 'Peasant Food' Helped Chef Lidia Bastianich Achieve Her 'American Dream'

Friday, March 15, 2019

Bastianich grew up eating farm-to-table meals with her Italian family. After they fled Europe as refugees, she drew on those meals in opening her first restaurant. Originally broadcast May 7, 2018.

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Aidy Bryant On 'Shrill,' 'SNL' Thrills, And Not Feeling Bad About Her Body

Thursday, March 14, 2019

"The second I stopped being afraid of someone calling me fat, I was able to start to focus on my goals and my dreams," Bryant says. She co-writes and stars in the Hulu comedy series Shrill.

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Why An ER Visit Can Cost So Much — Even For Those With Health Insurance

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Vox reporter Sarah Kliff spent over a year reading thousands of ER bills and investigating the reasons behind the costs, including hidden fees, overpriced supplies and out-of-network doctors.

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'Times' Deputy Counsel On Fighting For Press Freedom In The Trump Era

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

David McCraw of The New York Times talks about legal issues he's faced on the job — from the president's lawyer threatening to sue for libel to the decision to publish WikiLeaks documents.

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For Priest Turned Professor, 'Holy Envy' Is Key To Appreciating World Religions

Monday, March 11, 2019

Ordained Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor says that teaching the different religions of the world changed her students' understanding of faith — as well as her own.

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A Look Back At 'The Godfather,' With Mario Puzo And Francis Ford Coppola

Friday, March 08, 2019

Fresh Air marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Puzo's novel by listening back to our '96 interview with Puzo, and our '16 interview with Coppola, who adapted the novel into the film.

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The White House And Its 'Shadow Cabinet' Of Fox News TV Hosts

Thursday, March 07, 2019

Past administrations have had favored press members, says New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer, "but nothing where someone is so close in that they are coordinating on a daily basis with the president."

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'Never Look Away' Asks: Why Make Art? Who Is It For?

Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's new film tells the story of an artist who grows up in Nazi Germany, comes of age in East Germany and travels to the West to find freedom for himself and his art.

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'An American Summer' Looks At How Gun Violence 'Gets In People's Bones'

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Alex Kotlowitz discusses the people whose lives were changed or lost due to gun violence in Chicago one summer. He likens the trauma of living with gun violence to the PTSD some veterans experience.

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Remembering 'Singin' In The Rain' Co-Director Stanley Donen

Friday, March 01, 2019

"Dance numbers are anything but spontaneous," Donen told Fresh Air in 1996. Donen, who died Feb. 21, also directed On the Town, Funny Face and Damn Yankees, among other films.

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