Terry Gross is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air.\n\n \u201cPart of my philosophy of life is that you have to live with a certain amount of delusion. And part of the delusion I live with is that maybe, from experience, I\u2019m getting a little bit better. But then the other part of me, the more overpowering part of me, is the pessimistic part that says, \u2018It\u2019s going to be downhill from here.\u2019 I try not to judge myself too much because I\u2019m so self-judgmental that I don\u2019t want to over-judge and get into too much of \u2018Am I better than I was yesterday, or not?\u2019\u201d\n\nThanks to MailChimp, Squarespace, and Blue Apron for sponsoring this week's episode.\nGross on Longform\nFresh Air\n[26:30] "Hillary Clinton: The Fresh Air Interview" (Fresh Air \u2022 Jun 2014)\n[29:30] "Among the Hillary Haters" (Hanna Rosin \u2022 The Atlantic \u2022 Mar 2015)\n[43:53] "Our Mission and Vision" (NPR \u2022 1971)\n[52:45] "Fresh Air 2: 2 Fresh 2 Furious" (YouTube)\n[56:16] All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists (Hachette Books \u2022 2005)\n[58:30] "\u2019Fresh Air\u2019 Host Terry Gross: I Always Think Listeners Are Disappointed When They Meet Me" (Jim Romenesko \u2022 Jim Romenesko Blog \u2022 May 2015)\n[59:15] "Terry Gross and the Art of Opening Up" (Susan Burton \u2022 New York Times Magazine \u2022 Oct 2015)\n[1:03:45] Morning Edition\n[1:04:00] WTF with Marc Maron\n[1:04:00] The Longest Shortest Time\n[1:04:15] "Episode #1: Peter Sagal Opens Up" (The Hilarious World of Depression \u2022 Dec 2016)\n[1:04:45] The Pub\n[1:05:00] This American Life\n[1:05:00] On the Media\n[1:05:00] How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black\n[1:13:00] "Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death and Children\u2019s Lit" (Fresh Air \u2022 Sep 2011)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices