Episode 226: Terry Gross

Published: Jan. 4, 2017, 6:21 p.m.

b'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'