As long as we're on a public radio kick here, I might as well talk about the badassinest talk show host ever - or rather, quote the website givin' her mad props:
Gross isn't afraid to ask tough questions, but she sets an atmosphere in which her guests volunteer the answers rather than surrender them. What often puts those guests at ease is Gross' understanding of their work. "Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions," observes Gross. "What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood."Listen to me now: There's no reason why a public radio host, even one as widely listened to as Terry, should be able to get Brad Bird, Stephen Colbert, Ari Fleischer, Tim Curry, Lynne Cheney (not to mention Bill O'Reilly and Gene Simmons) unless one has an unfailing command of one's craft, and an uncanny ability to ask the questions the audience didn't even know they wanted to ask. And she does.
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