Terry Gross

Mentioned in 15 analyzed podcast episodes across 5 shows

Appears On

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Fresh Air Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche Galaxy Brain Search Engine

Episode Appearances

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert · May 16, 2026

Late Show Vocab | Terry Gross

“Award-winning radio host of Fresh Air for 50 years; conducted 15,000+ interviews; discussed career, grief, and interviewing philosophy”

Late-night talk show production and scripting practicesRadio broadcasting history and format evolutionPublic Broadcasting Corporation (CPB) funding and policy

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Fresh Air · Apr 11, 2026

Best Of: Arsenio Hall / Jeff Ross

“Conducted interview with Jeff Ross about his comedy special and personal background”

Late-night television history and cultural impactRacial representation in mainstream mediaLGBTQ+ visibility and coming-out narratives

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Fresh Air · Apr 10, 2026

St. Vincent

“Conducted 2024 interview with St. Vincent covering her career, influences, and album All Born Screaming”

Musical persona and theatrical performance in rock musicGuitar playing techniques and noise music aestheticsQueer identity and gender expression in music history

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Fresh Air · Apr 7, 2026

Comic Jeff Ross on roasting, loss and his epic bar mitzvah

“NPR Fresh Air host conducting the interview with Jeff Ross”

Autobiographical Comedy and Personal StorytellingGrief Processing Through HumorFamily Business Legacy and Succession

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Fresh Air · Apr 3, 2026

Julio Torres spins immigrant stress into satire

“Conducted the interview with Julio Torres in 2024 about his film Problemista and creative work”

Immigration visa bureaucracy and catch-22 financial requirementsAbsurdist comedy and magic realism as social commentaryFirst-time filmmaker production challenges and scope management

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Fresh Air · Mar 21, 2026

Best Of: Harrison Ford / Novelist Francis Spufford

“Conducted interviews with Harrison Ford and Francis Spufford for the episode”

Parkinson's disease portrayal in television dramaAging actors in Hollywood and episodic televisionMethod acting and character preparation techniques

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Fresh Air · Mar 20, 2026

‘Jury Duty’ star James Marden / Remembering Roy Book Binder

“Conducted the 1987 interview with Roy Book Binder”

Improvisational acting techniquesReality television production ethicsCasting and participant selection for social experiments

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Fresh Air · Mar 18, 2026

The Blitz, romance, and time-traveling fascists

“Fresh Air host conducting interview with Francis Spufford about his literary works and personal history”

WWII London Blitz historical impact on British identityFemale agency and social constraints in 1940s BritainBritish fascist sympathies during early WWII period

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Fresh Air · Mar 9, 2026

The hidden history of blackface in America

“Host of Fresh Air; conducted the interview with Raylan Barnes about blackface history”

Blackface history and amateur minstrelsy in AmericaWPA's role in federalizing and distributing minstrel materialsStephen Foster songs as pro-slavery propaganda in education

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Fresh Air · Mar 7, 2026

Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville

“Host of Fresh Air conducting interviews with Buckley and Neville”

Oscar-nominated film 'Hamnet' and Shakespeare's historical wife Agnes HathawayMotherhood and pregnancy during film productionDream analysis as creative tool in filmmaking

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Fresh Air · Mar 6, 2026

Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka

“Fresh Air host who conducted the 2007 interview with Sedaka featured in this memorial episode”

Brill Building songwriting culture and collaborative creative processPop songwriting for teenage audiences and market segmentationCareer disruption from British Invasion and genre shifts

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Fresh Air · Feb 26, 2026

Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran?

“Fresh Air host conducting interview with David Sanger about Iran military and diplomatic situation”

Iran Nuclear Program and Enrichment CapabilitiesU.S.-Iran Military Confrontation and Escalation RiskDiplomatic Negotiations Without Traditional State Department

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Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche · Jan 22, 2026

If I Murder My Family Can I Still Get My Inheritance?

“NPR interviewer referenced for interview about melatonin dosing and sleep science with medical doctor”

Estate Planning and WillsIntestacy Laws and State DistributionTrusts and Probate Process

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Galaxy Brain · Dec 12, 2025

How YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV, With Rachel Martin, Ashley Carman, and Derek Thompson

“Fresh Air host; cited as example of audio purist who avoids video to maintain interview intimacy”

YouTube's dominance in podcast consumption and discovery algorithmsVideo podcast production economics and creator incentivesParasocial relationships in digital media and audience trust

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Search Engine · Oct 3, 2025

Talk Easy x Search Engine

“Host of Fresh Air for 50 years; subject of this extended interview about her career, craft, and recent loss”

Long-form interview techniques and craftPublic radio history and evolution (1973-2024)Interviewing as journalism vs. voyeurism ethics

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