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Fresh Air
- Stars of the Stage and Screen
- Narrated by: Terry Gross
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Radio/TV Program
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Publisher's Summary
Interviewed are:
Robin Williams (2006)
Dave Chappelle (2004)
Stephen Colbert (2005)
David Cronenberg (2005)
Thelma Schoonmaker (2005)
George Clooney (2005)
Billy Bob Thornton (2002)
Jodie Foster (2002)
CCH Pounder (2006)
Lisa Kudrow (2003)
Tim Curry (2005)
Critic Reviews
"Most people end up telling Gross things they might never have admitted before, not even to themselves." (Vogue)
"If interviewing people is like picking locks, Terry Gross...holds a master key." (The Los Angeles Times)
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- Brandi Wright
- 07-15-16
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
the interviews are excellent. It seems that Ms. Gross asks all the real questions in a non threatening way which gets the celebrities to open up in a natural way. Almost in a sense that we're all sitting around conversing and having brunch! Excellent audible selection.