Agreed. She can be almost as good as her reputation - but almost as often she is much worse - cloying and self-indulgent, and bringing her own framework to the interview that prevents her from actually hearing what the guest is saying.
On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 2:39 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Terry Gross can be a very good interviewer, but she too frequently gushes > over her guests (making "The Chris Farley Show" seem serious and somber), > laughs inappropriately, and has obsessions that she can't let go of. To me, > the most welcome words on "Fresh Air" are "I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry > Gross." (The least welcome are "If you're just joining us, my guest is ..." > Who's your guest if I've been listening from the beginning?) > > > --Dave Sikula > > > On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:14:47 PM UTC-7, Steve Timko wrote: >> >> Skewed heavily to more recent shows. I'm surprised at how many I've heard. >> >> >> http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/fresh-air-terry-gross-best-interviews-npr.html?mid=fb-share-vulture >> > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
