Terry Gross | Colbert Classic

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🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Stephen's favorite interviewer becomes the interviewee in this Zoom call from the Ed Sullivan Office Building back in April of 2021. Listen as this legendary NPR personality and host of "Fresh Air" tells Stephen about her process and what she aims for each time she sits down to interview someone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the late show's hot show with Stephen Colberg.
0:05.6	Hey, everybody, welcome back.
0:10.4	My next guest tonight is the award-winning host of NPR's Fresh Air and, in my opinion,
0:16.2	the greatest interview we're working today.
0:18.6	Please welcome to a late show, Terry Gross.
0:21.7	Hey, Terry.
0:22.7	Hey, Stephen.
0:23.7	It's so great to literally see you.
0:25.7	I'm used to talking with you on the radio.
0:27.3	Well, I know I'm used to talking with you on the radio, too, or even just hearing you
0:30.4	on the radio.
0:31.9	This is coming up on the 50th anniversary of National Public Radio.
0:38.9	And what I just found out, which I didn't know, is that you've been on the radio interviewing
0:43.4	people for 45 of those 50 years, not all of them at NPR.
0:50.1	But what were those early days like doing your show?
0:53.4	I think I have a photo here.
0:54.8	I want to show everybody.
0:57.1	This is you, back in the early days.
1:01.4	You look like you could be a bass player for Peter Frampton.
1:07.1	It's...
1:09.1	I love that hair.
1:10.7	It's almost like a super power.
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