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. What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood.

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Difficult interviews
Gross has drawn added public attention following some occasions when interviews have taken a confrontational turn. Gross lives in Philadelphia. The couple have no children.

She has a reputation for researching her guests' work largely the night before an interview often asking them unexpected questions about their early careers. Gross has won praise over the years for her low-key and friendly yet often probing interview style and for the diversity of her guests.