An interview with Allie Brosh of Hyperbole and a Half on PBS's Fresh Air.
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Though I loved hearing Allie Brosh on Fresh Air, I was horrified at the ghoulish manner Terry Gross kept pressing Allie on the details of her suicide plan. Clearly it was upsetting to Allie. I think Terry took it too far.
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