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  • James Baldwin on the "Incredible Humiliation" of Black People in America

    Apr. 16, 2018

    In 1961, author James Baldwin sat down with Studs Terkel to discuss his collection of essays, "Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son."

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  • Madeleine L'Engle, Author of 'A Wrinkle In Time,' on Big Minds and Tiny People

    Mar. 7, 2018

    Madeleine L'Engle received dozens of rejections before she finally succeeded in getting her beloved classic, ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ published.

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  • Five Things Chicago's Media Archivists Want You To Know

    Feb. 27, 2018

    A cadre of Chicagoans who are hard at work salvaging our recorded history -- on film, video and audio tape -- recently swapped stories.

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  • Women's Voices, Women's Work

    Jan. 15, 2018

    Looking forward to the Women's Marches this weekend, we're bringing together a collection of women's voices: women who worked hard, pushed the envelope, and took risks to make their communities a better place.

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  • Labor Day Voices

    Sep. 4, 2017

    Quality of life for working men and women was so important to Studs.  Many people are familiar with his book Working that brought their lives and struggles into the light, but Studs also interviewed dozens (hundreds?) of people about their jobs for his regular radio show. 

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