Introduction
Studs Terkel’s radio program spanned the early years of the Cold War through the turn of the Millennium and there are few major events or themes in American history and political life that he and his guests didn’t explore.
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Studs Terkel’s radio program spanned the early years of the Cold War through the turn of the Millennium and there are few major events or themes in American history and political life that he and his guests didn’t explore. What makes this topic particularly rich is the front row, as-it’s-happening quality of the conversations. Listeners can hear how social movements and ideas evolved over decades or how some of the most perceptive historians and artists have sought to better understand older threads of American history, from the creation of the United States, through the Civil War, the Gilded Age, the technological changes of the early 20th century, the turmoil of the Great Depression or the Second World War.
