Win Stracke, Bill Adelman, and Bill Neebe discusses the Haymarket Riot and the following trials and hangings which changed the labor movement around the world. The group discusses the American labor movement and police brutality that led to the protest and the eventual accusal of eight men. They also explore the roles George Pullman, Marshall Field, and the police force played and how they used the protest to weed out union leaders they did not like. The group briefly discusses the future of the labor movement.

Discussing the book "Twentieth century journey: 1930-1940" with the author William Shirer.

Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.

Discussing the book "Very Old Bones" (published by Viking Press) with the author William Kennedy.

Discussing the book "The Flaming Corsage" (published by Viking) with the author William Kennedy.

Author William Kennedy, explains how he came up with the title for his book, "Riding the Yellow Trolley Car: Selected Nonfiction." Also in the interview, Kennedy talks about other writers: Patrick Kavanagh, James Joyce, Bernard Malamud and J.P. Donleavy.

Discussing "Great Evasion" and interviewing historian William Appleman Williams.

Vine Deloria discusses Native American rights and history focusing on treaties formed and broken by the United State government. Original recording 1965063-3-1 includes music by Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Vine Deloria discusses his book "The Metaphysics of Modern Existence", religion, ethics, Native Americans, Native American culture, and Native American history. Includes a previous interview with Vine Deloria at O'Hare Airport.

Buffalo, land, barbed wire, treaties and legal cases are all topics of Vine Deloria's book, "American Indians, American Justice". A lawyer and a Sioux Indian himself, Deloria points out a tricky question for the courts -- What constitutes Indian country?

Tribute to architectural photographer Richard Nickel, who passed away in 1972, with architectural historian and restoration expert John Vinci and Bill Newman.

Discussing Chicago architect Daniel Burnham with Tom Hines, Bill Hasbrouck and Harry Weese.

Author and historian Tim Pat Coogan talks about the history, culture, and division of Ireland. Coogan tells the backstory and summary of his book, "The IRA: A History." Later, he gives an in-depth view of the history, politics, and religion of the IRA and gives some ideas on how to fix the problems.