The singer, songwriter, and folk music ambassador returns to the States after a worldwide tour, and shares with Studs some of his experiences.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The executive director of The Council of The Southern Mountains offers insight into the experience of Appalachian migrants to Chicago and other urban areas.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. While aboard a train with 803 passengers, Studs Terkel spoke to various people about what this train meant to them. A female passenger said she was so happy to be on the train.

Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Terry is an organizer of poor Southern whites in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood

The English actress and the founding director of Chicago's Court Theatre discuss their staging of John Osborne's The Entertainer and the demise of music hall tradition as metaphor for the waning of the British Empire.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Paul Wilkes discusses his book, Trying Out the Dream: a Year in the Life of an American Family, about a blue-collar worker and his family adapting to suburban life in the 1970s.  Includes a clip from an interview with steelworker Mike Lefevre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The founder and director of Chicago's Free Street Theater joins Studs to talk about bringing contemporary theater to the communities, especially those that don't ordinarily get out to theaters.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The anti-apartheid activist Pat Duncan, on a visit to Chicago, compares and contrasts conditions in South Africa with those in America.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations